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With Intel® HyperThreading and Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology, this 3.3GHz Intel® Core™ i7-5820K BX80648I75820K processor facilitates computer system upgrade. Turbo Boost 2.0 speeds up to 3.6GHz offer a bump in processing power.
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Good processor, glad Best Buy carried it. They price matched and all is good in the world. Glad I used Best Buy to purchase this.
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Experience crisp graphics and added stability during gameplay with the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 gaming graphics card. NVIDIA Dynamic Super Resolution technology renders action quickly in 4k fidelity. The included efficient double fans provide peak performance and require little power while the card runs. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 gaming graphics card also features 6GB of GDDR5 memory.
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Was really stoked when I saw Best Buy started carrying EVGA 980 Ti Classified card. Even tho the price and pictures on the website were all messed up, I took a chance and ordered this card hoping it would be the Classified and it was. Got Best Buy to price match and couldn't be happier for going to BB to buy this graphics card. Tho I had trouble getting a free download game that came with any GTX graphics card purchase, but they eventually gave me the download after a little bit of talking with them. Caren from their download department helped make that happen. Thank you to her! Hope I spelled her name right.
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Windows 10 Home Operating System: Stay productive with a new web browser that lets you draw notes directly on a web page, and with Cortana, a personal digital assistant that helps you browse for information, write emails, and more. When it's time for gaming, stream your favorite Xbox One games directly onto your Windows 10 PC, laptop, or tablet.
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Knew what I wanted and Best Buy had it. They price matched and couldn't be happier going with Best Buy.
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No matter where you are, bedroom to backyard, you’ll experience a stronger, faster connection with this tri-band NETGEAR router. Get rid of lag, freezing, and buffering while you game, stream and more on multiple devices.
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5
I liked it. Wish I could have kept it
on March 18, 2016
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from Fort Collins, CO
Verified Purchase:Yes
I got this to cure my wifi woes. Unfortunately, it did not. That's not knocking this though. The problem lies outside my wifi router. But for the brief time I owned this, my gf said her wifi was faster than ever before and I liked it until the wifi woes ruined it for me. This is a huge router and you better have plenty of space to be able to place it and still allow for air to flow easily around it. It might be wall mountable, I can't remember. The 4 antennas allow the signal to be targeted and provide a strong signal, which is nice if you have a weak spot in your place (you can look for weak spots by getting an app for your phone that checks wifi signal strength while you're walking around, I thought it was cool). MU-MIMO stands for multiple user-multi in multi out. That means, as far as I understand it, that if there are multiple people using wifi and each person potentially has multiple devices, then it allows each device to use the bandwidth at the same time as opposed to older routers taking turns and shooting like a machine gun at each device (which is called SU-MIMO, SU being single user). MU-MIMO makes for a much smoother and faster experience when using wifi devices and will probably become standard here soon, tho don't quote me on that. The Netgear setup is simple for the most part. Netgear genie app or going to their website allows you to get to the nitty gritty of what is using up your bandwidth and how many devices are connected to your wifi. It shows quite a bit more, but I can't list it all or even remember it all. I would and maybe will get this again and recommend it to others if you can afford it.
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![X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut [Blu-ray] [2014]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/9062/9062037_sa.jpg)
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4
Great movie, extra scenes ok
on August 14, 2015
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Love the movie. The replaced and extra scenes weren't what I was hoping for but they were still ok. I would 5 star the movie normally, but since the replaced and extra scenes were slightly underwhelming, this version gets 4 stars. Still like it and will watch it again versus watching the original.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Cell Phone for Sprint: This phone's quad HD touch screen wraps around the side of its body, adding a touch-enabled sidebar to the edge of the phone. The sidebar's edge design offers innovative new features, including the ability to use your phone as a ruler, and it moves several elements, like alerts and app navigation, off the main screen for a streamlined user experience.Sprint Easy Pay option available in store. Learn more ›
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5
Note Edge is a dinosaur in more than one way
on June 1, 2015
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Verified Purchase:Yes
Not doing anything today. Here's a long review.
I was going to buy the Galaxy S6 Edge but read another review that the S6 Edge was not the same edge as the Note Edge edge. I wondered what that person was talking about, so I checked out the Note Edge to see what was different. They are completely different.
The Note Edge has real functionality to the edge screen. You can access apps and put panels on there that are either custom made or have been released by an app maker. Panels are kinda like widgets, but they are for the edge screen instead. It is a bigger and more round screen than the S6 Edge which allows it to be more functional.
