Joined on 01/07/04
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Pros: Powerline 500 is a really good device for allowing for extending a wired network without the need to run wires. For that purpose installation can not be any easier unless someone else did it for you. Has a 3 year warranty. Does what it says it will do.
Cons: TRENDnet recommends changing the default user name and password (as they should) Problem is I think the average user is going to have some difficulty doing this. Instructions are as follows. 1. Plug the wireless access point into an available wall power outlet within reach of your computer’s network cable. 2. Connect a network cable from your wireless access point network port into your computer’s network port. 3. Assign a static IP address to your computer’s network adapter in the subnet of 192.168.10.x (ex. 192.168.10.25) and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. (Please refer to the Appendix on page 55 on how to assign static IP address to your computer) Windows® 7/8/8.1 a. Go into the Control Panel, click Network and Sharing Center. b. Click Change Adapter Settings, right-click the Local Area Connection icon. c. Then click Properties and click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). d. Then click Use the following IP address, (for device default which is 192.168.10.100 you need to assign 192.168.10.XXX . XXX equals anything except 100) and assign your network. adapter a static IP address. Click OK Now I have to do this all the time but most people do not. Then after you do all that when you are done you will need to put your adapter settings back to the way they were. I do this regularly for my job. For this I remove 1 egg.
Overall Review: I see people saying that after every setting change you have to save exit and wait for devise to reboot. This is not true. You can change a setting click save and then click continue then go on to your next setting. Change all settings you want one at a time click save, continue etc when you are done changing all that you are going to change click save and then click save again. device will reboot and all you new settings will be there. I tested this over and over worked every time. Poor grounding of you homes wiring may cause issues.
Inexpensive tablet
Pros: SD slot to expand the 8GB of storage. Up to an additional 32GB. Android 4.4. Quad core processor. Price.
Cons: If you are not looking straight at the display it becomes difficult to see what is being displayed. Poor viewing angle. Screen is not very responsive. Picture quality not that good. If you do not turn this tablet off the battery will drain in less than 24 hours. Only 512MB of ram.
Overall Review: I suppose for the price this is pretty nice. To me I would think maybe this would be nice for a young child. Might not seem fair to compare this to more expensive tablets, but what else can you compare this to?
Better than expected
Pros: Easy to connect. Sound is better than expected (I have bad hearing) While connected to my PC I can go around the whole house and not lose connection. Others have said they break easy not for me so far.
Cons: I have a large head and a bit more extension would be nice. Headphones start to hurt the top of my head after a couple of hours.
Overall Review: Only 4 eggs because they hurt the top of my head. Well worth what I paid for them as a shellshocker.
Awesome PSU
Pros: Braided cables Quiet operation Fully modular Reliable 10-year warranty. Clean power I really like the look and feel of the braided cable. Voltage reading are rite on 3.3v at 3.305v, 5.0v at 5.01v, 12.0v at 12.06v. Per my readings with a digital multi meter. All awesome and well with in specs.
Cons: None
Overall Review: Corsair RMi Series power supplies use what is called type 4 cables. Type 4 cables include small, solid capacitors on the +12V, +5V and +3.3V leads on the 24-pin, PCIe and EPS12V cables. This in conjunction with a high-quality PSU makes for very little ripple when under heavy loads. The 24-pin of the Type 4 cable set also has a unique feature. There is a total of 28-pins where the cable plugs into the PSU's modular interface, instead of the usual 24-pins. The extra four pins are "sense wires". +3.3V sense is part of the ATX standard and is found on most PSUs, it is not often implemented. RMi not only utilizes the +3.3V sense on the ATX connector, but also utilizes an additional +12V sense and +5V sense. These sense wires read the voltages at the load (the end of the cable) and can increase voltage automatically if voltages drop. Put simply this is an awesome PSU and is a must have. I recommend this power supply to anyone that cares about good power.
Easy choice
Pros: Functions as a wireless router, and a cable modem. Extremely simple setup. USB port for sharing hard drives. WIFI range is good. Certified to Work with Cable Internet Providers like Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Cablevision, and More (Not Compatible with Cable Bundled Voice Services) Self-activation for XFINITY.
Cons: Only supports up to 300Mbps throughput and is single-band only.
Overall Review: Why pay the cable company to use their modem? If don't have all kinds of wireless and or wired devices, don't live in a huge home. This Netgear C3000 N300 WiFi Docsis 3.0 Cable Modem Router 2 In 1 is what you need.
Convenient
Pros: Easy set up. Portable. Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, and USB connectivity. Rechargeable battery. 50-sheet input tray. Output quality better than many desktop inkjets. High claimed page yields for print cartridges. Prints from USB thumb drives. Fast photo printing. I timed the OfficeJet 200 at 9.5 pages per minute (ppm) in printing the text-only (Word) portion of our new business applications suite, a speed that's very close to its 10ppm rating for printing in black. Its first-page-out time averaged 11 seconds. The printer slowed only slightly, to 8.9ppm, when I switched from AC to battery power and printed out the same document. The OfficeJet 200 did well in printing thin lines, gradients, and zones of similar tone in graphics. Colors were well saturated and background fills were largely smooth.
Cons: I really do not have any cons.
Overall Review: I would recommend this printer to anyone that needs a printer on the go. Like your vehicle is your office. Keep in mind that inkjet printers give you better yield if you print a lot at once instead of one here one there. Simply the nature of how inkjet printers work. If need copy and scan features perhaps the OfficeJet 250 is what you should get.
Works great
I have these mounted on my garage, they light up the driveway very good. They work great even in the short days of sun light for charging in the Michigan winter.