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- Review count37
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- First reviewDecember 13, 2018
- Last reviewJuly 12, 2025
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- Average rating4.4
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- First review commentJanuary 20, 2025
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Enjoy high-capacity storage with this Samsung portable 1TB SSD. The embedded PCle NVMe technology and USB 3.2 interface facilitates massive file transfer with read and write speeds of up to 1,050 MB/sec. and 1,000 MB/sec., respectively, while the sturdy metal case provides security against drops of up to 2 meters. This gray Samsung portable 1TB SSD features ePCM technology and a dynamic thermal guard to deliver optimal temperature even under heavy load.
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Verified Purchase:Yes
Have several other brands at this point. The Samsung is the only one i feel confident is not going to crash on me with valuable photos and video files on it. Its worth the premium to get the reliability.
Length of ownership: 28
Mobile Submission: True
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
4
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Ideal for the home, office, or dorm, Seagate Expansion desktop drive offers enormous desktop storage for photos, movies, music and more. Backing up and transferring content is incredibly easy ~ just drag and drop! To get set up, connect the USB hard drive to Windows or Mac ~ no software required. For Apple Time Machine, simply reformat. Included is an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and 18W power adapter. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.
Customer Rating
4
Perfect if you know what you are buying.
on June 2, 2025
Posted by: TommyBoy
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this drive for one purpose… Time Machine backup on my Mac Mini. And the $/TB was lower than the WD MyBook equivalent. The casing on it isn’t particulalry robust. And longevity hasnt been tested by me yet. As a drive to just sit in the background and do daily backups, its as good as ive used. Unexpected bonus is it is fast enoufh to use as a media library for Plex if you want a big drive for that use. Its not really fast enough for me to want to use for video editing or Apple Photos library, which ive got on SSD. Some users have complained its noisy but i havent found it much louder than other fullsize external HDDs. The fullsize ones can be noosy when they spin up compared to the small portable ones.
Length of ownership: 23
Mobile Submission: True
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
4
Value
5
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Our Thunderbolt 4 5-in-1 Core Hub with up to 40 Gbps of bandwidth is the perfect all-in-one solution to connect your laptop to multiple devices through one Thunderbolt 4 cable. Create your ultimate workstation and become a production powerhouse connecting your laptop to monitors, external drives and other peripherals you use on the day to day. It also supports Power Delivery up to 96W, eliminating the need to choose between port expansion and power. Compatible with the iPhone 17, 17 Pro Max & 17 Pro.
Customer Rating
4
Great product but expensive.
on May 9, 2025
Posted by: TommyBoy
Verified Purchase:Yes
Works brilliantly. Gets a star knocked off because it’s just so dang expensive. And I know the rights to use these style ports ends being $$ with money going to Apple, but sheesh it’s painful. That said, the hub works and works very very well. If you have a problem with a Mac Mini not supplying enough power to your external drives, this solves that problem entirely with its own power supply. Fixed my issues. Just cost me almost 1/3 price of the computer to do it.
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Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
3
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Accelerate your workflow with the powerful performance of the Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD. With read and write speeds up to 1,050MB/s and 1TB of capacity, the X9 Pro has space for thousands of photos, files, and videos along with the speed you need to organize, curate, edit and retouch your portfolio quickly, supporting whatever you do in Adobe Lightroom. The Crucial X9 Pro is plug-and-play ready with a USB-C connection, and works with Windows, Mac, Android, and more. Featuring Micron TLC NAND and water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X9 Pro is designed for durability and style in the studio, in the field, or wherever you roam.
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Verified Purchase:Yes
It works and does what I need it to…so far. After three Western Digital SSDs frying on me, this one was an experiment. So far, three months or so in and it’s holding up well. Time will be the judge but so far, so good. It is utterly tiny, and read/write isn’t earth shattering but is fast enough for me coming from hard disks. It does what I need it to but provides no other really special features. This its not a perfect score, but I’d buy it again and may buy a second.
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Ease of Use
4
Quality
4
Value
5
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Samsung's 34" ViewFinity S50GC offers a wider workspace featuring a 21:9 ratio and lifelike detail with Ultra-WQHD resolution. AMD FreeSync and 100Hz refresh rate allow an ultra-smooth user experience. Avoid eyestrain with TUV-certified Intelligent Eye Care that automatically adjusts brightness. With HDR10 that displays over 1 billion colors compared to 16.7 million for typical SDR technology, dark colors are darker and the brightest are even brighter.
