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Anthony S.

Anthony S.

Joined on 08/03/07

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Most Favorable Review

Maybe I got lucky

Dogfish M.2 2242 480GB Ngff SATA III Internal Solid State Drive 42MM Laptop Hard Drive M2 for PC Desktop Laptop MAC (M.2 2242 480GB)
Dogfish M.2 2242 480GB Ngff SATA III Internal Solid State Drive 42MM Laptop Hard Drive M2 for PC Desktop Laptop MAC (M.2 2242 480GB)

Pros: Fast, so far reliable. Cheap per GB for what it is.

Cons: Lots of reviews out there of people receiving duds. This does get a tad bit hot with heavy use on a GPD Win 2.

Overall Review: I would be careful purchasing these going by what others are saying. I probably got lucky here. I love the drive and in the short time I've had it, it runs fantastically. Definitely a great bang for the buck. Half the price of a Transcend 512GB with only 32GBs less. It's a steal...if you luck out and get one without any problems.

Most Critical Review

Awful Technical Support

Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 - 15.6" FHD 144 Hz - Intel Core i5-13420H - GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU - 8GB Memory DDR5 5200 - 512GB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 Home 64-bit  ()
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 - 15.6" FHD 144 Hz - Intel Core i5-13420H - GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU - 8GB Memory DDR5 5200 - 512GB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 Home 64-bit ()

Pros: Capable performance. Good for the price, solid build quality and attractive design.

Cons: Technical and customer support was awful. Features worked, then didn't inexplicably. Unit felt Rather bulky and the rear shroud was an unnecessarily complicated addition to disassembly for upgrading components.

Overall Review: I bought this for my son as a desktop replacement laptop primarily for 1080p gaming. On that front, it was perfectly fine. Everything ran smoothly at 1080p and looked great. But we bought this to work with our docking stations we have around the house in different living areas. Day one, thing we're fine. I upgraded the RAM and added a second SSD. Getting inside wasn't too bad, aside from removing the rear shroud, which seemed as an unnecessary addition complicating things. After configuring and installing everything, testing on all of our docking stations, all was well. Day two, it stopped working with all of our docks, but still charged on USB-C and I could use peripherals and such with the port. I tried all of the typical troubleshooting steps one does in these situations, but nothing worked. I called their technical support which was all but useless and a waste of an hour of my life I'll never get back. They were less than helpful, quite unprofessional and rude, and stated the only thing that would help is if I paid to have the unit sent into their service station. As an IT worker myself, I know that would not be all that helpful since my various docking stations are not in their service station. Day one of ownership, they expect paid service, a waste of time most likely, and their phone support people didn't listen to my description of the issue. They kept asking irrelevant questions from their script, not paying any mind to what I was detailing to them. I promptly initiated Newegg's return procedure, which was made as painless as possible. I don't think I'll ever buy a Lenovo product ever again in my life after that experience. I went with an Acer Nitro V, which is every bit as good, but actually works with every docking station in the house. Most importantly, my kid is happy with his gift and doesn't miss his desktop at all.

Nice Battery

Black 12000mAh 2 USB External Battery Pack Charger Power Bank For Apple:iPad Mini, iPad 4 3 2, Digital camera, Tablet PC, Bluetooth products
Black 12000mAh 2 USB External Battery Pack Charger Power Bank For Apple:iPad Mini, iPad 4 3 2, Digital camera, Tablet PC, Bluetooth products

Pros: Works exactly as advertised. Can charge iPad, Android devices, anything that can be charged via USB. Seller shipped fast. I expected a wait, but was pleasantly surprised. Price is cheap.

Cons: Does not charge as fast as plugging into a wall outlet, and if you've got an intensely powerful phone (like the Galaxy S4), all you'll be doing is slowing down the drain. You've got to let it sit on this charger if you're going to get some positive flow to your internal battery. I don't fault the battery for this. The S4 is a beast of a device.

Overall Review: I have never used a similar device to compare this to, so I can't say anything other than it works, it's cheaper than other similar devices I've seen, and I would recommend a purchase to a friend.

OCZ, TERRIBLE Customer Service

PC Power & Cooling ZX Series 1000 Watt 80+ Gold Fully-Modular Active PFC Performance Grade ATX PC Power Supply (OCZ-ZX1000W)
PC Power & Cooling ZX Series 1000 Watt 80+ Gold Fully-Modular Active PFC Performance Grade ATX PC Power Supply (OCZ-ZX1000W)

Pros: Unit looks nice. Modular, lots of connections.

Cons: Ok, well, this unit worked for about a week before it started randomly shutting off my PC and after a bit, just wouldn't stay on for longer than 10 seconds. I tried to submit an RMA from OCZ, since I mailed in the UPC for a rebate, and cannot RMA from Newegg directly. Technicians were EXTREMELY RUDE AND CONDESCENDING. I STILL don't have an RMA number yet, even after repeatedly explaining to the technician that they sold me a broken part. I will NEVER, and I repeat and emphasize NEVER, EVER, EVER buy an OCZ product for as long as I shall live. You get better customer service at BURGER KING than you do from this company. Rarely do I ever receive a faulty item from Newegg. From what I hear, RMA's directly from Newegg go smoothly. It's a shame I couldn't deal with them directly, due to the fact that I had to send away the UPC for the rebate.

Overall Review: I wish I never had the displeasure of buying this piece of garbage broken power supply.

I love this set

Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 920-002950 Black 8 Hot Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse
Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 920-002950 Black 8 Hot Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse

Pros: Very light weight and works well. Plug and play Win 7 x64 Ultimate right out of the box. Decent range, enough to sit back on the couch and operate. Simple design, but looks nice. Cheap price for a quality product. Keys are quiet too.

Cons: If you like feeling weight, this set will leave a bit to be desired. Feels plasticy and thin, but I got this set for my wife, and she loves this set. Hardly a con, but some are old school, and like the feel of those old IBM and Dell keyboards. This set isn't like that, it's quiet, thin and modern.

Overall Review: Very good for a no-nonsense straight forward wireless set. My other mouse is a Razer Orochi, but that's apples and oranges. For general use, you can't beat this set. I would imagine it would be fine for the office too.

Works

PNY Attaché 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) P-FD16GATT2-EF
PNY Attaché 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) P-FD16GATT2-EF

Pros: Works for ReadyBoost. That's all I'm using it for. I have another drive like this I use for actual data storage, so this is ReadyBoost only. Doing the job so far. Win7 x64 sees this right away and does it's initial plug and play thing with no issues. Comes formatted FAT32, make sure you format this into NTFS if you want to use it all for ReadyBoost.

Cons: Casing (It's plastic housing) feels a little cheap, but for the price, what's that matter?

Overall Review: I've had this for less than a day but so far it's doing what I bought it to do. Price was right, size is about what this kind of drive should be, my only gripe is the casing itself feels like it's made from a cheaper kind of plastic, so I wouldn't go putting this unit under any real extremes. For me, it's going to stay plugged into the back of my PC, not to be seen for a very long time. PNY typically makes great stuff, so that's why I chose this one over the few other brands of 16GB ReadyBoost capable USB 2.0 flash drives.

10/29/2010