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Lets see, I have been: Former Marine (6 yrs), PC-Technician (30+ yrs), Systems Administrator (4 yrs), Computer Programmer (30+ yrs), CNC/MasterCAM Programmer (4 yrs), High School IT Teacher (18 yrs), Tech Nerd Extraordinaire (all my life!)
All feedback (844)
- o***p (144)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseExcellent seller! Great communication. Items were packed extremely well and arrived undamaged. Items were exactly as described. Seller took great care to provide instructions on how to setup. He went above and beyond. :)Reply from: kc8eyt- Feedback replied by seller kc8eyt.- Feedback replied by seller kc8eyt.Thank you for the most humbling feedback. I'm thrilled that you like the vintage computer I have provided to you. Happy vintage computing!
- cllctrofmanythings (735)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseThanks for showing patience as I got the right box to mail the computer. Communication is definitely the key to a great and easy transaction. Thanks again and happy bidding! Hope you get the Cordata up and running!
- dillon_electronics (3841)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThank you for an easy, pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer. A++++++.
- igilima (221)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGood buyer. Enjoy!
- cwc-group (18375)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseQuick response and fast payment. Perfect! THANKS!!
- munimetal (5463)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseQuick response and fast payment. Perfect! THANKS!!
Reviews (17)
21 October 2020
One of the better mini keyboards I have purchased. UPDATE: new issues.
1 of 1 found this helpful Update 03/24/21: I may have gotten a lemon, but the keyboard over time has developed issues. Many times keys are not registering or key bounce is being introduced producing a key as being pressed twice. The more I use this keyboard the worse it is getting. Very disappointed.
I like to have small keyboards like this around my shop for testing computer equipment. The small and sturdy design is perfect for the limited space I have. The cherry switches mean that the keys are responsive and have a better tactile feel than other cheaper made mini keyboards. This keyboard would also be a perfect match for an HTPC setup if you don't mind having a cord to deal with. These keyboards tend to be a bit over priced however for what they are. If you can find one at a reasonable price and have a need for a mini PS/2 keyboard then I would recommend this one.
22 January 2019
A great motherboard for gaming on a budget!
As described the motherboard is brand new sealed in the box. The following is what I did after receiving the motherboard:
I installed 8GB of RAM (2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X Series F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL), an Intel i7-3770 CPU, a 32GB mSATA SSD drive for the OS, and finally a 2GB nVidia 1050 OC video card. The BIOS setup software is very easy to use and configure and it's loaded with options. After installing Windows 7 Pro 64bit I used Snappy Driver Installer to get all the drivers installed and up to date. Next, it was the mountain of Windows 7 updates from Microsoft. To get rid of the telemetry (spying) that has been introduced into Windows 7 I used Tronscript to de-bloat Windows and remove the offending updates. Everything went without any issues. The motherboard and software are performing flawlessly. I have always been a fan of Intel motherboards (was a sad day when they announced they would no longer manufacture motherboards). It's so nice to be able to use an mSATA SSD with this motherboard as I plan to pack this motherboard into a very tight space in a custom build I designed.
A few things to remember when using this motherboard. 3rd gen i7 CPUs do not include built-in video so you'll need to add a PCIEx16 video card like I did. There are only two DIMM RAM slots so make sure you pick up at least two 4GB DDR3 memory sticks at a minimum. Don't just install one DIMM because you won't get the benefit of dual channel if you do. Also, there is very little room for a CPU heat-sink/fan so make sure you investigate first to make sure it will fit. I used the stock Intel fan/heat-sink that came with the i7-3770 and it just fit. This motherboard is not capable of accepting 4th generation or above CPUs so make sure to get latest i3/i5/17 3rd generation CPU that you can find. The i7-3770 still holds it's own very well compared to today's latest CPUs. Paired with a 1050 - 1070 nVidia card you'll have a very smooth gaming machine on your hands.
I highly recommend this board if you are building a gaming rig on a budget. I built this system entirely from used parts I sourced on eBay. My total cost was just shy of $250 and this system will still be relevant for many years to come. I'm going to add a 2.5" 1TB SATA SSD to hold my Steam games. So add another $120 or so and I'll be finished.
18 July 2020
Pretty good deal for as old as they are
These are hit and miss like all NOS diskettes you will find. Mine were manufactured in 1994 so they are ancient but still new in the box. I've purchased over 200 of these now and find that about 20% will not format without errors. I do expect this however. 360KB diskettes are not being made any longer and probably haven't for well over 20 years now. You simply must expect some of the diskettes to have degraded over time.