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Load high-resolution game graphics with this 25-inch Dell Alienware gaming monitor. Its 240Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time handle high definition game titles smoothly, and its NVIDIA G-Sync technology is compatible with GeForce GTX graphics cards. Customize preset game modes with the easy-to-use dashboard of this Dell Alienware gaming monitor.
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5
Most excellent monitor
on September 12, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
The images on this monitor are stunning. It is a full HD 1920x1080 display, that has fantastic viewing angles; from almost any angle I could not see any color blurring or shifting. In the dark I could not see any light leakage, and the brightness (and it is bright) was very consistent.
But this monitor is designed for gaming, with a 1ms response time at 240hz it is 4-8 times faster than your typical display. And it has several built in display modes based on the types of game you are playing (FPS, RPG and RTS) and multiple game settings to store you personal calibration levels (very helpful as some games are very dark and others are normally bright, saving your play modes is quite useful and save a lot of time when moving from game to game..
The monitor has a anti glare (matte) finish, this is one of the first anti glare monitors I've used that has the crispness as a glossy monitor. when using with fast frame rate game like Doom, the images were crisp, and smooth; I tested this monitor with a Dell laptop and with a nvidia 960 display adapter; the GSync mode of this monitor is designed work best with nvidia video adapters like the 960. With Doom I was seeing over 100 FPS with few artifacts. I also tested with Flight Simulator X and was impressed the quality. Now my gaming laptop (Dell INSPIRON 15 7000) is about year old (i7) and the newer 1060 is faster, but the quality of this display compared to my (4k laptop screen) was astonishing, much brighter and MUCH faster, it was a noticeable improvement, especially in the brightness and improved viewing angles.
The monitor and it's stand are quite heavy (well built), the stand allows the monitor to be used in either portrait or landscape mode easily turning it without fear of it falling down. It comes with a Displayport, and USB 3.0 cable, the USB cable brings 3 additional ports (w/power charging) to the monitor (a real convenience on the desktop). The monitor can also be connected via HDMI (1.4) , (for DVD/BR input) I the displayport input must be used with G-Sync.
I really can't see anyone out growing this monitor, it's as fast as you can get with a gorgeous image used with a nvidia g-sync video card, really a great pair, if you can afford the price
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Experience your favorite gaming titles with a whole new level of imagery with this Alienware gaming monitor. The wide 25-inch screen shows every bit of the action, and a 1-ms response rate means you never miss a shot. This Alienware gaming monitor features tilt, swivel and height adjustable features for more comfortable play.
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5
Gorgeous, but pricey monitor
on September 12, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
The images on this monitor are stunning. It is a full HD 1920x1080 display, that has fantastic viewing angles; from almost any angle I could not see any color blurring or shifting. In the dark I could not see any light leakage, and the brightness (and it is bright) was very consistent.
But this monitor is designed for gaming, with a 1ms response time at 240hz it is 4-8 times faster than your typical display. And it has several built in display modes based on the types of game you are playing (FPS, RPG and RTS) and multiple game settings to store you personal calibration levels (very helpfuls as some games are very dark and others are normally bright, saving your play modes is quite useful and save a lot of time when moving from game to game..
The monitor has a anti glare (matte) finish, this is one of the first anti glare monitors I've used that has the crispness as a glossy monitor. when using with fast frame rate game like Doom, the images were crisp, and smooth; I tested this monitor with a Dell AMD 7+ RX580; the Free Sync mode of this monitor is designed work best with Freesync video adapters like the Rx580. With Doom I was seeing over 150 FPS with no artifacts, I've literally never seen a display that was this fast with this resolution. I also tested with Flight Simulator X and was again blown away with the quality, no matter how quick a move was the display kept up, without any tearing or ghosting (as I've often seen on my "gaming Laptop". This was a whole new experience.
The monitor and it's stand are quite heavy (well built), the stand allows the monitor to be used in either portrait or landscape mode easily turning it without fear of it falling down. It comes with a HDMI, and USB 3.0 cable, the USB cable brings 3 additional ports (w/power charging) to the monitor (a real convenience on the desktop). The monitor can also be connected via display port (it has 2 HDMI in ports, I guess one for DVD/BR input) I believe the HDMI input must be used with Freesync
I really can't see anyone out growing this monitor, it's as fast as they get with a gorgeous image used with a AMD video card supporting Free sync you won't find a better pair.
