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Michael L.

Michael L.

Joined on 08/22/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Linux motherboard cpu combo on the cheap.

ASRock J3455M Intel Quad-Core Celeron Processor J3455 (up to 2.3 GHz) Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU Combo
ASRock J3455M Intel Quad-Core Celeron Processor J3455 (up to 2.3 GHz) Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU Combo

Pros: 1. Compact and low power draw, less than 10 watts measured by me. 2. Uses full sized standard DDR3 DIMM's, not notebook SO-DIMM's. Easier and usually cheaper to obtain (but do get the full speed 1866 variety if possible, and don't forget to set that speed in BIOS, the graphics performance will be much improved). 3. Good backward capability, works great for offices. 4. Linux loves this 'board, especially when tweaked for it (see below). 5. Cheap, cheap, cheap. The lowest price I've seen for a quad core cpu/motherboard combo with this much usefulness.

Cons: For the price, none.

Overall Review: To complain about a cpu/motherboard combo set that costs this much and has no issues is seriously pathetic. I've found several uses for this from a decent media center box with video's playing back up to 1080P videos effortlessly, to a low cost, more than powerful enough Linux Mint/Ubuntu computer once you do the following: The Intel GPU drivers that Mint/Ubuntu has installed by default are actually quite old(i915 based) and should be removed immediately, especially if you use Chrome as your browser. If you don't do this you will have screen tearing and flickering issues because of the older drivers incompatibility with the latest GPU chipsets that Intel uses. The modesetting drivers that are already incorporated into Mint/Ubuntu already are far superior and work seamlessly, nothing more needs to be done to get it to work. To remove the old driver, simply type this into your terminal and then restart your computer and it will then automatically use the better, faster considerably more up to date modesetting: sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-intel Thats it, all done. Mint or Ubuntu will now work seamlessly with any browser you choose, but especially well with Chrome. This is a great bargain for the money, try it out if all you really do all day is surf the web or watch videos, you wont be disappointed.

10/23/2017
Most Critical Review

Looks can indeed be decieving.....

Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid-Tower with Front DarkMirror Panel, 3 Customize Color Trims, Tempered Glass Side Panel, Three 120mm ARGB Lighting Fans
Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid-Tower with Front DarkMirror Panel, 3 Customize Color Trims, Tempered Glass Side Panel, Three 120mm ARGB Lighting Fans

Pros: 1. Plenty of room to work with, very well laid out with well placed angled holes for easy cable management. 2. Basement for hiding the power supply and excess wires. 3. Decently sturdy when buttoned up. 4.Looks great, RGB fans light up well when connected to a compatible motherboard. I used the MSI B350M Gaming Pro with Mystic Light support.

Cons: 1. As mentioned many, many times and I like a fool didn't heed, it runs very hot. Very poor air intake design from the front, simply poorly designed. Liquid cooling is a must if using this case. 2. The RGB fans are of dubious quality, after just a few days they are already making odd noises and will need to be replaced very, very soon. Same for the cheap rear fan. Could have saved a bit of cash and just gotten the cheaper equivalent of this case with no fans and did it up myself...again, my bad for not doing my homework here and reading up on how poor the fans were.

Overall Review: I honestly jumped on this case when it was on sale for $60.00, $50.00 with rebate...I should have looked into it more. The few reviews I did read clearly stated the flaws of this case and I chose to ignore them...as a reviewer myself, that was a stupid thing to do. Now I need to buy more RGB fans and do a liquid cooling setup to battle the heat on what was supposed to be a low cost Ryzen R3/1050Ti build. It really doesn't matter how easy it is to work with, this case is no bargain at any price. Look elsewhere for better quality.

12/31/2017

Works better than expected for the money.

ASUS RT-AX56U AX1800 WiFi 6 Dual-Band WiFi Router, Lifetime Internet Security with AiProtection, Whole-home WiFi with AiMesh, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, VPN Setting
ASUS RT-AX56U AX1800 WiFi 6 Dual-Band WiFi Router, Lifetime Internet Security with AiProtection, Whole-home WiFi with AiMesh, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, VPN Setting

Pros: -FAST speeds, far superior to my fairly new Nighthawk tri band. -Handles my households rather large load of 6 cell phones, 5 smart TV's, an extensive smart home setup and much more with ease and no slowdowns noted. -Super simple to set up out of the box. -Great software. -Small size makes for better placement options than my HUGE Nighthawk did.

Cons: -None so far.

Overall Review: On sale this is a no brainer. No noticeable flaws to be found and it's performance is top notch. Highly recommended!

Works perfectly

EVGA 110-BQ-0500-K1 500 BQ 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular 500W Power Supply
EVGA 110-BQ-0500-K1 500 BQ 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular 500W Power Supply

Pros: Semi Modular for a cleaner case. Enough power for a moderate gaming rig. Quality parts for the money paid (normally that is, not EVGA's fault, see CON.)

Cons: WAYYYY overpriced, as are all power supplies these days. Tariffs are terrible.

Overall Review: This is a good quality power supply that will hold up well over time. Ususally it's a lower priced option but everyone who sells one nowadays is forced to pay the tariff levied on Chinese imports, no exceptions....don't see how this is helping anyone in the US, it's just making us poorer..... Anyway, grab one if they are still in stock, they are great quality and will go the distance!

They are face masks. They work.

HengRunXin Protective Mask for Daily Use, 50 pcs per Box
HengRunXin Protective Mask for Daily Use, 50 pcs per Box

Pros: Not too thin. Elastic is comfy around the ears. Decent price from Newegg.

Cons: Could be thicker, but all of these are at about this "thickness", so it's par for the course here.

Overall Review: You need masks, these fit the bill and a stomachable price.

Almost perfect...

Oki Data C332dn LED Color Laser Printer + 4 Cartridge Rainbow Toner Bundle
Oki Data C332dn LED Color Laser Printer + 4 Cartridge Rainbow Toner Bundle

Pros: Great print quality both text and graphics. Relatively quiet operation. Plenty fast, with lightening fast start up from low power mode. Faster start up and better prints than my last 1 year old Brother color laser printer. Fantastic deal with the extra toner cartridges!

Cons: HUGE. I guess it's the price you pay for duplex use on a modern laser printer....but I wish it was at least 5" shorter. You NEED a printer cart for this, not desk friendly at all. No wifi built in, not acceptable when even $30.00 printers have this by default. Yes you can buy a module to add it in...but you shouldn't have to. HEAVY (over 50 pounds...!). See HUGE....

Overall Review: Well, I can't really ding this one too much. As a low cost laser printer, it checks almost all the boxes for usage. The lack of native wifi notwithstanding, it's a terrific color laser printer. I just hope future versions are at least smaller for folks with tight office space, these massive devices are getting too big for their own good. This is more like 4.5 eggs, add wifi out of the box and it's 5 eggs.

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Great seller, better case!

This company put out quality cases at unreal prices for what you pay. Don't hesitate, just buy from them and be happy!

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Good seller

Fast shipping, as described, will use again.

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They are terrible, they use the worst shipping option on the planet

If they cared in the least about their customers, they would never, ever use that wasteland called UPS Mail Innovations....anyone with a brain knows how awful this shipping service is and how looooooong it takes to get anything delivered that way. I actually PAID for this lack of service. Avoid them at all costs!

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