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Dennis F.

Dennis F.

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Most Favorable Review

Really good drive

Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Cool, quiet, fast, solid like rock. 5 year warranty.

Cons: Of two, one died on the second day. Newegg replaced pronto. Now 7 months and nary a glitch.

Overall Review: DOAs like this happen with all brands so no reason to mark down for that. Get them through the first week and then become judgmental. BTW, REs are designed specifically to run in RAID arrays. If you're not using RAID 1 or better (and with drives too big to back up you should) don't spend extra $ just for an RE HD.

Most Critical Review

This is a strange little set

WIREHARD 62 in 1 Precision Screwdriver Set Repair Tool Kit - Magnetic Steel Specialty Bits for All iPhone and Smartphone Models, MacBook, Desktop Laptop Computer, Xbox, PlayStation, Electronics, Toys
WIREHARD 62 in 1 Precision Screwdriver Set Repair Tool Kit - Magnetic Steel Specialty Bits for All iPhone and Smartphone Models, MacBook, Desktop Laptop Computer, Xbox, PlayStation, Electronics, Toys

Pros: Nice case. Good variety of tips.

Cons: It claims to be magnetic, but it's not. The tips and drive sockets are NOT MAGNETIZED. There is a tiny little supermagnet lurking among the tips that - if you stumble across it - you can stick to the base of a tip to hold it into the drive. But you have to move the magnet every time you change tips. It is *not* strong enough to hold a fastener to the tip, though. The drive insert can be set to any of six extensions, but pressing on the fastener, e.g. to hold the tip in, makes it collapse. So what was the point? There is a fixed-length flex extension. There are no illustrations with the set of how the thing is supposed to be used. Btw, only one of the two 'iPhone tips' arrived in my set.

Overall Review: Very strange little set. Maybe you can make it work. For me it's fairly useless.

The real thing

original intel lga 775 cpu fan heatsink c25704-002 d34223-001 d75716-001 d37017-002 d95263-001 e18764-001 e33681-001 e97375-001
original intel lga 775 cpu fan heatsink c25704-002 d34223-001 d75716-001 d37017-002 d95263-001 e18764-001 e33681-001 e97375-001

Pros: The product is excellent, a direct replacement for the heatsink Intel used to supply with the Core Duo CPUs. The sink is capable, and the fan is - apparently - immortal. Even ships with a little syringe of thermal paste.

Cons: The thing comes in a cute black cube of a box with nothing so gauche as illustrations or instructions. Installation and removal is not intuitive and deserves something. -1 golden goose egg for this lack. See below for text instructions.

Overall Review: This combo heatsink/fan does its job well and unlike its rivals it can be removed and installed without removing the motherboard from its tray because there are no fasteners on the back side. You may need to remove it from the motherboard to upgrade the CPU or for preventative maintenance such as refreshing the thermal paste or cleaning cat hair out of the fins. You'll likely have long discarded the packaging and forgotten how you installed it. The "feet" that push through the mobo holes can grow fragile and once broken the thing is useless unless you glue it in place or do some other bodging. Which is probably why you need to buy this. As mentioned, there are no instructions so study the design carefully. * The four black plungers that push into the white feet must be retracted so the feet fit though the holes. Turn the caps 90` counter-clockwise (the unit ships like this). * Clean off the old thermal paste (alcohol and swabs works well.) * Apply a small amount - about the volume of a screw head - to the surface of the CPU. * Remove the plastic covering the heat sink surface. * Fully insert all four feet into the mobo holes. (This will spread out the paste.) * Push the plungers down using the flat black caps. They flare the feet and lock them into the holes * Using a blade screwdriver turn the plunger heads 90` clockwise to lock them. * Connect the fan and test drive. Good luck.

Works nicely

ASUS PRIME B660M-A AC D4 LGA 1700 (Intel 12th & 13th Gen) mATX Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, DDR4, 2x M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots, Wi-Fi 5, front USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A)
ASUS PRIME B660M-A AC D4 LGA 1700 (Intel 12th & 13th Gen) mATX Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, DDR4, 2x M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots, Wi-Fi 5, front USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A)

Pros: Works well. Good price. Well packed for shipping. The accessories are not OEM, but the wifi antenna works well and I think I prefer it to the original. SATA data cables and NVMe-2 standoff and screw also included.

Cons: Not in original packaging. The black I/O shield is pretty cheap - its only plus is that it's black.

Overall Review: This was a good purchase. (I messed up my original review. Setup error was my fault.)

Not great, but good enough

Z-EDGE ZW511 Full HD 1080P Webcam Auto Focus Web Camera for PC/Desktop/Laptop, Built-in Dual Stereo Microphone, Plug & Play, Compatible with Windows/Android/MAC OS
Z-EDGE ZW511 Full HD 1080P Webcam Auto Focus Web Camera for PC/Desktop/Laptop, Built-in Dual Stereo Microphone, Plug & Play, Compatible with Windows/Android/MAC OS

Pros: Well constructed. Fits nicely on the top of a monitor. 1080p image, with backgrounds. Cable is a good length.

Cons: No zoom, so WYSIWIG.

Overall Review: Good camera package for the money. Recommended.

Decent option

400PCS Computer Screws Motherboard Standoffs Assortment Kit for Universal Motherboard HDD SSD PCIE M.2 Hard Drive PC Fan Power Supply Graphics PC Case, Motherboard Screws for DIY & Repair
400PCS Computer Screws Motherboard Standoffs Assortment Kit for Universal Motherboard HDD SSD PCIE M.2 Hard Drive PC Fan Power Supply Graphics PC Case, Motherboard Screws for DIY & Repair

Pros: Screws that we all need.

Cons: They are all black. Hard to see, and the conductivity is questionable Is the coating conductive or not? No documentation. Also, the shipment took weeks to arrive.

Overall Review: Don't order this if you need it right away.

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Great place to shop

Impossible to contact Customer Service. Sat for 1/2 hour waiting for Chat and gave up. Seems typical.

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