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David H.

David H.

Joined on 01/09/07

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Most Favorable Review

Great wall mount for the money

Rosewill RHTB-11002 - 26" - 46" LCD LED TV Lockable Tilt Wall Mount - Max. Load 100 lbs. Television, VESA Up to 400x400mm, Black, compatible with Samsung, Vizio, Sony, Panasonic, LG and Toshiba TV
Rosewill RHTB-11002 - 26" - 46" LCD LED TV Lockable Tilt Wall Mount - Max. Load 100 lbs. Television, VESA Up to 400x400mm, Black, compatible with Samsung, Vizio, Sony, Panasonic, LG and Toshiba TV

Pros: Solid mount, tons of extra mounting hardware

Cons: Kinda weak instructions...

Overall Review: This mount is VERY solid, looks stylish, has a spring mounted tilt feature, tons of mounting hardware including a magnetic bubble level. It was very easy to install despite the fact that the instructions were rather weak. All I had to do was to locate the two studs, drill the first pilot hole, put the bracket up using the one screw to hold it, level it with the included level and then drill the other 3 holes. In all, I used were the 4 lag screws and 4 smaller machine screws on the back of the TV. There were A LOT of screws and mounting options left over and I saved them for some unknown future project. I paid $29.99 and it came with a free 6ft. HDMI cable and free shipping. What a great deal, thanks NewEgg!

Most Critical Review

Big but colors washed out

AOC 52 Series e2752She Glossy Black 27" HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight Slim Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR 20,000,000:1
AOC 52 Series e2752She Glossy Black 27" HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight Slim Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR 20,000,000:1

Pros: Cost vs size and functionality are all good.

Cons: The color quality is washed out looking. I have tried many different settings to improve it but sadly the best I can make it is a washed out looking display. I goes from kinda washed out to really bad, that is the range no matter what I try. I have a 23" Acer monitor that this was replacing and it has beautiful color when compared. I was in the middle of a move when I bought it and didn't get a chance to hook it up until more than 30 days after I bought it. Never had a problem on newegg with a monitor before so I thought it would be safe.

Overall Review: Open up the monitor and test it out immediately after purchase. If you get a good one then this is a good deal. I will be giving this to charity as a tax write off, wouldn't feel good even selling it to anyone second hand. Also, the monitor was shipped in it's own thin little box with no other protection, the box was crunched a little and I wonder if that contributed to this being an under performer. Newegg usually packages stuff better.

10/20/2015

Excellent drive for older laptops

Intel 320 Series 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2BW160G3H (Recertified)
Intel 320 Series 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2BW160G3H (Recertified)

Pros: I bought this SSD in hopes of reviving my old Dell XPS 1330 laptop and boy was I surprised at how fast a 9 year old laptop could run. This 2007, 4gb RAM laptop now boots all the way into 64bit Windows 10 in under 15 seconds. Its very snappy with all the standard apps and web browsers. It's like getting a brand new laptop for $44.

Cons: There were noticeable blemishes and scratches on the external housing, but it is a refurbished unit and besides, its an internal drive so no need to take a star away for that.

Overall Review: This drive was thinner than the previous drive and I had a little problem with it lining up with the SATA and power receptacles inside the laptop case. I flipped everything over and that helped to line up the ports, problem solved. Also, I did a fresh install of Windows 10 64bit. Not sure of what the performance would be if you used an older image or operating system.

Don't buy - serious compatibility issues

TP-LINK TL-WN725N Nano Wireless N150 Adapter, 150Mbps, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA / WPA2, Plug & Play in Windows 10 (32 bit & 64 bit)
TP-LINK TL-WN725N Nano Wireless N150 Adapter, 150Mbps, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA / WPA2, Plug & Play in Windows 10 (32 bit & 64 bit)

Pros: Cost, size, fast shipping.

Cons: Where to begin... I bought one of these as a backup for an aging unit from a different manufacturer I've had for nearly 4 years now. I figured since this one is new and probably faster so I will make the old one my backup. The main device I need this to connect to is an AT&T Unity wireless mobile Broad band device broadcasting at wireless N speeds. After installing the driver and the connectivity utility it connected with great signal quality but no internet connectivity or sporadic internet but mostly no internet. I tried connecting it to my work "guest" wifi at wireless G speeds and it connected fine, no issues at all. My old device and several other devices connect to that AT&T Unity device just fine so I thought, maybe its a defective unit so I had it RMA'd. Waited a week or so for the replacement and it had the exact same issues. So I thought I would bring it home and use it on my home Cisco router based network to replace one of my aging devices at home. Again, the exact problem on 3 different computers trying to connect to my wireless N Cisco router network at home. I have several other devices that connect to both of these networks fine without any issues. I have been in government IT tech support since 1995, connecting wireless devices is not rocket science nor should it be. My conclusion after troubleshooting 2 different devices is that they have a manufacturing or driver based defect that prevents them from being compatible with multiple wireless routers broadcasting at wireless N speeds. I will be sending this one back out of principal not because I'm out the $10 I paid for it.

Overall Review: These units are incompatible and unreliable, do not buy.

10/19/2015

Better than I thought

ORICO 2595US3-BK 2.5" Tool Free USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure (Black)
ORICO 2595US3-BK 2.5" Tool Free USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure (Black)

Pros: This thing looks good, performs well and is super easy to slide 2.5" drives into. No external power needed.

Cons: I haven't run into any cons yet

Overall Review: I got this on sale for $16.99 and so far I have been very impressed. I have several 2.5" drives laying around and this was just what I needed to make use of them in my various systems around the house.

Bang for the buck...

Elite by Maxi-Matic EJX-9700 Platinum 2-Speed 32-oz Whole Fruit Juice Extractor
Elite by Maxi-Matic EJX-9700 Platinum 2-Speed 32-oz Whole Fruit Juice Extractor

Pros: Wide opening to drop in the fruit, decent sized juice collector, large pulp bin, very dry pulp in the collector so it seems it's doing a great job of straining the pulp and extracting the juice. Relatively easy clean up.

Cons: Aesthetically not the prettiest looking juicer out there, but not the ugliest either.

Overall Review: This thing works good and it was cheap. $39.99 with free shipping. READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. That's my best advice to anyone buying this juicer and the above reviews have you scared buy the extended warranty. I went ahead a got the 2 year warranty for $12.99. This juicer was steal with the price of the extended warranty included. I have used it at least 50 times now and it is still going strong. Buy it, you will like it.