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Eric S.

Eric S.

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Most Favorable Review

Great portable drive

WD 2TB White My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBKD0020BWT-NESN
WD 2TB White My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBKD0020BWT-NESN

Pros: The drive is very small - about the size of a laptop hard drive - which is probably the base component inside. No unusual heat was produced while copying 100 GB of data to it. It was just slightly warm. Also, it was very quiet. Could not hear anything from it. The included cord is USB 3.0 compatible, with the micro USB connection that is the same as the Samsung S5 phone that I have. That's a plus, for me.

Cons: Hard drive activity light is on the side with the plug. Might be better if it was on the front. Nothing else to complain about, really. It would be awesome if it was SSD-based, but certainly fine for a backup or transporting video, music or other large files

Overall Review: Not sure how rugged it would be, but I'll definitely be careful with it, since it is a traditional spinning drive and not SSD. Here are the results from CrystalDiskMark: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CrystalDiskMark 5.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2015 hiyohiyo Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s] * KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 114.708 MB/s Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 113.365 MB/s Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 0.579 MB/s [ 141.4 IOPS] Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 1.400 MB/s [ 341.8 IOPS] Sequential Read (T= 1) : 113.887 MB/s Sequential Write (T= 1) : 113.662 MB/s Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 0.544 MB/s [ 132.8 IOPS] Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 1.390 MB/s [ 339.4 IOPS] Test : 1024 MiB [K: 0.0% (0.3/1863.0 GiB)] (x3) [Interval=5 sec] Date : 2015/09/15 10:39:00 OS : Windows 7 Professional SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64) Real life data copy of over 100 GB of music averaged 30MB per second, reading from Samsung 840 Evo SSD. Took around 70 minutes for ~108GB of songs. So not incredibly fast, but still decent for an external drive. Copied 20GB of HD home movies averaged about 58MB per second, which is what I expected for larger files.

Most Critical Review

Average earbuds - had higher expectations

Rosewill Wireless Earbuds with Fast Charging Case, Bluetooth Headphones with built-in Microphone, LED Battery Indicator, 4 Hours of Continuous Playtime - RW-T52
Rosewill Wireless Earbuds with Fast Charging Case, Bluetooth Headphones with built-in Microphone, LED Battery Indicator, 4 Hours of Continuous Playtime - RW-T52

Pros: - Solid feel - both the earbuds and the case. Earbuds fit in snug and charge when you close the case. - Polished, clean look. - Small footprint compared to some that look like huge lug nuts sticking out of your ears. - Audio so far has not had a lot of "dropouts" like some I've owned. - Pair easily. - Decent range... left my phone upstairs, went downstairs and outside before losing signal. - For running, these stay in my ears well and don't have to fiddle with them as much as others with rubber flanges. - They do last 4 hours on a charge (although they are still new - time will tell if that holds in a year or so).

Cons: - Very average sound quality; very flat and almost muddy, as someone else mentioned. Needs the bass and treble boosted, and pull down the middle hertz range. I compared sound quality to my best set, and these were not even close. - Can cause a bit of an ear ache if you're not used to this style. - "One size fits all" makes these not as snug and maybe even fall out of someone's ears. They stay in mine, but they don't block sound as well as ones with rubber flanges. And you can hear a huge amount of audio by just pressing them in a tiny bit. - The touch sensor is sooo sensitive. I was constantly hitting it, and it has a delay. And I'm not really getting used to both of those annoyances ... yet. - The case is not pocket-friendly. You'll know the difference when you have a case that is smooth and rounded. If you just keep it in a backpack or luggage, then this is no big deal. - Phone call quality is acceptable but not good. I wouldn't use them on conference calls unless I was somewhere crowded and needed to (and didn't have my go-to earbuds charged :-).

Overall Review: I've owned 5 wireless earbuds in search of a "better" pair. These are middle of the road. I've had some that drop audio in one or both earbuds for no apparent reason. I had a pair in which one earbud just completely stopped working within a year. All the ones I've purchased ranged from $35-$55, so these ones are in that range too. This pair comes in above two of them, but below two others. These look really nice and feel solid, but the sound quality and the touch sensor diminish all the positives. I really wanted to like them more, but I will probably use them only as backups or for occasional runs. Maybe they'll fix those issues in the next version.

Corsair RM1000x power supply

CORSAIR RMx SHIFT Series RM1000x Fully Modular ATX Power Supply - Modular Side Interface - native 12V-2x6 cable; ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 Compliant - Fan-Speed Control Knob -105°C Rated Japanese Capacitors
CORSAIR RMx SHIFT Series RM1000x Fully Modular ATX Power Supply - Modular Side Interface - native 12V-2x6 cable; ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 Compliant - Fan-Speed Control Knob -105°C Rated Japanese Capacitors

Pros: + Fully Modular with decent cables/sleeves (enough to cover most PC needs) + High powered at Gold certified efficiency + It is truly pretty quiet, and partly due to the zero RPM fan mode for when it doesn't need to cool + Well-constructed and feels very solid. + I like the flat ribbon style, though it's a detractor for some people. I like it better for cable routing. + Japanese capacitors

Cons: - Side-routed cables won't work in one of my cases and likely won't for a lot of cases out there. - Cables are a bit short for some cases, but I seem to have that problem with most power supplies.

