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Sean R.

Sean R.

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Great router

ASUS RT-AC52U Great-Value Dual-Band AC750 Wireless Router
ASUS RT-AC52U Great-Value Dual-Band AC750 Wireless Router

Pros: Easy setup, fast connections, nice aesthetics

Cons: None thus far

Overall Review: I bought this for my parents to replace their old Netgear wireless router. The difference is night and day. The old router was wireless-N but constantly disconnected and had a terrible range in their two-story house. This router easily covers every nook and cranny and then some. It also runs incredibly cool, while the old Netgear ran like it was ready to catch fire. Very pleased with this.

Solid case with a few quirks

RAIDMAX Altas ATX-295WB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
RAIDMAX Altas ATX-295WB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Plenty of room for expansion, fans, solid construction for a plastic/metal mix. The expanded right side is nice for cable management.

Cons: Front panel. Instead of the traditional slot method the front panel is attached via 4 screws in rather awkward positions. Not the end of the world, but a bit frustrating if you like to regularly clean your dust filter. Not sure the bottom dust filter is terribly useful either. The tool-less system is nice but there are some vibration issues. Also not too crazy about the non-replaceable expansion slot covers as once removed they're done.

Overall Review: Good case for a basic/medium build. Overall pretty solid, with a few quibbles/drawbacks.

Great little kit

Tenda P200 Powerline Mini Adapter
Tenda P200 Powerline Mini Adapter

Pros: Works right out of the box, easy setup, good speeds

Cons: Only con I can think of is the 200mbps claim, which gives me a raised eyebrow given the ports are 10/100.

Overall Review: It's great being able to just pop one of these in an outlet and instantly have an ethernet port available. Never encountered any issues with these.

Good budget card

Patriot Signature Series 16GB Class 4 Micro SDHC Flash Card Wtih SD Adapter Model PSF16GMCSDHC43P
Patriot Signature Series 16GB Class 4 Micro SDHC Flash Card Wtih SD Adapter Model PSF16GMCSDHC43P

Pros: Inexpensive, easy to use

Cons: Failed just shy of a year in

Overall Review: Picked this up in November 2012 for 11.99 with a 5 dollar rebate. Put it in my tablet and it worked great for about 9 months. One day I turned the tablet on and it suddenly wouldn't mount. Apparently this is pretty common based on other reviews. Normally I'd be giving a pretty unfavorable review, but I have to say that Patriot customer service was excellent and they had a new card to me in 2 weeks time. Fingers crossed this one works a bit longer!

Work just as described

Tenda P200 Powerline Mini Adapter
Tenda P200 Powerline Mini Adapter

Pros: Just plug them in and you're ready to go. Not the fastest, but since most of these plug-based ethernet extenders only have 10/100 ports, very few deliver the high speeds they claim. These worked right away, and were considerably faster than wifi for a PC I was using in a far end of the house.

Cons: None so far, I guess you could say the 10/100 port but I have yet to see one of these with a gigabit port

12/19/2012