Joined on 03/10/04
Refurbished - Like NEW
Pros: Well, so far I have had NO problems with this 'REFURBISHED' handy-dandy Logitech keyboard. I got it on 12-28-15 so I have been using it for over two weeks now, and I use it everyday! I use it with a new Lenovo tablet Tab 2 A8-50 8", and two smartphones. *** *** UPDATE: Now NINE months later it is STILL working GREAT. *** *** * I plan on buying another one soon, since they are ONLY $14.99 now. * * The reviews that say this keyboard is heavy and that the keys are noisy * * must be comparing it with other portable BT keyboards? So I will too. * * I have 4 other mini BT keyboards that are smaller, lighter and silent. BUT * * they all have some missing features, like NO F-keys, no DEL, etc. I have an * * 8" Windows tablet that I love. Been using Windows and DOS 25+ years, so * * I know all of the keyboard short-cuts. MANY do NOT work on any of the * * other FOUR keyboards! Plus key spacing is almost NORMAL, so its easy to * * use. THIS is the only one out of 5 keyboards that has ALL of the NORMAL * * features of a normal keyboard (except a number pad). And I NEVER notice* * the noise or the weight? I plan on ordering another one soon at $!4.99 * *** *** UPDATE: Now NINE months later it is STILL working GREAT. *** *** I use this keyboard for writing and browsing on a Lenovo tablet but I also tried using it with a Windows smartphone and and Android smartphone. I had NO problems connecting to any of them. One really NICE thing about this keyboard is that it has ALL of the keys than a normal keyboard has. MANY blue-tooth keyboards are smaller and stripped of some of the keys. Example, I have an 8" Windows tablet, which came with a nice case and keyboard. However, that keyboard is a PAIN! It does NOT have the F-Keys, nor the normal delete key. I am an old time Windows user and I use lots of shortcut keys. If I want to change a file name I JUST HIT F2 on a normal keyboard. But since that Windows tablet keyboard does NOT have any F-keys! I must take my hand off of the keyboard, grab the mouse, right click on the file name and then click on the 'Rename' button! IT is RIDICULOUS that it takes 3 moves, where F2 is only one move. I also use this Logitech keyboard just to hold my tablet, whenever I am reading. Like if I am reading a Kindle book or whatever. That works a lot better than having to HOLD the tablet or using a case of something else to prop it up for you, so that you can use it for reading and viewing.
Cons: The ONLY con I have is that you can only connect this bluetooth keyboard to 3 different devices.
Overall Review: The only other comment is that, YES not all devices may fit in the slot It is 10.625 (10 5/8") inches by 0.5 inches. However, that is true for every keyboard. Most other keyboards do NOT even have a slot to HOLD your device. IFf you have it in some protective case or whatever then it will be to think! Take it OUT of the case and it will probably fit. Also if the slot was wider then the device would lean back to far. Is it perfect? NO, but none of them are, and this is the closest to perfect that I have found.
Could be FIVE STARS but Disappointed!! :-(
Pros: GREAT PHONE, the features and ease of use are OUTSTANDING. The phone itself deserve FIVE STARS. The camera is one of the best in the business. I saw a movie that was made with the PIXEL alone. Display: AMOLED 4k 5.5" screen. Sound: I use Bluetooth so speakers don't matter that much, but sound quality is very good even though you only have one external speaker. Storage: There IS a problem with only 32 GB memory storage, and NO SD slot!. (see CONS) Camera: I am a long time photographer, so I really appreciated this camera. However, sadly I have to return it. (see CONS) Software: is great, it comes with Google Assistant built in. I never used it before and did not use it a lot NOW, because I did not take the time to learn it, but I believe it will a great added feature. You will also want to add "Android Auto" (think it is by Google, they recommended it). Watch a video of it. You can use it as a dashboard GPS, that also gives you hands free phone, AND hands free music, hands free texting, and MORE... It is simply an amazing program/app that can DO IT ALL while driving. I bought the Pixel so I could do MORE than I have been doing, like my kids and grand-kids are ALWAYS DOING. I have seen them do LOTS of amazing things with their smartphone, and this Pixel can do ANYTHING, even play AAA games. I bought this FROM Abe's of Main (NJ) through Newegg, if you do not know them they have been around for a LONG TIME 35 years long time. They are one of the best of those you could find selling cameras, and now electronics. I bought stuff from them 30+ years ago.
Cons: My First CON will apply to almost everyone: 32 GB memory STORAGE it NOT ENOUGH. The system was using 8.5 GB when I got it, but then it updated to Android 9.0 PIE. Now the system is using almost 10 GB!! Therefore, there is ONLY 22 GB of storage remaining, and it has NO SD memory slot. I believe that for 70% of the people 32 GB would NOT BE ENOUGH, considering the system is using 10 GB of the STORAGE. The MAIN reason for returning it though is that I CAN NOT get it to activate with my carrier, Tracfone. My wife and I have been using Tracfone for 15+ years. My wife mostly only does SMS texting and I a little of everything. We have gotten by for $250 a year, TOTAL for the two of us. If I go with any other carrier it would cost a MINIMUM of $600 MORE per year. I do not think ANY PHONE SYSTEM is worth more than $400-$500 per year ($40 per month x 12 = $480).