Overall Review: I have several Corsair PSUs (and other components). None have ever failed on me yet. I believe they make quality components and have been using them for many years. The technology just keeps getting better year after year. This one is more efficient and draws less power than my older 650 watt Corsair PSU (by about 10-12 watts on load). When PC was powered off, it only drew a couple of watts. Powered on and with 3D Mark Time Spy stress test, it used an average of 450 watts vs my 650 watt power supply, which drew about 461 watts on average. Other system specs are at the bottom. I would definitely recommend it if you are interested in this cable design/location. If you can't support side-routed cables in your case, it's going to be a deal-breaker. That's really the only reason I didn't give it 5 eggs, so it's honestly a top performer if the design fits your needs. System Specs: CPU: Intel Core i-9 7920X GPU: eVGA 1080Ti RAM: 32GB Gskill DDR4 MB: Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 7 Pro Windows 10 OS Drive: 1TB 960 Samsung EVO NVME Water cooling: 2x EKWB EK-Quantum Kinetic DDC PWM pumps Fans: 6x Corsair LL120 RGB Other drives: - 2TB Intel NVME - 2TB WD Black SN850x NVME - Seagate ST4000DX001 4TB SSHD SATA

No usable - Does not provide power

WAVLINK USB C Docking Station Triple Display USB C Hub with Dual 4K HDMI, 4K DP, 100W PD Multiport Adapter, 5Gbps USB3.0, USB2.0, RJ45, SD/TF Slots, Audio/Mic, for MacBook/Dell/HP/Lenovo
WAVLINK USB C Docking Station Triple Display USB C Hub with Dual 4K HDMI, 4K DP, 100W PD Multiport Adapter, 5Gbps USB3.0, USB2.0, RJ45, SD/TF Slots, Audio/Mic, for MacBook/Dell/HP/Lenovo

Pros: - It connected and displayed the monitor via HDMI and at least one USB port worked without issue. I didn't test any other ports or scenarios due to the one major con...

Cons: - Did not provide power to a laptop. Tried using two different power supplies with two different laptops. Neither received power and both work fine with my Aukey docking station. Tried unplugging and re-plugging... rebooting, etc - no power would flow through it.

Overall Review: With all the great reviews, I expected it to be really smooth. Unfortunate that I got a lemon.

EnLabs Fan controller

EnLabs TX3CO8S 8 Channel Computer PC 3pin CPU Cooler Case Fan Speed Temperature Controller w/ Rubber Backed Tap for Internal & Mining - 8 Way 3 pin Fan Hub, Power by SATA 15pin
EnLabs TX3CO8S 8 Channel Computer PC 3pin CPU Cooler Case Fan Speed Temperature Controller w/ Rubber Backed Tap for Internal & Mining - 8 Way 3 pin Fan Hub, Power by SATA 15pin

Pros: - You can turn fans to a very, very low speed - or completely off if you want - It offers precise control, as well - Low price

Cons: - No software control - Have to mount it outside of your case or open your case if you want to change the overall speed - Doesn't have an "enclosure" around the entire device

Overall Review: Works using voltage and physical wheel. It doesn't control PWM, but that didn't matter to me. There are dozens of other ones out there that work well for that. It does what I need and I don't need to open my case and change the fans. I have the CPU fan controlled from the motherboard.

Great airflow and nice single color LED fan

Corsair AF Series AF140 LED (2018) CO-9050085-WW 140mm White LED Case Fan, Single Pack
Corsair AF Series AF140 LED (2018) CO-9050085-WW 140mm White LED Case Fan, Single Pack

Pros: - Moves a lot of air. I also have a TT 140mm fan in the same case. The TT fan came with the Tower 900 case and the Corsair AF 140 definitely moves more air. The fans themselves are larger, but the center of the fan is also larger than the TT fan center, so at first I didn't think the difference would be noticeable. It is definitely noticeable, though, and no difference in sound at low or higher RPM. - Looks good. LED's are only in the center, but it's a good look for a 140 mm fan if you just want some light and the larger size. - Corsair quality. Packaging and fan quality is virtually flawless. - Fairly quiet for a large, high-volume fan. No louder than any other 140 mm that I've used. In fact, lower decibels than most I've used in the past, I'd say.

Cons: - No RGB. I know. Not advertised as that, so why would that be a con. I guess with low costs now with many RGB fans on the market, this type of fan will soon be obsolete. But for single purpose, single color - it is perfect. - Not PWM. This is controlled by voltage only, as far as I can tell. Only 3 pin. But works fine on motherboard or in fan hub/regulator that can control it.

Overall Review: I'm using this fan in ThermalTake Tower 900 as top exhaust fan in the top (front side) so that it can emit light down onto the board and pull the radiant heat away from GPU and CPU. It has two major cons that will keep most from buying it. But it is a great looking fan and has specific uses that some people may love. For me, it was exactly what I wanted. I have other components for RGB, so this fan was a bonus just to match my white case and add some light - and pull some hot air out of the case. I wish I could attach a picture!

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EK Water Blocks - Quality parts!

This company offers some of the best PC water cooling parts I've ever purchased, and they send them on time. Prices may seem higher for some items, but the quality is worth it.

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Great experience

Item arrived in a timely manner and was exactly as described on the Newegg website.

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10/13/2018