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Power through intensive applications with ease using this Gigabyte Technology GA-Z170X UD5 motherboard, which boasts overclocking speeds up to 3466MHz and support for a variety of Intel® processors. The USB 3.1 Type C port offers simple connectivity.
 
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Nice motherboard
on May 21, 2016
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Verified Purchase:Yes
As part of my rebuild/upgrade. Just what I was looking for in a Z170 board. Not a gamer, but need a gaming level machine for efficient video rendering. Always trust Gigibyte, and limit my choices between them, Asus and MSI. This one had more value for the features and great that Best Buy carries it with price matching.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Windows 10 Home Operating System: Stay productive with a new web browser that lets you draw notes directly on a web page, and with Cortana, a personal digital assistant that helps you browse for information, write emails, and more. When it's time for gaming, stream your favorite Xbox One games directly onto your Windows 10 PC, laptop, or tablet.
 
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It is inevitable - Microsoft will see to it.
on May 21, 2016
Posted by: Tizeye
Verified Purchase:Yes
Needed to upgrade my computer as mine and Microsoft's multiple hidden attempts to upgrade it failed despite being a capable system, unlike wife's ancient 15+ y/o system. Nothing like a fresh install on a Skylake i7 to resolve issues, and wife gained an upgraded system with the 4 y/o Sandy Ridge i7 parts.
Opportune as getting use to Windows 10, my 78 y/o mother called and was totally lost as Microsoft surprised her one morning as she turned the computer an and discovered an involuntary upgrade. Had to alter my schedule with a 70 mile trip to go get her set up.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Boost your workspace with this powerful Dell 27-inch Ultra HD 4K monitor. Accurate color performance and 8 million high-contrast pixels make this versatile unit, which has a formidable 9mn response rate, ideal for graphics professionals and gamers. Enhanced with an anti-glare coating and equipped with an adaptable stand, this Dell 27-inch Ultra HD 4K monitor is an ergonomically sound choice.
 
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Excellent monitor.
on May 21, 2016
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One of the best 4K monitors on the market. Even better on sale.
As part of a total upgrade build, new graphics card and everything. Superb! For a while running 2 CPU's as I built out a second computer, using both DP and HDMI inputs. True it doesn't have auto-switching to the input source as many have complained, but you don't have to go through monitor shutdown procedure that they allude to. First button (YES, physical buttons!) above the power switch bring up the menu to manually select the input source. Likewise, was very easy to calibrate with my Spyder5.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Store and protect everything from cherished photos and videos to sensitive work files with the Cruzer Glide USB Flash Drive. The drive comes with SanDisk SecureAccess software, which lets you password-protect and secure files you want to keep private while permitting access to files you want to share. The compact drive features a red slider that glides shut to shield the USB connector. SanDisk products are constructed to the highest standards and rigorously tested. You can be confident in the outstanding quality, performance and reliability of every SanDisk product.
 
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USB Flash Drive
on May 14, 2016
Posted by: Tizeye
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Needed the 16 MB size for a project. Works fine. Particurally like the metal connector as a Lexar I bought a week prior was plastic and flimsy.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Create documents and photos with vivid, rich colors with these Canon 251 CLI-251 ink tanks that are compatible with select Canon printers and feature quick-drying ink to help prevent smudges.
 
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Solid value for ink
on May 14, 2016
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After a bad experience with ink refills, I only use manufacturer's brand ink.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Enjoy rich graphics and smooth video performance with this EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2968-KR graphics card, which offers 2GB GDDR5 memory and a clock speed of 1304MHz. DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs offer simple connectivity.
 
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Excellent Card
on March 27, 2016
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I am not a gamer but require a performance graphic card for video rendering. First choice are Nvidia cards due to Adobe's utilization of the CUDA core technology. This is an excellent choice for an intermediate specification card and a great compromise for anything short of 'the ultimate gaming experience.' Phenomenal price/performance and inexpensive enough that won't feel bad upgrading in a few years as technology advances. Only caution, this is a long card so will need space, but should be fine if no hard drive is mounted in line with the PCI-E slot.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Print stunning images and crisp documents with this HP LaserJet 131A CF213A magenta toner cartridge, which is compatible with select HP Color LaserJet printers and offers up to an 1,800-page yield to help meet your needs.
 
