prof2000
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 Lenovo - IdeaCentre 510A Desktop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive
Lenovo - IdeaCentre 510A Desktop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive
Lenovo 510A-15ICB Desktop: Upgrade your home computer with this Lenovo IdeaCentre desktop PC. The fast Intel Core i5-8400 processor and Intel UHD 630 graphics card easily handle complex software, and you can store your photos and files on the big 1TB hard drive or make use of the seven-in-one card reader to save on other storage media. Connect this Lenovo IdeaCentre computer wirelessly to other devices using the built-in Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
 
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5.0
Posted by: prof2000
from Mankato, MN
on December 16, 2018
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This machine is impressive. It is very well made - with a very pleasing exterior, and a very clean and well laid out interior. It provides more features at this price point than you can find elsewhere. For example - it gives two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, and a USB C port on the front! The engineering is well thought out. For example, the memory is two paired 4GB sticks, to optimize throughput. The machine is snappy and does the jobs it was designed for very well. One thing to take note of is that the machine is not designed for high end gaming, and really can't be upgraded to do so - it has a 180W interior power supply and a proprietary motherboard. But it does all the tasks characteristic of a home pc very well, and somewhat beyond. I am doing photo editing using Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements, and they work very well. I have paired the PC with a 28" Samsung 4K monitor, and the images are stunning. For the price, you won't find a better machine anywhere.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Access live over-the-air channels and streaming with this 24-inch TV—and control it all with your voice. Ask Alexa to launch apps, search for titles and more. A Full HD experience in 1080p provides crystal clear images. You won’t miss a second with the Insignia NS-24F202NA23 24" Class F20 Series LED Full HD Smart Fire TV.
 

What can be controlled without the remote?

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 iBUYPOWER - Y40 Series Gaming Desktop – Intel Core i7-13700F – 32GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB – 1TB NVMe - Black
iBUYPOWER - Y40 Series Gaming Desktop – Intel Core i7-13700F – 32GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB – 1TB NVMe - Black
Upgrade your current gaming rig with this iBUYPOWER Desktop. Its 32GB of 5200Mhz DDR5 RAM and Intel i7-13700F processor lets you run multiple programs at once, and its NVIDIA RTX 3070 graphics card renders fast-paced action smoothly without screen tearing. This iBUYPOWER desktop also has a 1TB NVMe solid state drive for a faster start up and data acesss.
 

How many available sata connections are there? How many available holders are there for 2.5inch ssd ?

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Access live over-the-air channels and streaming with this 24-inch TV—and control it all with your voice. Ask Alexa to launch apps, search for titles and more. A Full HD experience in 1080p provides crystal clear images. You won’t miss a second with the Insignia NS-24F202NA23 24" Class F20 Series LED Full HD Smart Fire TV.
 

Is the screen matte or is it glossy?

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The WD_Black D10 Game Drive will take your console or PC to the next level and help you keep the competitive edge you need to win. Add up to 8TB of extra storage to your device to build up your game library up to 200 games, or relive your best in-action moments by saving your favorite gameplay recordings. Rated at 7200 RPM with active cooling technology, WD_Black D10 Game Drive has speeds up to 250MB/s to kick your game into high-performance mode so you can play without limits and drive your game the way you choose.
 

At what temperature of the drive does the fan turn on? Can the user change this set point?

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The WD_Black D10 Game Drive will take your console or PC to the next level and help you keep the competitive edge you need to win. Add up to 8TB of extra storage to your device to build up your game library up to 200 games, or relive your best in-action moments by saving your favorite gameplay recordings. Rated at 7200 RPM with active cooling technology, WD_Black D10 Game Drive has speeds up to 250MB/s to kick your game into high-performance mode so you can play without limits and drive your game the way you choose.
 

Does the fan pull air into the enclosure, or does it push air out of the enclosure?

1 year, 2 months ago
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The WD_Black D10 Game Drive will take your console or PC to the next level and help you keep the competitive edge you need to win. Add up to 8TB of extra storage to your device to build up your game library up to 200 games, or relive your best in-action moments by saving your favorite gameplay recordings. Rated at 7200 RPM with active cooling technology, WD_Black D10 Game Drive has speeds up to 250MB/s to kick your game into high-performance mode so you can play without limits and drive your game the way you choose.
 

How well does the fan cool the drive when making large (1TB or more) backups or copies?

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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.
 

Does this external drive have a built in fan for improved cooling?

1 year, 2 months ago
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 Crucial - P3 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Crucial - P3 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.
 

Is this a single-sided module?

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 WD - BLACK Gaming 4TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
WD - BLACK Gaming 4TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Store edited photos, videos, and games on this 3.5-inch Western Digital hard drive. It has dynamic cache for optimizing allocation between reads and writes, and there's plenty of space to store files with its 4TB capacity.
 

There are two different models listed for this drive: WD4005FZBX and WDBSLA0040HNC-NRSN . The specs are very different for the two models. The specs listed are for the WDBSLA0040HNC-NRSN model, but the model pictured is WD4005FZBX. Which is it?

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 Crucial - P3 Plus 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Crucial - P3 Plus 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.
 

