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- First reviewOctober 6, 2011
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4
OK as far as ink cartridges go
on March 1, 2014
Posted by: Drj5j
from State College, PA
Verified Purchase:Yes
As far as ink cartridges go, I would say that these are average. It is nice to be able to install black and the three colors as needed, but that is standard on ink cartridges. This extra capacity cartridge is a slightly better deal than the smaller size, yet probably no better or worse than any other major company's cartridges. It is very easy to install. My only complaint applies to all ink cartridges--they seem to be incredibly expensive. It does not seem to matter where you buy them: online, in this store, or other stores, the price is fixed to a particular amount.
My Best Buy number: 0029388479
My Best Buy number: 0029388479
What's great about it: Easy installation, black and colors installed as needed
What's not so great: Expensive
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
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Only @ Best BuyShare your favorite tunes with a friend with this dual mini headphone jack adapter.
Posted by: Drj5j
from State College, PA
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this headphone jack splitter so that I could connect the audio output from my wireless Internet alarm clock to two different sets of amplified speakers, creating a quasi-surround-sound experience. What can I say besides the fact that it functions as it should? It connected solidly to the jack in my alarm clock and to the two 3.5mm audio cables running to the two speakers. The price was reasonable, so I am totally satisfied with this product.
My Best Buy number: 0029388479
My Best Buy number: 0029388479
What's great about it: Does what it should
What's not so great: There are no "not so greats" as far as I can tell
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Performance
5
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Easily control your compatible Samsung smart TV, mobile phone or tablet with this Samsung VG-KBD2000/ZA smart keyboard that features hot keys and a touchpad for simple operation. Bluetooth 2.1 technology enables easy wireless connectivity.
Posted by: Drj5j
from State College, PA
Verified Purchase:Yes
This keyboard strikes the perfect balance between usability and compactness. It is a full-size QWERTY keyboard with separate rows of number and function keys plus a few special keys (MENU, TOOLS, INFO, SEARCH), *plus* what is essentially a Samsung remote with standard control buttons, trackpad, and all-important SMART HUB button. So, all the keys and features I need are there on the keyboard, but at the same time, the keyboard does not feel at all bulky like the regular wireless keyboard I had been using with my HTPC. It is kind of miraculous, really, that the keyboard is large enough to do everything comfortably, but still feels small, light, and unobtrusive when I leave it on my coffee table or end table.
The only significant issue I have with the keyboard is that the SEARCH button is placed between the up and right navigation arrows and is extremely easy to accidentally hit while navigating. This can cause significant frustration when trying to spell out words with the oddly archaic method in some of the software apps of navigating to and selecting letters on the screen one at a time. On many occasions I had selected 10 letters or so and accidentally hit SEARCH, with threw me completely out of the app with no way to recover my work, so I had to start all over again. The problem could be reduced by better placement of the key and/or software for apps where you can simply type words with the keyboard rather than hunting down letters one at a time. The software issue is separate from the keyboard itself, and I can't understand why some apps allow for normal typing of words into a field on the screen, while others require selecting one letter at a time.
One of the most important keys on the keyboard is the SMART HUB button, which, wisely, has a unique shape and is the only colored key on the keyboard so it is extremely easy to find. It is essentially a "Home" button, so if I get mired in an app or make a mistake (e.g., hitting the SEARCH key), I can easily escape and return to the home screen with the SMART HUB button.
Although this keyboard is specifically designed for Samung devices, it is in fact a general bluetooth keyboard that, in theory, can be used with any bluetooth device for which a keyboard is appropriate. It connected easily with my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. I was hoping that I could use the keyboard with both my Samsung TV and my HTPC running Windows XP by inserting a bluetooth dongle in the USB port on the front of the computer. The keyboard has a feature to allow switching back and forth between bluetooth devices, namely, three different bluetooth connection buttons labeled TV, 1, and 2. Although I got the keyboard to work this way, it was awkward to re-pair and re-connect with the TV and computer in this fashion. It might be okay if I did not need to switch back and forth between devices several times quickly, which would probably be true in most cases. Still, the amount of time required for switching devices makes me reluctant to discard the regular wireless keyboard I've been using for my HTPC yet.
All-in-all, I think this is a wonderful little keyboard and well worth the price. It is small enough and so completely functional that I put the regular Samsung TV remote away--I just don't need it. I am very happy with this keyboard.
My Best Buy number: 0029388479
My Best Buy number: 0029388479
What's great about it: Compact-but-large-enough keyboard with built-in remote
What's not so great: Location of the SEARCH key!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Mr. Coffee DRX5 4-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker: Perfect for caffeine lovers with tight schedules, this coffee maker can be programmed up to 24 hours in advance to brew a pot right when you want it. Plus, you can pour a cup without having to wait for the brewing process to finish.
