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- First reviewMarch 11, 2021
- Last reviewJuly 8, 2024
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- First review commentJanuary 8, 2025
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Never again get stranded with a dead battery. Powerful and portable, the Scosche PowerUp 2000 will quickly, simply, and safely jump start your engine, as well as charge your phone and light your way. The 2000 peak amps will start gas engines up to 8 liters or V8 and diesel engines up to 7 liters. It features a Power Boost feature to jump start vehicles even when the battery is completely drained. Plus, it is a portable power bank offering a 36W USB-C Power Delivery port to charge phones, tablets, cameras, laptops, and more. The PowerUp 2000 has an advanced 6-point safety system to protect from overheating, overcurrent, overcharge, over discharge, short circuits, and reverse connection. Use on cars, trucks, RVs, buses, and boat engines. The compact design is small enough to fit under a seat, in the trunk, and even in select glove compartments. Includes: PowerUp 2000 Jump Starter with battery cables and clamps, female 12V CLA, USB-A to USB-C charging cable, and carrying bag.
Customer Rating
5
Did exactly what it said it would and did it well
on July 8, 2024
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
I left the lights on in my car over the weekend after carpet cleaning the floors, and when I came out on Monday morning, the battery was as dead as my hopes and dreams. A quick trip to Best Buy later, I picked up one of these and went back to hook it up to my car. Sure enough, it jump started it and after a few minutes, the OBD readout showed that the battery was charging and behaving as expected. As you can imagine, this thing is getting a place of honor in the toolkit in the trunk and will be brought on long car drives or camping trips just in case (along with a Jackery power station and a few extra batteries).
Length of ownership: 0
Mobile Submission: True
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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Twinkly Light Strings will add advanced technology and innovation to your home with premium decorative lighting. This special offer bundle includes the traditional Twinkly 400 LED Light String and the new Twinkly 60 LED Dots USB Light String. Getting started with Twinkly lights is an easy, quick and intuitive setup process that configures your device in a matter of seconds. The Twinkly ecosystem uses a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi controller with a state-of-the-art smartphone application, bringing new levels of lighting design and creativity to customize your connected home. Like all Twinkly products, every single LED light can be controlled individually, allowing you to create and reproduce unique effects, gradients, and color animations. Twinkly Lights can be grouped together with other Twinkly devices to create larger, synchronized light installations and combined with Twinkly Music (sold separately), to offer a fully customizable light show to fit any occasion.
Customer Rating
5
The best use of my disposable income in a while
on December 29, 2023
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
In total, I've bought 2900 Twinkly lights in strings - 7x400 sets and a 100-LED set. The 400-light sets also each came with a USB-powered 60-light string, so I have 7 of those as well.
At first, I bought these to throw on a coat that I was going to wear to an outdoor event. I connected them in haphazardly, then strapped a Jackery 290 power station to my butt under the long pirate coat I wore, and it ran them (and a 100-string on my hat) for a good 4 hours with only an 8W draw while I controlled it with a spare Pixel 3 XL phone running a hotspot (without Internet access or cell signal to boot).
The special effects were insanely great - having apparel that pulsed and throbbed with the beat was a very novel idea to attendees, and it was attention-getting as can be.
After that, I used four of these (1600 lights in total) on the front wall of my house to create a light display (and 2 sets in an alcove around the front door to make another 800-light display).
... and within 24 hours, I had the HOA leadership knocking at my door to ask me not to make it look like emergency / first responder lights.
In response, I used the Twinkly desktop app to mirror Rick Astley's video of "Never Gonna Give You Up" on loop, then did the same with Wham's "Last Christmas" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," all complete with audio on speakers outside the house. Considering that it lets you mirror ANYTHING you have displaying on a Windows PC, well... the possibilities are endless, and I can't but cackle evilly when I come up with a new one.
Sure, you can argue that this is a HUGELY frivolous and unnecessary use of disposable income. Considering that I can leave this stuff up year-round, though, I consider it a VERY good use of mine.
Length of ownership: 6
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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Twinkly Light Strings will add advanced technology to your home decor and festive year-round gatherings. Twinkly combines colorful RGB LED lights with an impressive variety of levels for brightness, speed, intensity, and color palettes; fully controlled though the Twinkly app on your smartphone and compatible with iOS and Android. The powerful mapping tool of the Twinkly app will locate the position of each light and use this innovative technology to perform professional, pixel-perfect designs, patterns, and animations. The result is sophisticated light effects that can be chosen from the online gallery or customized to express your own creativity. The powerful color picker assists in choosing the prefect color from more than 16 million vivid color options. The light string has 100 RGB LED lights positioned every 3.5" to add brightness and color to your environment. Twinkly lights can be synchronized together, up to 4000 lights, to create impressive displays for your home or outside patio. Twinkly lights are sure to brighen your world. Christmas lights, holiday lights.
