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Karl P.

Karl P.

Joined on 07/02/07

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Most Favorable Review

Neat little box for kodi and zoneminder

Lenovo Thinkcentre M83 Desktop - Intel i5 3.2GHz (4570) Quad Core CPU - 8GB RAM -128GB SSD - DVD - Gigabit Ethernet -  Windows 10 Pro 64-bit installed - KB/Mouse Included
Lenovo Thinkcentre M83 Desktop - Intel i5 3.2GHz (4570) Quad Core CPU - 8GB RAM -128GB SSD - DVD - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit installed - KB/Mouse Included

Pros: Beautiful case; tool-less, and all the front components are in a nice swing-out bracket. Everything was clean and in good condition. When they refurbished it they seem to have replaced the whole front bezel--it still had the protective film on it. 4 slots for DDR3; if you ever want more, you can get it up to 32.

Cons: HDMI would have been nice, but an adapter cable is pretty cheap, so not really a con.

Overall Review: bought this to replace a dinosaur core2 duo that just wasn't keeping up after I installed zoneminder kubuntu 18.04 installed without incident. kodi works fine, using remote MySQL and files on a NAS. No buffering, dropouts, etc. like with the old computer zoneminder works well, too. with one camera at high res it uses about 23% of the cpu according to top.

Most Critical Review

OK if it has all the pieces

Logitech Recertified 920-005878 Wireless Touch K400 White USB RF Wireless Slim Keyboard
Logitech Recertified 920-005878 Wireless Touch K400 White USB RF Wireless Slim Keyboard

Pros: These Logitech K400s are decent wireless keyboards. For an HTPC they are a functional interface.

Cons: Arrived without the receiver

Overall Review: The return shipping costs about the same as the missing receiver, and...maybe on the next try the order gets completed? Smarter to be sure and just buy a receiver from another supplier. All told paid around the same price a new one would have cost from newegg or the other supplier. So in the end I bought a refurb trying to save money; wound up paying the same as new. It seems the appropriate response from a vendor would be to complete the partial order. Of course the best response to a customer placing an order would be to ship it out complete the first time ;).

5 stars for honesty

SODIAL 1080P 1.8m Displayport DP to HDMI Male AV Adapter Cable for LCD HDTV PC Laptop
SODIAL 1080P 1.8m Displayport DP to HDMI Male AV Adapter Cable for LCD HDTV PC Laptop

Pros: They refunded the money

Cons: The product never arrived

Overall Review: Shipping problems; stuff happens. Vendor refunded the money quickly and without argument.

Commodity item does exactly what it's supposed to

Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) ECC Unbuffered DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Server Memory Model CT2KIT102472BD160B
Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) ECC Unbuffered DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Server Memory Model CT2KIT102472BD160B

Pros: Stuck 'em in my TS140s and the are recognized & they work just like you'd expect. Note the TS140s already came with 4G ECC stick in each; I left those in; all play nice together.

Cons: They didn't cost $5.00 each.

Counterfeit but newegg handled it well

PLANTRONICS M50 Bluetooth Headset
PLANTRONICS M50 Bluetooth Headset

Pros: None. See other...

Cons: Counterfeit, Non Functional Gear

Overall Review: Submitted rma; newegg wants me to pay shipping. Called them &explained I should not pay to return fake product. Newegg agrees; sends rtn label & refunds money. 5 eggs for cust svc! 0 eggs for vetting your suppliers!

Good product; warranty two weeks short

Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop External Hard Drive STBV4000100
Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop External Hard Drive STBV4000100

Pros: These are good cheap hard drives, and you get what you pay for. Eight of these have been running without a hiccup in a couple of NASs for around a year. I trust these well enough to buy another set of them as the data continues to expand.

Cons: All are missing a couple of weeks from their warranty: Seagate responds for each serial number "In WarrantyExpiration 22-Dec-2015" Label on the case pack with the same serial numbers inside as outside shows these were sold to "Ingram Micro" at 3802 Micro Drive Millington, TN, 38053 on 9/19/2014. ??? In any case, only knocking off 1 egg for the shorted warranty. In my experience, Seagate has awesome warranty support, but it'd be a little much to ask any vendor to honor an expired warranty.

Overall Review: S.M.A.R.T. monitoring and weekly checks--if anything shows up in the warranty period, send it back immediately. Suggest anybody using ANY hdd expect them to fail and take measures to mitigate. Of course raid, backups, etc. are always a good idea.

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Very clean "refurb" computer; fast delivery all as advertised

Computer arrived quickly and was almost indistinguishable from new. Obviously it was not in a dell box and had refurb QC stickers on it, plus non-dell kbd & mouse, but other than that, brand new. Clean inside and out; no cosmetic damage; no dust; beautiful Specs were as advertised, obviously. Runs kubuntu 18.04, kodi & zoneminder at about 25-30% total CPU load (zm is a cpu hog...)

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Product not as shown

The pen shown in the picture has pink top and bottom body halves with gray clip and detail only. The pens delivered have a complete gray top half. This is the second time I tried to get the correct product, but keep receiving the wrong one. I give up. This time I don't waste my time with you. Keep the money. It is useless to try to work with you. I will not purchase again.

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11/10/2017

counterfeit

The 1-egg review is for LessIsMall. Purchased Plantronics M50; received counterfeit item. Newegg is in the process of handling it. So far no additional cost (e.g. return shipping) to me, but of course an inconvenience for all involved. Successful handling of the situation should it occur reflects positively on newegg only as the third-party vendor "LessIsMall" has as yet demonstrated no corrective action.

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