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- First reviewAugust 27, 2016
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The ROCCAT® Kone Pro Lightweight Optical Ergonomic Performance Gaming Mouse with RGB Lighting is the result of over 14 years of devoted craftmanship and is the most advanced gaming mouse we’ve ever created. After meticulous global research into hand sizes and grip styles, the result is one shape to fit any hand. It’s the iconic Kone shape, perfected. Providing supreme comfort without compromising on performance, the feeling of using the Kone Pro is unrivalled. It seamlessly fuses with your hand, virtually disappearing, keeping you focused and immersed. The Kone Pro utilizes our Titan Switch Optical. With a satisfying and responsive tactile click, it’s reliable, fast and durable. No double-click issues and no learning curve. Thanks to advancements in our extreme lightweight engineering, the Kone Pro weighs in at just 66g. The ROCCAT Bionic Shell keeps the weight down and provides a comfortable and consistent surface, whilst keeping dust and dirt out. It transitions into a beautiful translucent finish on the main buttons, allowing vivid AIMO 16.8 million color lighting to shine through, creating the signature look. The Kone Pro features our state-of-the-art 19K DPI Owl-Eye Sensor which delivers world-leading responsiveness and precision. It also features the ROCCAT® PhantomFlex™ cable, creating a near-wireless experience with a cable that virtually disappears – no friction, no distractions. Everything rests on our best-in-class pure PTFE heat-treated skates. They offer sublime glide right out of the box, with a spare pair thrown in for good measure.
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from San Jose, CA
I liked the feature set (controllable DPI, acceleration, and poll rate), per-game macros and other customizations (though the macro game list is pretty anemic and out-of-date). The color selection was interesting and fun, but left me wanting more. My big complaint was that it is higher, longer, and wider than I'm used to and using it for long periods made my hand ache. It just wasn't comfortable in my hand.
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A digital photo frame in a contemporary design, the Lenovo Smart Frame is customized to blend seamlessly into your home's interior. It's your household's entry point to your favorite memories, re-lived directly from your cloud collection. The Lenovo Smart Frame can also transform into live wall art that's customizable to your taste and surroundings, letting you choose from world-famous pieces to display on a brilliant screen. Whether mounted on a wall, placed on an easel or perched on a shelf, the display looks gorgeous from any angle. Easy to install, set up and navigate, the Lenovo Smart Frame delights each and every time you catch a glimpse.
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from San Jose, CA
The display is nothing short of spectacular. Deep blacks, good highlights even in sunlight, reasonable off-axis viewing. And it's large! The software has some nice features (e.g. when displaying a vertical shot when the panel is horizontal, the picture is displayed uncropped and the sides are filled with a gaussian blur of the edge of the picture which makes for a nice matte). However, the limitation of only allowing 5 google albums and the occasional unexplained appearance of the clock caused me to take off one star. I didn't know I needed this, but now I wouldn't be without it. It's caused me to add a lot more albums to my Google photos account.
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With the 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors enabling up to 8-cores and 16-threads of multi-threaded performance, the latest generation of Alienware m17 goes beyond its predecessor. Featuring the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with Ultimate performance for gamers and creators. Realistic ray-traced graphics and AI-accelerated DLSS. Our latest thermal technology, Advanced Alienware Cryo-Tech, is an engineering approach where an Alienware system’s gaming performance is never compromised by means of electrical and mechanical methods while maintaining system stability during the highest performance states.
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from San Jose, CA
This laptop with the RTX3070 graphics card benchmarks as well as my GTX2080 Super which, for a laptop, is incredible. The screen is bright and responsive; the colors are vibrant and fully saturated. Common operations (web browsing, watching video, etc) feel very fast. It’s as good as a desktop on games (maybe better on some titles due to ray tracing). The keyboard feel is good. The only downside is that you’re pretty much tethered to the power brick as the laptop is limited to less than three hours on the battery. Forget using it on those long cross country flights. That said, I love the laptop and the battery limitation doesn’t bother me.
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![Norton - 360 for Gamers (3 Device) Antivirus Internet Security Software + Game Optimizer + VPN (1 Year Subscription) - Android, Apple iOS, Mac OS, Windows [Digital]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6420/6420877_sd.jpg)
Norton 360 for Gamers provides advanced multi-layered protection for up to 3 PCs to help protect against cyberthreats like malware, DDoS attacks, doxxing, SWATing, and PC webcam takeovers. PC notifications are optimized so you’re only alerted if you’re under attack, at risk or you aren’t using a feature your entitled to.