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Conquer virtual enemies with this Dell Inspiron desktop. It has an AMD Radeon graphics card with 8GB of dedicated video memory for fast image rendering, and its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 processor and 16GB of DDR4 RAM run multiple programs, games and browsers simultaneously. This Dell Inspiron desktop has a 1TB hard drive for plenty of long-term game storage.
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4
Beautiful Box
on September 12, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
I've built many PC's from scratch, the "modding" of cases etc.; well Dell has done one better, yet not gone too outlandish. The Dell 5675 is built beautifully, and it runs exceptionally quite and fast, but it can still be improved. The case is about 50% open, with several sets of blue LED's to illuminate the interior, shining through the the part of the exterior that is transparent. The LED's can be turned off via Dell's light bar utility, it you want to hide the beauty of the box. The box has 6 USB 3,0 ports (4 back 2 front) & 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 back 2 front) and one USB 3.1 port and SD card reader and headphone jack on the front. The Dell 5675 came with a single 16GB of 288-Pin DDR4 2400MHz (PC4-19200) UDIMM, which is a good thing as upgrading to 32GB only requires the addition of one more stick (had it had 2x8GB both would have to have been discarded to upgrade to max memory as the system only has 2 memory slots), but it's also a bad thing as system can't fully benefit from dual channel memory (which must be used in pairs to get the full speed out of it). It also has the AMD RX580 video card which supports 1 HDMI output and 4 display port output (no in theory you could drive 5 monitors) and the video card has 8GB of dedicated video memory (GDDR5), a very capable modern graphics adapter, about the equivalent of the GTX 1060, but with an extra 2GB memory. A great place to build from. Now for a minus and a plus, the Dell 5675 comes with a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD - obsolete by my standards - but the system does have 2 empty M.2 slots one has a PCIe (NVMe interface), the other a SATA interface. Plus there is space for one 2.5" SSD and a 3.5" drive bay open. So I guess Dell is figuring you can easily clone and upgrade from the HDD to a SSD when your ready, and obviously moving to the M.2 PCIe (NVMe) would provide the best performance (more on that option later). But the real power to this puppy (besides the 460W P/S) is the AMD Ryzen 7 processor which has 8 cores, and should be the equivalent to a current i7 processor.
Once the system was set up, with the HDD, boot time to completed load was 1 min 55 sec (115s). Not impressive but fixable. The system also comes with a 30 day trial of McAfee installed - this I removed before any further testing. The basic system came with a std keyboard and mouse, which I upgraded to a Dell Alien gaming mouse and Alien Keyboard - both are an excellent improvement over the lightweight basic kbd/mouse.
Now for a little gaming at 1080p (with a Dell Alienware AW2518HF monitor), first to check some frame rates on games, first Doom, where the average FPS topped an astonishing 150, beating my wildest expectation. On my "gaming" laptop core i7 950 i'd never seen over 100 - so a great start, very fluid graphics, and NO tearing, what-so-ever on the screen; whether this was RX580 or the 1ms Alienware monitor - color me very impressed. Next on Battlefield 1, again I was blown away by the smoothness and crisp transitions, the quality of the moving output was so much cleaner that I was accustomed to, FPS stayed above 80, and I heard the GPU fans kick into first and second gear. I took a quick look at Flight Simulator X; it was like a new experience. After playing a little longer I did start to notice the fan noise a bit more (both CPU & GPU fans) the longer I played, obviously the inner case heating up a bit. I hooked up a second monitor to double my monitor width (2160x1024) and pushed the graphic even further, and this caused the fans to rev up further where they were noticeable, but I kept looking at the screen quality going wow.
But this far in I have to say this CPU graphic combination is a winner. AMD is back in the game, with the help of DELL and it's fine build quality.
The con's, I think a modern system should come with a SSD, this system can easily be expanded to include one, but in the end I just felt it would cost a star. I did add a 512GB m.2 NVMe SSD (also note: Dell does not include the m.2 mounting screws), cloned the boot drive and the system now boots in just over 20s, it also loads everything much, much faster, it was a little over a $200 addition, but well worth it. The stock kbd/mouse are not worthy of this beautiful box.