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Reliable quality and trustworthy
on February 12, 2016
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After having an issue with generic ink destroying a printer, I will only buy the manufacturer's branded ink for my 3 printers. It is more expensive, but great deals at Best Buy with the secondary rewards making it preferred to the local big box office supply stores.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Print images with vibrant color using this HP LaserJet 131A CF211A cyan toner cartridge, which is compatible with select HP Color LaserJet printers and offers up to an 1,800-page yield to accommodate your needs.
 
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HP quality
on February 6, 2016
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Refuse to use generics after destroyed a different (inkjet) printer. Premium priced, as usual, but gain peace of mind. Nationwide HP ink sales are absurd, where usually "2 for" and a multipack counts as one item. Who really needs 2 blue toners as they typically won't let you mix and match when a week after this purchase I bought a magenta toner which I knew was low when I bought the blue. Best Buy actually has the best deal, but don't know if it is limited to Elite Rewards customers. Recycle my old toner (and ink cartridges) at the office supply stores but they are tightning up their policy and may have to buy at least one cartridge there in 180 days (a $12 Canon single color ink) for the $2 recycle store credit.
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
My Best Buy number: 2171761995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Capture beautiful portraits with each click of the shutter with this Sony 85mm lens. The large F/1.8 aperture lets you deliver incredibly clear images with sharp or bokeh effects, and ED glass eliminates chromatic aberrations. This lightweight Sony 85mm lens travels easily in your bag and is compatible with Sony a7 Series cameras.
 

When will this lens be restocked?

If you have multiple Best Buys in the area, expand your search rather than limit to closes 'preferred." In my area, out of 9 stores in the nearby area, only 3 ever stock the expanded Sony line which this lens falls into.
5 years, 10 months ago
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Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

Can this model store photos onto a micro sd card?

It is not designed to, but if you absolutely, positively needed it to save to a micro sd card, might be able to creatively finagle something. First the scanner is not able to save anything internally, and is dependent on the computer with supporting twain driver and software which it connects to with a full size (not micro or mini) USB cord that virtually rules out anything that naturally would have a micro sd card. In theory you could direct the save to the SD card slot on the computer, usually full size SD, where you have inserted a micro sd card in an adapter. A lot of work. Just save to the hard drive on the computer and copy/paste to other instruments as appropriate.
5 years, 11 months ago
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Tizeye
 
Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

Is the lid removable to allow scans of books or other oversize media?

The lid is attached, but the hinge lifts an inch for bulky items.
5 years, 11 months ago
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Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

Can you scan large 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 negatives

Not really as it is designed for and provides film holders for 1" wide 35mm, and 2" wide 120 film. ...HOWEVER.... with careful placement, not using a provided holder, you MAY be able to get most with a little side cropping. The scanning lamp the shines through the film has an opening of 3 1/4 x 10. Never tried it, but in theory might be possible.
5 years, 11 months ago
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Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

Will it scan 120mm black and white negatives? from an old Brownie camera

Yes. While assume not a Brownie (camera unknown but of that era) one of the two trays accepts the 2" wide 120 film. Length (square vs rectangle) doesn't matter as you can put a strip of two or three negatives in the guide on the platen. The padding on the lid lifts off exposing a light that shines through the negative (or slide) during the scan. The negative will be converted to a positive by the scanning software so no other software is required...but I do clean up with Photoshop. I personally gave up on the auto scan as it couldn't find the separation bar between the negatives, and selected the area, scanning individually. Also, while in Photoshop, while I preserved the original scan file, knowing intended print was 4x6, I cropped the exact area I wanted and saved them to a 4x6 crop folder for printing. If I wanted a 5x7 or 8x10, would go back to the original scan and do the same rather than letting printing software choose the composition for me..
5 years, 11 months ago
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Tizeye
 
Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

1-Do pictures go into my computer? 2Can I write blurbs under pictures?

