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Thomas W.

Thomas W.

Joined on 01/03/09

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Most Favorable Review

Works fine

Rosewill RNWA-UC10 USB Cradle
Rosewill RNWA-UC10 USB Cradle

Pros: This is an odd usb extension ending in a half globe usb port called an 'usb cradle'. It was added at no cost to my order for Rosewill RNWD-N1501UB IEEE 802.11b/g/n, USB2.0 Wireless-N Mini Adapter. Though I would not have chosen this it does perform a function I needed: allowing the choice of a location for the wireless adapter to best pick up my Wi-Fi signal. I have tried it from two PCS ( XP and Win 7 based) and it works fine in both machines. Price was right.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I have simply used a (too long) USB extension for the same purpose of obtaining the best wi-fi signal in other computers around the house. I guess the added advantage of this product is to orient a USB product in a vertical position.

12/22/2012
Most Critical Review

TBD

Cooler Master Seidon 120M - All-In-One CPU Liquid Water Cooling System with 120mm Radiator and Fan
Cooler Master Seidon 120M - All-In-One CPU Liquid Water Cooling System with 120mm Radiator and Fan

Pros: The good: 1. Price. With the rebate it seemed worth trying. 2. Quiet. Pump and fan can't be heard. 3. Cooling. On Prime95 seems competitive with H60. 4. Pump. LED on indicates pump is working. 5. Used Arctic Silver thermal paste.

Cons: The bad: 1. The screws to secure fan radiator were too short. Required trip to the hardware store - 16-32 1.5 in machine screws worked. 2. Installation instructions were pathetic, making installation more difficult. No indication in instructions that thew 1150 socket is compatible or even exists, for that matter. Youtube install video helped but glossed over a couple important points. 3. Using IntelBurnTest with the Seidon at Maximum stress (10 times) takes my stock I7-4770K up to 81C. H60 keeps my I7-2600K at 58C and the I5-3750K at 63C (both processors stock). 4. 2-year warranty. Nothing expresses better the company's confidence in their product than warranty length.

Overall Review: I'm hoping for the best on this cooler. My main concern is why the top temperatures differ so much between Prime95 and IntelBurnTest on the Seidon but not on the H60 (2600K: 5C7 vs 58C. 3750K: 63C vs 63C. 4770K: 63C vs 81C). I hope to find out how to have this cooler work more consistently so I can raise its rating.

Not for me

ASUS USB-BT400 USB Adapter w/ Bluetooth Dongle Receiver, Laptop & PC Support, Windows 10 Plug and Play /8/7/XP, Printers, Phones, Headsets, Speakers, Keyboards, Controllers
ASUS USB-BT400 USB Adapter w/ Bluetooth Dongle Receiver, Laptop & PC Support, Windows 10 Plug and Play /8/7/XP, Printers, Phones, Headsets, Speakers, Keyboards, Controllers

Pros: Compactness, rebate came.

Cons: Occasionally worked on a couple of my 6 Windows 10 PCs. Was hard to repeat any success. Gave up trying. Tried to use the rebate card today (12/27/16) = it had expired. Beware.

Overall Review: My Bluetooth speaker connects reliably with my Bluetooth enabled laptop and androids, so it's the adapter at fault.

12/27/2016

{2 x 3 TB HDD = $150} vs {3 x @ TB SSD = $1811}

TOSHIBA DT01ACA300 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
TOSHIBA DT01ACA300 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Needed a lot of storage so checked the HDD vs SSD price. Not being wealthy, I chose 2 Toshiba DT01AC300s to go along with the 3 I already own. These Toshibas are: 1. Cheap 2. Fast at 7200 RPM 3. Cool, ranging around 30 to 40 C. 4. Durable 5. Well packed. 6. Quick shipping 7. Both drives quickly formatted and put to use storing my many movies.

Cons: 1. No cables 2. Short warranty of two years. Remember, however, charge these or any Newegg item with the right card and extend the warranty by a year at no cost.

Overall Review: My 2 Toshibas came within a week. Each drive was packed securely in a form-fitting bubble pack within a small cardboard box. The two small boxes were, themselves, packed into a larger cardboard box with another bubble pack securing their position on the box. Both drives were ready for action when they reached me. All hard drive brands are a gamble and I also own the other major brands. They all have their good and bad sides. One of my 3 other DT01ACA300s failed at 8 months and Toshibas warranty gave me a new drive plus and it was relatively painless.

Still at work

Rosewill HIVE Series, HIVE-750S, 750W Fully Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI & CrossFire Ready, Black
Rosewill HIVE Series, HIVE-750S, 750W Fully Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI & CrossFire Ready, Black

Pros: Functioning flawlessly after almost 4 years.

Cons: None

Overall Review: CM 690 II Advanced case I7 2600K cpu Corsair H60 Liquid Cooler 4 X 4 GB Corsair Vengance 1600 Rosewill HIVE 750W 2 X Samsung 830 SSD 128 GB 2 X WD Caviar Black 2 TB 1 X WD Blue 1 TB 1 X Seagate 1 TB 1 X Toshiba 3 TB 1 X Toshiba 5 TB Win 10 Home

11/19/2015

It's working

TOSHIBA PH3500U-1I72 5TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache Serial ATA 3.0 (SATA) Desktop Internal Hard Drive Retail
TOSHIBA PH3500U-1I72 5TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache Serial ATA 3.0 (SATA) Desktop Internal Hard Drive Retail

Pros: After initial format problems, it's working fine. Cool, quiet and quick.

Cons: Could not format on my USB 3.0 docking stations. Moved to docking station on my desktop that is directly connected to SATA port and format took.

Overall Review: Withholding an * until reliability is established.