BillFromKCMO
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- First ReviewAugust 15, 2018
- Last ReviewDecember 13, 2023
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Want to work with the latest memory-intensive applications like graphic design and video-editing tools? Like to keep lots of browser windows open for work, school, or play? Is your PC having trouble keeping up? A DDR4 3200MHz memory upgrade from PNY gives you the speed you need to get the most out of your current Windows notebook PC. PNY’s Performance line of DDR4 RAM modules is purpose-built for users who want rock-solid reliability and great value. For more than 30 years, PNY has been rigorously sourcing, testing, and manufacturing memory upgrades for thousands of the most popular PC platforms. No matter what you do on your PC, you'll do it better and faster with a DDR4 3200MHz upgrade from PNY.
It’s laptop RAM.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on December 16, 2022
Ease of Use
5.0
Quality
5.0
Value
4.0
It doesn’t need to be anything fancy, it just needs to work. And it does. RGB would be wasted here.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Length of ownership: 13
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Dell - Inspiron 2-in-1 14” FHD+ Touch Laptop – AMD Ryzen 5 – 8GB Memory – 512GB SSD - Pebble Green
From the moment you turn on your Inspiron, you’re greeted and connected to a whole new world. Whether it's social media, streaming movies, or finishing your work, Inspiron 14 2-in-1 laptop delivers what matters most to you, in style. Experience amazing visuals and audio in any mode. Features a 16:10 aspect ratio FHD+ display, Waves MaxxAudio Pro and the latest AMD Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics.
Solid for productivity and entry-level gaming
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on December 16, 2022
Quality
5.0
Value
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
I got this for my kid that needed something for productivity, some photo editing in Photoshop Elements, and loghtweight gaming. The combination of both the Ryzen 5625 processor and its integrated Radeon Vega-based 8-core IGP prove themselves more than capable at Ronlox and Minecraft, along with slightly more powerhungry titles like Terris Effect and Spongebob: Battle for Bikini Bottom. While the 8GB of included RAM is generally enough for most productivity users, I immediately upgraded the system to 16GB to take advantage of the performance increases you get with dual-channel RAM; upgrading the SSD in this laptop is also as easy as popping the bottom panel off and replacing the drive with a new one. The full high definition screen is bright and crisp, the wifi performance is excellent, the system is very reaponsive, and the keyboard, trackpad, and touchscreen are all solid. The only thing I can knock Dell on for this is not putting USB-C ports on either side of the laptop. Overall, it’s solid, and an especially good value if you can catch it on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
Length of ownership: 13
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PNY - XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X MD16GK2D4360018XRGB RGB 16GB (2PK X 8GB) 3600MHz DDR4 Desktop Memory - Black
A PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB Memory Upgrade offers a brilliant RGB design combined with extreme overclocked performance, taking your PC to the extreme. Not only can you destroy the competition, but your system can look good while doing so.
For the price, it’s terrific DDR4 memory
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on November 12, 2022
Ease of Use
5.0
Quality
5.0
Value
4.0
I bought two pairs of this memory for a pre-built gaming system, and don’t regret this purchase at all. The 3600 MHz speed pairs well with a Core i3 or lower-end Core i5, and two pairs in dual-channel mode are great for higher-end i5 and i7 processors, along with Ryzen 3000 and 5000 series processors the only real drawback for some might be the 5-segment LED strips. Otherwise, solid memory and performance for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
Length of ownership: 14
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The ARRIS SURFboard S33 is a DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem that delivers the fastest speeds and the latest technology. With a 2.5 Gigabit and a 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, the S33 enables a multi-gig experience for things like online gaming, 4K video streaming and more. It’s best for cable internet speed plans up to 2.5 Gbps and setup is simple with an easy-to-use app. It's compatible with any Wi-Fi router and saves you money on monthly rental fees. Upgrade your home network with an SURFboard S33 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem.
Terrific upgrade for gig cable
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on November 12, 2022
Ease of Use
5.0
Quality
5.0
Value
5.0
This is a perfect upgrade for those who want their own modem over what their ISP provides, as it’s both a solid piece of equipment from a model line known for quality, and a marked improvement over previous models on an aesthetic front.
So about the modem itself - setup is a breeze and the unit is simple to manage. The worst part about setup, for me, was needing to contact my ISP to provision the equipment; with most providers, you’ll want to use the yellow ethernet jack as it’s the fast one (2.5 gbps versus 1 gbps). Make sure you tighten the coax line with a wrench to prevent as much interference as possible.
