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Frank O.

Frank O.

Joined on 05/24/07

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Most Favorable Review

Long thick modular PSU cables are a turn off but not a deal breaker

CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply
CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply

Pros: small and compact easy installation affordable (got it for $50 w/ $20 rebate) decent warranty

Cons: long thick modular cables leaves excess cabling No braided sleeving Type 4 PCIE cables (uncommon for most PSU's) semi-modular

Overall Review: If you're looking for a PSU to complete your budget build this is it. However you may wanna use other modular cabling other than what the PSU comes with especially for cable management's sake. ---EDIT--- Had an issue where I was trying to troubleshoot a potential PSU problem by switching out this PSU with another one from different system of mine. I left the cables from this Corsair PSU connected to my peripherals in the same system while I only switched out the PSU. When I started my system, I was prompted by a BIOS error screen and it was only recognizing my mouse and keyboard. Come to find out, the proprietary cables from the Corsair PSU fried my peripherals which included a 512GB SSD, 3TB HDD, and 1TB HDD. When I pulled the peripherals out of the system, they had a burning smell coming from them. I should've never ditched buying an EVGA PSU this time around. Never again will I buy a CORSAIR PSU.

Most Critical Review

Disk is plagued with errors

OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 180GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD3-2VTX180G
OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 180GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD3-2VTX180G

Pros: Super fast, especially as a boot drive Slim Low temps

Cons: Not dependable like a hard disk drive Won't last long unorthodox form factor (when installing to my rig) Expensive at the time of purchase

Overall Review: I have successfully installed Mac OS and Windows operating systems before, back and forth during the time i used this SSD. As the two year mark came, Windows 8, my OS installed on it at the time became unresponsive to usual commands (i.e. program functionality, Windows updates, etc.). The SSD was part of a multiboot system alongside with Mac 10.8.3 (which was on a different hard disk: Velociraptor 1TB). During the boot process of the Mac, it would display error after error being detected from the Win 8 drive. At first I thought my Win 8 drive (SSD) had a virus. Every time I tried to make a backup copy of Win 8 from the SSD it would fail, no matter if I used Window's native Backup and Restore or if I used disk cloning software such as Shadow Copy Cloner. After many weeks of trying to revive the drive, I had no choice but to salvage whatever files I was able to copy from the SSD and take a loss on my Win 8 OS. I like OCZ for their memory (best in the business) but their SSDs s*ck. I'm sad I ever gave thought to owning an SSD from this brand.

Works as advertised

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Gig+) Desktop Kit Up to 2.4Gbps Wireless Data Rates
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Gig+) Desktop Kit Up to 2.4Gbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: - Easy installation - Device contains both WiFi 6 and Bluetooth connection capabilities - Windows (10) will automatically install the missing drivers with compatible ones that are up-to-date - It frees up add'l USB port(s) for someone using a USB Wireless dongle - Speeds are close to a direct ethernet connection

Cons: - No screw included - The wireless antenna cable #2 would constantly unfasten itself during installation. Resorted to using a hot glue gun to keep it in place; YMMV - No installation drivers in the box

Overall Review: - It does both Bluetooth and WiFi which is a plus - Just a minor personal gripe, but I wish the antenna paddles were a little shorter - The item is recommendable at the price I paid for it

11/24/2020

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Asus Zenfone 2 Unlocked Smart Phone, 5.5" Red, 64GB Storage 4GB RAM, US Warranty
Asus Zenfone 2 Unlocked Smart Phone, 5.5" Red, 64GB Storage 4GB RAM, US Warranty

Pros: The specs come as close to a mini tablet pc. Price is affordable EXCELLENT

Cons: I haven't bought it yet

Overall Review: I'm gonna buy it on sale