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William T.

William T.

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Most Favorable Review

Make sure you understand XMP memory

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL

Pros: Works well at 1866.

Cons: Memory description should make it clear to buyers that 1866 MHz is only achievable with motherboards that explicitly support XMP. This is true for all 1866 and above memories - not just G.SKILLs - but since it's a surprise to many buyers, this should be explicitly stated.

Overall Review: Make sure you understand XMP memory and make sure your BIOS supports it. By default your BIOS will likely set the memory at 1333MHz speed until you enable the Intel XMP settings in your BIOS, which many Intel *and* AMD motherboards support. Once enabled, you should be able to select 1 of the 2 profile configurations provided - these are read by the BIOS from the RAM itself - and reboot with 1866MHz. That *should* be all that is necessary, but it could get more involved. My motherboard, an MSI-970A-G43, advertises XMP support but it failed. After selecting either one of the 2 profiles, the machine failed to boot and I had to reset the BIOS via a jumper on the motherboard. That's obviously not what you're hoping for. I wasn't sure if it was my MB or the memory at fault, but I now believe it's my MB. My MB has an advanced function that let me see the XMP data and based on the timing shown in the data I was able to set all the timings manually. This wasn't obvious at all but after getting the settings in place, I rebooted and the memory works perfectly at 1866MHz. This tells me it's my MB bios that has a problem, not the memory itself. It would be nice if the memory packaging had a printed record of the XMP timings for those of us that *have* to set the timings manually. If my MB didn't have a way to see the XMP data, I would have been out of luck.

Most Critical Review

Defective product and poor support

TRENDnet TEG-S8g Switch 8-Port Gigabit GREENnet 10/100/1000Mbps 8 x RJ45 8K MAC Address Table 128KB Buffer Memory
TRENDnet TEG-S8g Switch 8-Port Gigabit GREENnet 10/100/1000Mbps 8 x RJ45 8K MAC Address Table 128KB Buffer Memory

Pros: None

Cons: Works for an hour or two and then stops. I've returned this product twice, now about to be 3 times. The first time they replaced a failed TEG-S8 with the TEG-S8g. The second time they returned the same defective item to me, which I didn't realize until just now until I compared the serial number while filling out another RMA. Customer service was very pleasant and helpful each time but what good is that if they just waste your time and return the same defective item back to you?!? While I have a TEG-S5g that has worked very well for me this TEG-S8g is the third TrendNet product that failed on me. I won't waste my time again.

11/12/2012

Work great!

Sunforce 46' Solar 20 LED Bulbs Hanging Indoor Outdoor String Light Shatterproof/Weather-Resistance 80040
Sunforce 46' Solar 20 LED Bulbs Hanging Indoor Outdoor String Light Shatterproof/Weather-Resistance 80040

Pros: Easy to install and heavy gauge wiring seems designed to weather the elements well. Produce quite a bit of light but not too much - they provide a nice ambiance. The 18650 rechargable batteries included within the solar panel are easy to replace, if needed, so in the future when the rechargables finally give out you won't have to replace the whole lights strand or disassemble anything. Bulbs are plastic so quite durable. While another reviewer mentioned there's no on/off switch - which is pretty common for solar stand lights - that's inaccurate: it's on the back of solar panel so if that's mounted somewhere easily accessible you can actually turn them off if desired.

Overall Review: All in all I'd definitely recommend them. Already had both a neighbor and family member ask where I got them since they look nice and being solar, don't require any wiring.

Works great for finding disturbing pet stains

OxyLED 12 LED UV Light Pet UV Urine & Stain Detector, Blacklight/Flashlight, Find Stains on Clothes, Carpet or Rugs
OxyLED 12 LED UV Light Pet UV Urine & Stain Detector, Blacklight/Flashlight, Find Stains on Clothes, Carpet or Rugs

Pros: Works well and as advertised. Finds old stains, even years old.

Cons: Wish it was a bit brighter but it gets the job done.

Overall Review: I got this to find pet stains from my cat, which had a bladder infection at one time. I really thought the stains were already cleaned up and was just buying this for future problems. Almost sorry I did because it was so disturbing. It told me what I needed to know and I've cleaned my carpets, but boy - I wasn't quite prepared for what I saw.

Great picture but software lacking

Amcrest WiFi Camera Indoor Pan/Tilt Surveillance Wireless IP Camera, Home Video Security System with IR Night Vision, Two-Way Talk, Motion Detection for Nanny Cam, Pet and Baby Monitor IPM-721B Black
Amcrest WiFi Camera Indoor Pan/Tilt Surveillance Wireless IP Camera, Home Video Security System with IR Night Vision, Two-Way Talk, Motion Detection for Nanny Cam, Pet and Baby Monitor IPM-721B Black

Pros: * Picture quality is very good * Works well in low/no light situations * Lots of recording options

Cons: * Software very technically oriented * Incomplete features * Little feedback when something isn't setup correctly.

Overall Review: I like the fact that it can record to SD card, FTP or NAS, plus it can send email alerts too. I've only used the NAS and email options and both are problematic. NAS only works with NFS shares, not Windows/SAMBA shares. While that works for me that really limits it's usefulness for many people. Additionally I found changing the NFS share required rebooting the camera before it took effect, though it never suggested that was necessary and led to many hours of frustration. With email notifications, it also took a while to get them working simply because I needed to click a + button after addiing the recipient. Without doing so, clicking the Email Test button would just say "Email test failed" without telling me why. I've also had issues with trying to modify the schedule for detecting motion. The screen lets me define the hours but when I try to save the configuration is reports "Save failed" with no indication as to why it failed. I suspect like the NAS and email settings I'll eventually figure it out but even if so, the software shouldn't be so difficult and unhelpful to configure

Works great

Lenovo Desktop PC - Ideacentre Stick 300 32GB 1.33GHz 2GB RAM - Windows 10 Home
Lenovo Desktop PC - Ideacentre Stick 300 32GB 1.33GHz 2GB RAM - Windows 10 Home

Pros: Performs better than I expected. Using it to run Kodi, serving as a client to my Windows 7 PC running WMC. Windows 10 works surprisingly well with only 2 GB RAM.

Cons: Wireless performance isn't great. Sufficient for web surfing and what-not, but I found it didn't work well enough for HD video, like because by design the device is located directly behind a TV. I wish it included a port for an external attenna but I knew it didn't going in. I have attached a separate wireless adapter with external attenna that works better.

Overall Review: Others have complained about not being able to update Windows 10, or at least it being very technically involved. I was concerned about that and did an image backup beforehand but didn't have any issues with the update and the backup was unnecessary. Very happy with the purchase

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Fraudulent seller - buyer beware!!

Seller sent lower performance item, not matching advertised model #, specifications or pictured item. I've contacted them multiple times explaining they didn't send the item I ordered and asking them to send the correct item or refund my purchase if they cannot. Also offered to return the incorrect item they sent me if they provided a shipping label. Seller refuses to acknowledge the error.

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Great Customer Service

I purchased a necklace from TPO only to see it go on sale the day after I received it for about 45% less than I paid. I called NewEgg and after some difficultly they said I had to call the merchant directly, and I had low expectations. However, I was pleasantly surprised that TPO refunded the difference without hassle or difficultly. I'd definitely order from them again.

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