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from San Jose, CA
If you've ever been in an action game and the antivirus suddenly decides to start a scan which drops your frame rate down to nothing, you'll appreciate this product. It's the same good Norton protection, but with an additional feature that senses when you're gaming and refuses to start a scan. The installation was trivial (I was upgrading from another Norton product) and the interface is familiar. If you have ever cursed your antivirus for scanning at the wrong time, this is the product for you!
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Indy ANC is the pinnacle of our Indy true wireless family. In other words, they’re loaded with the latest technology. With everything from touch controls to premium Active Noise Canceling to Personal Sound tuning to wireless charging, these are the perfect choice for those of you who like to have it all.
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from San Jose, CA
Active noise canceling: check. Personal sound profiles (EQ settings): check. Great sound: check. Good bass: check. Easy touch operation: check. Long battery life: check. Either earbud can be used alone: check. Wireless charging of the case: check. All that at a reasonable price for a high quality earbud. Wow!
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The HTM6 S2 Anniversary Edition delivers clear dialog and power in a compact form for Home Theater. Continuum mid-bass drive units provide make it easy to hear actors and robust bass lines for action films while Decoupled Double Dome Tweeters create an enveloping sense of space and clarity. Featuring upgraded crossovers for even more transparency and a unique trim-ring to celebrate this milestone, the HTM6 S2 Anniversary Edition is the most sophisticated, affordable center channel Bowers & Wilkins has ever made. The HTM6 S2 Anniversary Edition is the matching center channel for the 600 Series Anniversary Edition range of products. Over the last 25 years, the 600 Series has been our most affordable performance range of loudspeakers, and we’re celebrating our love of sound with acoustic improvements to the crossover network for overall greater levels of clarity and smoother high frequencies so you can enjoy a compelling listening experience across the range of products.
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I replaced the center channel in my home theater system with this B&W center channel speaker. Wow! What a difference. The old center channel was an inexpensive Insignia speaker - I had read that the quality of the center channel wasn't all that important so I went cheap with the Insignia. These B&W Anniversary Edition Center Channel speakers put that idea to bed with an exclamation point. Dialog is much clearer and the soundstage is wider because of this upgrade. I couldn't be happier
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The 603 S2 Anniversary Edition combines outstanding power and clarity that makes them perfect for larger rooms and ideal for home theater. Continuum mid-range cones provide clarity for singers, Decoupled Double Dome Tweeters create an enveloping sense of space and twin bass drivers deliver scale and authority. Featuring upgraded crossovers for even more transparency and a unique trim-ring to celebrate this milestone, the 603 S2 Anniversary Edition is the most sophisticated affordable floor-standing loudspeaker Bowers & Wilkins has ever made. The 603 S2 Anniversary Edition sits atop the 600 Series Anniversary Edition range of products. Over the last 25 years, the 600 Series has been our most affordable performance range of loudspeakers, and we’re celebrating our love of sound with acoustic improvements to the crossover network for overall greater levels of clarity and smoother high frequencies so you can enjoy a compelling listening experience across the range of products.
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from San Jose, CA
I've never seen a product packaged as thoughtfully as these speakers. You can attach the plinth to the base without fully removing them from the box! I opted against the base spikes because they will go onto a tile floor. Anyhow, the assembly (attach the plinth with four bolts using an included Allen wrench) was dirt simple. The speaker cover is held on with magnets and they aren't overly strong - I've managed to knock the cover off repeatedly adjusting the speaker position.
These 600 series floor standing speakers replaced an aging set of Vandersteen 2Ci's and it's clear that speaker technology has really moved in a good direction in the past 30 years (gulp!). These speakers are smaller yet deliver better bass and clearer highs. The midrange responds quickly and all sorts of musical instruments are reproduced accurately (from chimes to tubas to bagpipes). The soundstage is much wider and I'm able to crank down the subwoofer in my 5.1 setup.
I tested these in both a home theater environment and for reproducing digital music in a variety of genres. Couldn't be happier with them.
They look good and perform flawlessly!
