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Norman G.

Norman G.

Joined on 12/30/03

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Most Favorable Review

Works With Linux

SYBA 4 Port SATA III PCI-E 2.0 x1 Model SD-PEX40099
SYBA 4 Port SATA III PCI-E 2.0 x1 Model SD-PEX40099

Pros: Works Flawlessly With Newer Linux Kernels. Full SATA3 speed. Adds 4 more SATA3 ports to your system!

Cons: None I can think of.

Overall Review: I recommend this product.

Most Critical Review

Seems Like A Good Idea

SYBA SI-ADA40114 M.2 NGFF Socket to SATA Adapter Card
SYBA SI-ADA40114 M.2 NGFF Socket to SATA Adapter Card

Pros: It’s always nice, having an extra SATA port.

Cons: Tried with 2 different motherboards, each possessing fully supported M.2 slots, and failed to connect to either SATA3 SSDs or hard drives.

Overall Review: It could be my lack of knowledge, regarding the new M.2 standard, causing this failure. So I’ll keep trying.

Makes A Great Portable/External Drive!

Dogfish SSD 60GB SATA III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD 3D NAND Solid State Drive SATA III 6Gb/s 7mm (0.28”) read up to 550MB/s (2.5 SATAIII 60GB)
Dogfish SSD 60GB SATA III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD 3D NAND Solid State Drive SATA III 6Gb/s 7mm (0.28”) read up to 550MB/s (2.5 SATAIII 60GB)

Pros: I use this SSD with a StarTech USB 3.1 Adapter Cable for 2.5" SATA SSD\HDD Drives. It’s the cat’s meow!

Cons: Over one year of use, and no cons discovered.

Overall Review: DogFish is an odd name, but I’ve grown to respect the product.

10/28/2019

Steady Performer!

G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-8GNT
G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-8GNT

Pros: No fuss, no muss, zooms along at speed.

Cons: Nothing.

Overall Review: I’ve always experienced good performance, from G.SKILL memory.

12/23/2017

Performs Great!

XFX Radeon RX 460 True OC DirectX 12 RX-460P4SFG5 4GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
XFX Radeon RX 460 True OC DirectX 12 RX-460P4SFG5 4GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: Modest cost with superb graphics. Its indicator LED warns when the power cable is disconnected.

Cons: Nothing.

Overall Review: I recommend the purchase of this video card, if you’re looking for a good value.

12/23/2017

Cheapest “Bang for the Buck”

WD Black 512GB Performance SSD - M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive - WDS512G1X0C
WD Black 512GB Performance SSD - M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive - WDS512G1X0C

Pros: Speedier then a SATA SSD Miniature & space-saving No separate enclosures or cables required Was detected by my ASRock AB350M-HDV AM4 Micro ATX Motherboard, on the very first boot!

Cons: Utilizes low endurance ‘Planar TLC NAND’. I would only recommend for the casual user on a budget.

Overall Review: Worked well for 4 months, then intermediate freezes of the OS, or self reboots of my computer with the BIOS no longer detecting this M.2 device. Then only after a cold-reboot (PSU being shut off), would the BIOS once again detect the WD 512GB M.2 NVMe. Thinking it was a heat related auto-shutdown of this M.2 device, I tried installing it on 2 different motherboards, and in 2 different cases, both instances with 120mm fans drawing cool air from outside the cases, and blowing directly against the WD 512GB M.2 NVMe. Even with this powerful cooling, the OS freezing and self reboots of my computer, continued. And the failures seemed completely random… sometimes after only a few minutes of operation… sometimes after 2 or 3 hours of operation.