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Anthony I.

Anthony I.

Joined on 03/26/11

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Most Favorable Review

Great mouse with some some QC problems

Razer DeathAdder Elite - Multi-Color Ergonomic Gaming Mouse - RZ01-02010100-R3U1
Razer DeathAdder Elite - Multi-Color Ergonomic Gaming Mouse - RZ01-02010100-R3U1

Pros: The DeathAdder fits my larger hands perfectly. In fact, better than any other mouse I have ever tried. The accuracy of the mouse is on point as well. The hard-rubbery-plastic outer shell just feels so good in the hand. It makes the mouse feel very premium, which...considering it price point-it better. In my opinion, barring the cons listed below, this is the best mouse in the business in terms of value for what you get.

Cons: There is no easy way to turn off the RGB lighting outside of disabling it manually in the razer app. This can be a pain if you, like me, lock you computer and turn off the monitors to go to bed instead of turning off the computer completely. Here comes the elephant in the room. This is the second DeathAdder I've owned. And It's also the second one that has had some QC problems. The first mouse I owned started having issues with the right click button not always registering- right after the warranty expired. The second one I owned came from the factory with a high pitched squeak from the scrolling wheel. A quick internet search revealed this seems to be a common problem with this model. Fortunately, I had some rem oil sitting around and a small squirt fixed the squeak pretty easily.

Overall Review: Despite the QC concerns, I still think the mouse is worth it overall. But knowing the issues I can't say "Go buy this mouse right now, why are you even still thinking about it"

10/14/2019

Excellent Drive for a home/cloud storage

Western Digital Ultrastar 8TB DC HC320 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Data Center Internal Hard Drive - 0B36452/0B36404
Western Digital Ultrastar 8TB DC HC320 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Data Center Internal Hard Drive - 0B36452/0B36404

Pros: The WD Ultrastar DC HC320 (That's a mouth full) is a great drive. It's based on the previous Hitachi lines that were renowned in the industry for their reliability (before being bought out by WD). The performance is good for a hard disk drive, and reliability is above average. I purchased six of them for my NAS, and all six came with clean bills of health. In addition, the price/TB value proposition is really great for an enterprise class drive.

Cons: None

Overall Review: It's a great drive overall and well worth the asking price.

10/14/2019

Exellent performance as a cache drive

Intel Optane SSD 800P Series (60GB, M.2 80mm PCIe 3.0, 3D XPoint) - SSDPEK1W060GAXT
Intel Optane SSD 800P Series (60GB, M.2 80mm PCIe 3.0, 3D XPoint) - SSDPEK1W060GAXT

Pros: When setup properly, Optane is a huge boost in performance for your computer. I reached near-advertised speeds in read-write benchmarks on my machine after installing it.

Cons: The only con is that you won't get the performance you could get if you don't know how to use one of these. They aren't plug-and-play drives like an SSD. Negative reviews you might see on optane that talk about how their performance hasn't improved as much as they expected probably haven't set it up correctly.

Overall Review: I would definitely recommend the Optane NVMe SSD as long as you are willing to put in the time to set it up correctly. If you want a plug and play solution, just get a standard SSD for a lower price. You'll still get great performance.

10/14/2019