Customer Rating
5
Easily the best LED lights I've bought in a while
on December 29, 2023
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
In total, I've bought 2900 Twinkly lights in strings - 7x400 sets and a 100-LED set. The 400-light sets also each came with a USB-powered 60-light string, so I have 7 of those as well.
At first, I bought this to throw on a hat that I was going to wear to an outdoor event (the first picture). I connected them in haphazardly, then strapped a Jackery 290 power station to my butt under the long pirate coat I wore, and it ran the string on my hat for a good 8 hours with only an 8W draw while I controlled it with a spare Pixel 3 XL phone running a hotspot (without Internet access or cell signal to boot).
The special effects were insanely great - having apparel that pulsed and throbbed with the beat was a very novel idea to attendees, and I went back and added another 800 onto my coat. The Jackery didn't last QUITE as long after that, but it did what I needed it to do.
After that, I used this string (and 1600 other lights) on the front wall of my house to create a light display.
... and within 24 hours, I had the HOA leadership knocking at my door to ask me not to make it look like emergency / first responder lights.
In response, I used the Twinkly app to mirror Rick Astley's video of "Never Gonna Give You Up" on loop, then did the same with Wham's "Last Christmas" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," all complete with audio on speakers outside the house.
Sure, you can argue that this is a HUGELY frivolous and unnecessary use of disposable income. Considering that I can leave this stuff up year-round, though, I consider it a VERY good use of mine.
Length of ownership: 60
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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The Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 Plus lets you experience PC-to-TV entertainment the way you Watch video, browse the web, chat with friends and much more. The all-in-one keyboard with touchpad ends the hassle~and clutter~of multiple devices. And a 32.8-foot wireless range ensures your fun won~t be interrupted. Comfortable, quiet keys and a large (3.5-inch) touchpad make navigating entertainment effortless. Even setup is a snap thanks to the tiny, plug-and-play Unifying receiver.
Customer Rating
5
Bought it to control a media center PC
on March 11, 2021
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
It's not a bad little device at all. The overemphasis on using the F-keys as media keys is ridiculous, but that can be changed in SetPoint.
Length of ownership: 25
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
5
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Enjoy flavorful lattes, macchiatos and cappuccinos with this Ninja specialty coffee maker. Six brew sizes offer full coffee shop function and versatility, while the dishwasher-safe parts are easy to clean. This Ninja specialty coffee maker features a fold-away frother that turns milk into a silky-smooth froth, and the gold-tone permanent filter withstands daily use.
Customer Rating
5
Easily worth the money.
on March 11, 2021
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
Holy living crap, this is _easily_ the best coffeemaker I've ever bought. It's quick, quiet, doesn't back up if there's an overload of grounds, and the frothing wand has been an absolute godsend for making foamy lattes (though it has inspired a LOT of Zoolander references).
Length of ownership: 200
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Ease of Use
5
Value
5
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The Insignia VGA to HDMI Adapter mirrors the display from a VGA computer or laptop to any HDMI-enabled monitor, TV, Projector. Or extend your existing display to a second monitor, making it easier to organize programs and windows for day-to-day use at work or while browsing. This adapter supports resolutions up to 1920 ~ 1080 at 60 Hz for high-quality video, and an attached USB cable lets you hook up your audio and enables video output. Its hassle-free setup requires no additional software. This product can~t support HDMI to VGA output. To enable the adaptor correct setting up, the VGA port need to be connected your PC or laptop, a HDMI cable (not included) is required to connect the monitor, TV, projector, and the USB cable need to be connected with USB port of computer.
Customer Rating
5
Wonderful for legacy machines
on March 11, 2021
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
This hooks up my ancient Power Mac G4 Cube to a modern 4K TV.
The Cube itself can't drive 4K, of course, but it's nice to have something that _isn't_ a CRT hooked up to it.
Length of ownership: 141
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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Make your moves with this Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite gaming mouse. With the 17 programmable buttons and a repositionable Key Slider system, this mouse offers comfort and function for longer gameplay. An 18,000 dpi sensor delivers pinpoint accuracy. This Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite gaming mouse is built for durability with a braided cord and sturdy scroll wheel.
