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Chuck C.

Chuck C.

Joined on 03/17/03

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Cisco SG200-08

Cisco Small Business 200 Series SLM2008T-NA Smart SG200-08 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Cisco Small Business 200 Series SLM2008T-NA Smart SG200-08 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Pros: This switch is simply awesome. You will not fund a more featured pack switch for the money than this switch. For the reviewer that gave the switch 1 egg because it does not save the configuration did not understand that you have to hit the "Save" button on the top of the menu bar and then select "Copy Running Configuration" to "Startup Configuration". This switch interfaced flawlessly to my Cisco Enterprise switches and the VLAN capabilities worked great. I bought two of these for my dad and another two for myself. This will the switch of choice for my house.

Cons: None, great little switch

Most Critical Review

StarTech 4 Port USB 3.0 PCI Express PCIe Controller Card - 4 Ext w/ SATA Power

StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 PCI Express PCIe Controller Card - 2 Ext 2 Int w/ SATA Power Model PEXUSB3S2E2I
StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 PCI Express PCIe Controller Card - 2 Ext 2 Int w/ SATA Power Model PEXUSB3S2E2I

Pros: Do not buy this card - compatibility issues

Cons: I too had issues with this card when used in a EVGA SR-2. It would cause Blue Screens (WHEA Errors)during boot up on a WIndows Server 2012 R2 platform. The card worked fine on a a Z8PE-D18 motherboard.

Excellent Drive

SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 1TB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7KE1T0BW
SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 1TB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7KE1T0BW

Pros: Excellent SSD - Had it for about 9 months now with no issues

Cons: None

Memory Issues

ASUS Z8PE-D18(ASMB4-IKVM) Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SSI EEB 3.61 Dual Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series Server Motherboard
ASUS Z8PE-D18(ASMB4-IKVM) Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SSI EEB 3.61 Dual Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series Server Motherboard

Pros: Could be a great board, but has significant memory issues recognizing certain memory slots. I have three of these boards all bought at different times all with the same types of memory issues. I also have Supermicro boards that give me zero issues. I will be buying Supermicro boards in the future for my server needs.

Cons: Cannot recommend this board

Excellent small form factor computer

Giada i53-BQ641 Intel HM76 Mini / Booksize Barebone System
Giada i53-BQ641 Intel HM76 Mini / Booksize Barebone System

Pros: This small form factor computer rocks. With an I5 processor and HDMI output, it is perfect for use as a Home Theater Computer. It runs cool, fast, and keeps your energy bill low. I have two of these now and loaded Windows 8 Pro without any issues. This compuer has the option of replacing the hard drive with an SSD which would make this computer fly.

Cons: Web site could use some improvement.

This card rocks

areca ARC-1280ML-2G PCI Express SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card
areca ARC-1280ML-2G PCI Express SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card

Pros: This card is extremely fast and I have never had any issues with it. I have owned this card now for 1.5 years now and never once had any issues. The web interface to the card works well and allows me to configure my drives. I highly recommend you buy the battery backup as well.

Cons: None, this card does what it promises. I would not hesitate to buy another one.