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Austin S.

Austin S.

Joined on 05/06/08

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Most Favorable Review

Perfect for thin cases

Coboc Model SC-SATA3-18-LL-BK-90 18" 90 Degree to 180 Degree SATA III 6Gb/s Data Cable w/Latch,Black
Coboc Model SC-SATA3-18-LL-BK-90 18" 90 Degree to 180 Degree SATA III 6Gb/s Data Cable w/Latch,Black

Pros: Decent length at 18", right angle which helps in my situation where space is a premium.

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: When connecting to a hard drive, the cable points down for the 90 degree end in case anyone was wondering. Cheap and recommend!

10/16/2014
Most Critical Review

Good value, DOA unfortunately

LevelOne GSW-0807 Gigabit Switch
LevelOne GSW-0807 Gigabit Switch

Pros: -Cheap -Low power usage -Small amount of heat -Small footprint

Cons: Unfortunately, I got a DOA device which I'm currently RMA'ing through Newegg now. I can't rate this otherwise for quality due to this but the device never worked from the get-go. Plugged it in to multiple routers/switches/computers, multiple cables and multiple outlets without any luck on getting the interfaces to connect. I don't believe a 1 star is fair due to being a DOA so 2 will be the judgement here.

Overall Review: Probably would buy again as others have had good luck with this including a friend of mine. Hoping the next one is solid!

Lots of hard drives

Silverstone PP07-BTSR Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x 4pin to 4 x SATA Connectors
Silverstone PP07-BTSR Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x 4pin to 4 x SATA Connectors

Pros: Perfect for daisy chaining multiple hard drives or SATA drives together. Used two of these for 6 drives in a case for a fileserver.

Cons: Only issue I ran into was that the cable isn't all that flexible. This wouldn't be a problem, but you cannot connect hard drives in bays right next to each other in a case with one of these cables.

Overall Review: I ended up using two cables and going every other hard drive to actually plug them all in. Not a huge deal but enough to knock a star off.

10/16/2014

Lots of hard drives

Silverstone PP07-BTSB Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x 4pin to 4 x SATA Connectors
Silverstone PP07-BTSB Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x 4pin to 4 x SATA Connectors

Pros: Perfect for daisy chaining multiple hard drives or SATA drives together. Used two of these for 6 drives in a case for a fileserver.

Cons: Only issue I ran into was that the cable isn't all that flexible. This wouldn't be a problem, but you cannot connect hard drives in bays right next to each other in a case with one of these cables.

Overall Review: I ended up using two cables and going every other hard drive to actually plug them all in. Not a huge deal but enough to knock a star off.

10/16/2014

Backbone for home network

ZyXEL 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch - Fanless Design with 2 SFP Ports [GS1100-24]
ZyXEL 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch - Fanless Design with 2 SFP Ports [GS1100-24]

Pros: Fast and stable. Also came with mounting hardware for a rack. Another thing not mentioned were the additional 2 SFP ports on the switch.

Cons: None I've found so far

Overall Review: Running this with a number of servers (fileservers and ESXi whiteboxes) and this holds up with multiple computers using as much bandwidth as possible. Definitely recommend.

Simple

Nyko Power Kit Plus for Xbox One
Nyko Power Kit Plus for Xbox One

Pros: Cord for charger for charging is decent length. Charge packs hold up for a while of gaming (one ten hour session included).

Cons: Only one cable is included with the 2 power packs, so keep that in mind when buying this.

Overall Review: Wish I knew it was only one cable before buying, but still a good deal for two batteries for everything. Still recommend.