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christopher f.

christopher f.

Joined on 05/24/02

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Does what its supposed to

TRENDnet TEW-812DRU V1 AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Router
TRENDnet TEW-812DRU V1 AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Router

Pros: Comes with a CAT 5E cable and an actual CD which seems pretty rare these days. I transferred 4.02gigs & timed it against my existing ASUS RT-N16 while streaming Netflix between the host Pc and the other devices. The hard wired test were pretty equal, however the wifi speeds doubled. I did it at a 2 foot distance and again at 20 feet with no drop in the transfer rates. Plug it in and it works out of the box. However you need to set it up to your needs. A total newb could set this up.

Cons: No external antennas USB 2.0 is slow for a network connected storage drive.

Overall Review: This would be a great a device if it had USB 3.0 or Firewire if you wish to have all of your media files always connected on a network. The USB 2.0 is just way to slow. I didn't verify the latest firmware version but it was definitely of a recent date.

Most Critical Review

DEAD @ 4 months

Sony Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
Sony Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s

Pros: great when it worked

Cons: ONLY LASTED 4 MONTHS doesnt open or close and wont read disc

Overall Review: I LOVE NEW EGG OTHER WISE

Great

Mediasonic ProBox HP1-SS3 PCI-Express 2.0 x1 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card
Mediasonic ProBox HP1-SS3 PCI-Express 2.0 x1 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card

Pros: Works great. Transfer speeds are faster than the onboard eSata.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I needed to go fine the drivers for it to work properly

Great

StarTech.com USB 3.0 eSATA Dual 3.5 SATA III Hard Drive RAID Enclosure with UASP and Fan (S3520WU33ER)
StarTech.com USB 3.0 eSATA Dual 3.5 SATA III Hard Drive RAID Enclosure with UASP and Fan (S3520WU33ER)

Pros: 2 bays 1 wire

Cons: Little loud and the LEDs are bright

Overall Review: none

AWESOME

Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker
Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker

Pros: BOSE Sound that pretty much says it all I think. This is one of those times when you should buy a name brand.

Cons: ???

Overall Review: nice and heavy aux in

Quiet

Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Specs look good... 2T, 64MB Cache and SATA 6 but only time will tell if this drive is actually any good. So far its quick and quiet.

Cons: Price is slightly higher than other 2T drives

Overall Review: I'm not going to repeat what everyone has written so far. In my opinion, when it comes to HDDs you stick with the brand you like and have had good experience with. For me its Seagate, I've never had one prematurely fail on me since I started using them ~10yrs ago. Eggxpert Reviewers are only given one of this to test so I do not have it running in the environment that's it was intended for, therefore, I cannot test its true purpose. But its doing its job so far. Two thumbs and five eggs up!