So Dell has a pretty great box to start with, but it needs a few additions: get a m.2 SSD, a better kbd/mouse and probably add another stick of memory to get full performance out of dual channel memory.
One last note on the missing m.2 screws, the PCI expansion card slots also do not have screws in them, in a box that says upgrade me the screws should be provided as finding the right size quickly is often challenging.
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Experience stunning Ultra HD content with this LG Blu-ray player with multi-HDR compatibility lets you enjoy the full image quality and features of an HDR TV. This LG Blu-ray player has two HDMI outputs to accommodate a HDTV and a cable box. This HDR-compatible, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player offers 4x the resolution of a standard Blu-ray player. The built-in UHD upscaling technology enhances the picture quality from standard Blu-ray discs and DVDs.
Customer Rating
5
Blu-Ray players have come a long way
on August 16, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
This is probably my 5th Bluray player, now stepping up to 4k (I have 5 4k TV's). My first observation was how much faster the processing os the disk was; in under 2s thes display was ready to go, compared to early BluRays that too way over 10s to get ready this was a pleasant start. The remote is nearly identical to the remote's LG has been using for years, which it was back lit, but it's not, learned to live with it.
Initially watched the Std version of King Kong (Jack Black and cast) and this player delivered a better, more crisp image, darker blacks, cleaner shadows than my existing DB670, did from the same disk, this player not only handles 4K material well it also improves conventional BluRay disks another plus, I was not sure I'd be able to see. I also think the sound was cleaner, but this is pretty subjective.
Initially watched the Std version of King Kong (Jack Black and cast) and this player delivered a better, more crisp image, darker blacks, cleaner shadows than my existing DB670, did from the same disk, this player not only handles 4K material well it also improves conventional BluRay disks another plus, I was not sure I'd be able to see. I also think the sound was cleaner, but this is pretty subjective.
Then on to The Ultra Disk version of King Kong (Jack Black and new Skull Island). At first it was a little underwhelming, what I'd just seen looked great, I'd maybe expected the 4K version to be so much better (on a 65" Sony X900e), well initially is was just better, but as the action got more intense the quality of fast moving images the picture improved, they we more three dimensional, the shadows had more content to them, the wide angle shots were gorgeous. With really no way to compare side by side images, the original blu ray, seemed flatter, the 4K version was voluptuous (in a good way) just more ripe with detail, Maybe when I eventually get a 4K projector it will be that much better on a 100" or 150" screen (I can certainly see where larger screens would benefit the most. Still the picture was engulfing, with some of the overhead shots feeling like you were there flying along.
The New King Kong Skull Island definitely benefited from improved animation and special effects, but not necessarily a better plot or characters, the Extended Edition of the jack a Black version was my favorite.
I then viewed the 4K version of Ghost in a Shell, again the colors and cinematography were out standing, and with the mvis have many "dark" scenes, this player and it's picture were outstanding. I'm officially a fan of 4K films. When I first thought about paying about ten dollars more per film, (about a 25% increase), I had to think twice; I'd hope this premium drops as the format gains wider acceptance, and as older films are re-released it looks like it will.
Do I like the LG-UP970, heck yes. It improves my existing collection of DVD's and BluRays (over 500), It's faster than previous BluRays, the built in WiFi and LG Smart app's are nice, but nothing new. The quality of the output from 4K disk, is new, and much more rich in color and texture than what was previously available. Put your 4K TV investment to work, give it some quality images in, and I;m sure you'll be please with what you see from the growing list of 4K films out there.
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Immerse yourself in music or movies with this LG TONE Studio wearable speaker. It has four drivers to let you experience three-dimensional surround sound and feel low-frequency vibrations from the bass through your body. This LG TONE Studio wearable speaker is Bluetooth compatible for easy connection to your smart devices.
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4
Great Concept for a new Product Category
on July 14, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
These "neck phones" are unlike anything else I've tried. They fill a special need especially for people that find discomfort wearing earbuds after any period of time (myself included), or those that can't deal with the isolation that over the ears headphone bring. This product is an alternative.