Customer Rating
5
Best value in all monitors I’ve seen in 2025!
on May 9, 2025
Posted by: TommyBoy
Verified Purchase:Yes
This monitor is flat out ridiculously good value. Maybe the best value in any monitor I’ve seen. The image quality is not going to compare to monitors that are 3-4x the price, but you won’t find better under $300 in my opinion. The contrast is good and the colors are rich. I’ve got a same size Dell that cost twice as much that doesn’t compare at all. If you are looking for amazing value, you found it. Better is going to cost you a big premium.
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Features
5
Display Quality
5
Ease of Use
5
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Introducing Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac ~ an iconic mouse remastered for Mac. Now with Quiet Clicks and 8K DPI any-surface tracking for more feel and performance in your Mac computer set-up. Get creative with a complimentary 1-month Creative Cloud subscription with your purchase of MX Master 3S for Mac, and create, make, and do like never before.
Customer Rating
5
Best Mouse on the Market.
on December 24, 2024
Posted by: TommyBoy
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is not my first rodeo with the MX Master series. I had the first generation and loved it to its death, but never replaced it due to moving to a trackpad. After a decade, I decided it was time to go back to a mouse when I bought the matching Logitech keyboard. I can say going back to a mouse is going to be an adjustment, but this one is basically starting at the top. Love the functionality, the smoothness of the scroll wheel and the ergonomics of the whole thing.
My only word of caution is that I'm a pretty big guy and it fits my hand well, but if I had smaller hands, I might find this mouse to be a bit large and index finger to fall too far back on the primary button. So do test it out in store before you buy it. If it fits you, it's really the best mouse on the market.
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Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
5
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Introducing MX Keys S for Mac ~ a low-profile wireless keyboard with Mac-specific keys that offers a fast fluid precise typing experience, smart illumination, and customizable, time-saving Smart Actions and matching Space gray and Pale gray finishes that blend perfectly into your Apple setup.
Customer Rating
5
Basically perfect to my fingers!
on December 24, 2024
Posted by: TommyBoy
Verified Purchase:Yes
I upgraded to a new Mac mini from my old iMac and was using an 8-year-old small Apple bluetooth keyboard that came with the iMac. Moving to this Logitech feels like I'm operating in a different world. The backlighting is awesome. But most of all, I LOVE the feel of the keys. This Logitech keyboard really strikes the balance between the modern style with far less key travel and the old school more mechanical feel. And I mean it PERFECTLY splits the difference. I wouldn't change it at all. Basically perfect. The whole keyboard is heavy which gives a real impression of quality and a product that will last. I like posting positive reviews, but few are this glowing. I should have done this upgrade a long time ago. I love this thing! It substantially changed one of the two human interface points between me and the machine. I don't think I realized just how bad the Apple brand keyboard really was. I'm not using a laptop here where concessions are necessary. This is a proper keyboard that is desktop-worthy.
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Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
5
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Secure and store important files safely in this Western Digital My Passport SSD. The fast data transfer rates of up to 1,050MB/s lets you move large amounts of content swiftly, while the 256-bit AES hardware encryption offers secure password protection. This Western Digital My Passport SSD features a maximum capacity of 1TB to store pictures, videos and documents, and the drop-resistant construction absorbs a maximum of 6.5-foot drops for durability.
Customer Rating
5
LOVE this little drive!
on December 8, 2024
Posted by: TommyBoy
Verified Purchase:Yes
Good grief! I've been using WD My Passport hard drives for a decade. This is my first external SSD. I moved my Apple Photos library onto it and had the immediate reaction of "where have you been all my life?" The speed difference the added bandwidth provides is kind of unreal. And this drive doesn't even take full advantage of the Thunderbolt speeds my new Mac Mini is capable of. These little drives are great! It looks like WD may be discontinuing them in lieu of their SanDisk SSD drives. I got this one for less than $100 and at that price, it was a steal!
Length of ownership: 13
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
5
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A mundane chore like washing dishes is easier and more effective with a washing system that has dual wash arms and a spray jet that blasts water at high pressure, covering all angles to clean even the dirtiest dishes. To achieve improved drying performance the AutoRelease Door automatically opens at the end of the cycle to circulate air and dry dishes faster.
Customer Rating
4
Good, but not perfect.
on December 8, 2024
Posted by: TommyBoy
Verified Purchase:Yes
Overall, there is a lot to love. The Pros: This is the quietest dishwasher I've ever owned. And it's a beautiful design.
