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Leo M.

Leo M.

Joined on 07/21/03

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Most Favorable Review

Had to update firmware to make it work properly

ORICO Aluminum M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure , Tool-Free 10Gbps USB C Adapter, USB 3.2 M.2 NVMe Reader, External SSD Case Thunderbolt 3 Compatible, Supports 4TB 2230/2242/2260/2280 PCIe M-Key SSDs-PWM2-BK
ORICO Aluminum M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure , Tool-Free 10Gbps USB C Adapter, USB 3.2 M.2 NVMe Reader, External SSD Case Thunderbolt 3 Compatible, Supports 4TB 2230/2242/2260/2280 PCIe M-Key SSDs-PWM2-BK

Pros: Cheap and fast after firmware update

Cons: With original firmware, speed was very very slow in Windows and MacOS, speed to USD 2.0

Overall Review: I paired this enclosure with a M.2 SSD Solidigm 2 TB. At first it did not work properly, read speed was terribly slow. I tried exFAT and NTFS, same slow speed. I upgraded the firmware 1.29, no change. I found that the lastest firmware v1.3.49 fixed my issues. Found it on: http://ns3369637.ovh.net/index.php/en/driverss/Drivers/Realtek/NVMe-USB-3.1/orderby,3/lang,en-gb/

Most Critical Review

Power supply defect

Foxconn R10-D2 Intel NM10 Barebone
Foxconn R10-D2 Intel NM10 Barebone

Pros: The motherboard is fine. The power comsumption is around 26W when using a Pico PSU. However, with the internal power supply, the consumption is about 41W. This motherboard is using less power than the Gigabyte GA-D510UD (29W) that I ended up using.

Cons: The PSU included did not start reliably. To start it, I had to unplug and plug back the cord while holding the power button. The power supply is very inefficient. To confirm that the problem was the PSU, I used a Antec 600W 80% and a Pico PSU 150W. I got 26W with the Pico PSU and around 30W with the Antec. The heat sink on the NM10 is small.

Overall Review: I RMA this barebone (bad PSU) and I relaced it with a Gigabyte GA-D510UD and a Rosewill RS-MI-01 BK Mini ITX case. The Gigabyte motherboard has 4 SATA vs 2 for Foxconn. This is a plus for my Windows Home Server Vail.

Synology DS214+ Diskless System DiskStation 2-Bay Network Storage
Synology DS214+ Diskless System DiskStation 2-Bay Network Storage

Pros: Great unit and great software to replace an Unraid server. With two Seagate 4GB NAS drive in Raid 1, power consumption is low at 10W with drive sleeping and 25W peak with both drive working. In shutdown mode (WOL ready), power consumption is about 1 W. NAS will saturate the Gigabit Ethernet network in reading and writing file. I like the ability to schedule power ON and OFF schedule. Wake On LAN also work fine.

Cons: Negative is the price. I would like to see a S3 sleep mode. Shutdown mode work OK but a WOL take about 90 s. On my PC, WOL from S3 sleep take only 10-15 s.

Linksys EA2700 App Enabled N600 Dual-Band Wireless Router with Gigabit
Linksys EA2700 App Enabled N600 Dual-Band Wireless Router with Gigabit

Pros: Work as expected. Low cost. Lot of features and QOS (for OOMA VOIP). First, I did upgrade to latest firmware and power up, no hickup or problems. Looking forward at testing the "App enabled access" when available.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: This is my second Linksys wireless N router, first one is E4200. This one is cheaper but does not have media and USB disk sharing. I do not have much experience with the EA2700 but the E4200 has been working for over one year without having to reboot or freeze. I needed a second router to improve my coverage of my 3 floors house, so I went again to Linksys based on my experience with E4200 Linksys.

Great motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-D510UD Intel Atom D510 BGA559 Intel NM10 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU Combo
GIGABYTE GA-D510UD Intel Atom D510 BGA559 Intel NM10 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU Combo

Pros: I did not have a single problem. It has 4 SATA connector (many ATOM D510 have only 2). This is a great board for my Windows Home Server Vail. BIOS allow control of voltage and overclock or underclock.

Cons: This motherboard use a little more power than the Foxconn D51S (Gigabyte=29W, Foxconn=26W) when paired with the same hardware and Pico PSU. This is probably because of the extra chip for the extra SATA cannectors.

Overall Review: I want a low power server. I tried to reduce the core voltage from 1.15 V to 1.0 V. I did not see a significant reduction of power consumption (1 to 2 W) to justify the stability risk. I have not tried to reduce the CPU clock yet.

Great board

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great board that work. At this time, I am using it at stock frequency with Q9450 and 4 Gig of DDR2 running @ 800 MHz. Did not encouter any problems. Booted at first trial.

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: I got this board because it was highly recommended by various reviewers and online reviews. Also, this board compatible with Windows 7 RC (future proof). This is replacing a A##S motherboard that gaves me a lot of trouble.