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John G.

John G.

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Large and well built

Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ARGB ATX Mid-Tower with Fine Mesh Front Panel, Mesh Side Intakes, Tempered Glass, Three 120mm ARGB Lighting Fans - Black
Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ARGB ATX Mid-Tower with Fine Mesh Front Panel, Mesh Side Intakes, Tempered Glass, Three 120mm ARGB Lighting Fans - Black

Pros: Very sturdy. No sharp edges. Easy drive bay access. Easy side removal.

Cons: No CD/DVD. I did not notice that the case does not allow for a DVD drive so my bad on that. Instructions are picture only, no text. While a picture is worth a 1000 words that is true only with good detailed pictures. LED/front fan connections are barely mentioned in the instructions and the picture is barely readable.

Overall Review: Good case. Nice fans with controllable LED's.

12/15/2019

Works good

VANTEC NexStar TX 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure
VANTEC NexStar TX 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure

Pros: Put WD 6 TB drive into it to make a RaspberryPi boot drive/Plex Server. Everything is working great. Good construction. Easy assembly.

Cons: Would like an option to mount flat. Will have to see if the drive has issues being mounted on its side.

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12/16/2023

Excellent Product. Zero Issues.

ConBee II - The Universal Zigbee USB Gateway
ConBee II - The Universal Zigbee USB Gateway

Pros: Using for my Home Assistant zigbee gateway (about 3 months). All Zigbee items are found without problem. Steady and reliable connection. Using plugged straight into my Raspberry Pi in my IT closet. Have never had any interference issues.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Would definitely recommend as a Zigbee gateway for Home Assistant,

OK but some minor connection issues

Sengled E1C-NB6WA Element Smart Plug
Sengled E1C-NB6WA Element Smart Plug

Pros: Worked most of the time as advertised

Cons: Would occasionally drop off the Zigbee mesh. Never extended the mesh network. I have heard since I bought this that Aqara devices (which most of my Zigbee components are) actively fight other brands on the network especially if run through an Aqara hub (mine is not). The 2 plugs I have are in non-critical uses now in case they get killed by Aqara.

Overall Review: Decent product. Just watch what devices are on your network.

Works good

Kasa Smart LED Light Strip, 16.4ft WiFi LED Strip Works with Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, High Brightness with 16 Million Colors, RGB, Grouping, Adjustable Length, Up to 25,000 Hours (KL400L5)
Kasa Smart LED Light Strip, 16.4ft WiFi LED Strip Works with Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, High Brightness with 16 Million Colors, RGB, Grouping, Adjustable Length, Up to 25,000 Hours (KL400L5)

Pros: Works with well home assistant Good response time for adjustments Bright Dimable

Cons: Mediocre colors control. The straight colors (red, blue, and green) are not perfect. Leads to slightly off colors.

Overall Review: Used as accent lights. Working great in my home automation setup in Home assistant.

Works perfectly

Raspberry Pi Cooling Fan Raspberry Pi ICE Tower Cooler RGB Cooling Fan with Raspberry Pi Heatsink for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Raspberry Pi 3B+ Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Raspberry Pi Cooling Fan Raspberry Pi ICE Tower Cooler RGB Cooling Fan with Raspberry Pi Heatsink for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Raspberry Pi 3B+ Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

Pros: Keeps Pi4 at 32 C when overclocked, in a case, and stress tested for 10 minutes. Fit perfectly. Pretty quite. LED is rather bright and pretty.

Cons: Mounts cannot work on CM4 module. Have one that I had to 3D print a mount for the CM4 module. Keeps it at 32 C always. Fan is single speed (select fan speed by plugging into 3.3V or 5V pin on GPIO. LED is rather bright but I haven't found a way to shut it off. None of the base level cases will work. Find a 3D printed case for it.

Overall Review: If you stress your Pi out you NEED one of these.

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  • 5

Very slow delivery

Part as described. No issues there. Took 10 days to actually leave their facility. Rest of delivery was normal.

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Fast delivery

Product as described. Delivered 3 days earlier than expected.

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Works as advertised

Have found Aqara products to work good (unless your wife hoses down the sensor). Usually state 1 week delivery, usually get within 4 days.

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