At first I thought the sound was a little thin, then I discovered that by pressing and holding down the volume dial fro one second you can independently control the bass, mid and treble of the head phones; a mini equalizer built in - how unusual. After doing some adjusting I found a happy medium, much better than what I started with. Speaking of sound quality, these are pretty good considering the limitations you are dealing with. These are NOT as good and many of the good echo canceling head phones that cost over $250, but you can hear people talking to you with these on,and they are comfortable, you can wear them for hours and not really think about them. They weight just over 4 oz and rest comfortably on your collar bone. The first few time I used them it took me a while to find the right volume level, but it was largely a location, location issue, When using them with no background noise they needed to be a little lower, and with more background noise (my office with computer fans) they needed to be just a little louder, and have a bit more bass.
After listening to them with a variety of sources, I'm pleasantly impressed. I could listen effortlessly for hours, I'd kind of forgotten they were paired with my phone the first time a call came in and the sound muted and I could VERY clearly hear the caller (from one side); I'm told the microphone worked very well, I found it most natural. a great neck phone. With the speakers on I got over 7 hours of listening time, with the earbuds I'm told you get more than double the life.
Speaking of earbuds they are cleverly builtin to the front underside and automatically retract back in (like your seat belt does, but on a much thinner wire). The were pretty comfortable, and louder than I could possibly handle (you can turn them up too loud - but don't need to). The sound quality was excellent, and I could hear the effects of the dts surround more readily than I did with the speakers alone. That being said, different sources had a much different sound with the dts, the more I listened the more I could discern the different instruments sounding like they are in different sound stage (sounded more 3D). I find any good headphones exhibit this quality, it took me some listening time to find this with the neck phones.
I was originally give them 5 stars, but there are a couple of ergonomic issues that LG could improve upon to earn the additional star. My biggest issue is the buttons on the headphones look (and feel) alike. They should be different colors and different shape buttons so can associate a function with a feel/color. there are two buttons on the inside right and left, both the same color, shape and position. I found my self turning the phones off when I did not mean to and pressing an inside button when I meant to press an outside button. There a learning curve figuring out how the 7 different controls function (all are nice to have, but can be hard to use, it does get easier); but if had made them different colors and make them feel different it would be easier to keep track and remember what does what. Minus one star, not relating to sound quality, but improving the "user interface".
I think I'll enjoy biking with these on, where I can't safely use any other headphones, and maybe excising on an elliptical. I think they be too heavy to really run with, but they might be great for hiking where I don't want to shut out things I need to be observant of.
These are a different type of headphone, I'd not purchase them for the earbuds alone, but for the special functionality that personal speakers bring they do a good job, almost a great job. If you have the need I'd recommend them.
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Take your favorite music anywhere with this Nyne Rock boom box. It has two midrange speakers, two tweeters and a subwoofer, and its rechargeable lithium-ion battery lets you play tunes for up to 8 hours. This Nyne Rock boom box is Bluetooth 4.0 compatible and connects to a mobile device via NFC one-touch technology.
Customer Rating
5
Nyne X-Series: "Rock"
on July 8, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
First impressions: These thing is big, and loud.
I first compared the Nyne X series to the JBL Flip 3 - not a fair comparison in any way the Flip3 is 1/3 the cost, and they sounded that way. For close soft listening both are fine, but to fill my 16'x28' family room, the Flip was anemic and the Nyne held their own. Easily filling the room with a clean sound, maybe a little bass thin, but pretty darn good. I also have a set of older Kicker ik501s speakers that I've frequently used outdoors and at parties. I was pretty happy with them, until now. In comparison to the Nyne Rock the Kicker are getting the boot! What a difference, much more than I expected (both being about $200 speakers). The kicker's lacked midrange the richness and the sharp highs of the Nyne's. They had similar bass output, but that was about all, not nearly as bright. I tested on my "go to" speaker test music, Boston's first album and Pink Floyd's DSOTM. These speakers can get the volume level way up there.
I first compared the Nyne X series to the JBL Flip 3 - not a fair comparison in any way the Flip3 is 1/3 the cost, and they sounded that way. For close soft listening both are fine, but to fill my 16'x28' family room, the Flip was anemic and the Nyne held their own. Easily filling the room with a clean sound, maybe a little bass thin, but pretty darn good. I also have a set of older Kicker ik501s speakers that I've frequently used outdoors and at parties. I was pretty happy with them, until now. In comparison to the Nyne Rock the Kicker are getting the boot! What a difference, much more than I expected (both being about $200 speakers). The kicker's lacked midrange the richness and the sharp highs of the Nyne's. They had similar bass output, but that was about all, not nearly as bright. I tested on my "go to" speaker test music, Boston's first album and Pink Floyd's DSOTM. These speakers can get the volume level way up there.