The Galaxy S6 Edge use of the edge screen didn't seem as functional to me as the Note Edge. The S6 simply had I think 5 different colors that you can program to specific call groups. So if your phone is face down on a table, you can see who is calling based on what color is lighting up from the edge screen. That is all of the functionality that the Galaxy S6 Edge screen offers. Nothing else that I'm aware of. That alone wasn't worth $100 price increase over its sibling the Galaxy S6 in my opinion. But...the super pricy Note Edge and its' unique looking edge screen and leather back apparently was worth it to me.
The Note Edge is a Note 4 phone with the edge screen. Much like the Galaxy S6 Edge curved edges, the Note Edge curved screen is simply a novelty feature. It doesn't really do anything special (but there is at least real functionality to it unlike the S6 Edge).
Other than adding pretty much any app I've tried to the edge screen, you can customize a message that will appear on the edge screen while the phone is either locked or unlocked on the screen. I think that is kinda cool as you can use the stylus to draw what's gonna be on there.
You can have it so a clock will appear on the edge of the screen while it's in stand by mode (the screen is off and it's all black). The clock is dim and not too bright which is nice if you're using it as a clock in a bedroom while sleeping. Interestingly, the clock can only be set for at most a 12 hour period as I think the phone will lose its battery too fast if it's always on. A lot of cases available for this phone have a strap going over the middle that could cover up the clock, just to keep in mind if case-shopping for this phone and wanting to use the clock feature.
There are only a few panels that have been released by companies. There were supposed to be more but I'm thinking there won't be anymore made (see below as to why). The panels might be like CNN headline news scrolling along the edge screen or a notification panel showing you all your missed stuff. There are music panels displaying what's currently playing. You can add other panels like custom pictures or some specifically designed for the Note Edge panels that just simply are artistic and look cool on the edge screen but don't offer functionality.
Almost everything else you can do on the edge screen you can do on any other smart phone device, except it's probably going to be on the bottom of the screen on the other device.
I have read that this phone was a gimmick phone and that was always the case when it was in design. It was mainly made to show off that Samsung could make a curved screen. Based on what I've read and heard, there will not be another similar phone to this released annually or maybe ever again. There will not be a Note Edge 2 as far as I've heard. If there is, I'm disappointed I bought this without waiting. But what I've heard is the future of the curved screen is delegated to uselessness like that of the S6 Edge screen. That bums me out.
That also explains why there will probably be very little invested into apps made for this specific phone with its unique edge screen. Also, cases from a lot of major companies like Otterbox don't seem to exist either for this phone cuz they don't want to invest in designing a case for a phone that will not be annual. But the cases that are out there are cheap cuz the case makers know there won't be another phone similar enough to this shape in the future, so they have to sell them now to people who already own one just to empty their stock. I have a case on the way I paid $4 for total with shipping that's got great reviews and is supposed to be good quality. But after dropping an arm on this phone, a $4 case or a $40 case really shouldn't matter. The Samsung designed case allows the edge screen to show itself off a little more, but that case is usually the priciest of all the cases.
Some more bad now. I've read about the Note Edge having a battery that has a harder time keeping up with running 2 separate screens (the main screen and the edge screen) as opposed to just the 1 screen the Note 4 has. I have had my phone for a month or 2 now and haven't had serious problems with the battery, yet. (Just get Geek Squad protection on this expensive phone and that protection offers one free battery replacement. And batteries are like less than $10 bucks I think anyway on Amazon.)
This isnt that bad, but sometimes my hand drifts over the edge screen and messes up my typing. I don't think that's fully cuz of the edge screen but maybe wouldn't happen as much if there were a sharper edge that my hand would notice like on a Note 4. But that happened on my other phones, too. So not a huge knock against this phone. This is good; If your hand is resting on the edge screen, it will not interfere with you using the main screen. That's prob one advantage to having it using 2 separate screens, touching one won't interfere with touching the other screen.
This phone is huge. I believe it's actually considered a phablet, which is of course a phone and a tablet. Takes 2 hands or a large handed person to use easily without the fear of dropping it. They do add a couple of features to make it easier for one-handed use, like swiping left and then right quickly to make the entire screen smaller.
Another bad thing is all the useless apps that are pre-installed on this phone. There are so many. You can't uninstall them and many of them are constantly asking to be updated which actually means to install and update. So I'm not a fan of all of the preinstalled apps.
Not all the preinstalled apps are bad for everyone. The Note series phones have been known for some time to be great for business people. One preinstalled app on the Note Edge is Hancom Office 2014. That app is probably good for some business people which means no necessary further investment into sometimes expensive office related apps.