Does this storage drive have a built in mechanism to moderate high temperatures that would occur in some circumstances?

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 Nikon - Monarch 5 8x42 Binoculars - Black
Nikon - Monarch 5 8x42 Binoculars - Black
Clearly view distant subjects and scenes with these Nikon Monarch 5 binoculars, which feature 42mm-diameter ED (extra-low dispersion) glass lenses with fully multicoated optics and 8x magnification.
 

Would this Monarch 5 8x42 function well for stargazing?

They should work well for stargazing.
They have a wide field of view, and very
good light collection. The image has
exceptional clarity.
4 months ago
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 Nikon - Monarch 7 10x30 Binoculars - Black
Nikon - Monarch 7 10x30 Binoculars - Black
Scope out landscapes, wildlife and other subjects with these Nikon MONARCH compact binoculars. The dielectric high-reflective multilayer prism coatings on the lenses provide high color accuracy and sharp contrast, while the compact design makes carrying and storing simple. These Nikon MONARCH compact binoculars have a large field of view, so finding subjects is easy.
 

Do the two separate vision tubes bend? Sorry I do not have a more elegant way to say this. I saw a video where it said to get one that will move.

It is possible to pivot them to adjust to
one's eye separation. This is easy to do.
4 months ago
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 Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Green
Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Green
Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away. Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products.Galaxy S22 is redefining the epic standard – both for what a smartphone can do with video and for what you can communicate, create, and experience with it. In other words, if you’ve got something to say, Galaxy S22 makes it possible to say anything you want with video, at any time-even in the darkness of night.
 

Does this phone allow you to mount two physical simms into the phone?

My phone came with a mount for two physical SIMs.
5 months, 1 week ago
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 Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Green
Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Green
Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away. Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products.Galaxy S22 is redefining the epic standard – both for what a smartphone can do with video and for what you can communicate, create, and experience with it. In other words, if you’ve got something to say, Galaxy S22 makes it possible to say anything you want with video, at any time-even in the darkness of night.
 

Does this phone come with a charging cable, a charging plug, a simm mounting tool ?

My phone came with a charging cable and a charging
plug. But they were each for an apple phone, not an android phone. There was no SIM mounting tool.
5 months, 1 week ago
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 Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Green
Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Green
Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away. Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products.Galaxy S22 is redefining the epic standard – both for what a smartphone can do with video and for what you can communicate, create, and experience with it. In other words, if you’ve got something to say, Galaxy S22 makes it possible to say anything you want with video, at any time-even in the darkness of night.
 

Is this phone factory unlocked, or is it carrier unlocked?

My phone was factory unlocked.
5 months, 1 week ago
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CP2K16G4DFRA32A is the Crucial 32GB kit consisting of (2) 16GB DDR4 Pro desktop modules that operate at the speed of 3200MT/s and has a CAS Latency of 22. It is a UDIMM and conforms to the industry standard DDR4 UDIMM layout of 288 pins. It is compatible with systems that can take DDR4-3200 UDIMM memory.
 

Are these sticks plug and play or will we need to do some set up in the Bios

They will be plug and play, as long as you are not
planning on over-clocking.
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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CP2K16G4DFRA32A is the Crucial 32GB kit consisting of (2) 16GB DDR4 Pro desktop modules that operate at the speed of 3200MT/s and has a CAS Latency of 22. It is a UDIMM and conforms to the industry standard DDR4 UDIMM layout of 288 pins. It is compatible with systems that can take DDR4-3200 UDIMM memory.
 

Is this compatible with the Lenovo 510A-15ICB? I have attached a photo of the specs of the computer. If so, what would it cost to have it installed and how long would it take?

I have this exact same computer - and this memory kit
worked perfectly with it. It even provided the maximum
possible speed permitted with my CPU! Installing it
yourself is relatively easy and painless. Watch a few
videos, and you could do it in as little as 15 minutes.
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Shield and showcase your Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone with this clear SaharaCase CP00199 Hybrid-Flex Hard Shell Series case. The triple-hardened TPU construction limits yellowing and stretching, while the nonslip grip offers secure, comfortable handling. This SaharaCase Hybrid-Flex Hard Shell Series case features shock-absorbing corners to reduce impact from accidental drops and a built-in camera hood to protect the lens from scratches.
 

does this include a screen protector

This case does not include a screen protector.
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Shield and showcase your Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone with this clear SaharaCase CP00199 Hybrid-Flex Hard Shell Series case. The triple-hardened TPU construction limits yellowing and stretching, while the nonslip grip offers secure, comfortable handling. This SaharaCase Hybrid-Flex Hard Shell Series case features shock-absorbing corners to reduce impact from accidental drops and a built-in camera hood to protect the lens from scratches.
 

Does this case work with wireless charging

This case works well with wireless charging for me.
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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 Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Phantom Black
Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy S22 256GB (Unlocked) - Phantom Black
Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away. Geek Squad® Certified Refurbished products.Galaxy S22 is redefining the epic standard – both for what a smartphone can do with video and for what you can communicate, create, and experience with it. In other words, if you’ve got something to say, Galaxy S22 makes it possible to say anything you want with video, at any time-even in the darkness of night.
 

Is this phone dual SIM?

The phone is dual SIM.
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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