I then took them outside, ant they again shined, again a clearly better sound than the Kickers. but out side I could tell that the highs were much more directional that I noticed indoors. The bass was still good but now the speaker was not on the floor (which boosted it's bass) being up higher, close to ear level improved the overall midrange of the speaker but diminished the bass, which was ok, when listening from 20-30' away the overall tone was great for a boom box of this size.
I've had a chance to use it outside on the week ends a couple of times, and I never got more than 8 hours of play time, but right around 8 streaming BT. While i'm on the BT issue, I compared BT to a wired connection, and was somewhat pleasantly surprised. As expected the wired sound was better, fuller than the BT, which distorted more quickly at higher volumes, and lacked some of the mid-range richness. I also happened to have a Chromecast Audio Streamer handy. So i plugged it into the wired connection and cast PF to the Nyne speaker. And I could not tell that it was wireless, the definition I found missing from the BT was fully restored.That being said I hope more manufactured will incorporate casting to their devices as well as BT. IMHO BT, from an iPhone (which I used as my source) is inferior to casting. I could get BT to work from about 50-60' before it got iffy, and I could cast from over 100' with no issues.
Back to the Nyne speaker, I have thousands of $s invested in my main home system, and the Nyne can't compare, but I can't haul it around on a handle;I probably can't fit it all in my car. So there are tradeoffs. I do have a surround sound system installed in my back yard, with Definitive Tech speakers, and the Nyne don't have the same bass or stereo separation, but I'm comparing nearly $1K in speakers and a $500 receiver. But they held their own, the Nyne's provided plenty of nice sounds, I'll bet I can still get my neighbor to complain about the volume of the Nyne's, although it won't be because the bass from my outdoor speakers shake the wall. The Nyne's are not going to shake the walls outside, but they will certainly be loud enough to suit most needs.
So I have better sounding speaker that are not portable, and I think casting is better than BT. Still I can happily recommend the Nyne "Rock" speakers, if you have room for them they will happily fill your room with nice sounds.
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Ensure maximum comfort from this Logitech mouse. The precise ergonomic design ensures you stay comfortable throughout the day even if you're a power user, and the additional side button lets you create a custom setup. Smooth gliding is assured from this Logitech mouse thanks to the low-resistance base that slips over any surface.
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4
A great desktop Mouse
on July 8, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
First off I could not get this mouse to recognised byall the various computers. Some with Win 10 worked others did not. Some with Win 7 worked other did not. Generally speaking the newer the computer the better the chance, but I still got a 8yr old Dell XPS to work where a newer Dell XPS would not. Go figure. But on the computer I did get it working on it was a real joy to use. It slid more effortlessly than my MS Arc (one of my favorite Mice). It's ability to connect to multiple devices via BT and their dongle is most convenient. But the ability to move from one computer to another via the selector on the bottom is very convenient (when your using multiple computers, like I do). I'd prefer to use BT over their dongle, given a choice. I tried this mouse on 8 computers and it was recognised on 5 of the 8.
The center scroll wheel has some weight to it, once moving it seems to pick up momentum (maybe electronice may be wheel) anyway I like it The programable buttons are an added plus, I programmed them to return to my home page and to open my email, with a single click (on multiple computers). Really cool, I'm sure that there are many other uses I'd not considered.
The mouse is pretty big, not problem fro a desktop, but I doubt I'd want to travel with it (with many smaller options). But it's been getting harder and harder to find a BT mouse that youd want to use on your desk day after day, and this one I would. So many BT mice are too small to use all day long. In this respect the MX Master 2S IS A CLEAR WINNER. If I'd not had connectivity problems with several computers I'd have given it 5 stars, but I had to deduct one star because I could not use BT on all my computers that supported BT.
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Create an intelligent home network with this all in one Samsung mesh WiFi Router and Smart Home Hub. Not only does it deliver an optimized Wi-Fi signal to every corner of your home, it also works as a SmartThings Hub, connecting compatible cameras, lights, voice assistants, and more to create your smart home. Now you can manage your Wi-Fi and all your smart devices from the palm of your hand with this Samsung Mesh WiFi Router and Smart Home Hub.