The price of this phone is insane. But I wanted to support a unique design to encourage companies like Samsung and Apple to continue to create uniquely-designed items and release them to the public. (Apple has been bland for years, but they did start all of this with the first iPhone).
All the smart phones do just about the same thing these days. Some have better speakers than others, some have better cameras than others, some have more pixels than others. But they all look close to the same and all do just about the same. They are so similar enough to each other that all of them have lost their pizazz. The Note Edge brought just a little of that pizazz back with its unique design and look. It is a dinosaur since it's huge and going extinct, but this beast is my favorite phone I've ever owned.
If you want a cool looking phone that very few others will have, and/or if you want to support future designs of products being unique and still slightly innovative, then I recommend getting this phone.
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This 8GB SDHC memory card features a Class 4 video speed rating for fast read/write times and a security feature for protecting copyrighted material.
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Verified Purchase:Yes
Got it for my moms dash cam. Works as expected. No case with it like others might have.
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This Philips 426361 hue LED light bulb features mobile device connectivity, so you can control the tone, contrast, color and more from your compatible mobile phone or tablet. The LED technology enables display of up to 16 million colors.
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I like this light. You can control the brightness from your phone provided you have it hooked up to the wifi bridge thing that only comes with a starter kit. The directions say it does not work with a light socket that already has a dimming/brightness control. That may be correct, but it does work in my ceiling fan which has its own dimming function. It does some weird flickering thing if I turn the fan power on and off though. Otherwise, it will work pretty much in any standard light socket. Of course the price could be friendlier on all these special kinda lights.
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Learn more about Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit. (Flash demo) From communications equipment to undersea exploration, wireless is the gold standard. Xbox 360 takes wireless technology to the next level, and you can experience continuous wireless gameplay thanks to the Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit. Don't get caught without the juice you need.The Play & Charge cable enables continuous gameplay because it recharges your wireless controller while you play, and more than 30 hours of play per charge will keep you fully engaged in gaming action. Keep on top of remaining power through the Xbox 360 dashboard. It's the next generation of gaming and entertainment. Free yourself and leave those wires in the past where they belong.
Customer Rating
5
More batteries, less down time
on February 13, 2015
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Verified Purchase:Yes
I got this for my computer Xbox 360 controller. Works great. Can't complain. Does what it's supposed to do. Almost wish they just sold a battery without the charging cable cuz I now have quite a few of those cables that I'm not using.
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Ensure that your USB-enabled devices are ready for use when you need them with this Dynex™ DX-10C1U vehicle charger, which offers a 5W output for rapid power replenishment. The colorful design offers a stylish touch.
Customer Rating
3
looks nice and prob works great
on February 13, 2015
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Verified Purchase:Yes
I ended up returning this item for the simple reason it is white on the outside. I would prefer a black one that blends in with my car dash color. Otherwise it is prob a good product.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Cell Phone for Sprint: This phone's quad HD touch screen wraps around the side of its body, adding a touch-enabled sidebar to the edge of the phone. The sidebar's edge design offers innovative new features, including the ability to use your phone as a ruler, and it moves several elements, like alerts and app navigation, off the main screen for a streamlined user experience.Sprint Easy Pay option available in store. Learn more ›
Is the battery user changeable or is it fixed in?
Can I buy a battery, pop open the back and exchange it or is it only factory serviceable?
You can change a separate battery. They are somethimg like 7 to 20 bucks online when I've looked. The Best Buy Geeksquad plan offers a free battery if you need it.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Cell Phone for Sprint: This phone's quad HD touch screen wraps around the side of its body, adding a touch-enabled sidebar to the edge of the phone. The sidebar's edge design offers innovative new features, including the ability to use your phone as a ruler, and it moves several elements, like alerts and app navigation, off the main screen for a streamlined user experience.Sprint Easy Pay option available in store. Learn more ›
Anyone experienced dropped calls with the Note Edge from Sprint? I had to return mine for this reason alone.
Yes. I'm getting dropped calls at least once a day. Many times, its once a conversation. I always joke that the smarter the phone gets, the less the actual phone part of it works. My Galaxy Note Edge is the smartest phone I've had, but probably the worst phone talking I've had with the 20 years I've been with Sprint. A lot of static and a lot of dropped calls. I was thinking it was a Samsung thing, but maybe not. Kinda glad to hear someone else has had that problem. I have never asked anyone about it cuz I figure its too hard a thing to pinpoint why calls continue to drop. The blame game will happen. Maybe I will cash in on the Geeksquad plan from Best Buy to see if that fixes things. A lot of other quirky things with this phone too. I wish there was a fix for it.
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