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David L.

David L.

Joined on 02/07/13

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Most Favorable Review

Good enough for the price

XIGMATEK eXTREME SILENT Series XSF-F1252 120mm Case Fan with FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing), 4 in 1 package CFS-SXGJR-KU3
XIGMATEK eXTREME SILENT Series XSF-F1252 120mm Case Fan with FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing), 4 in 1 package CFS-SXGJR-KU3

Pros: Reasonably quiet, cheap

Cons: Could have better airflow

Overall Review: Once installed in the case, these fans are only audible at their highest speed. They move enough air to be felt, but not much more than that - I doubt it is 45CFM, but it's enough for what I needed.

Most Critical Review

Decent performance

BR-6208AC AC750 Dualband Router, 3 High Gain Antennas for Better Range, iQ-Setup Easy to Install, Supports Access Point / Range Extender / Wi-Fi Bridge / WISP mode
BR-6208AC AC750 Dualband Router, 3 High Gain Antennas for Better Range, iQ-Setup Easy to Install, Supports Access Point / Range Extender / Wi-Fi Bridge / WISP mode

Pros: - Inexpensive - Nice features - Good 2.4GHz range

Cons: - Quick Install Guide is missing CRITICAL information (router default IP address) - Weak 5GHz range - Antennae are not removeable

Overall Review: From the Edimax website router FAQ: Q: How to login to the router and configure the router? A: The default IP address for Edimax router is 192.168.2.1 *THIS INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE PRINTED IN THE QUICK INSTALL GUIDE!* Once configuration changes have been made to the router, saved, and the router rebooted, the router configuration can be accessed at the following address: edimax.setup/index.asp The default setup wizard can be found here: edimax.setup/aIndex.asp Since Newegg.com Product Review Guidelines indicate that Newegg can't stand criticism, even if it is meant as constructive criticism, I won't say anything about how long it took Newegg to get this item out the door. ...SMH...

10/10/2015

Disappointing

Mushkin Enhanced atom 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Model MKNUFDAM32GB
Mushkin Enhanced atom 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Model MKNUFDAM32GB

Pros: Small, inexpensive, reasonable capacity.

Cons: Poor quality

Overall Review: I had this Mushkin atom 32GB flash drive for less than a month, and after the first couple of uses, it would not work when connected to a USB 3.0 port. After a thorough inspection, I found that the USB 3.0 SSTX+ pin inside the USB drive had broken at the tip, making the USB 3.0 connection fail. The device would still work in a USB 2.0 port (at USB 2.0 speeds), but it had not been abused, dropped, carried around in a pocket, or anything else that might have caused the failure. I suspect it was just poorly made. I'm very disappointed in the product, and would not recommend it to others. I won't bother with returning it, since it was $11.99. It's just not worth my time and postage to get another one that will most likely have the same flaws.

Lots of features in a small package

GIGABYTE GA-Z77N-WIFI LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77N-WIFI LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Offers almost all of the features of a full ATX board, on-board Wireless-n and Bluetooth 4.0, Dual Gigabit LAN

Cons: None.

Overall Review: A standard VGA D-sub connector would be nice. More SATA connectors would be good, but not really required for a mini-ITX board.

Nice Monitor w/Speakers

ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 w/Speakers & HDMI
ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 w/Speakers & HDMI

Pros: Integrated speakers, D-sub, HDMI, DVI inputs

Cons: None

Overall Review: The speakers could be louder, but they are good enough that I wouldn't count it as a con.

Another buggy Intel CPU

Intel Core i5-3570K - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I53570K
Intel Core i5-3570K - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I53570K

Pros: Fast, stable, low power consumption, runs cool

Cons: 1. The fan/heatsink is very poor quality. The fan supports are horribly (and unnecessarily) weak and delicate, the fan power leads are potentially in danger of damage from the fan or can easily get caught in the fan and stop it from rotating, the heatsink retaining clips are extremely fragile 2. The REAL problem with this CPU is the HD4000 integrated graphics HDMI output has a CRITICAL design flaw. If the HDMI output from the iGFX is used, sooner or later it will become unusable.

Overall Review: I built a new Windows 7 system with this CPU, and after using it without any trouble for about 6 weeks, I turned the PC on, got the normal POST and "Starting Windows" displays, then nothing but a black screen. Windows booted normally, but the display was OFF. I could log in remotely from another networked PC, but the ONLY way to get the HDMI output working was to DISABLE and then ENABLE the display adapter with devcon or from the device manager. Intel KNOWS that large numbers of users are reporting this problem, and has offered little useful information to resolve the issue for nearly a year now - driver updates have not made any difference to most of the people faced with this issue. If you buy one of these CPUs, you should not be surprised if you are not able to get a video signal from the HDMI output and make plans accordingly. I purchased this CPU for a SFF build expecting to use the integrated graphics to an HDMI monitor to help keep the power usage and heat to a minimum - luckily for me, I was able to use DVI instead. This is speculation, but I propose that since Intel has not been able to provide a solution to this problem, it seems reasonable to assume that they have a problem that can't be solved with a driver update, and that the actual problem is in the hardware itself. Intel has released many flawed CPUs over the last 3 decades, and they usually are VERY slow to admit to any failure on their part, so we'll have to wait and see how this plays out, and whether it will result in a recall. In the mean time, PLEASE *DO NOT BUY THIS CPU* if you plan to use it exclusively with an HDMI cable. I don't know if the same issues plague OSes other than Windows, but I KNOW that this issue has been reported with ALL editions and architectures of Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information, Google "hd4000 hdmi no display" or go to communities.intel.com