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2
Hope it improves
on July 1, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
I have 3 high end routers in my home today, so it was easy fro me to compare the Samsung Home Connect Pro to my Netgear Nighthawk X6, and two Linksys systems, the Velop (3 pack) and MaxSteam (AC4000).
But first my install experience. First you must download their Samsung Connect app, nor problems. Then you must register, seems I have 2 accounts, so some minor issues, then you must select to add the hub. I had this hang several times before resetting the router and getting it to work. Then I had issues with the Connect Pro connecting to the internet. The First Switch I connected the Samsung to would not connect to the internet, I verified I could connect with other devices, but I could not get the Connect Pro to see the internet. The second switch I connected to worked fine the first time. Not sure what the issue was.
Then I compared performance (multiple times to be fair), my Nighthawk averaged 44mb down and 20mb up, The Velop averaged 35mb down and 25mb up, the MaxStream 30mb down and 30mb up and finally the Samsung (with SmartThings hub enabled) was 25mb down and 27mb up. The slowest of the 4 by quite a bit. I had hoped for much more. But the box clearly states that enabling the SmartThings hub will decrease performance - which it did.
Given my routers are faster, I'll probably just use this for home automation with SmartThings, I have over 50 lights, multiple motion detectors and an EcoBee connected to my existing system. But I started by trying to pair one of my existing Samsung SmartHub TV's with the SmartHub; and I could get neither to pair. It paired fine with my Samsung smart vacuum robot. and several lights, but the lights doe not have as much functionality with SmartThings (today) as they do with Wink. So I'll stick with wink and only use the SmartHub for things the Wink can't control.
I wanted to see the Connect Home Pro do better than it did, I love the concept of combining the router with the Home automation, as I have too many gateways now (5 now) . Hopefully future firmware releases will improve the Connect Home Pro, I know they will be releasing a version with multiple hubs linked together (like the Velop) soon. Maybe this will lead to improved performance. The distance I could get a wi-fi signal from the Samsung was as good as any of my other routers. I've not given up but I can't recommend it today.
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Samsung - POWERbot™ Wi-Fi Connected Pet Plus Robot Vacuum with FullView Sensor™ 2.0 - Satin Titanium
Take care of all floor work with this Samsung POWERbot Slim robot vacuum. Its CycloneForce separation technology provides 40 times stronger suction than conventional vacuums for more efficient cleaning while preventing clogging. The Wi-Fi connectivity and Alexa compatibility of this Samsung POWERbot Slim robot vacuum let you operate it remotely from your smartphone or via voice command.
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4
My Rosie
on June 18, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
First impression of the Bot in the Box, very impressive, it comes well packed with sufficient instructions to do things in the right order. First it says the POWERbot should be fully charged before first use. Since I needed to install the app first, I didn't think this was a big deal. In fact it said it was fully charged after about 60 minutes out of the box.
Installation of the app on iOS went fairly smoothly, the only hiccup I encountered was I could not get the POWERbot one of of my WiFi networks (I have 5, so using a different networks was not a big deal, and it worked fine immediately - never found out why the initial problem). The app is pretty minimal, I'd kind of expected more with regard to programming, and options, but the robot seems to have all the smarts it needs built in. Still I wish you could review where it had been and to possibly give it area to exclude. Maybe in another version.
How does Rosie clean? Really pretty darn well. I tested it in 3 separate areas. My main living area is tiled with hardwood floors and some oriental throw rugs, the orientals are pretty plush, being 3/4" to 1" tall. The POWERbot easily climbed up these rugs, increased it's power and vacuumed each efficiently. It did a great job under the toekicks in the kitchen, and it repeated each area at least twice, it ran for almost 90 minutes on normal. I have to say it makes a noticable amount of noise, but probably half the volume of a Roomba 770 (my Daughter has one, and you really can't listen to the television when it's in the room. Not that much of a problems with the POWERbot . That I see as a big plus.
I hav smaller drop rugs in my bathrooom that I was concerned would be a problem for the POWERbot , but it had no real issues, and and off the small rugs with out bunching them up. Another plus. And it's easy to empty and clean, the dust bin ejects easily and can be washed out with water, and the filter can be washed, another big plus, and they give you an extra one. My other surprise was when the POWERbot came to a two step (tiled) drop, it did not fall, it detected the drop over and over and stayed on the upper level.
