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David K.

David K.

Joined on 05/27/05

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Most Favorable Review

Outstanding general-purpose tablet

NVIDIA SHIELD K1 940817612500500 Tegra K1 2.20 GHz 2 GB Memory 16 GB Flash Storage 8.0" Tablet (Controller Not Included)
NVIDIA SHIELD K1 940817612500500 Tegra K1 2.20 GHz 2 GB Memory 16 GB Flash Storage 8.0" Tablet (Controller Not Included)

Pros: - Bright, vivid, clear hi-res sceen - Crisp stereo sound - Android 6.0.1 w/ very little bloatware - STABLE and great peforming - Decent battery life - Perfect

Cons: - Adding MicroSD card as adopted internal storage makes device slow and temporarily pause on ocassion. This is apparently a known issue. Hopefully NVIDIA will fix in a future software update - Would be nice if unit came with 32GB internal storage and another GIG of RAM, but for the $199 price I really cannot complain!

Overall Review: - This is the 3rd Shield K1 my family now owns. We love them. Ideal size; not too large and not too small. Screen ratio is perfect for watching HD vid (TV and movie). - Had to send one back to Newegg for replacement since screen had bright/dark spots + flickered and was defective right out-of-the-box. These things happen. How the situation is handled makes all the difference. Newegg rose to the occasion and took care of things admirably and made this a painless and easy replacement experience. And advance swap wasn't possible though.

Most Critical Review

Rubbish! Don't waste your time or money

Coboc U2-A2MICROB-3-BK Black Black High speed USB2.0 A Male to Micro B Male (5-Pin ) Cable
Coboc U2-A2MICROB-3-BK Black Black High speed USB2.0 A Male to Micro B Male (5-Pin ) Cable

Pros: - Cheap.

Cons: - Very cheaply made and of poor quality! - Micro USB connection not reliable

Overall Review: Bought 2 of these. 1st one failed within 2 weeks. Returned to Newegg for RMA replacement (still in process). 2nd cable started to fail within a week of using that one. Often does not charge devices at all until you practically force and twist the connector. Worse yet after the second cable's failure, the phone and tablet's connection now seem less reliable even with a genuine Samsung cable -- seems there connector on the cable might have melted ever so slightly to leave a residue or debris on the phone-side connector. Newegg ought to be ashamed of selling this product. I've been happy with 99% of everything I've purchase from Newegg over the past MANY years and the customer service experience has been great so that's a definite plus. However I'm not gonna even bother returning/replacing the 2nd cable at this point. The mileage to drop off an RMA box (and package supplies etc) simply isn't worth it. Add in the damage these cables potentially caused to expensive devices and I conclude this was a mistake to purchase. Do yourself a favor, get a better-built cable and don't waste your time with this cheapo junq.

Good stable, compatible memory

G.Skill 32GB microSDHC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with OTG (FF-TSDHC32GC-U1)
G.Skill 32GB microSDHC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with OTG (FF-TSDHC32GC-U1)

Pros: - Worked right out of the package without issues - G.Skill reputation should hopefully keep it that way for a long time. - Performs as expected speed-wise

Cons: None

Overall Review: Its a MicroSD card. Not much to say really other than it does its job. Time will be the real test.

Works eactly as advsertised

SYBA SD-ADA50016 SATA II to IDE ATA133 Bi-directional Adapter
SYBA SD-ADA50016 SATA II to IDE ATA133 Bi-directional Adapter

Pros: Does the job converting and older IDE-style drive into a SATA capable device.

Cons: The documentation isnt great but fortunately this is a simple enough device to figure out.

Overall Review: Took a couple attempts to get jumper settings right but in the end it worked and had given no problems whatsoever with an IDE HD converted to SATA.

Excellent PSU

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Solid. Stable. Runs cool. Plenty of headroom to add components down the road.

Cons: None really.

Overall Review: A good solid PSU is an absolute must-have for a reliable build. This is the second 750TX I've purchased from Newegg and would so do again.