JimJES
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- First ReviewJanuary 23, 2021
- Last ReviewAugust 9, 2024
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- Average Rating4.7
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JimJES's Reviews
Experience responsive yet quiet performance, featuring up to 12th generation Intel Core processors combined with PCIe SSD options.
Decent, but with obvious shortcuts
Customer Rating
4.0
Battery Life
4.0
Speed
5.0
Display
4.0
The core specs in the product description are what attracted me to this computer. It's on-sale price sold me on it. Overall, I am satisfied with the purchase. I feel I got what I paid for, but not a penny more. Three "shortcuts" that I've found are:
1) low-quality speakers - impossible to listen to music at any volume, or speech at full volume without buzzy distortion.
2) no keyboard backlighting was in the product description. However, without backlighting the font for the keyboard keys should have been bigger, bolder, and brighter white. In evening room light, or on a cloudy day, it's hard to see what's on the keys. I have to tilt the screen down to illuminate the keyboard, or turn up the room lamps to bright.
3) no lights for "computer on" or "drive active." When turning off the computer, there's no confirmation that it's fully shut down. The only light is by the power cord - white for battery charging - off when the battery is fully charged.
1) low-quality speakers - impossible to listen to music at any volume, or speech at full volume without buzzy distortion.
2) no keyboard backlighting was in the product description. However, without backlighting the font for the keyboard keys should have been bigger, bolder, and brighter white. In evening room light, or on a cloudy day, it's hard to see what's on the keys. I have to tilt the screen down to illuminate the keyboard, or turn up the room lamps to bright.
3) no lights for "computer on" or "drive active." When turning off the computer, there's no confirmation that it's fully shut down. The only light is by the power cord - white for battery charging - off when the battery is fully charged.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: False
Length of ownership: 21
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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.
Works as advertised
Customer Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Quality
4.0
Value
5.0
The keyboard on my 5-year old laptop has trouble with "e", so I needed an alternate way to type, and decided on the Logitech K400+. I'm using it now to write this review. It's lightweight, so I'm still learning how to use it on my lap. If I wanted to do any extensive typing, I would need to sit at a desk, and have this keyboard on a solid, stable surface.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: False
Length of ownership: 20
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Scan all your prints, negatives and slides quickly and efficiently. Complete with film holdersit handles just about any size and format, including 35 mm filmstrips, mounted slides and full panoramic medium format film.
Great for digitizing decades of memories
Customer Rating
5.0
Quality
5.0
Value
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
I'm digitizing old pictures (prints, slides, negative), both to allow easy access, and to reduce clutter by throwing away old prints and photo envelopes. For me the Epson Perfection V600 has been a great choice. It handles all my different media. If the pictures are faded the software can recolorize them so that they look fresh. My pictures look good as 4x6 prints, but they probably do not have the fine resolution for enlarging to poster size. (They were were taken with point and shoot cameras, or an SLR with the low-end zoom lens that came with the camera). So there was no reason for me to pay a higher price for a better quality scanner. Scanning negatives at 800 dpi yields images that show all the details that are visible in the original prints. Increasing to 1200 dpi does not improve the result. (I'll test higher dpi again if I ever find my old Kodachrome slides taken with a better-quality fixed focus lens.)
It takes about a half hour to scan a set of 8 negatives. (It will take months to finish my project.) But since the process runs automatically, you can do other things while the scanner is scanning.
I'm using a PC with Windows 10, and the software works smoothly.
In short, I'm glad I bought this scanner. It does what I want it to do, and does it with good quality.
It takes about a half hour to scan a set of 8 negatives. (It will take months to finish my project.) But since the process runs automatically, you can do other things while the scanner is scanning.
I'm using a PC with Windows 10, and the software works smoothly.
In short, I'm glad I bought this scanner. It does what I want it to do, and does it with good quality.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
Mobile Submission: false
Length of ownership: 26
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Experience responsive yet quiet performance, featuring up to 12th generation Intel Core processors combined with PCIe SSD options.
Can I buy an external cd/dvd drive to plug into this to listen to cds and watch dvd movies?
Yes, this computer has USB ports, so a USB external disc drive will work. I just tested a music CD and a DVD with my USB disc drive, and both played.
Depending on your file types, if the player that comes with the computer doesn't work for your movies, you may need to download a different media player.
Depending on your file types, if the player that comes with the computer doesn't work for your movies, you may need to download a different media player.
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Experience responsive yet quiet performance, featuring up to 12th generation Intel Core processors combined with PCIe SSD options.
Experience responsive yet quiet performance, featuring up to 12th generation Intel Core processors combined with PCIe SSD options.
Experience responsive yet quiet performance, featuring up to 12th generation Intel Core processors combined with PCIe SSD options.
Experience responsive yet quiet performance, featuring up to 12th generation Intel Core processors combined with PCIe SSD options.
Experience responsive yet quiet performance, featuring up to 12th generation Intel Core processors combined with PCIe SSD options.
How do you turn on the sound
From the keyboard:
top row of keys (press the key directly, don't press fn and the key)
F1 = mute/unmute
F2 = decrease sound
F3 = increase sound
In Settings:
Click Start Window on bottom, then the Settings sprocket, then System, then Sound.
In Output check to see that your speakers are selected.
top row of keys (press the key directly, don't press fn and the key)
F1 = mute/unmute
F2 = decrease sound
F3 = increase sound
In Settings:
Click Start Window on bottom, then the Settings sprocket, then System, then Sound.
In Output check to see that your speakers are selected.
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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.
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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.
Scan all your prints, negatives and slides quickly and efficiently. Complete with film holdersit handles just about any size and format, including 35 mm filmstrips, mounted slides and full panoramic medium format film.
I have about 50-75 2.5" x 4.25" negatives. Will the "Epson - Perfection V600 Photo Scanner - Black" accommodate this size? They are from the 1920s-1950s.
The large format holder is designed for 60 mm film (around 2 3/8 inches). 2.5 inches would be too wide to fit between the guide rails. The rails are about 1 mm tall. I don't know what would happen if you tried to lay your negative on top of the guide rails. (For example, would the software "see" the negative and allow for scanning; would the negative be in focus?)
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