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MARK P.

MARK P.

Joined on 09/21/12

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Perfect for mounting the Black Friday SSD that I bought

Sabrent 2.5 Inch to 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Disk Drive Mounting Bracket Kit (BK-HDDF)
Sabrent 2.5 Inch to 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Disk Drive Mounting Bracket Kit (BK-HDDF)

Pros: It's got a ton of holes that match the holes on a 3.5" drive so you can use the side screws or bottom screws At $ 6.19 the price can't be beat New Egg shipping was wicked fast. I ordered on Saturday and received it Tuesday

Cons: none

Overall Review: They should automatically offer these whenever you buy a 2.5" SSD in case you want to install it in a desktop computer. By the way I bought the cheap Bytec one first and it was worthless.

12/26/2015
Most Critical Review

Can't Always Get What You Want

ViewSonic 20" LED Monitor 5 ms 1600 x 900 D-Sub, DVI VA2037m-LED
ViewSonic 20" LED Monitor 5 ms 1600 x 900 D-Sub, DVI VA2037m-LED

Pros: This is an addendum to my previous post.

Cons: Another thing with these short little things is that for ergonomics sake you have to elevate them. You're supposed to be looking straight ahead at monitor screens, not bending your neck all the time. I had to elevate the Viewsonic 5.5 inches so the screen is level with my eyes. There's no way you can put this on the same desktop level as the keyboard. I used the Steve Job biography book to help now that I'm done reading it--and I don't even have an Apple computer.

Upgrade for phone SD card

Team 128GB Color II microSDXC UHS-I/U3 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter, Speed Up to 90MB/s (TCIIUSXH128GU352)
Team 128GB Color II microSDXC UHS-I/U3 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter, Speed Up to 90MB/s (TCIIUSXH128GU352)

Pros: I notice a difference when transferring files between my PC and the phone--much faster.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Now that memory is cheap it's good to upgrade the micro SD cards in phones.

The Extender Can Be Great, But...

Netgear WN3000RP Universal N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender IEEE 802.11b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u
Netgear WN3000RP Universal N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender IEEE 802.11b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u

Pros: It was easy to setup using WPS on my Xfinity box. No more configuration needed. My small devices--tablet and smartphone--use my Wifi instead of phone data minutes, and the Netgear has a much better connection than connecting to the Xfinity box in the basement

Cons: However, this seems to have trouble maintaining a persistent connection through the weeks. So I've found that I need to unplug it from the electrical socket every few weeks and plug it in again to "reset" the connections. Otherwise the devices complain that they can't get to the internet sites. After reset, they're fine.

I Shoulda Listened

BYTECC BRACKET - 125 HDD / SSD 1 x 2.5" Drive to 3.5" Bay Metal Mounting Kit – OEM
BYTECC BRACKET - 125 HDD / SSD 1 x 2.5" Drive to 3.5" Bay Metal Mounting Kit – OEM

Pros: Cheap Price. The 2.5" SSD attaches easily to the adapter

Cons: But the holes for the rest don't line up with anything in the current hard drive slot. Tried it on Lenovo 71e and HP Elite 8300. Nothing lines up anywhere in terms of where the holes are on a standard 3.5" drive. So I had to order a Sabrent BK-HDDF instead. I don't recommend