For current Surfboard modem users, espexially those who have 6000-series modems like myself, the most welcome change is the connection indicator light. Instead of four bright blue and white lights that can light up a room, you get a single indixator that flashes yellow as it connects and stays a dim blue when it is connected.
The biggest thing you should do with this modem as soon as you physically set it up but before you contact your ISP to provision it is to log into the modem information page so you can set an admin password for those pages and mitigate any security risks.
So why did I buy this, you might ask? My ISP upgraded speeds from around 300 mbps to around 1 gbps. With this upgrade, I needed to replace my aging modem as it wasn’t fast enough to keep up and would drop connectivity. The modem previous to that would also drop connection when my ISP did another speed increase ages ago.
In closing, is this modem worth it? Yes, as it’s likely to pay for itself at least twice over during the time you’ll own it. Also, pick this one over a model with gigabit ports as you’ll be able to support faster routers, and therefore faster connections. And if your ISP has you on a data plan faster than 1 gig, invest in a router with a 2.5 gbps WAN port so you can take advantage of that speed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
Length of ownership: 14
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AppleCare+ for iPad - Monthly Plan
There’s no other good option for Apple devices
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on November 6, 2022
Quality
5.0
Value
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
If you get an Apple device, you get AppleCare. AppleCare guarantees you’ll get Apple service, Apple support, and an appointment at any of Apple’s retail or partner locations when something goes wrong.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
Length of ownership: 13
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The Studio Pro ANC Over-Ear Headphones by JLab offer the ultimate listening experience with four noise control modes and Smart Active Noise Canceling. With an amazing 45+ hours of playtime, they are also ultra-comfortable with Form-Fit Earcups, plush Cloud Foam cushions and an adjustable headband.
Great (for the price) high feature headphones.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on June 17, 2022
Quality
4.0
Value
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
These are perfect for both roadtrips and around the house for your kids that want more feature-packed headphones but you’re not ready to spend big dollars for the big name brand headphones with similar features. Added bonus is you can use these in analog mode with devices that have a headphone adapter (or dongle) when the batteries die. They may not have the absolute audio quality that headphones costing 3-4 times as much have, but over Bluetooth, you won’t be missing much.
They charge via USB-C, so there is no connecting the charge cable the wrong way. They’re also pretty well-built so younger kids are less likely to break them.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
Length of ownership: 70
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Cosori - Cube Smart Air Fryer Toaster Oven - Black
Turn the average kitchen experience into an extraordinary journey of flavor with the Cosori Smart Air Fryer Toaster Oven with 25 liters of cooking space. 12 cooking functions and a super convection fan allow you to preheat, air fry, bake, ferment, dehydrate, and more with just one compact appliance. Manage the time, temperature, oven light, and convection fan, as well as receive notifications about the cooking process, in one central location with the free VeSync app. With an included Cosori chef-created recipe book and more recipes available online, you can make different dishes for every meal and cook with up to 85% less oil than traditional deep-frying methods.
Great air fryer and oven for the countertop
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on June 17, 2022
Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Value
5.0
This air fryer oven is both terrific and substantial in size. I’ve cooked pizzas, chicken strips, and cheese bread, and baked cookies and brownies inside this unit, and everything has come out perfect.
The VeSync app is also helpful in both setting times for the various recipes that are in the app and for monitoring the oven from across the house. Alexa and Google Assistant connectivity are nice added bonuses.
The only negative is the size of this air fryer oven, as it’s large enough to fit a 10 lb turkey into. But that’s not a negative for me as I wanted something big.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
Length of ownership: 15
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Insignia™ - 18 W USB-C Wall Charger with 4' Lightning Cable - White
As you use your phone throughout the day, you might be familiar with that nervous feeling as your battery power dips lower and lower. Thankfully, the Insignia NS-MWC18W1CWM 18 W USB-C Wall Charger with 4' Lightning Cable has 18 W to quickly charge your smartphone or tablet. An included 4’ braided cable gives you flexible placement options. Its compact and durable body has a foldable plug to easily fit into a purse or pocket and the simple white design looks great with your other accessories. This charger will keep your phone or tablet ready to go throughout the day or night.
Great charger and cable value when on sale.
