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Eric J.

Eric J.

Joined on 08/05/10

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Most Critical Review

nice little gps, but lifetime map update not included for north america as advertised

GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates
GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates

Pros: Beautiful screen, downloadable voices, touch screen is reliably responsive, quick charging

Cons: The most serious downside is that in spite of a north america SKU (010-N0009-00), the map updater for the lifetime map updates only permits updating the nuMaps Lifetime Europe (2012.30) product. Given that this is being sold by newegg in North America, I had expected that 'Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates' would include updates for our own continent. A little flaky (crashed once stuck in USB mode after disconnecting from PC), but can be reset by holding power button for >10sec.

Overall Review: This appears to be a Garmin issue, not a Newegg one in that the SKU is a North American SKU so not a case of Newegg selling Europe product into our market without warning. It appears as though Garmin is not resetting everything that needs to be reset when a previously-used product is refurbished and resold.

10/24/2012

Peerless for USB connectivity, problems with memory and second SATA controller

MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION Motherboard AMD AM4 SATA 6Gb/s M.2 USB 3.2 Wi-Fi 6 Extended-ATX
MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION Motherboard AMD AM4 SATA 6Gb/s M.2 USB 3.2 Wi-Fi 6 Extended-ATX

Pros: Great USB connectivity

Cons: - board using 3900x processor does not work at 3600MHz xmp profile with HyperX HX436C17PB3K2/32 (would not post) - unstable when Asus BW-16D1HT bluray is connected to secondary (Asmedia) SATA controller - computer crashes periodically and hangs or crashes every single time windows scans for new hardware. Driver updates do not help. When the same disk player is plugged into one of the X570 chipset SATA connectors it's reliable.

Overall Review: There is no alternative if you need the USB support, which I do. However I'm disappointed with the RAM compatibility (cannot rely on the compatible hardware list) and diagnosing/working around the SATA issue took over 10 hours of my time which eclipses the value of the motherboard.

Does not work at rated speeds

OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK

Pros: Reasonably priced, widely available.

Cons: Unreliable when run higher than 1066MHz (Core i7-930 + Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 motherboard), have to set timing manually. So, this RAM works but because it doesn't perform as rated, it is not good value. I will look to swap it for something better and will not try this brand again.