Overall Review: The enclosure arrived in a well packed newegg box and there was no indication of damage to the actual product box, however when I opened it the shell was in several pieces. Nothing was damaged, it just looked like the case parts had detached from each other during shipment. Snapped them together and its been working without a problem since then. I've used the SATA bay, micro-sd slot, and the USB3 ports with no problems. I haven't benchmarked anything, but the transfer speeds seem similar to other USB3 devices I've used. Using on a system running Fedora 31. Here is the lsusb report: Bus 002 Device 010: ID 05e3:0749 Genesys Logic, Inc. Bus 002 Device 011: ID 174c:55aa ASMedia Technology Inc. Name: ASM1051E SATA 6Gb/s bridge, ASM1053E SATA 6Gb/s bridge, ASM1153 SATA 3Gb/s bridge, ASM1153E SATA 6Gb/s bridge Bus 002 Device 009: ID 05e3:0612 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub

Pros: Setup is simple. 4 simultaneous OTA channels. Linux compatibility

Overall Review: Bought as a replacement for a HDHomerun Connect Quatro that was destroyed by a lightning strike. It was a drop-in replacement (same size and same web interface). I'm a Linux user (currently Fedora 40), HDHomerun Config works with this unit and the web-interface is the same. I use a self-written program to record programs, so I can't say for sure if any of the normal clients work but if my simple code still works I'm pretty sure the API hasn't changed. I have no ATSC3 channels, so I can't comment about compatibility. I assume I would not be able to record or use vlc to view an encrypted channel. If local stations start encrypting, I think I'll be done. I don't want to put up with that bull.

Overall Review: I purchased one SYBA SD-ADA31040 vga to hdmi converter to allow me to use a portable hdmi-only monitor with older computers. Instead, I've been using it for about a week to display the integrated video on a new Dell R640 server (definitely not a "older computer") to the HDMI port of a desktop monitor. While I can't get the video port to output 1920x1080 full HD, the adapter has taken every mode I could set it to from 640x480 to 1680x1050. It is a plug and play device with no configuration required. I don't have a free USB port on the server to use to power the device, so I'm using an old plug-in USB power supply. I do not have any way to try the audio port. Its been running nonstop with no trouble so far. The unit is warm to the touch, but not hot. I'm very happy with it so far and hope it will be a useful addition to my service kit.

Pros: - The cup holds the shell, and helps keep pieces of the shell from falling while cracking. - Conical shape makes "precision cracking" easy, especially for medium to large nuts. Just drop the nut into the cone and gently squeeze until it cracks, then rotate the nut and squeeze again to make more fine cracks. - Makes working with irregularly shaped nuts (I'm looking at you, Brazil nut..) much easier.

Cons: - Not a con, but only nut that hasn't been "really easy" are almonds. The smaller size and fibrous shell are not a good combination. You can use the cone, but grabbing the shell between the outside metal part (where the handles are attached) works better for me. That part is smooth, however, so it doesn't grip the shell. I'm considering trying to file some serrations into that part to help hold nuts (though it has been easier to just use the older bar-type cracker that is still in the bowl).

Overall Review: I first saw this type of conical nutcracker at a friend's house and had to get one. He has some dexterity issues; this design works very well for him. He would put the cracker on the table, put the nut in it, then pick it up to crack. The cone holds the shell fragments, so no (well many fewer) shell pieces fall out when its being used. Have used with almonds (see "Cons"), Hazelnut, Brazil Nut, Pecans and Walnuts. Large walnuts fit.

Overall Review: Its been a while since my last upgrade (replacing an AM2+ motherboard with DDR2 memory), so the upgrade involved replacing everything but my hard drives. I wanted a low-power setup, so I went with the 35W Athlon 240GE with its integrated graphics controller and stock heatsink/fan and an G.SKILL Aegis 16GB DDR4 memory set (2x 8GB sticks). No problems with the installation, everything fit and was very clearly labeled. It has been running constantly for over a week now with no problems with a fresh install of Fedora 31 (the previous Fedora 30 install booted and seemed to work, but I was going to update anyway, it seemed like as good a time as any). My only issues is that there is some screen corruption when the compositor is on when using the XFCE4 desktop, but I think that is a Radeon driver issue, not motherboard related. Performance is still good with it disabled.

Pros: The Latitude E6430 is a nice business grade laptop. At work, I've learned to appreciate the quality and robustness of the Latitude E-series laptops, and I've purchased a few refurbished ones for home (an older and smaller e6320 for my "travel" laptop and an e6420 for my wife for daily use). When the 6420 finally began to act up (still works, but sometimes locks up after a couple of days of on time) I decided to replace it with this E6430. While heavier than many plastic-cased consumer-oriented laptops, they are are up the challenge of both daily home knock-around use and the abuses of air travel (where I have to cram my E6320 and a work E6430 in my backpack) In each case, the windows installation has either been a bloat-free install (the E6430) or minimally branded (the other two). No time wasted uninstalling shovelware. While my wife uses the supplied 64-bit Windows 7 OS, I run Fedora as my primary OS (but still can dual-boot to Win7 when needed). The Intel integrated video performs well enough for home use (web and multimedia), and (under Linux) for lightweight Geographic Information Systems (GIS) development.

Cons: Not really a Con, but these are "business-grade" laptops. They are thicker and heavier than most consumer-grade systems of similar age.

Overall Review: Refurbs can be a crapshoot, so far I've gotten clean, solid machines. The E6430 had a higher-end configuration (i5 CPU, 8GB RAM, 1TB HD). The system has been in daily use for 3 months with no problems.

Tracking still shows in shipment, but I've had the memory for several days. Sticks were well packaged and are working perfectly.

Purchased a refurbished Dell Latitude E6340. Unit was very clean, well packed, and had a no-bloat Windows 7 installation. Also included an actual recovery DVD.

The device was received quickly and was very well packed.