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Dariusz T.

Dariusz T.

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I really like this drive

Western Digital WD Green WD20EZRX 2TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD Green WD20EZRX 2TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: This drive has a very low energy consumption compared to others that I have used. It is whisper quite and runs very cool to the touch. I think it is well priced considering its capacity and features. I like the fact that this is a WD drive because I have not owned this drive for long enough to praise it on it's reliability but the fact that it was made by a company who has been in the business of manufacturing hard drives for years with a great record is somewhat of a comfort to me. I have owned 4 WD drives in the past, 2 of which died near the end of their warranty. WD warrants their drives based on the production date that is printed on the front of the drive. In my case the drives were out of warranty but WD does update the warranty to the time of sale if you provide proof of purchase. It was a real treat to log into my Newegg account and retrieve all the necessary info very quickly. I have also noticed that the bottom of the hard drive where the logic board is located has many new safety design features implemented. One being is that the logic board does not have any resistors, chips or other protruding components that can easily break during handling and electrical connections are sealed off with this pinkish plastic/rubbery coating (Newegg needs to update their photos of the drive).

Cons: This is probably the hardest section to comment on when you are pleased with the product. This drive from what I have gathered is intended to function as a secondary drive for storage/backup of large movies, music libraries, data etc and for that it is awesome. It also runs cool and saves you money on your electric bill but it is not intended for use as a primary drive or as a raided drive. Even WD on its website does not recommend raiding these drives. This is not really a con if you get this drive for the right purpose. In my case I have a SSD for my primary drive but due to size and price limitations a secondary drive such as this one is ideal for storing all my junk ;) . This drive has a lower spindle speed of just 5,400rpm, compared to the normal 7,200rpm of a normal desktop disk. Western Digital has implemented caching algorithms designed to mitigate the performance reduction that results from this. My 500GB 7200 rpm Hitachi deskstar runs a lot slower than this puppy so it really works and if I hadn't read about it I would not have even noticed that it is a lower rpm drive, however, its slow spin speed makes an impact on its performance in small file transfers but not that much.

Overall Review: This drive arrived in a plain Newegg box with peanuts and the bare drive in a electrostatic bag. It does not come with manuals, cd's, sata cables or anything else other than the drive itself. When handling any computer parts it is wise to have a wrist strap and be properly grounded if you do not have one you can always touch your case to discharge any static you might be carrying. I always like to wash my hands with detergent as in the past I had some issues with components acting up due to oily residue I left on the connectors with my fingers. I use this drive in a docking station, but it can be mounted inside your case or in an external enclosure, its low heat is great due to the fact that there will be a lesser chance of any kind of condensation inside the enclosure that can potentially damage your drive. I do a lot of overclocking and overall case temperatures are important to me so this drive is a real blessing. Make sure you plug in your drive to the correct sata connector on your motherboard that supports its features, if you are using this as a primary drive and are installing an OS on it make sure that you set your bios setting either to IDE or ACHI depending on what you need. Mine is set to ACHI. Once the drive is connected and you have booted into your OS it will need to be initialized as the system will not see it. Start button -->type in computer management and select it from list then navigate to Storage -->disk management and a initialize disk popup of some sorts should show up this is using Windows 7. Once you have done that you will see something like 1863.02 mb unallocated space, right click and set up your disk with the MBR option as this is a disk under 2TB. The final disk space you will be left with is 1.81 TB. ATTO benchmark: Hitachi desktar 500GB 7200 rpm Write peak: 94853 mb/s Read peak: 93368 mb/s WD Green 2TB Write peak: 149407 mb/s Read peak: 156370 mb/s I transferred several movies with average size of 1.4 GB from one drive to this one and the transfer was at 255 mb/s and completed within seconds. Overall I give this product a 5 star rating on the Fox scale ;) If you found my review informative and helpful please click the Yes button underneath thx, till next time.

