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Robert M.

Robert M.

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Most Favorable Review

Works

Silverstone All Black Sleeved 1-3 PWM Fan Splitter Cable 100 mm (CPF02)
Silverstone All Black Sleeved 1-3 PWM Fan Splitter Cable 100 mm (CPF02)

Pros: Is what it is.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Be sure your single fan header can output enough juice to run three case fans. I had a complete motherboard failure immediately after switching to this part (from a 2 to 1 to this 3 to 1). I'm not sure what caused the failure but the timing was suspicious.

Most Critical Review

Fuser errors and Samsung Customer Service

Samsung ML-3561N Workgroup Up to 35 ppm Monochrome Ethernet (RJ-45) / LPT / USB Laser Printer
Samsung ML-3561N Workgroup Up to 35 ppm Monochrome Ethernet (RJ-45) / LPT / USB Laser Printer

Pros: Fast, nice paper capacity, crisp printing.

Cons: They only seem to last 3-6 months

Overall Review: We have two of these printers and have owned both for less then 6 months. Altogether we have 5 Samsung high speed laser printers and 5 Samsung LCD monitors. Within one week, both printers came up with a "low fuser heat" error. I called the Samsung 800 number and got a really rude individual who said he would express ship me my fuser kits for both printers. After one week of not receiving the fusers I called the Samsung number again and got another person who said the trouble ticket had just been filed yesterday, and my fusers would ship out today standard mail, and will take another 3-5 days before we receive the fusers. I told them this same story and they seemed not to care. I asked for an explanation of the dalay to which they had no answer. All I wanted was an apology. Oh well. Don't buy Samsung if you care about Customer Service.

12/19/2007

Dell Optiplex 790 SFF RAM Upgrade

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) High Density Desktop Memory Model CT2K51264BD160BJ
Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) High Density Desktop Memory Model CT2K51264BD160BJ

Pros: Installed in 30 seconds and worked perfectly.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This 5 year old computer has a second generation i3 CPU and 4 Gb of 1333 Mhz RAM (2 x 2 Gb sticks in slots #2 and #4). Inserted these two 4 Gb sticks into slots #2 and #4 and placed the original 2 Gb sticks in slots #1 and #3. New life breathed into this former 32 bit machine (recently upgraded to 64-bit OS). Good value for $50.

Works Great in Dell 790 Optiplex SFF

TP-LINK TL-WN881ND Wireless N300 PCI Express Adapter, 300 Mbps, w/ WPS Button, IEEE 802.1b/g/n, 64 / 128-bit WEP, WPA / WPA2, Plug & Play in Windows
TP-LINK TL-WN881ND Wireless N300 PCI Express Adapter, 300 Mbps, w/ WPS Button, IEEE 802.1b/g/n, 64 / 128-bit WEP, WPA / WPA2, Plug & Play in Windows

Pros: Easy to install, plug-and-play. Internet connected solidly from 40 ft away with no drop-outs during first week of use.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Better speed realized when antennas are facing the direction of the modem/router. Installed in an old (2012) Dell Optiplex 790 SFF w/i3 processor.

The King of Value

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: Price Effectiveness Simplicity Temps in an i7 7700K itx build maintain less than 60C.

Cons: Instruction manual is not terribly useful nor does the order of assembly seem logical.

Overall Review: For thirty bucks you couldn't ask for more. This unit works like an absolute charm, reliably keeping things cooling and quiet. Relatively easy to install . . . it's not rocket science . . . just don't expect the manual to be very helpful.

Excellent Value

Acer GN246HL 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 144Hz 1ms DVI HDMI VGA Immersive 3D Backlit LED Gaming Monitor
Acer GN246HL 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 144Hz 1ms DVI HDMI VGA Immersive 3D Backlit LED Gaming Monitor

Pros: Plug and Play 24" of 144 mhz goodness for under $200.

Cons: Extremely bright with too much white. Color could be more rich and less white washed.