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Martin P.

Martin P.

Joined on 11/28/08

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Most Favorable Review

Lots of space, it works, so far

WD 4TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBFJK0040HBK-NESN
WD 4TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBFJK0040HBK-NESN

Pros: It works! Lots of space! USB 3.0 potential which, unfortunately due to the fact that these are just Winchester mechanical drives on a rope, they can only go so fast. But, I knew that going in, and it is just as fast as most of my internal mechanical drives. Nice blinking white light on the front.

Cons: The backup software that comes with it is a newer version of the same software that came with my 320GB WD external hard drive which I purchased a few years ago, and is still running. It is very invasive and rather unstable, and I ultimately found myself back to manually backing up my important stuff. But that is probably a problem for all of the automated backup programs around these days. They want to use up all of your backup space, and they expect things to be where they expect them. So, I have no use for them. When I received the package containing the box, which contained the drive, I could feel something flopping around inside it. When I opened the box, there was lots of packing material, and the box containing the drive. So, despite the presence of all that packing material, the inner box still got knocked around. But, somehow the drive seems to have survived, and continues to function after over a week. We shall see.

Overall Review: You really can't beat it now for the price. And if it survives the trip to your home, it will probably last for years, as WD drives seem to do that. Until they come out with affordable Solid State external hard drives, this is probably the best drive out there for the money. The only reason I took off and egg, was because of the fact that it was not solidly packed by shipping, though it seems they tried. But, trying does not help the drive make it through the UPS 6 foot drop.

Most Critical Review

Great Design, Poor Construction

Logitech G510s Illuminated USB Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G510s Illuminated USB Gaming Keyboard

Pros: -The best positioned, and highest number of dedicated programmable keys of any keyboard I know of -4 line LCD display with some useful apps -Nice colors

Cons: I purchased this keyboard just over a year ago. And just like all the other 3 or 4 versions of this keyboard that I have owned, after a about a year, just after the warranty expires, the main connection wire starts to decompose, and although, for a while, you can still jiggle it a bit, and tape it down to one side or the other to get it to work for a while longer, in a few more days the keyboard becomes completely unusable, and must be replaced. Also, the F key has been mushy with no click since I first received the keyboard, but I was afraid to make an RMA claim fearing that the replacement would be worse than the replacement that it was replacing! I expect more from a $120 (I see now that the price has dropped by almost half!) keyboard. I am very disappointed in Logitech. No sooner do they get their software fixed after years of struggling with it, than they start forgetting about the quality of the hardware. I was prepared this time, and purchased an extended warranty. But, when it expires, and the next copy dies, I will have no choice but to look for another company to buy my peripherals from. (The Logitech "gaming" mouse I purchased to go with this keyboard is dying too, and about to be sent back, still under the original warranty.) If you buy this keyboard, buy the extra protection. You will need it.

Overall Review: It dies just days after the warranty, every time.

Good cable, great price

Nippon Labs DisplayPort Cable, DP Cable 15ft. [4K@60Hz, 2K@165Hz, 2K@144Hz], Display Port Cable 1.2 High Speed DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable Compatible 3D, Laptop, PC, Gaming Monitor
Nippon Labs DisplayPort Cable, DP Cable 15ft. [4K@60Hz, 2K@165Hz, 2K@144Hz], Display Port Cable 1.2 High Speed DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable Compatible 3D, Laptop, PC, Gaming Monitor

Pros: -It does what it needs to do. -The construction seems sold, the connectors are gold plated and fit firmly at both ends. -It is over twice the length of a standard 6 ' cable, which is rarely enough. -Great price for what you are getting!

Cons: None yet.

Overall Review: With the cost of Monster cables and the like going into the hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, to get a quality cable of any type, at a decent price is a pleasant, and all too rare experience. I am happy with my purchase.

DO NOT BUY

ROCCAT KAVE 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
ROCCAT KAVE 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

Pros: Good sound comfortable

Cons: I bought these here at the Egg, a year and a half ago. Ten minutes after the 1 year warranty expired, so did the left channel on the headphones. They are NOT made in Germany, only engineered there. They are made in China. And the lack of quality shows. Unless you have $120.00 to spend on headphones every year, stay away from these. I feel robbed and cheated. But for the lack of quality control, these could have be great gaming headphones, and while they worked, they were. But as it stands now, I will never buy another Roccat product.

Overall Review: I really liked these headphones. It is a real shame they are so poorly made.