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Gregory O.

Gregory O.

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ORICO Portable 4 Ports Desktop & Travel 5V2.4A USB Charger Family-Sized Desktop Charger for iPhone 7 / 6s / Plus, iPad Air 2 / mini 3, Galaxy S7 / S6 / S6 Edge / Edge+, Note 5 & More (CSE-4U-US)
ORICO Portable 4 Ports Desktop & Travel 5V2.4A USB Charger Family-Sized Desktop Charger for iPhone 7 / 6s / Plus, iPad Air 2 / mini 3, Galaxy S7 / S6 / S6 Edge / Edge+, Note 5 & More (CSE-4U-US)

Pros: Bought 2 of these chargers somewhere else, one was DOA. Contacted Orico, they asked me for a pic of it plugged in and right away sent me a replacement I got in 3 days. Awesome service. I then cracked the DOA one open to see the craftsmanship, I must say being an Electrical Engineer, I was impressed. They use a an actual linear transformer (expensive, price of copper is way up these days) instead of cheaper switching PS, and a transistor to further pulse-width-modulate a rectified signal. The craftsmanship inside was top notch, neat, and and input power cables were meticulously siliconed in place to prevent movement. Both, their service and build quality impressed me. Was expecting some cheaply made Chinese sub-par product and no warranty, but I was wrong. Both the replacement and the original working unit work well. It also seems that the rating is per port and not like most other chargers, 2A split between ports in use (total rating).

Cons: One of the two units was DOA but was quickly replaced by Orico. The blue "ON" LED is way too bright, can literally light up a room at night (can you say night-light?). Nothing that a piece of non-transparent tape won't fix but I should not have to do that. Definitely not to be used close to your bed (bought it for my bedroom to charge my phone at night).

Overall Review: It seems that Orico has a U.S. shipper since my replacement unit was sent from the States and I got it 3 days after contacting Orico. Their tech support also wrote in good English and answers were not canned. For the price of this charger, I say buy two!

Most Critical Review

Dead in 5 minutes

Genius DVR-FHD590 Full HD Vehicle Video Recorder with 128-Degree Wide Angle and G-Sensor
Genius DVR-FHD590 Full HD Vehicle Video Recorder with 128-Degree Wide Angle and G-Sensor

Pros: Don't know of any pros at this time, the camera died before I could test it.

Cons: Only had enough time to set up the camera's time and date, put stuck it to my window with the power plugged in all the time and it mysteriously died within a minute or two with the red light lit solid and never came back to life. Used the reset button multiple times, the screen flashed but nothing else happened. Left it charging throughout my 9 hour drive from Milwaukee to Nashville, no change in camera's status.

Overall Review: Really getting sick of the cheap Chinese made stuff that does not last. However tried getting a comparable speced camera that is not made in China and I did not have much luck finding one at any price range. Yes, I could use my Go-Pro but I would like to have a dash-cam that was specifically designed for that purpose (purpose specific functions).

Junk drive, junk support

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" 60GB SATA III Asynchronous MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCR60GB
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" 60GB SATA III Asynchronous MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCR60GB

Pros: It has a nice sticker.

Cons: Arrived DOA, tried it on 5 computers, none were able to detect it. I order tens of thousands worth of computer equipment a year and it is the first time in several years that something arrived completely DOA straight out of the box (other than damaged during shipping). I emailed support, have not heard back so kept calling and left several messages, have not heard from Mushkin for weeks. Finally, they call me back and tell me that I have to RMA it through their web site, no advancement shipment is available and I have to pay for shipping. My view: if Mushkin chooses not to have quality control, they should at least pay for shipping both ways.

Overall Review: Last purchase of any Mushkin product for me. They want to be viewed as a high end company, well, they have to start acting like that to deserve the image they try to project during non-stop marketing recordings while on-hold for hours. My recommendation: stick with other SSD manufacturers, I wasted enough money on this garbage product and a Mikey-mouse operation named Mushkin.

Media player with no MS Media Center support???

Argosy HV335T-EN000 Mobile Video HDD Media Player with USB Wireless Adapter
Argosy HV335T-EN000 Mobile Video HDD Media Player with USB Wireless Adapter

Pros: Came with WIFI N USB dongle. Added a 2Gig HD and can store all my kids DVDs on it. Came with

Cons: It does not support dvr-ms format so if you are thinking about using it to play MS Media Center recordings, look somewhere else. This was what I wanted to use it for and its what I bought it for, found out the hard way it will not work for that. Have to run a format converter to make it work. Wired network works good, its only 100Mbs not 1 Gig, however, after power is unplugged it does not get a DHCP address automatically and has to be told to get an IP from the server (how silly is that). The blue light is on regardless of if the system is on or off so you have no idea when its on! Power button does not power on the device, it only starts the device in a sleep mode, it has to be powered up from the remote. Was not able to format the HD through a USB port or from on screen menus; HD only showed up when a formatted HD (NTSF) was used.

Overall Review: Loaded ver 2.08 Beta firmware version, it came with a buggy very old ver 1 firmware. Why don't they put ver 2 (much better) on it when they ship it, it was released over a year ago! Have not tried wireless. Overall, with better firmware it would be an awesome device; it,s is a a good idea poorly engineered / executed. To sum up: good hardware, but if I was a product manager at Argosy, I would definitely get new software engineers.

Save your money

ADATA 4GB Class 6 Micro SDHC Flash Card with SD adaptor Model AUSDH4GCL6-RA1
ADATA 4GB Class 6 Micro SDHC Flash Card with SD adaptor Model AUSDH4GCL6-RA1

Pros: With DOA in a row, I gave up and just tossed it out - spent more in S&H shipping it back that the card is worh.

Cons: Just simply does not work - tried it with several card readers/computers, and 3 cameras, all with no luck

Overall Review: There are other better cards that work, don't waste your money on this one.

Cheap and works good

ASUS Combo Drive 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM Beige E-IDE/ATAPI Model CB-5216AG
ASUS Combo Drive 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM Beige E-IDE/ATAPI Model CB-5216AG

Pros: Works great.

Cons: Not a speed demon but for excelent for what it costs.

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Awesome

Great transaction, great packing, fast shipping and an awesome watch at an unbeatable price. Perfect.

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Cool toy

Was shipped promptly, the chopper is a great toy but difficult to control even with no wind whatsoever, hopefully with practice it will be easier. Definitely not a kid's toy, but I kind of knew it when buying it based on reviews and age range specified by the manufacturer so no eggs subtracted. Charges quickly but USB is required (can also charge it by hooking up USB to the remote controller but eats batteries fast). I wish it was RF instead of IR since it sometimes has trouble in sunlight and when the sensor gets obstructed causing the the chopper not to respond to commands. Fun toy for the adults, too difficult for the kids.

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