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Rob C.

Rob C.

Joined on 03/06/11

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Most Favorable Review

Size Limitation

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I see alot of users in here posting that under Windows XP you can not use more than 2 TB on a USB cage or a PCI-e Drive Controller, If you use Disk Management and format the drive as GPT (Guid Partition Table) otherwise known in the Apple side of the house until the larger drives were made available for PC's you will be able to have a single partition full size drive weather it be a 3 TB or 4TB. As long as your using XP SP-3 or higher or Windows 7 SP-1 or higher. and of course Mountain Lion or Lion all Work fine

Cons: None Before posting that you cant use this drive in a USB cage or Dock or 3rd party controller Prove it and read up on what you are claiming. I know this from actually trying a large drive on an XP Machine SP-3 with the most current windows Updates doing like I suggested above works

Most Critical Review

Intel Boards Suck

Intel BOXDH55PJ LGA 1156 Intel H55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXDH55PJ LGA 1156 Intel H55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: None, Built an i3 System using this 1156 board and matching chip, it smoked within a week after its 72 hour burn in, using factory Heat Sink & Fan. I would not recommend this or any Intel boxed board for any reason. MSI only!!!

Cons: These are very unreliable and unstable boards

Overall Review: Spend the extra few bucks for MSI or ASUS boards

10/21/2012

Mobius HD Micro Camera - Micro SDHC Card

Kingston 64GB 64G MicroSDHC Micro SD XC SDXC Memory Card UHS-1 Class 10 C10 SDXC10/64GB W/ Adapter + Retail Packing HK082
Kingston 64GB 64G MicroSDHC Micro SD XC SDXC Memory Card UHS-1 Class 10 C10 SDXC10/64GB W/ Adapter + Retail Packing HK082

Pros: These are the only brand compatible with the Mobius Micro 1080P HD Camera. Source: Mobius website and compatibility page

Cons: None

12/24/2014

A6200 a/c WiFi Client Adapter

NETGEAR A6200-100NAS AC1200 WiFi USB Adapter IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Up to 300 Mbps / 867 Mbps Wireless Data Rates
NETGEAR A6200-100NAS AC1200 WiFi USB Adapter IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Up to 300 Mbps / 867 Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Based on my investigation and research I am going to ask MiddletownBill Who posted the first post, What Version of the R6300 Router do you own, v1 or v2. I have heard that these 6200 a/c/ client adapters just scream on the R6300 v2 routers however the v1 not so efficient. I am currently running a R6300 v2 with DD-WRT installed and running the A6200 a/c client WiFi adapter just fine in a 2 story condo and no dropped connections or slowdowns.

Cons: Price

Overall Review: This is one of the most awesome Networking pieces of hardware to date between the 6300 v2 and the 6200 client adapter What a combo. It however is not for the faint hearted a bit of Networking experience is required to tweak this hardware properly and end up with a kick but Network.

ST4000DM000 Hard Drive

Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Pound for Price you cant beat it, I just wish they would finally roll out the 6 TB drives so that these 4 TB's models would upgrade to 7200 Rpm and 128 Mb Cache. Otherwise I bought 2 of these to use as a direct file to file NAS Backup destination. Works very well for that, a bit slow but accurate as hell, Zero errors.

Cons: Slow, and if you Raid these drives on a 6 Gbps Marvell Motherboard Drive controller they are displayed as a USB Raid Array, which I thought was a bit odd.

Overall Review: If your looking for performance I would go with the Hitachi 3 TB Enterprise drive I found them at Server Supply for $175.00 incl tax and shipping. I ordered 6 to upgrade my NAS from 2 TB x 5 to 3TB x 6 they are 6Gbps Sata III designed especially for NAS applications. otherwise if your looking for a cheap way out of a sticky situation and dont mind waiting this 4 TB Desktop model that runs at 5900 Rpm is just fine.

USB 3.0 1+7 Charging Hub

Tripp Lite 7-Port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hub with Dedicated 2A USB Charging Port (U360-007)
Tripp Lite 7-Port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hub with Dedicated 2A USB Charging Port (U360-007)

Pros: I would actually recommend the Anker Brand USB 9 + 1 Charging Hub, I have currently owned that particular model now for a while and love it, Unlike this unit the Anker will charge any type of USB chargable device as it has smart sensing technology unlike this Hub which is only designed for I-Pads. The Anker is compatable with Phones, Pads, Tablets, Cameras, Etc Etc Etc......

Cons: You may think the price is high however the Anker 9+1 Charging Hub is 459.00 on and is well worth the price. If you want a quality Hub Check for the Anker 9 port Charging Hub, It is white top Black base. ad is Screw mountable for Desktop applications as well as light enough for the mobile user.