Overall Review: IF I could have gotten it to activate with Tracfone I would KEEP IT, with no regrets. And later on IF I decide to go with a different carrier I will PROBABLE buy the same "Google Pixel XL" with 64 or 128 GB of memory storage. I know one company that if you are over 55 you can get a 2 line, unlimited plan for $70 per month or $840 a year, but like I said that's "$600 MORE" per year than I am spending now. It's not that I am cheap but more it is not worth $840 a year, when we do not use it that much?
Put these in my Lenovo Laptop
Pros: I put these in my Lenovo Y740 Laptop which came with 16 GB of RAM. The brand and an extra 16 GB of RAM made it only run a little faster but EVERYTHING just runs a lot SMOOTHER than it did before. Cost me $120 but I consider it worth it as SMOOTH as it is running now.
Cons: NONE, except if LENOVO had put 16 GB in one slot and left the second one empty then I would have ONLY had to buy one instead of TWO sticks.
Overall Review: Its' smooooth NOW. The brand and an extra 16 GB of RAM made it run only a little faster but EVERYTHING just runs a lot SMOOTHER than it did before.
Great & American Made Too
Pros: The quality and sound are top of the line. They come with a very nice case and an adapter to plug into your PC. For the normal (old style) mic and PC sound output. So you can use them as standard headset, and they are great for gaming too. The shape is a little odd. The bud portion goes into you your ear at an angle which is really how our ear canal actually is. However, the angle is a little too steep, but I got used to them with no problem. I have a VERY expensive earbud set by Sennheiser (type w/no mic), which also have this angle but the angle is not so extreme as on the Nixeus. Bottom line: I love them BUT I got them on sale for $9.95, so I bought two pair of them. I use one on my smartphone and the second one on a new Dell 2-in-1 laptop, that has the single (combo) 3.5 plug like a normal smartphone had. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPDATE: I now use one of these as my GAMING HEADSET, so I am looking at buying a THIRD set. ALL regular gaming headsets are large and heavy, and really wears on you after 6-8 hours of gaming. I have gamed with these for as long as 12 hours. Most of the time I do NOT even notice that they are there. No one has complained that they have a problem hearing me, so they really DO GOOD as a gaming headset.
Cons: The angle on the earbud is a "little" steep, but I got used to them... One reviewer complained that they hurt when he tried laying on them, that could be very true, but they SHINE as a headset for everything else: music, smartphone use, and even gaming (see above comment).
Overall Review: Before I bought these I researched the company because I had never heard of them. They are an American company committed to HIGH QUALITY. They make other electronic devices such as monitors, keyboards and mice. I read quite a few reviews on their products and the reviews were all 5's and 4's.
Free Game with an ASUS Graphics Card
Pros: Worked flawlessly, I had NO problems with getting a game code from NVidia's Bullets or Blades bundle. Once I got the code it was also simple in Ubisoft (UPlay) to click on "ACTIVATE", enter the code and then to download the game. I got Rainbow 6 Siege, and love it.
Cons: None for when I did this but I have a friend that did the same thing and something happened to his NVidia's Bullets or Blades?? It was THERE when he added the Graphics card to his shopping cart but later when he finished his order it DISAPPEARED!
Overall Review: A great way to get a code to unlock and download a game.
ASUS ROG Laptop Series G56
Pros: This laptop has a good CPU i7-4710k 2.50GHz with 12 GB of RAM, and a decent GPU, the older Mobile NVidia GTX 850M with 2 GB of RAM. It does a great job with the normal Internet browsing and with games. However, I do a lot of writing (see CONS below).
Cons: I do a LOT of writing, and the keyboard on this thing is the WORST keyboard that I have ever used on a laptop, in 30+ years and 18-20 laptops!! I am a good typist (70 wpm)!! It is constantly missing letters because the keyboard is not registering key strokes. The faster I type the worse it gets. If I slow down to 40 wpm it is still bad. At 20 wpm it is works decently but it still misses a few strokes! So I have to go back and edit EVERYTHING. I have tried everything: cleaning the keyboard with compressed air (10-12 times, keyboard upside down, etc.), using a special electrical cleaner that is #One in the industry DeoxIT D5 (I spray it and then use air on it). Tried using a dry cleaner (CRC) and then air. NOTHING works, or has helped it get an better. NO matter what I do it remains the same, no better & no worse. The keyboard does not seem to be replaceable, and even if it were I would probably have the same issue? I have an older ASUS laptop, a 14" N series and the keyboard on it is decent but if I have a problem with its keyboard I could replace it. But who wants to have to use TWO laptops? Another problem that really comes into play when you are typing is the Touchpad. It is way to sensitive and the drivers did allow me to change that, so I deactivated it. However, I just installed Windows 10 and it reactivated the Touchpad, and I have no way to deactivate it in Win 10. I uninstalled it but every time I reboot it reinstalls the Touchpad. What a PAIN $%^&*#
Overall Review: I bought an external keyboard but I like to sit on the couch and work on my laptop. To use the external keyboard I have to sit the laptop on a small table, and NOT on my LAP! That then puts the screen another 10"-12" away from me. For everything else it works very good to great...