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Gennadiy T.

Gennadiy T.

Joined on 05/03/03

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Most Favorable Review

One little thing that could...

Mapower Map-MM-33-A Aluminum 2.5" IDE USB 2.0 Portable Photo Backup
Mapower Map-MM-33-A Aluminum 2.5" IDE USB 2.0 Portable Photo Backup

Pros: Size; included pouch, included universal power supply; multi-card support; does NOT uses internal battery when connected to a PC through USB (or so it seams); BYOD (Bring Your Own Disk) of any MB size (2.5" only)

Cons: Speed (939GB – 13.5 minutes using fast SD card); Multiple partitions required – limited in size to 32GB per partition, but it seems to be limitation of FAT32, rather then device: 80GB drive had to be split in 3 partitions: 32, 32, 12; manual is written very poorly; hard drive is located directly on the circuit board, separated by only very thin clear plastic sheet. I would expect something shock absorbing. Also, no shock absorbing material between bottom panel and hard drive. Hard drive is only connected to the IDE socket and its movement is not limited by anything from the opposite side (READ: be very careful with this thing OR add some shock-absorbing material yourself, if you dare); aluminum lacquered top and bottom panels (good), probably easily scratchable (bad) and slippery (very bad).

Overall Review: Usage: it shows available space on the first partition only. If it is full, you see 0MB available. HOWEVER, if you insert the cards and press COPY button and if there are other partitions with available space, it will switch to the next available partition. But you would not know until you press COPY button. Not a con but a minor annoyance: when copy is done, it turns itself off after a minute of inactivity, and so if you are not constantly monitoring its status, you would not know. Overall, useful tool for multi-megapixel RAW shooter who is on vacation and doesn’t want to buy tens of the cards. Wedding pros would want something more robust and faster then this. Definitely worth the price if it doesn’t brake after a month.

Most Critical Review

I really want to keep, but...

TYAN S5533GM2NR-LE Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C222 DDR3 1600/1333/1066
TYAN S5533GM2NR-LE Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C222 DDR3 1600/1333/1066

Pros: -boots freenas (with I3 gen 4) -price

Cons: -IKVM - can't disable root or change password for root account -second system fan runs at 100%, no matter what I tried (mobo has 4-wire fan jack, and my fan is 3 wire, but 1st system fan runs at 900 rpm, send at 1500 rpm - identical fans.

Overall Review: This is cheapest mini-itx mobo I found that support ECC and has 6 SATA ports for my nas4free or freenas build. So far I don't have worm and fussy filling about this mobo. While it boots freenas - inability to change password for known iKVM root account is dealbraker. Fan at 100% is another issue - probably solvable by paralleling 2 fans. Again - this is not type of corner-cutting I would like to do for 24/7 setup. good luck with your build

Installed on Lenovo P1, some empty fields in CPU-Z

Patriot Viper Steel 8GB 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Laptop Memory Model PVS48G266C8S
Patriot Viper Steel 8GB 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Laptop Memory Model PVS48G266C8S

Pros: -fully compatible with Lenovo P1, Gen 1

Cons: -No burned-in manufacturing date (vs factory-installed Micron stick), based on CPU-Z. -No serial number shown in CPU-Z (vs factory-installed Micron stick).

Overall Review: My Lenovo P1 (Gen 1, end of 2018) came with 8GB of Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1. This Patriot stick is little faster, and fully compatible, even though it is not on HCL. CPU-Z shows memory as dual-channel. Happy running 16GB mem now. Definitely helps for firefox, chrome and 2 trading platforms.

11/10/2019

no issues so far

Creative Pebble 2.0 USB-Powered Desktop Speakers with Far-Field Drivers and Passive Radiators for PCs and Laptops (White)
Creative Pebble 2.0 USB-Powered Desktop Speakers with Far-Field Drivers and Passive Radiators for PCs and Laptops (White)

Overall Review: Not much to say, other than they just work. No issues so far. Speakers are relatively small to sit on a desk next to a monitor. If you are on the market for small, inexpensive PC (or laptop) speakers - these speakers should be on your list.

11/10/2019

good NAS mobo

ASRock E3C226D2I Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C226 Supports DDR3 1600 / 1333 ECC / Non-ECC UDIMM Memory
ASRock E3C226D2I Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C226 Supports DDR3 1600 / 1333 ECC / Non-ECC UDIMM Memory

Pros: -reliable -fully supported by freenas -worked out of the box

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: Got it for freenas, together with -KVR16LE11/8KF 1 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L ECC CL11 DIMM 1.35V w/TS Server Kingston F Memory selection is CRITICAL - you can't go wrong if you go with official compatibility list. Anything else and you are risking shipping charges. Works stable, onboard remote access works fine - browser selection is critical here. No complains, works stable, high uptime. running it with 4 WD REDs in RAIDZ1. Mobo controls 2 PWM fans nicely. Definitely reccomend, wish it was cheaper.

12/11/2014

works with E3C226D2I

Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ECC Registered Memory KVR16LR11S4/8KF w/TS Kingston F
Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ECC Registered Memory KVR16LR11S4/8KF w/TS Kingston F

Pros: reasonable priced ECC memory for FreeNas mini-ITX ZFS E3C226D2I-based build. Not much else to say. Timings are not perfect but can't complain for price.

Cons: none, other than rather plain-looking.

Overall Review: There are very similar models, and they might work - but check HCL first. I initially ordered similar one - had to send it back, board didn't post.