Joined on 11/23/04
Product was as described and received, works well
Pros: Good performance for the money. Would normally have ordered an i7, but as this was an upgrade on a 6 year old computer so that it could run Windows 11, it's performance was going to exceed the existing i7 anyways -- and was already happy with the older CPU's performance.
Cons: None noted.
Overall Review: Would recommend for those looking for an Alder Lake processor but not looking for cutting edge performance.
Supports LGA1700 CPU
Pros: Pleasantly surprised to find out that this product supports the latest Alder Lake (LGA1700) processors.
Cons: None observed yet.
Overall Review: If one needs a cooler for a mid-level Alder Lake processor -- this would fit the bill.
Straight forward configuration, work well and supports Alder Lake processors
Pros: Supports latest Intel processors and DDR4 memory.
Cons: No Wifi -- which I was not looking for regardless.
Overall Review: Would recommend and would purchase again.
Went into an external enclosure -- works perfectly
Pros: - Needed an NVMe drive to leverage for my wife's 2017 iMac, which due to the Apple OS upgrades, had become nearly useless, taking more then 5 minutes to fully boot. Added this drive to an external thunderbolt enclosure and now boot from this drive -- boots in 10 seconds now!
Cons: - Now yet observed.
Overall Review: Great product -- great price.