The lower level is all tile with a bed room, after making sure there were no cords dangling on the floor, I watched it go back and forth under the bed where there was a tight squeeze but it managed quite well. A couple of small throw rugs were no problem again. it did a great job along the edges, better than expected.
I then tried in my upstairs, where I have some more orientals, this time with fringe, a possible concern, so I watched what happened and my concerns were well founded. The fringe got cought up in the brushes and jammed. I had to stop the POWERbot and back the fringe out, no harm, but I wouldn't try this on more expensive rugs. So for now I have to only use POWERbot in rooms without fringly rugs. For some this may be a bigger issue, but for me I'll probably only use it one area.
Yes it like a dancing bear, you'll watch it and be amazed for a while. It bumps into things VERY gently, as it "sees" then coming. I have alot of glass vases on my floors and the POWERbot touch each of them gently, not enought for be to be worried in the future. It much more quite than a roomba, and probably sucks stronger/smarter. It won't wake you up when it starts and stops like a roomba....I happy with my POWERbot (Rosie) wish I could teach it to avoid the fringe on my oriental rugs. But for now I just have to keep it away; (it does have magnetic "gates" you can use, maybe I'll try this around the fringe (not hopeful thought). But I do recommend my new friend Rosie (POWERbot 7070).
My Best Buy number: 0010016244
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Meet your large household’s high-bandwidth requirements with this tri-band Linksys Max-Stream Wi-Fi router. It performs at up to 4 Gbps for high-speed Internet access, and its MU-MIMO technology lets everyone at home enjoy smooth, simultaneous gaming and media streaming on multiple devices. This Linksys Max-Stream Wi-Fi router has six adjustable external antennas for maximum area coverage
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5
Max-Stream = Max Performance
on May 31, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
I work at home as software developer, I have over 60 devices connected to my "Home" network. Some of there are for my SmartHome, others Smart TV, and Streaming devices, a coupleos servers and Raid devices and about 20 notebooks and PC's. I've been running AC Wi-Fi with the Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 in my 2 story 2800 sq ft house for almost 3 years. The Netgear is a AC3200 router and this Linksys EA9300 is a AC4000 router. Can I tell the difference, I have a 300mb Cox Internet link. Via a Ethernet connection the Netgear gets 293mb down and 33mb up. The Linksys gets 297mb down and 35mb up a slight advantage, but I'd have to call it a tie. Using a AC5G WiFi connection from about 10ft away the Netgear gets 145mb down and 32mb up. The Linksys gets 166mb down and 34mb up. A slight improvement. With a 2.4G connection the Netgear gets 21mb down and 33mb up (surprising). The Linksys gets 25mb down and 30mb up. Again a slight improvement.
I found both routers AC5G speeds drop significantly with distance; at 40ft both were about 75mb up & 25mb down and at 75ft 30mb/20mb - which WAS the same speed I got from 2.4G at 75ft. Clearly AC rules at shorter distances but over 100ft 2.4G is still more reliable. So don't expect to get full AC speed at longer distances. This where having a single network name supporting all network types would be a big advantage. A big Linksys+
The Linksys allows me to name all my networks the same name (2G & 5G) this simplifies connections as it automatically choose the optimal connection. This is a nice feature (that I had to disable to do the previous test) for most home users this is really nice have. For me I'd rather create multiple networks on different channels and choose what devices live where. I've not figured out how to have the Linksys dedicate separate channels to different network names. I know how to do this with the Netgear.
With regard to the user interface, the Netgear is very easy to do the simple things with, the networks map is a most excellent tool. I've found it difficult dig much deeper in to the more advanced functionality, which I'm sure it has. It's just is documentation feel incomplete (still being upgraded/advanced - It's 100% online with special smart tools to manage it from your iPhone or Android Device) - this is kind of cool but the really advanced features are hard to find, as they (might not be documented). Based on calls to Linksys for advanced assistance they have been VERY helpful and knowledgeable about the product. They even followed up on some technical VPN issues I had that were not yet documented.
