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Richard B.

Richard B.

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Good range and convenience.

Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 12W Stereo Sound, Bluetooth 5, Bassup, IPX7 Waterproof, 24-Hour Playtime, Wireless Stereo Pairing, Speaker for Home, Outdoors, Travel
Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 12W Stereo Sound, Bluetooth 5, Bassup, IPX7 Waterproof, 24-Hour Playtime, Wireless Stereo Pairing, Speaker for Home, Outdoors, Travel

Pros: I use this to listen to podcasts that I play on my desktop. I have a long range Bluetooth USB stick in the desktop. I can go anywhere in my house (small house) and certain areas outside with the Soundcore 2 , change volume, pause playback, very convenient. It will play for hours and hours.

Overall Review: I recommend it. Knowing what I know now, I would definitely buy it if I was looking for a good sounding speaker with good range, long play time and convenient controls.

Most Critical Review

Weak Blue Tooth

beyerdynamic Blue BYRD (2nd Generation) with Neckband aptX Deep Bass, CVC 8.0 Noise Reduction Technology, Bluetooth 5.2, IPX4, Sound Personalization, and Alexa Built-in for iPhone and Android - Black
beyerdynamic Blue BYRD (2nd Generation) with Neckband aptX Deep Bass, CVC 8.0 Noise Reduction Technology, Bluetooth 5.2, IPX4, Sound Personalization, and Alexa Built-in for iPhone and Android - Black

Pros: I liked the fit. Nice usb charging cable and case.

Cons: Bluetooth is so weak that it drops out if you turn your head. The transmitter is a long range usb antenna stick less than 3 feet away. The transmitter is not the problem as it will reach Anker Soundcore 2 speaker almost anywhere in the house. This has never worked satisfactorily and It has changed my view of Beyerdynamic. After fooling with it the first week without any reasonable success with the range (making sure it was charged, reorienting the antenna, etc.) I put it aside. That was 15 months ago.

Overall Review: I would not recommend a beyerdynamic Bluetooth device after this experience. It was a complete waste of money. My only regret is that I pushed it aside and forgot about it without ever asking for my money back. Non of the advanced features matter if you cannot maintain connection. You should not buy a Beyerdynamic Blue Byrd at any price.

nice convenient product

Rosewill Pour-Over Electric Gooseneck Kettle, 1L, Kettle for Coffee and Tea, LED Display, Temperature Settings, Auto Shut-Off, Keep Warm, Rapid Boiling, Stainless Steel - (RHKT-17002)
Rosewill Pour-Over Electric Gooseneck Kettle, 1L, Kettle for Coffee and Tea, LED Display, Temperature Settings, Auto Shut-Off, Keep Warm, Rapid Boiling, Stainless Steel - (RHKT-17002)

Pros: I like that you can fill it to the level appropriate to your use, heat the water quickly and then not waste any more energy. It heats quickly enough and it is all stainless inside (no non-stick coatings like some small water heater pitchers with a plate in the bottom.) I make a daily 24 oz cup of coffee in a pyrex measuring cup using a cone filter funnel. I put just enough water in the Rosewill to fill the cup, using the cup before hand to put in the right amount of water. Very fast heating the two+ cups . I am careful putting the pot back on the base, but it is quite convenient to not be dragging a cord while trying to pour the hot water. The goose neck is small so it does not pour instantly. With a previous kettle I broke glass coffee cups by pouring boiling water in too quickly (for tea), a slow pour takes a little more patience but it is safer when using glass cups.

Cons: The instructions are poorly written but you can figure out how to use the other functions if you just fool around with it.

Overall Review: I would recommend this Rosewill goose neck kettle. I would buy it again. I am pleased with it. I have used it daily for the last 7 months. When it needs replaced, I will look for something with a similar style.

Nice addition to a Orico 3.5 inch Sata hdd hot swap rack

ORICO 2.5 SSD SATA to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter Internal Drive Bay Converter Mounting Bracket Caddy Tray for 7 / 9.5 / 12.5mm 2.5 inch HDD / SSD with SATA III Interface(1125SS)
ORICO 2.5 SSD SATA to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter Internal Drive Bay Converter Mounting Bracket Caddy Tray for 7 / 9.5 / 12.5mm 2.5 inch HDD / SSD with SATA III Interface(1125SS)

Pros: Allows using a 2.5 inch drive in a trayless hot swap rack designed for 3.5 in HDD drives. I was not using this rack to mount a 2.5 inch drive bay, but using it to let me use a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" hot swap rack.

