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Mr. S.

Mr. S.

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent warranty, but slow speed holds it back.

Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSHD 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ST2000DX002
Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSHD 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ST2000DX002

Pros: 1. Came in a box with nice bubble wrap (static safe!) 2. 1.81 TB of space (this is good). 3. 5 year warranty! This means Seagate stands by their product! This is GREAT!

Cons: 1. Only one Con.. Speed is slooooow.

Overall Review: This drive is advertised as 5x faster than a 7200 RPM drive. Nope! Crystal Disk Mark stats below: Seq (Q32T1): 169 / 198 4k (Q32T1): 1.6 / 4.8 Seq: 197 / 202 4k: 0.89 / 4.8 So, this would be good for a storage drive only. But… I really can’t recommend this for anything else. With that said. This is one of the extremely few drives that have a standard warranty (5 years is standard for ALL electronics). Seagate MUST be commended for that!

Most Critical Review

Great for Casuals, however, it is not a security camera ...

Arlo Q - 1080p HD Wi-Fi Security Camera with 2 Way Audio with Free Arlo Basic 7-Day Cloud Storage Recording - VMC3040-100NAS
Arlo Q - 1080p HD Wi-Fi Security Camera with 2 Way Audio with Free Arlo Basic 7-Day Cloud Storage Recording - VMC3040-100NAS

Pros: Extremely easy to setup if you do not have an existing netgear account. Arlo only changed the name of “netgear” to “arlo”. Thus the need for a netgear account. The motion detector works great. The picture is very sharp. Night vision isn’t the best, but it’ll do in a pinch.

Cons: If you have a netgear account, you must reset the password in order to register the camera. This is not in any instruction manual. 10 second delay, but that’s to be expected, even on a gig network. I don’t think there’s a recent microphone in the camera. It really doesn’t pick up anything … No API at all. Meaning, this is a closed ecosystem. No option to view camera locally or even store locally directly from camera. There are no 2-way communication with Arlo Q. TOS / Privacy Policy has no place in the modern world. Your data is your data, Netgear has no right to sell or give it away to anyone. If you Agree to the policy, you don’t own your data. This is extremely over priced for a casual web cam. Let’s face it, that is all it is.

Overall Review: This is an indoors only camera, it is not meant to be outdoors in any way, shape, or form. This is not a con, it is only something to be aware of. The target audience of the camera are for those who are curious as to what goes on inside the house. I cannot think of a reason how it can be used for security as it is a closed system. When you register, you are required to pick a plan, Ranging from free to $15 a month. This makes sense when storing data on Arlo’s servers… but, you should be able to store locally. After you pick the above plan, you are presented with a secondary plan. Yes, they want you to pay twice. CVR, a brand new (netgear-only) acronym in the security camera world that stands for “continuous recording”. … … … Yeah .. $20 per month, per camera. Thankfully you can skip this cash grab plan option.

Unsupported hardware, stay away.

Creative Sound Blaster Z SE Internal PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC, 24-bit / 192 kHz, 116 dB SNR, ASIO, 600O Headphones Amp, Mic EQ, Discrete 5.1 / Virtual 7.1, Supports Dolby Digital Live, DTS
Creative Sound Blaster Z SE Internal PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC, 24-bit / 192 kHz, 116 dB SNR, ASIO, 600O Headphones Amp, Mic EQ, Discrete 5.1 / Virtual 7.1, Supports Dolby Digital Live, DTS

Pros: Digital Out port works. That is all.

Cons: - Creative pulled support for this card. - Command software is no longer on Creative's website. Creative's last update to that software specifically removed the ability to detect this card. - "headphone" port is disabled by default and can only be enabled using the Command software that Creative got rid of. Making this an expensive paperweight if you want to use all features.

Overall Review: I purchase this as an UPGRADE from the G8. That's right. The G8 is riddled with so many manufacture defects that this old card is an upgrade because.. it actually works (albeit, on a single port). - Cannot recommend hardware that Creative went out of their way to turn into a paperweight. Stay far away and find a sound card from a reputable company. Creative has literally destroyed it's userbase.

Its great.. if you don't care about XMP

MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI PZ LGA 1851 Intel Z890 243.84mmx304.8mm (280) Motherboards - Intel
MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI PZ LGA 1851 Intel Z890 243.84mmx304.8mm (280) Motherboards - Intel

Pros: Running so far so good on a 286K cpu with 128GB ram.

Cons: Despite it's advertisement and compatibility list on their website, the motherboard's XMP profiles only results in BSODs. AKA, the XMP support on this motherboard does not exist

Overall Review: I would recommend this if you don't care about XMP. Otherwise, look elsewhere.

12/31/2025

Missing software to re-enable USB headers

LIAN LI Edge series EG1000 White, 1000W ATX12V v3.1, 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified , Full Modular Power Supply
LIAN LI Edge series EG1000 White, 1000W ATX12V v3.1, 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified , Full Modular Power Supply

Pros: L shape fits perfectly with my case. Giving out good power so far.

Cons: All usb headers disabled themselves after about a week. Missing software required to re-enable usb headers.

Overall Review: The missing 2 eggs was for the missing feature they are marketing. USB headers should stay enabled if its marketed as a feature. Since my Edge did not come with software to re-enable those ports, AND the website does not contain the needed software.... That renders the marketed feature... useless.

12/31/2025

Looks great, RAM isn't recognized properly anywhere.

Kingston FURY Beast 64GB 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 5600 (PC5 44800) Memory (Desktop Memory) Model KF556C36BBEA-64
Kingston FURY Beast 64GB 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 5600 (PC5 44800) Memory (Desktop Memory) Model KF556C36BBEA-64

Pros: Looks neat.

Cons: No motherboards recognize xmp3 for this ram. No motherboards recognize this ram as 5600 CL36

Overall Review: If you only care about the size and not performance, this ram is for you. Otherwise, look elsewhere.

10/29/2025