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Meet G733, a gaming headset designed to suit your style. Embrace total wireless with 2.4 GHZ LIGHTSPEED wireless, featuring up to 33 ft of range and up to 29 hours of battery life. Customize how you look and sound in G HUB with dual-zone, front-facing LIGHTSYNC RGB and Blue VO!CE real-time voice filters. G733 features advanced audio technologies, including 40 mm PRO-G audio drivers, internal acoustic chambers, and DTS Headphone:X 2.0. Play your way with four colorways to choose from and play with comfort with a comfortable, reversible headband, dual-layer memory foam earcups, and a lightweight headset that weighs just 9.8 oz.
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from San Jose, CA
The headset is lightweight and nicely built with good attention to comfort. The extra suspension headband is a very nice touch. The earpads are soft and large without being extreme and are comfortable even after extended use. They fit tightly enough to block out a lot of outside sound without being painful clamps. The boom mike is reasonably unobtrusive and quite adjustable (and can be removed).
But the sound! The 40mm drivers are a bit bright, but the Logitech G HUB software has an equalizer which really helps. It even supports surround sound on some types of input. One drawback, for me it was sad that the new software didn't recognize my old Logitech G300s mouse and disabled the light features. I would have been happy it had just left things the way they were if the mouse wasn't recognized. One suggestion, the voice control in the Hub has a lot of options to improve the quality of the voice, but I would have loved to see fun voice presets like Leeroy Jenkins, Donald Duck, Darth Vader, etc.
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Meet the world’s only high-speed smart toaster. Say goodbye to slow toast, burnt toast, dry toast, uneven toast, toast that gets stuck and toast you have to toast again. The Revolutionary InstaGLO heating system reaches full glow in two seconds, with no preheating. Faster toasting delivers tastier results – crunchy outside, flavorful and moist inside. The smart touchscreen gives you control over your perfect toastyness level so your bread, bagel, English muffin, frozen waffle or toaster pastry comes out just the way you want it. Includes new mode for our Panini Press accessory. Make melty sandwiches and quesadillas faster and easier than ever before. (Panini Press accessory sold separately). Let’s toast!
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from San Jose, CA
It's no bigger than the my old toaster that it replaced, but what a difference! The touch screen menu is intuitive and easy to use. It toasts quickly. The fact that it can handle both frozen and thawed bread products is a plus and the slots are wide enough for thick bagels which it does a great job on. Having precise control over the degree of toasting is a big win and the unit just looks good on the counter. It's just plain cool that pressing start causes the soon-to-be-toasted item to descend slowly into the toaster only to reappear after a short while toasted to perfection and announced by some short beeps. The advertising tag line ("It's not a toaster, it's a revolution") is maybe a bit over the top. It's not at all revolting. I love it.
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The Apex 5 gaming keyboard has hybrid mechanical switches that combine the smoothness of a membrane switch with the added durability, performance, and satisfying tactile click of a blue mechanical switch. It also has per-key RGB customization, OLED Smart Display, aluminum alloy frame, premium magnetic wrist rest, and more.
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from San Jose, CA
The manual is pretty minimal and it takes a bit of playing around to learn all the features, but there are some really nice things here. The roller wheel to control volume is a real plus and the little oled is sort of cool, but I'd rather have had an actual app to control things. The keys are nice and crisp though the clickety-clack may be a little too loud for some. Initially, I had a bit of trouble with key rollover if I typed too fast, but that seems to have gone away when the driver (windows 10) was fully downloaded. I didn't like that only the uppercase portion of the multifunction keys was illuminated and that the illumination options seem pretty limited, but the colors are nice and bright and the illumination control range is wide. The wrist wrest is a huge plus and really makes long keyboard sessions much more comfortable. Overall, I'd probably rate it an 8.5-9.0 out of 10 with points off for special characters illumination (e.g. quick -- what's the special character when I type shift-5 in the dark?) and the limited illumination choices.
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Alienware Desktop: Prepare for an immersive entertainment experience with this Alienware Aurora desktop computer. An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 graphics card lets you play modern titles at high settings, and the 256GB NVMe SSD and 1TB HDD support fast installations and offer ample storage space. This Alienware Aurora desktop computer features an Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, so you can seamlessly run background programs while gaming.
Does it include a keyboard and a mouse.
My R9 came with a generic keyboard and mouse. I'll be upgrading those.
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