Cons: none I know of. I use metal trays to mount SSDs in a 3.5" drive bay if there is no 2.5 drive bay.

Overall Review: I bought 2 of these to allow use of old 2.5 inch HDDs from laptops in Orico 1106SS '5.25 inch to 3.5 inch Sata HDD Hot Swap Rack'. I put the hot swap racks in 3 different different desktops, intending to use them as a place to back up to. I had run into problems trying to use diskmanager to work on old 2.5 inch HDDs that had been boot drives and had protected restore partitions. I was using a usb adapter and could not delete the old partitions through the usb adapter. These were inexpensive and let me accomplish what I needed to do (I already had the trayless 3.5 drive hot swap racks) and also allowed me to use old 2.5" drives as a backup destination.

Very useful implementation.

ORICO 2.5" Transparent USB 3.0 to SATA 3.0 External Hard Drive Disk Enclosure Box, USB 3.0 High-Speed Case for 2.5" HDD / SSD, Case Support UASP Protocol SATA III Tool Free [Upgrade Version]
ORICO 2.5" Transparent USB 3.0 to SATA 3.0 External Hard Drive Disk Enclosure Box, USB 3.0 High-Speed Case for 2.5" HDD / SSD, Case Support UASP Protocol SATA III Tool Free [Upgrade Version]

Pros: Clear case allows drive id without label on the enclosure...very nice. No tools needed to install or remove drive. USB speed limited by the HDDs, saw as high as 105 MB/s with a Seagate SSHD...an SSD might reveal an even higher speed. The cable is long enough but not too long.

Cons: Not really a con, but the case is smooth and so you have to make sure it is on a flat surface so it does not slip off.

Overall Review: I love these things...The USB performance of the enclosure is fine. The clear case is wonderful. I have moved to SSDs in our laptops and have all the original hard drives (going back15 years) available for use as pocket drives. Searching all of them out, I had 2 1TB, 2 640s, 2 500s and 2 120s. With diskpart, I found that I can clean the drives, make an MBR primary partition, format to NTFS and assign a drive letter so that I can load them up with .MP4 files to watch through the USB port on the TV or Blu-Ray player. I ran into problems initially because I had the drives set up as GPT instead of MBR and I thought it was the orico enclosures....it was the disk format that was not being recognized. After getting it all sorted out, I was able to use these on the TV or to just back up pictures and videos using those old drives that were just laying around gathering dust. I found them at a good price, ordered 2 in order to check it out and then ordered 3 more. For the TV, even the ancient 120GB drives are way faster than any of my USB sticks.

perfect for my need

Wavlink 4 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with LED Indicator High Speed USB 3.0 4 Port Hub Splitter Up To 5Gbps, Plug and Play, Security&Portable For iMac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook, Mac Mini, PC, Laptops
Wavlink 4 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with LED Indicator High Speed USB 3.0 4 Port Hub Splitter Up To 5Gbps, Plug and Play, Security&Portable For iMac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook, Mac Mini, PC, Laptops

Pros: I purchased this for connecting thumb drives, a sansa player, and a usb adapter for micro SD chips. There are two USB 3.0 ports on the back of my tower and I needed something to be in easy reach so I bought this small hub. I put it on a USB 3.0 3 foot extension to get it around front of the PC and in easy reach. I notice no speed difference between the extension alone and when using the hub but I did no actual measurements. The little light bar did alert me to the fact that the usb port is still powered when the PC is off...something I did not know.

Cons: The only drawback I see is that the cord is only 9 inches or so and I wish it was 3 feet or a meter so I would not have to use a USB extension cable. It would be perfect for a laptop where you have one usb 3 port.

Overall Review: This is a useful little hub for my needs. It would be perfect for a laptop where you need a few more USB 3.0 ports, but I use it for convenience with a tower where the usb 3 ports are on the back of the case. It has a light that tipped me off that the ports are powered when the pc is off and that it is connected. Handy little item.

seller reviews
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Just the ticket

I have a couple of Wavlink items, the 4 port super speed 3.0 USB hub was the latest. It is as advertised and is perfect for my need. This is a third party seller review and is not about the product ... I have no hesitation in recommending Wavlink.

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The tracking was not updated very well, but the discs were ordered on the 20th and the package arrived on the 24th. I did not know it had shipped but I was quite happy that it came within a week. I have already used more than half of a 50 pack of the PlexDisc DVD-r discs without any bad disks.

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product as described and delivered on time

I have no qualms about ordering from Cablecc again. I'm happy with the usb docks and they were delivered in a reasonable amount of time for such a long journey.

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