Customer Rating
5
Great mouse for gamers - if your hands aren't gian
on March 11, 2021
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this to aid my playing a multispec mage in WoW. Unfortunately, my hands are a wee bit larger than most, and as such, I ended up setting the buttons up so I only used six groups of 2 instead of 12 individual buttons.
That being said, if your hands aren't giant, this will do nicely for you.
Length of ownership: 36
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
4
Quality
5
Value
5
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These stainless-steel washing machine fill hoses are ideal for connecting most washing machines to hot and cold water.
Customer Rating
5
They're hoses - good ones, at that
on March 11, 2021
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
It's a set of hoses. What's there to say?
They move water from the spigot to the washer and don't leak.
Length of ownership: 102
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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Dominate your competitors with this TP Link Archer tri-band gaming router. It offers one 2.4GHz and two 5.0GHz bands, so you can connect more devices with less interference, and it uses MU-MIMO technology to reduce signal wait time and bottlenecking. This TP Link Archer tri-band gaming router has multiple processors to ensure smooth task executions.
Customer Rating
5
Nice little drop-in replacement router
on March 11, 2021
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
Rock-solid, dependable, and the built-in OpenVPN Connect client isn't bad at all (beats the heck out of setting up DynDNS and OpenVPN yourself, and I say that coming from a pfSense).
The one beef I have is that there's no multi-gig / 10Gb switch port on it, but to be fair, the two link aggregation ports will do for 95% of users (the rest of us are running NIC teaming in-OS).
It also cut the power usage and noise levels on my rack _way_ down - I was able to remove an Optiplex 7020 desktop (pfSense router), a Netgear R6300 v2 WAP, and a Netgear JGS728TP switch from the rack, and my home office is a lot more tolerable now. I'm looking forward to see how it gets in the summer.
Length of ownership: 28
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
5
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The Back-UPS Pro family offers guaranteed power protection for high performance computer systems, routers/modems, external storage devices, game consoles and other electronics in your home or business. These UPSs supply electronics with abundant battery backup during outages and stabilize unsafe voltage levels. They also provide power protection from damaging surges and spikes, and allow the use of management software so you get the most out of your UPS. Premium features of this family may include Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR), an LCD display, Smart Outlets, energy saving functions that reduce electricity use, network manageability, Watchdog, or configurable outlets. Together with the rest of the Back-UPS Pro's standard features, they are the perfect choice to protect your data and keep your system available.
Customer Rating
5
Winter storm saviors
on March 11, 2021
Posted by: tuxedojack
Verified Purchase:Yes
I picked up two of these just before the blizzard hit Austin, and they saved my butt.
Between the two of them, they kept my Chinese water dragon's ceramic heater running for enough time to get a temporary tank prepared and get him to a boarding facility.
Now that the winter storm is over, one is staying on his tank until I can get a generator / APC Symmetra unit, and the other is powering the comms gear in my rack.
Length of ownership: 26
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
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Dominate your competitors with this TP Link Archer tri-band gaming router. It offers one 2.4GHz and two 5.0GHz bands, so you can connect more devices with less interference, and it uses MU-MIMO technology to reduce signal wait time and bottlenecking. This TP Link Archer tri-band gaming router has multiple processors to ensure smooth task executions.
Overall5 out of 5
5 out of 5Nice little drop-in replacement router
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Rock-solid, dependable, and the built-in OpenVPN Connect client isn't bad at all (beats the heck out of setting up DynDNS and OpenVPN yourself, and I say that coming from a pfSense).
The one beef I have is that there's no multi-gig / 10Gb switch port on it, but to be fair, the two link aggregation ports will do for 95% of users (the rest of us are running NIC teaming in-OS).
It also cut the power usage and noise levels on my rack _way_ down - I was able to remove an Optiplex 7020 desktop (pfSense router), a Netgear R6300 v2 WAP, and a Netgear JGS728TP switch from the rack, and my home office is a lot more tolerable now. I'm looking forward to see how it gets in the summer.
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Later update
January 8, 2025
This router turned into a HUGE brick later on and I ended up returning it under the service plan since traffic would get hard-dropped and the device would require a physical reboot in order to function. I replaced this with an Asus RT-AX82U (which had its own issues that were solved once I flashed it to Merlin).
It's a shame this thing went as bad as it did, but c'est la vie. I can say, though, I won't be going back to TP-Link for network hardware after how many times this thing crashed like it was a contestant in Mario Kart.
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