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Jonathan W.

Jonathan W.

Joined on 07/03/08

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Stable so far

Patriot Blaze 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PB60GS25SSDR
Patriot Blaze 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PB60GS25SSDR

Pros: Been solid for over a year in a pfSense router. Obviously not doing much writing.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Can only comment on their near-idle reliability, not write-intensive workload reliability or speed.

Most Critical Review

Doesn't Hold Up Well

Patriot Blast 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PBT120GS25SSDBK
Patriot Blast 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PBT120GS25SSDBK

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Poor performance when compared to only slightly more expensive drives. 2 of 5 drives died within 3 months of use under a light desktop workload in an office.

Overall Review: So far Patriot's RMA has been useless. I've been fighting them to RMA the two dead drives for weeks now with no luck. I cannot say I recommend this drive whatsoever or Patriot products for that matter. You get what you pay for.

Works well

LG HBS-730 Black TONE+ Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headset
LG HBS-730 Black TONE+ Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headset

Pros: Wireless Decent battery life Stable connectivity Good range

Cons: None

Overall Review: More battery life never hurts. I replaced the stock default earbuds which weren't very good of course.

Great office monitor

BenQ GL2460HM 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz VGA DVI HDMI Eye-Care Technology Built-in Speakers LCD LED Gaming Monitor
BenQ GL2460HM 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz VGA DVI HDMI Eye-Care Technology Built-in Speakers LCD LED Gaming Monitor

Pros: No overly-massive bezels

Cons: None

Overall Review: Great for office use. No complaints about colors but I'm not a photographer or anything either.

Great drive

Crucial M550 2.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT1024M550SSD1
Crucial M550 2.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT1024M550SSD1

Pros: Swapped from 840 Pro drives to these. These can hold their own against the Samsung. Haven't lost a single one out of hundreds I have in production

Cons: None

Overall Review: Would love to see this or MX200 drives available in 2TB sizes.

Good chassis

SUPERMICRO SYS-5018A-MLTN4 1U Rackmount Server Barebone (Black) FCBGA 1283 DDR3 1600/1333
SUPERMICRO SYS-5018A-MLTN4 1U Rackmount Server Barebone (Black) FCBGA 1283 DDR3 1600/1333

Pros: Cheap small No issues with PSU so far. Running solid for over a year as a PFSense router Energy efficient

Cons: Poor mounting options for 2.5" drives internally

Overall Review: No hotswap bays Would've only taken off half a star for lack of 2.5" mounting options if it were possible. Annoying but not that big of a deal.