32GB black USB Swivel 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Pen Drive Storage Thumb U Disk
26 May 2016
Drive Failed after trying to format it
The drive worked OK for a while when I was testing it out, moving files to and from it. Then I tried to format it ext4 so that I could use it as external storage for a Raspberry Pi, as a native Linux type of file system. After that it seemed to report space that did not align with reality. It claimed to have space but then would act as if I could not put anything on it. When I deleted everything off of it, it report that there was still some amount of space being used. It also fell into read only mode and the dirty bit could not be cleared for long, it would clear only to come back again. Putting it back to FAT32 didn't seem to help, after reformatting it, it had the same type of problems. It might be OK just to use as is, but formatting it might be a bad idea as it might not work correctly anymore.
Apacer 2.5" 128GB SATA 3.0GB/S SSD Solid State Drive APS25P6A128G PC Internal
26 May 2016
Apacer SSD 128GB used to upgrade the drive in a Dell laptop
Works great, easy to install, much faster than the older spinning harddrive. The data transfer speeds run at the maximum rates that can be handled by the SATA 2 data bus. On a Dell with an i5 and 8GB RAM, boots in about 10 seconds with this drive. I was able to load an OS, Linux Mint 17.3 in 15 minutes off of the DVD, FAST! Applications open instantly, even GIMP which takes a while to load now only takes 1-2 seconds. Excellent replacement for a spinning drive!
VGA Male To HDMI Output 1080P HD+ Audio TV AV HDTV Video Cable Converter Adapter
18 February 2017
VGA to HDMI adapter works better than expected.
I used this part to interface a 5 year old computer with VGA out with a TV that is too new to have VGA in, HDMI only. I was a bit skeptical on how it might perform, I thought going with a video card might be best for video quality. But, I wanted the flexibility to be able to swap another PC with VGA out in if needed, when I work on them and run out of regular monitors to plug them into. Having the adapter covers the bases, I can support HDMI or VGA on the TV when needed. The price on this part is great and I figured that I would try it. I am glad I did, it performs well, I can't tell anything different from the picture on the screen or a regular monitor, colors line up, it has good resolution support, no fuzzy pixels or anything negative, no glitches in the video. It is real easy, just plug it in and go. I would recommend it, I can't find anything negative with it at all.