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Eric A.

Eric A.

Joined on 10/12/11

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Solid Product

VisionTek Candyboard Keyboard with Touchpad 900508 Black USB RF Wireless Mini Keyboard
VisionTek Candyboard Keyboard with Touchpad 900508 Black USB RF Wireless Mini Keyboard

Pros: This is a great device for controlling my htpc or my laptop. It provides potential for the ultimate level of convenient laziness! I can sit and browse the internet or control anything I need on the big screen my media pc is connected to, or I can take it to my room, plug it into my laptop, and control the laptop from a distance and not have the laptop bouncing around my bed when I move. The keyboard is nice and responsive (with a pleasant tactile "click" for each key press), and the touchpad functions perfectly. I also noticed very little latency when using either the touchpad or the keyboard. Even more interesting; it works on consoles! Plugged it into all 4 current gen consoles and it worked smoothly. I haven't tried it on my roommate's wii or my GF's wii-u, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it works with them too in some manner as well.

Cons: The only thing I don't like is how deep inside the touch pad is from the surface. I was surprised that it wasn't on the same level, but that's just a personal silly issue, and nothing to detriment the actual functionality of the device.

Overall Review: The battery on this product varies in life, and seems to use more life doing the same things one day, then having a shorter or longer life the next time I do those things, assuming it was fully charged both times. It's not a massive fluctuation, but enough so that I noticed it. GREAT product for the price point though. Considering getting another one for my parents' media center later this year.

Most Critical Review

Was a pain to get going, but is fantastic once it's out the gate.

GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: -Lots of ports and expansion. -All the features I need.

Cons: -Wouldn't let me install Windows on my m.2 until I updated BIOS. -Won't run my memory at proper speeds, downclocked it, even with XMP off. -BIOS is easy to navigate, but doesn't always save my changed settings the first time.

Heavy Duty Soldering Solder Iron Tip Cleaner Steel Wire With Stand Set New
Heavy Duty Soldering Solder Iron Tip Cleaner Steel Wire With Stand Set New

Pros: Product was as described, not much else to say.

Cons: Packaging was pretty beat up on arrival. Not sure if due to shipping or that was just its condition prior to... Also had a chip of damage on the back of the container for the copper wire wad, but it's obviously just cosmetic so whatever. It's even on the back so nobody will ever see it anyway.

Overall Review: For $6, it does what it needs to. Can't imagine paying much more than that for this type of product one way or another. Thumbs up.

Never received my code

UBISOFT Gift - Assassin's Creed Syndicate Game Code
UBISOFT Gift - Assassin's Creed Syndicate Game Code

Pros: -Probably a decent game, but I wouldn't know.

Cons: - Wouldn't know, I don't have the game yet.

Overall Review: I never received my code. After some initial confusion about whether I was supposed to pay for this product when it was added to my invoice for an SSD purchase back in LATE 2015, it occurred to me after all this time that I never actually got the code for it. The code's final digits are listed in my purchase history on Newegg, but the email never came in to deliver the full game code. I am likely going to email Newegg support about this, but I doubt there is much that can be done after over 2 years passing by.

Awesome, when it works.

D-Link 8-Port EasySmart Gigabit Ethernet Switch - Lifetime Warranty (DGS-1100-08)
D-Link 8-Port EasySmart Gigabit Ethernet Switch - Lifetime Warranty (DGS-1100-08)

Pros: -Fast -Can be used fairly quickly right out of the box -Plenty of ports -GUI is decent, but could use work. Makes sense to experienced users so it's of little consequence for most that would buy this.

Cons: -Settings all get wiped about once a week. -Refuses to play nice with any machine I have that is newer than 2011. For whatever reason, when I connect my ps4, desktop, or laptop, they can't access internet on my network. However, When I connect any other console or computer, they DO have internet access.

Overall Review: I wish I could give this device 5 eggs, but considering that it plays favorites with my devices and I had to give up on keeping my custom settings, I planned to knock off one egg. I was excited to get this device to network my whole apartment together, but was severely disappointed when I found I couldn't use it with half my personal devices. My roommate and friends had no trouble with my switch, however, so their light teasing knocks off the second egg.

not perfect, but as good as they get right now.

AVerMedia C985 Live Gamer HD - Capture & Share Your PC Game Footages
AVerMedia C985 Live Gamer HD - Capture & Share Your PC Game Footages

Pros: Captures in great quality, encodes really nicely, and has great audio capture too.

Cons: only captures at 30fps in 1080p. description lies a bit when it says 60fps capture. it only allows PASSTHROUGH of 60fps, but captures half that framerate unless you set to capture a lower resolution. some games don't take a hit from it, but most show an obvious difference when viewing footage.

Overall Review: haven't tried the latest firmware yet, but seeing that it bricks peoples' cards is worrisome...

11/25/2014