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on June 17, 2022
The adapter itself has a dim blue LED to show that it’s powered on. The cable that comes with is a nice cloth-wrapped cable that feels pretty substantial.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
Length of ownership: 144
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Get a little retro during your next gaming session with the Street Fighter 30th anniversary collection for Nintendo Switch. Battle it out against other players online, and get in a few practice rounds against the CPU while you wait for each match. Featuring all 12 classic Street Fighter titles, the Street Fighter 30th anniversary collection gives you a chance to play through each game and watch the evolution of each character over time.
Great compilation
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on June 17, 2022
It’s the arcade releases of these games running in an emulator that does them justice. Best enjoyed with a Switch Pro controller or one of the 8BitDo SNES-style pads.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: True
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PDP - Wired Controller - Xbox Series X|S - Xbox One - PC - Revenant Blue - Revenant Blue
"Stealth Mode: Activated. Conceal your moves and crush the competition with the Revenant Blue PDP Gaming Wired Controller for Xbox! With a sleek camouflage design, your enemies will never see you coming. With the free PDP Control Hub App you can remap buttons, reconfigure triggers, adjust dead zones, and more to fit the way you play. Simply adjust your game and chat audio using the audio controls located on the D-pad, so you never miss a moment. Communicate with your team using the built-in 3.5mm audio jack or mute your mic by double tapping the ""Function"" button. With an 8-foot detachable cable, you'll have plenty of room to get comfy on the couch. Share your captured images and videos easily with the dedicated share button. The Revenant Blue PDP Gaming Wired Controller works on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 and is an officially licensed product."
Solid controller for the price
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BillFromKCMO
on January 9, 2022
Quality
5.0
Value
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Very responsive controller, very comfortable to hold, even during longer gaming sessions. Works very well with Windows 10, Windows 11, and Mac computers. The only drawback with these is you may have issues with the PDP Hub software for them, but I believe that's more of a programming issue than a hardware issue. Works well enough that I bought two of them and retired my old wired go-tos from a major manufacturer of mice and keyboards - press F for respect.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: False
Length of ownership: 32
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Wasserstein - Vertical Wedge Wall Mount for Eufy Video Doorbell
Improve the viewing angle of your wired or battery-powered eufy security video doorbells with this Wasserstein vertical wedge wall mount. The zero to 20-degree vertically adjustable viewing angle lets you see people and package deliveries more clearly, while the high-grade, sturdy construction offers lasting durability. This Wasserstein vertical wedge wall mount effortlessly covers preexisting doorbell holes for an easy and clean-looking installation.
Does this work with the eufy Video Doorbell 2K (Wired)?
According to the instructions, this works with any Eufy doorbell camera, wired or wireless.
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Capture HD photos and videos at night or during the day with the Rexing Woodlens H1 trail camera. It has an ultra-fast trigger that is paired with an LED flash for split-second shooting when motion is detected, while a built-in LCD screen lets you preview and navigate through photos and videos. The Rexing Woodlens H1 trail camera also features password protection to help guard against any unwanted access.
Can an Eye-fi SD card be used with this camera to connect to my home network?
It should work, at least in theory. The trail cam supports up to 128GB memory cards per the instruction manual, though I've only used a 32GB card in mine.
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Wasserstein - Vertical Wedge Wall Mount for Eufy Video Doorbell
Improve the viewing angle of your wired or battery-powered eufy security video doorbells with this Wasserstein vertical wedge wall mount. The zero to 20-degree vertically adjustable viewing angle lets you see people and package deliveries more clearly, while the high-grade, sturdy construction offers lasting durability. This Wasserstein vertical wedge wall mount effortlessly covers preexisting doorbell holes for an easy and clean-looking installation.
Will this work on Ring Video Doorbell?
This particular one? No. But Wasserstein makes mounts for Ring doorbells.
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PNY - Performance 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 C17 SO-DIMM Notebook Memory - Black
Improve your PC's response time during intensive tasks with this PNY DDR4 2400MHz notebook memory. The 2400MHz RAM frequency and DDR4 technology offer fast speeds, high bandwidth and enhanced thermal performance. This PNY DDR4 2400MHz notebook memory comes as an 8GB stick for easy upgrading and replacement in various PCs.
Will this work on an hp laptop 15-db0xxx Current memory is 4mb 1866 mhz ddr4 synchronous unbuffered
In theory, yes. However, you’ll want to verify that your laptop rubs the RAM at the correct voltage.