Most Critical Review

Yuck

SHARP Sidekick LX 2009 Unlocked GSM Smart Phone w/ Full QWERTY Keyboard / 3.2" Screen 3.2" Orchid
SHARP Sidekick LX 2009 Unlocked GSM Smart Phone w/ Full QWERTY Keyboard / 3.2" Screen 3.2" Orchid

Pros: Nice paperweight

Cons: Low battery life, heavy, bulky,no support, limited software, cant use all features

Overall Review: I'd probably do better with a 14$ plastic flip phone than with this one

Solid memory

Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) Desktop Memory Model CP2K16G60C36U5B
Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) Desktop Memory Model CP2K16G60C36U5B

Pros: Better than average memory, tests results in other reviews. I liked that it was a brand I can and have trusted for years to deliver a quality product. Tech changes and so does technology but reliability and customer support are what keeps me loyal. This product comes in black and fits any standard black setup without any flashy lights. If you like to have something to tinker with in place where no flashy rbg is custom or you just don't like rbg this is for you. As far as performance it does what its suppose to do, it runs cool and reliable and lets you tweak your system to get a bit more out of it.

Cons: There might be something better out there, but isn't there something just around the corner?

Overall Review: I mean when you get Crucial with Micron its like a Louis Vuitton. If the price is there why not right?

Decent entry RBG keyboard with usb hub

Rosewill Blitz K50 RGB BR Wired Gaming Tactile Mechanical Keyboard, Outemu Brown Switches, 14 RGB LED Backlight Effects, NKRO, Anti-Ghosting, 6  Macro Keys, Dedicated Media Controls, USB Passthrough
Rosewill Blitz K50 RGB BR Wired Gaming Tactile Mechanical Keyboard, Outemu Brown Switches, 14 RGB LED Backlight Effects, NKRO, Anti-Ghosting, 6 Macro Keys, Dedicated Media Controls, USB Passthrough

Pros: Very nice entry lvl RBG keyboard. Has plenty of light effects. Its overall look is between flimsy and well made so right in the middle. Hand rest, usb hub, long usb cable. Noise lvl and response is perfect for me.

Cons: The setup instructions for the software don't match up with the manufacturers website but it can be found there under a different name.

Overall Review: I got this keyboard because I wanted a low cost RBG keyboard that built in hub as i prefer to connect my mouse to the keyboard rather than run a seperate cable to the pc on the wall and this fit the bill perfectly. I comes with brown switches which are much more quieter than the blue and smooth like the red so it is the perfect balance and they are not overly loud while still retaining the mechanical keyboard feel. Software for control of the RBG is under a different name on the manufacturers website than in the instruction manual. Windows defender does pop a security msg thou when trying to install it at first. I took a star off for the software otherwise its a great inexpensive keyboard when on sale.

12/21/2023

Good solid product

devolo Magic 2 LAN triple Starter Kit
devolo Magic 2 LAN triple Starter Kit

Pros: So I compared this to my older TP-Link product AV1200 and the devolo was a clear winner. I liked the solid and non flimsy construction of the units and the quality of the lan cables included. I also liked the additional ports lan ports which make connecting various peripherals that much more easier. Item it manufactured in Germany not China so quality I assume is much more better. It also uses newer technologies as it beat my TP link product by 25-35 Mbps.

Cons: I did not find any info on the speed or specs of the units on the box and that is the only con I have.

Overall Review: Speeds of these plugin lan extenders do vary based on the quality of you electrical system so don't expect wonders if you have old electrical, however this unit did beat my TP link units that give me 50 Mbps on speed test by 20-35 Mbps.

Fast and affordable

CORSAIR Vengeance RGB RS 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model CMG16GX4M2E3200C16
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB RS 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model CMG16GX4M2E3200C16

Pros: So I upgraded my system with these and the speed is phenomenal. Build quality suburb and lighting works great with all the other Corsair items in my system. Price is just right for these high quality modules. I like it that the memory is very tweekable and does not get very hot.

Cons: None very fast reliable memory with great lighting effects.

Overall Review: Yea I would recommend these to anyone doing a new build and dont want to break the bank. Corsair customer service and warranties are awesome and thats why I always go with them when I do a build. Will definitely get a few more modules for the rest of my build.

10/20/2021
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All went well, works, would recommend

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