The Cons: I really should have considered how top-mounted controls sit under the granite countertop lip. They are basically unusable when the door is fully closed. It may be that I just need to acclimate to pressing buttons only when the door is open before I close it to run. If I had it to do again, I'd probably choose a front-control-panel design. But I can likely get used to this.
The other con is that this unit simply doesn't hold as much as the contractor-grade GE that it replaced. On the flip side, it gets my dishes 10000x cleaner than that GE did even when it was brand new. So again, maybe it's not a con that it holds less. It's possible that I was simply packing too much into that old washer.
All in all, I wouldn't call it perfect, but that's a subjective, not objective, viewpoint. It works flawlessly. I just need to get used to doing dishes a bit more frequently.
Length of ownership: 6
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
Cleaning Quality
5
Cycle Options
4
Dry Quality
5
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The far mightier, way tinier Mac mini is 5 by 5 inches of pure power. Built for Apple Intelligence.Redesigned around Apple silicon to unleash the full speed and capabilities of the spectacular M4 chip. With ports at your convenience, on the front and back.
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I didn't buy mine through Best Buy due to getting the education discount through Apple (otherwise, I buy pretty much everything through Best Buy.) I replaced a 2017 27" Intel iMac, and good grief, this thing flies in comparison. I've got an M1 MacBook Air and an M1 Mac Studio on my desk at work as well and this Mini is simply the fastest computer I've ever owned, even at its base spec. (My advice, unless you are a hardcore 3D renderer or After Effects artist, the base model is fantastic. And allows an upgrade path in a few years as specs inevitably improve. It's a bit too easy to double the cost in these units with only marginal returns. Just my personal opinion, but if I get to a point where it makes financial sense to upgrade, I'll save the money now and just upgrade later. But at these speeds, it's hard to see myself doing that.)
I really struggled whether to go M4 iMac or this Mini, and I have zero regrets about this upgrade. It allowed me to move to a 34" curved Dell monitor and I just love it all. The only problem I have is that the Mini is fast enough to really see huge benefits from using external SSD vs. external HDD. So I'm going to end up dropping some $$ down the road upgrading my external storage solutions to all SSD except my Time Machine backups.
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Quality
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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Secure and store important files safely in this Western Digital My Passport SSD. The fast data transfer rates of up to 1,050MB/s lets you move large amounts of content swiftly, while the 256-bit AES hardware encryption offers secure password protection. This Western Digital My Passport SSD features a maximum capacity of 1TB to store pictures, videos and documents, and the drop-resistant construction absorbs a maximum of 6.5-foot drops for durability.
Overall5 out of 5
5 out of 5LOVE this little drive!
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Good grief! I've been using WD My Passport hard drives for a decade. This is my first external SSD. I moved my Apple Photos library onto it and had the immediate reaction of "where have you been all my life?" The speed difference the added bandwidth provides is kind of unreal. And this drive doesn't even take full advantage of the Thunderbolt speeds my new Mac Mini is capable of. These little drives are great! It looks like WD may be discontinuing them in lieu of their SanDisk SSD drives. I got this one for less than $100 and at that price, it was a steal!
TommyBoy
Waco, Texas
UPDATE: Dead drive within 2 months of ownership.
January 20, 2025
I can't figure out how to change my rating, but I'd move this from a 5 star to a 0 star if I could. I've had incredibly good luck with WD external hard drives. They just run forever. Not the case with this SSD. After about 6 weeks of use, it began unmounting itself regularly. And now it won't mount at all. Drive Utility can see it, but Drive First Aid fails with a whole host of bad sectors and cannot mount. THANK GOD FOR TIME MACHINE BACKUPS! I'm currently restoring my Photos Library from my backup drive. I loved the speed of this little drive. SSD is most definitely the future, but I'm quite certain I won't be buying another one from WD or SanDisk.
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Protect large outdoor areas like the driveway, garage or backyard with motion-activated LED floodlights, 1080p HD video, and a built-in security siren. Customize the motion zones to monitor specific areas and get real-time notifications when motion is detected. Use the Ring app to see what~s happening, turn on the lights, speak to visitors, and even sound the siren when you need to.
I am looking into ring so much confusion about what I will need. So first question, can this camera be wired to a long extension cord and then be plugged in? What would I need to purchased to make it work?
I doubt it. This light is really made for hardwiring into a fixture box. Like remove an old flood light from house and replace with this. If you haven’t ever done this kind of electrical before, you may want to get some help. Messing with 120 can really shock you. I’m not entirely sure but I think there are other products that may be able to be used with a wall plug. This isn’t one.
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