I’ve seen DDR4-3600 rub in 6th generation Intel systems with h-110 motherboards. Ryzen is more picky about it. Your milage may vary.
I’ve seen DDR4-3600 rub in 6th generation Intel systems with h-110 motherboards. Ryzen is more picky about it. Your milage may vary.
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PNY - Performance 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 C17 SO-DIMM Notebook Memory - Black
Improve your PC's response time during intensive tasks with this PNY DDR4 2400MHz notebook memory. The 2400MHz RAM frequency and DDR4 technology offer fast speeds, high bandwidth and enhanced thermal performance. This PNY DDR4 2400MHz notebook memory comes as an 8GB stick for easy upgrading and replacement in various PCs.
I bought this RAM today and when i installed it on my lenovo ideapad 330s-15ikb and turned on the power my screen wouldn't turn on why is that? The ram that is soldered into my laptop is a 4gb DDR4 with 2400mhz.
It could be possible the RAM isn’t seated correctly. Pop it out and back in again, then power your laptop up before you button everything up to make sure it powers on properly.
If that didn’t fix it, verify that the laptop still boots with its soldered RAM. That could indicate either a bad RAM slot or a fault RAM stick.
If that didn’t fix it, verify that the laptop still boots with its soldered RAM. That could indicate either a bad RAM slot or a fault RAM stick.
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PNY - Performance 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 C17 SO-DIMM Notebook Memory - Black
Improve your PC's response time during intensive tasks with this PNY DDR4 2400MHz notebook memory. The 2400MHz RAM frequency and DDR4 technology offer fast speeds, high bandwidth and enhanced thermal performance. This PNY DDR4 2400MHz notebook memory comes as an 8GB stick for easy upgrading and replacement in various PCs.
Will it work on my Asus TUF 15 gaming laptop with the ram at 2933 mghz
Will it work? Probably.
Will it run at the speed you want it to? No. This RAM is stuck at 2400 MHz.
Will it run at the speed you want it to? No. This RAM is stuck at 2400 MHz.
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WD - Blue 500GB Internal SSD SATA
Handle storage demands with this Western Digital SATA solid-state drive. Its 560MB/s read speed and 530MB/s write speed are suitable for intensive applications, and its 2.5-inch form factor fits most desktops and laptops. The solid-state drive has no moving parts, making the drive resistant to shock to protect your data. Includes the WD SSD Dashboard to keep track of the drive's status.
Is this MLC or TLC Nand Type?
I believe it’s TLC, as its priced at TLC levels and performa nearly identically to every other TLC drive I’ve used.
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WD - Blue 500GB Internal SSD SATA
Handle storage demands with this Western Digital SATA solid-state drive. Its 560MB/s read speed and 530MB/s write speed are suitable for intensive applications, and its 2.5-inch form factor fits most desktops and laptops. The solid-state drive has no moving parts, making the drive resistant to shock to protect your data. Includes the WD SSD Dashboard to keep track of the drive's status.
Does this come with a software to clone my old drive?
AfterShokz - OpenMove Open-Ear Lifestyle Headphones - Gray
Inspired by athletes, designed for everyone. The AfterShokz OpenMove Open-Ear Lifestyle Headphones in Slate grey were created with versatility in mind. OpenMove by AfterShokz brings you bone conduction technology with a lightweight, titanium fit taht ensures all-day wear.
I’m cyclist and occasionally get caught in rain, can it survive?
As long as it's not a deluge, you should be fine. IP55 rating and all.
I'd suggest powering them down if it gets bad enough, to reduce the change of damage.
I'd suggest powering them down if it gets bad enough, to reduce the change of damage.
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Unleash the power of the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 SSD for next-level computing. 980 PRO delivers 2x the data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0, while maintaining compatibility with PCIe 3.0.¹ ¹The NVM Express® design mark is a registered trademark of NVM Express, Inc.* Results are based on a comparison with Samsung PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSDs and SATA SSDs.PS5 compatible with heatsink as recommended by Sony; heatsink sold separately.
On an x570 motherboard, will you see a noticeable difference between this drive an the 2tb 970 evo plus and if so should I have the 980 pro as my boot drive?
I have a B550 motherboard and I noticed a tremendous difference between this and a 970 Evo, somewhere on the order of 2x the performance.
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