So in comparing two routers that list for $299 and $279, I did see better performance from the newer Linksys AC4000. I did think some of the simple setup of the Linksys would be particularly helpful for most home users. I thought some of the advanced documentation was missing (but could easily be forthcoming as it's 100% online).
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Shark Rocket Hand Vac: With 500W and 4.2 amps of power, this hand vac efficiently removes dust, dirt and debris from your home, car, boat or RV. The TruePet motorized brush allows you to pick up pet hair and loose debris.
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Experience unreal picture quality with this 27-inch HP 27Q display. The modern, tilted design gives you the best angle to experience its lifelike colors and ultrarealistic Quad HD resolution, and an anti-glare panel lets you work or watch anywhere you want. This HP 27Q display's 2 ms refresh time provides crisp, latency-free media, ideal for multi-monitor setups.
Can you connect 3 monitors?
Listen to music while breaking a sweat with this LG TONE Active wireless headset, which features retractable earbuds to reduce tangling. The water-resistant, contoured design offers comfortable wear at the gym or on the track. This LG TONE Active wireless headset features advanced quad-layer speaker technology for smooth, clear sound.
Do these headsets have 4 MHz or higher my boyfriend had pair got ruined he bought from you guys and I couldn’t find that in any of the specs on any of them
Listen to music while breaking a sweat with this LG TONE Active wireless headset, which features retractable earbuds to reduce tangling. The water-resistant, contoured design offers comfortable wear at the gym or on the track. This LG TONE Active wireless headset features advanced quad-layer speaker technology for smooth, clear sound.
Do you know where i can purchase the stabilizer tip? the pointy piece by the ear buds? mine is missing
Call customer support (1.866.244.3399), I'm sure they'll send you what missing
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Pair your morning jog with these Jaybird RUN wireless earbuds, and enjoy your music each step of the way. Bluetooth compatibility with multiple devices lets you share your playlist without the tangle of wires. These Jaybird RUN wireless earbuds are sweatproof and dirtproof to handle the worst of your workout.
Hi, can someone please tell me where they are manufactured? Thanks!
Malaysia, Jaybird is a Logitech company out of CA, customer support US based
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Charge your Pixel smartphone quickly with this Google USB-C power adapter. This 18W adapter comes with a long detachable cable, so you can move around more easily while charging your device. Its sleek, minimalist design makes this Google USB-C power adapter a stylish addition to your tech setup.
Would this charge a Dell XPS 13, or is the power output not high enough?
Conquer virtual enemies with this Dell Inspiron desktop. It has an AMD Radeon graphics card with 8GB of dedicated video memory for fast image rendering, and its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 processor and 16GB of DDR4 RAM run multiple programs, games and browsers simultaneously. This Dell Inspiron desktop has a 1TB hard drive for plenty of long-term game storage.
Can u add another hard drive to it?
You can add one 2.5 one 3.5 and two m.2 (22x80mm)
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Harness the productivity of the Intel Core m3 processor with this Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Its 12.3-inch touch screen and 2736 x 1824 resolution are ideal for streaming your favorite movies and shows. This Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 128GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for your music, photos and videos.
Would this work for someone that likes to download and save a lot of music?
only if you put Music on Micro SD card or external Drive; my Rock Library has 15K songs and occupies 111GBs.
So it depends in the size of your library, for me I have 256GB flash drive to store all music on; but main storage alone probably is not sufficient.
So it depends in the size of your library, for me I have 256GB flash drive to store all music on; but main storage alone probably is not sufficient.
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Harness the productivity of the Intel Core m3 processor with this Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Its 12.3-inch touch screen and 2736 x 1824 resolution are ideal for streaming your favorite movies and shows. This Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 128GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for your music, photos and videos.
Will this run Quickbooks Pro 2016? Is the keyboard included? If not, how much is that?
Yes, Keyboard is included. I recommend you purchase pen and get -$20 off Pen from BB. Pen really makes the package, well worth $39ish
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Harness the productivity of the Intel Core m3 processor with this Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Its 12.3-inch touch screen and 2736 x 1824 resolution are ideal for streaming your favorite movies and shows. This Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 128GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for your music, photos and videos.
Does it play d.v.d's and c.d.'s
With and external USB CD/DVD (or BluRay) drive (not included); need to have codecs for video (can purchase from MS, or get with drive or 3rd party)
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