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William R.

William R.

Joined on 04/09/01

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome.

Seagate Portable Hard Drive 4TB HDD - External Expansion for PC Windows PS4 & Xbox - USB 2.0 & 3.0 Black (STEA4000400)
Seagate Portable Hard Drive 4TB HDD - External Expansion for PC Windows PS4 & Xbox - USB 2.0 & 3.0 Black (STEA4000400)

Pros: So fast for USB. Hooked up to USB3 I threw 2TB of movies at it and it never, ever dipped below 120mbs on the copy. And it's silent and a great size. Got a little warm but not hot.

Cons: I wish the cord was longer. Seriously, 18" is barely enough to get to the back of my case and put the drive on top, it's a stretch. The drive is too tall for a PS4 if you're thinking about that. Stick to the 2TB one.

Overall Review: A great deal when it was on sale. If I ever fill this up with backups I will certainly buy another.

Most Critical Review

Good for the price, good looking! Comes with fans and filters!

Rosewill ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case, Supports up to 420mm Long Graphics Card, Comes with Three Fans Pre-installed - Front 120mm Fan x 2, Rear 120mm Fan x 1 - GUNGNIR X
Rosewill ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case, Supports up to 420mm Long Graphics Card, Comes with Three Fans Pre-installed - Front 120mm Fan x 2, Rear 120mm Fan x 1 - GUNGNIR X

Pros: Nice looking, doesn't look cheap All black painted interior Comes with 3 fans and 3 dust filters Nice cable management features Easy access USB ports and headphone jacks on the top/front of the case

Cons: Flimsy thin metal, doesn't feel very solid Fan filters are very thin and feel very fragile

Overall Review: The hard drives all mount from the the left side, which is usually a side that goes unused (except maybe for cable management). I stared at the thing for a good 5 minutes wondering where to put hard drives. When it goes on sale with a rebate, it's not a bad deal if you're on a budget. But no way I would spend more than $40 on this. It just "feels" thin, light and cheap. It does look good, but all you have to do open the case and feel the thing wobble, and the illusion is busted. This is no Antec or Corsair case (primarily the 2 I use the most). It lacks the sturdiness and build quality. I think if only Rosewill had spent another $5 worth of metal to make it feel solid, this could be a winner. As it is, it's not horrible, but it's not great either. I've built systems with worse.

Easy to use and great price on sale @ Newegg!

H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe 2024 PC/Mac [Download]
H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe 2024 PC/Mac [Download]

Pros: Seamlessly imported my Turbotax return from last year Cheaper than Turbotax when on sale Easy to use

Cons: The download was a little funky, you download it directly from HR Block and use the digital code Newegg provides.

Overall Review: $20-30 less than Turbotax and it works fine If you're an everyday Joe and don't have tons of weird foreign investments or other specialized itemized needs, this is fine.

very handy extension grabbing tool

Kekoy Foldable Grabber Reacher Tool with Headlight, 32 inch Lawn Trash Picker Upper Grabber, 90° Rotating Anti-Slip Jaw, Heavy-Duty Stick, Portable Claw Grabber for Elderly
Kekoy Foldable Grabber Reacher Tool with Headlight, 32 inch Lawn Trash Picker Upper Grabber, 90° Rotating Anti-Slip Jaw, Heavy-Duty Stick, Portable Claw Grabber for Elderly

Pros: -rubber anti slip pads on grabber hand -folds up in half for easier storage -flashlight! -magnet! -pretty strong

Cons: -Uses small A76 watch batteries (3 I think?), why not a AAA instead? -batteries are a pain to install (but it does come with a tiny screwdriver to lose) -whole grabber hand isn't magnetic, only a small part of it (still very useful) -flashlight controls in awkward place at the end of the pole (why not on the handle?) -requires constant strong hand grip to hold item once grabbed (it doesn't "lock")

Overall Review: I bought 2 of these, one for myself and one for my elderly mother. She likes it, can get cans and stuff off of high shelves without getting on a stool. What she doesn't like is you have to keep holding down the trigger grip/handle while retrieving your item. Not a problem for me, but she doesn't hand a lot of hand strength, so limits for her how heavy an object she can lift. I think the magnet and the flashlight are great touches, and this could be awesome for retrieving small metallic parts that have dropped in awkward places. Don't like the watch batteries. Pain to install and much more expensive than regular AA or AAA batteries. Also don't like the flashlight switch is at the very end near the grabber hand, why not put it on the trigger grip? Overall it's a handy device, but not perfect. But for the price we like it.

Nice little nvme usb enclosure

ORICO M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVMe PCI-E M.2 SSD Case Support UASP for NVMe SSD Size 2230/2242/2260/2280(up to 4TB)
ORICO M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVMe PCI-E M.2 SSD Case Support UASP for NVMe SSD Size 2230/2242/2260/2280(up to 4TB)

Pros: -very simple to install the nvme drive -comes with usb-a and usb-c cables

Cons: -only the top part is metal (heatsink), the rest is plastic. Not a deal breaker. -windows recognizes the disk as a Realtek whatever instead of the actual drive inside (Samsung in my case). So the native disk utilities (for Samsung) didn't recognize it as such. Not a deal breaker.

Overall Review: After upgrading a laptop nvme I had an extra nvme drive so popped it in here. Makes for a nice and fast portable hard drive.

Awesome upgrade for my laptop

Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNU010TZX1
Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNU010TZX1

Pros: Fast Inexpensive (when on sale)

Cons: doesn't make me sandwiches

Overall Review: Fantastic upgrade for my Asus Zenbook laptop. It came with a Samsung oem 256gb nvme drive, super easy to swap it out with this one. Not only is it 4x more storage than what I had, it boots almost instantly now. From a cold power off, hit the power button, Asus logo screen, then instantly pow! Windows login. No loading screen at all. I did run crystal benchs on it, and it was basically twice as fast as the oem drive it replaced. Very happy, and will pick up another for a different laptop next time it's on sale.