Customer Rating
5
Maximum value for features
on February 15, 2013
Posted by: Drj5j
from State College, PA
Verified Purchase:Yes
This coffee maker represents the third version of this particular line of Mr. Coffee coffee makers I have purchased over the past 15 years or so. To my mind, there is no better 4-cup drip brewer for the price. The previous two models of this line served me very well and lived reasonably long lifetimes for everyday use. I was actually secretly happy when the most recent coffee maker started making funny sounds and taking extra-long to brew (indicating it was time to get a new one) because a family member had broken the decanter a year-and-a-half ago, and the generic replacement I bought from W*l-M*rt dripped every time I poured coffee. The genuine decanter for this line NEVER drips and is a joy to use. The coffee maker has a very easy to read set of water fill lines on both sides of the machine for accurate measuring. A must-have features for me is pause-and-brew, which insures that I can remove the decanter even if the brewing has not absolutely finished without coffee dripping from the basket onto the hot plate. The other must-have is the built in clock and timer, which I rarely use, but still like to have as an option. At the very least I can glance at the time as I am getting coffee. The hot plate keeps the coffee at just the right temperature and stays on for a reasonable amount of time before auto shut-off. And the price is just right. I love this line of coffee makers and will probably continue to buy them the rest of my life.
What's great about it: Makes coffee quickly; does not drip when pouring coffee
I would recommend this to a friend!
Durability
5
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Ideal for use with desktop performance towers, all-in-one computers, consumer-grade NAS devices or desktop RAID arrays, this Seagate internal hard drive features a 1TB capacity, so you can store plenty of digital files.
Customer Rating
5
Paid more than I preferred, but the drive is fine
on January 10, 2012
Posted by: Drj5j
from State College, PA
Compatible with...:PC
It seems to me that prices of hard drives in general are a bit higher than they used to be relative to the stability and reliability of drives, particularly in the 1TB capacity and greater. I paid a little more than what I thought this drive was worth simply because I needed a drive right away. I had no problems at all with the installation, and its performance is just fine.
What's great about it: Good capacity, easy set-up, quiet
What's not so great: A tad more expensive than I think it should be
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Performance
5
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This laptop features embedded 4G WiMAX mobile broadband for connection to the Internet without wires (service contract required). The 640GB hard drive provides plenty of storage space for special photos, videos, important documents and more. Windows 7 Home Premium installedLearn more.Intel® 4G WiMAX chipset built in for Internet access to go at next-generation mobile broadband speeds. Learn more about WiMAX.Wireless service plan required; sold separately. WiMAX service not available in all areas.Learn more about Intel® processors.Information provided by Intel.Learn more about Intel® Wireless Display.
Posted by: Drj5j
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I bought this laptop as a replacement for a highly similar Vaio model (VGN-NW310F/S ) I bought a year-and-a-half ago and unfortunately bricked while trying to repair a USB port that I had carelessly damaged. What I had been looking for was a middle-of-the-road laptop, not super-light nor super-heavy, decent CPU performance and display, at a reasonable price. My first VAIO fit that bill perfectly and I absolutely loved the aluminum appearance casing and the Web-boot option. I almost cried when I broke it. I was so happy with the VGN-NW310F/S that I first tried to see if I could get another, but could not for the discount price ($550) I had been able to get it for. So I looked for the next closest current version, which is this VPCEH. For the same price, I got an i3 instead of the dual-core processor on the previous model, plus an HDMI out port and one extra USB port. I continue to love the chiclet keyboard and the Web boot-up option. The only other laptop I considered was an Asus that had an i5 processor for about the same price, but it was noisier than this one. The fan does kick in more often than on my older dual-core, but I guess that is to be expected. The black casing is not nearly as beautiful as the burnished aluminum look, but it is okay. I have had only one major issue, and this happened recently. I decided to disable the touchpad temporarily through the installed Vaio software, so I would not accidentally brush against it and move the cursor around while typing. It worked fine, but then I could not re-enable it. The software said it was enabled, but the touchpad would not work. I tried everything--restoring to an earlier point, reinstalling the touchpad software and Vaio Control software, going back and forth with SONY--nothing would work. I found that if I booted into emergency restore mode, it worked perfectly, so it is a software, not hardware problem. I also found that if I deleted the mouse from the Device Manager and rebooted, it would work for one session but become disabled at next reboot. The only thing SONY told me that *might* fix it is a total reinstall back to factory condition. No way will I do that after all the time I have put into reinstalling programs and redoing the settings from my old laptop. I almost always use a plug-in mouse anyway, so it doesn't affect me, but there is something funny about not being able to turn your touchpad off and on with the software that is supposed to do that. I also have a minor issue with the placement of some keys. Page Up and Down should not be side-by-side; I often hit the numeric keypad zero when trying to hit the right arrow key and the \ key instead of the Enter key. And I can't easily find the Delete key. I don't think this is just me--I haven't had issues with hitting the right keys on other laptops.
What's great about it: Reasonably performing computer at reasonable price
What's not so great: Glitchy touchpad software; keyboard arrangement not optimal
I would recommend this to a friend!
Display
4
Performance
4
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Easily control your compatible Samsung smart TV, mobile phone or tablet with this Samsung VG-KBD2000/ZA smart keyboard that features hot keys and a touchpad for simple operation. Bluetooth 2.1 technology enables easy wireless connectivity.
Compatibility withun60f6300 smart tv.
will this keyboard work with my 6300 model smart tv?
If not do you have a wireless keyboard manufacturer such as Logitech that will work with the 6300 smart tv?
If not do you have a wireless keyboard manufacturer such as Logitech that will work with the 6300 smart tv?
I have read that this keyboard will *not* work with the 6300 series. Whether other keyboards might work, I do not know.
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