Joined on 10/02/08
Beautiful case with minors issues.
Pros: - Impressive quality for the price - Very spacious - Strong construction - Extremely well ventilated - Very versatile in fans/radiators options - Perforated PS shroud - Vertical video card mount - Reusable and perforated Pci covers - Very clean glass panel mounting
Cons: - The front filter has a tendency to rest on the fans. - Case slightly crooked. - Plastic front grill holders durability - Only 2 SSD frames
Overall Review: It is surely a beautiful case with lovely color matching choices. Very well ventilated. A few minor issues I had. My case does not sit squarely on its legs. No big deal. The front filter mesh sit on the fans. The plastic frame is not strong enough to stretch the grill. It should have cross members to solve that. Corsair was eager to ship me a replacement. I'll see how is goes but I found a simple solution. Just get a cloth hanger (preferably white) and cut a straight length to place in the middle of the frame to strength it. Bingo. I found that there is no HDD activity LED. I had one laying around and made one. I wish the case had metal front grill holders as plastic has a tendency to break over time. I think that Corsair should supply more then two SSD holders but luckily, the two HDD sliding cages also support SSD as well, assuming you have the screws. All in all, it is close to perfection. I don't regret buying it.
Usable tablet at very good price.
Pros: Pretty cheap (on special below $100 CDN). Surprisingly good screen (1280x800 IPS) for a tablet of that price, 8 inches, bright and readable. Screen protector included. Lightweight. Micro-SD and HDMI output. Few bloatware with full compatibility with Android 5. Decent performance and HD films play perfectly. Web browsing is very correct. Didn't try games, as I don't care.
Cons: Very basic case, cheap plastic and poor assembly. Puny unique speaker which need to be left at maximum all the time. Terrible cameras (as expected). Battery life is quite short (have to test it more). Fingerprints magnet.
Overall Review: This not a high end tablet by any means but for that price you do get a decent, usable tablet for everyday usage (if everything works). Quality control is weak as mine had the left side bulging. I could see the inside of the tablet. Pushing it in mostly fix it. Durability is unknown and suspicious. Will be a nightmare if you have to return it to the US. Very long delivery time (close to a month). While the tablet was sent quickly by the company, they use USPS to Canada. The tracking number become useless. Probably the problem is with Canadian customs. IRulu need storage facilities in Canada to be competitive in this world's 48 hours shipping time.
Works as specified.
Overall Review: The enclosure works as described. It's very cheap. I don't know why Orico make so many models of these enclosures. It is difficult to see the differences. The drive is fast but it is not a 10Gb/s bits version. The top plastic cover is very thin. It is however very usable and even better if you can get it on special. P.S good delivery time from China. Not an issue.
Fast mechanical hard drive
Pros: - very fast for a mechanical drive (~200MB/sec) - reliable
Cons: - probably the last straw for that technology - the price/storage capacity value of those are decreasing constantly
Overall Review: I know that SSD are generally faster then those HD but I like their sustained speed while writing very large files where most SSD struggle. Great for large backups. The drives are probably the best that mechanical can ever be, reaching close to 200MB/sec R/W.
Good basic Nvme
Pros: - cheap, cheap - good for portable drive or older motherboard (pcie 2-3) - much faster then hard-drive - five years warranty
Cons: - the rated speed are pretty low for an nvme - not very competitive anymore - no dram cache - PCI-E 3 only - very minimal packaging
Overall Review: Decent nvme for a relatively low price. Segment is very competitive now and a little more money get you a way better drive. Speeds are still better than an hard drive. Unusual very basic and unattractive packaging. Recommended for older systems. Five years warranty is quite good. Fast shipping, Tx
Fine USB 3 gen 2 enclosure
Pros: - very easy to install - come with useful pouch - does achieve close to 1000MB/sec with USB 3 Gen 2 - very light - very good price on special
Cons: - nothing really
Overall Review: I got it with a promotional price. Work as advertised. Does 900+ MB/sec with USB 3 Gen 2. Half in Gen1. Light weight. Metal construction with plastic protector. RTL 9210 chipset.