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Audie C.

Audie C.

Joined on 08/20/03

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Most Favorable Review

Best USB wi-fi adapter I have used

Amped Wireless UA600 High Power Wireless-300N 600mW USB Adapter
Amped Wireless UA600 High Power Wireless-300N 600mW USB Adapter

Pros: I have probably had 10 different USB Wi-Fi adapters and this is the best for range and signal strength, perhaps because it is a 600mW design. I have two and plan to buy a third. Impressive signal strength in two remote buildings about 80' from router.

Cons: Cable provided requires 2 USB ports for 600mW connection. Can be run as a 300 mW (I believe) device with 1 connection. I have MB's now with high power USB ports. It would nice if the unit came with a cable intended for a single high power port connection.

Most Critical Review

Received defective

Vantec Iceberq 6 Copper VGA Cooling Kit with Blower Fan - Model CCB-A6C
Vantec Iceberq 6 Copper VGA Cooling Kit with Blower Fan - Model CCB-A6C

Pros: None discovered.

Cons: Poor quality control. Vantec unresponsive.

Overall Review: This item was received with one support post unthreaded making the item unuseable. Vantec was mute to my attempts to get a replacement.Bad quality control and support.

Go Figure.

Baaqii CB029 2 USB 3.0 Type A Female to Motherboard 20-Pin 20Pin Cable Adapter Converter New
Baaqii CB029 2 USB 3.0 Type A Female to Motherboard 20-Pin 20Pin Cable Adapter Converter New

Pros: None.

Cons: All.

Overall Review: I live in Hawaii, but when I tried to order this, I got this message: "The location entered is outside of seller's service area. We apologize for the inconvenience." Considering this item is shipped from China, and I am about halfway between China and the continental US, how can I be outside their service area, especially considering its sent through routine postal channels? Thanks a lot Newegg. It's probably a blessing in disguise. Fortunately I could source a comparable product through the big A with no impediments.

12/13/2013

Temps 10 degree higher than stock cooler

Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: It fit. Fan is quiet.

Cons: Poor instructions. Temps were 10 degrees higher than stock Intel cooler. Rrestocking fee on top of return postage for an unopened item (I bought 2 and basing this review on the opened one).

Overall Review: The cooler base feels like it is corrugated it is so uneven and only about 50% of the base makes contact with the CPU. I replaced a stock i5 Intel cooler for a HTPC build. Temperatures are about 10 degrees higher! I removed it, and reinstalled the Intel cooler until I can find something genuinely superior.

Less than satisfied

SEDNA - PCI Express USB 3.0 4 Port Adapter ( 2External + 2 Port Internal with 20 Pin connector )
SEDNA - PCI Express USB 3.0 4 Port Adapter ( 2External + 2 Port Internal with 20 Pin connector )

Pros: It finally worked. Cheap until you realize you may also need to buy a floppy disk power cable. Slow delivery.

Cons: Driver disk was blank. Requires floppy disk power cable (not included). Too much work for two USB3 ports.

Overall Review: Everyone who has a floppy disk power cable raise your hand. When you open the box you first see a note warning your that a floppy disk power adapter is required to power the unit. I tried it without. Any USB device I tried to attach did not power up. Spent $7 to buy a Byzantine SATA/MOLEX/Floppy power adapter. The simpler alternative Molex to floppy adapter is $17. As others have stated, driver CD is blank, but was able to download drivers. Once it was powered and drivers loaded it worked. A lot of work and time spent for 2 USB3 ports. Newegg needs to do a better job of vetting these "First from Asia" products, and alert you if other products like a cable are necessary to make a device work.

The camera that keeps on costing

Logitech Alert 750i Indoor Master HD-quality Security System with Wide-Angle Lens (961-000329)
Logitech Alert 750i Indoor Master HD-quality Security System with Wide-Angle Lens (961-000329)

Pros: High quality video capture with good software. Powerline connections.

Cons: As everyone points out, you must purchase the annual and expensive subscription to access important camera functionality, Powerline adapters are bulky, Unrealiable.

Overall Review: I have 2 homes in Hawaii and Austin. I have this system mainly to monitor our Texas property 10 months of the year in our absence. When I set it up initially and returned to Hawaii, the option to view the cameras disappeared from Logitech's web site. After pestering their support dept, they finally conceeded a problem with their server and stated I needed to reinstall the system. When I pointed out it would be ludicrous to travel from Hawaii to Texas to do that and asked for an alternative solution, Logitech stopped responding. What good is a surveilance system if it is not reliable?