1) Yes. Storing in the computer is the default. For easy organization, make a folder, such as "Scans" and one of the last steps before scanning is selecting where you want to save it on your computer. It will remember it from the prior scan, so only need to do once unless you have another group you want in a different folder.

2) Sort of. After scanned, can go into the folder and change the file name from the default IMG(number sequence) to whatever you want. However, writing a blurb , not under, but technically on the picture, or in the border under, would require some special photo software with text capability.
6 years ago
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Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

Is it compatible with the Apple home computer?

It should. While I haven't actually used it on my MacBook Pro, primarily using my PC desktop, Epson Support has drivers on their website for both PC and Mac. Personally, I never use the provided CD (and couldn't with my Mac as it lacks the drive) irrespective to what I am installing - from motherboards on up! . CD usually are not updated from the original fist unit manufactured date. You get the most recent if you go to the manufacturers site.
6 years ago
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Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

Is there a tray size to be able to scan really old black & white negatives for 600, 616 and 620 film that are 2" x 2.25" ? And software that makes them a "positive" image?

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That is actually the reason I bought it, updating my old V100 which was 35mm only. My wife found some old 120 film negatives of her as a child she had never seen. Initial quote from camera store at $0.25 each to print was reasonable until I brought them in and discovered was not chemical based processing but needed to be digitized at $5 each to inkjet process. Did the math and that paid for a new scanner! It is not really a tray but the V550 comes with two plastic guide holders - one 35mm the other 120mm film/slides - that lays on the glass platten with the side tabs positioning it correctly. 600,616,and 620 are the 2" wide 120 film. Just a matter if 2 or 3 can go on the platic guide.The white pad in the lid pulls out and exposes the lighting unit for negative/slides which the film in the plastic guide will be directly under. Within the software, I use the "Professional Mode". When you select film as the document type, the resulting scan is a positive, so no other software is required...but I do use Photoshop later for cleanup and cropping before printing. I upped the scan to 1200 dpi for both slides and negatives to give large enough file to enlarge from such a small scan area. Also, while suppose to "smartly" identify breaks for one scan, but had problems recognizing the breaks. Loaded 3 negatives, previewed, selected and scanned individually
6 years ago
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Tizeye
 
Restore old photos, film, slides and more with this Epson Perfection V550 V550 - B11B210201 photo scanner that features Easy Photo Fix and DIGITAL ICE technologies to enhance faded colors and remove the appearance of scratches.
 

Do you need to be connected to computer to scan. I would like me to take this to my fathers house and scan his photos and then store them on my computer when i get home

YES. Apparently Epson is picky and prefers its own USB cord rather than a generic, Take the scanner, power supply, and if appropriate, the negative/slide holder to you father's house. If you didn't bring your own laptop, attach to his computer and download the latest driver from Epson support if necessary. Make a folder "Scanned photos" somewhere on you father's hard drive and have that as the destination for all scans. When done, copy that single folder with its contents to a USB flash drive and take it home with you. Now both of you have copies.
6 years ago
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Tizeye
 
Compatible with select HP Color LaserJet printers, this HP LaserJet 131A CF210A black toner cartridge easily produces rich, dark images and crisp documents and provides up to a 1,600-page yield to help meet your printing needs.
 

Is 131A toner compatible with HP LaserJet Pro m252dw?

131A toner was recommended in accessories and then I now see a new number 201A recommended...help? Will they both work? or did they steer me wrong? I spent a lot on this toner and want it to be the right one when the others run out.
Probably not. ON HP's website, 201a is the only cartridge recommended for the m252dw when looking at both the printer and toner specs. Neither suggested 131a as an alternative, nor did 131a specs list the 242dw as compatible. It appears that you m252dw is a replacement for my m251nw and they have dropped the Laserjet 200 as part of the name which appeared redundant. Technically, mine listed as "Laserjet Pro 200 Color m251nw" which was a mouthful but technically, the had two models "nw" for network capable, and plain 251 for direct connect only. Suspect in the model design, the toner seats or dispenses differently, requiring the new cartridge.
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