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Siyoteam SY-T18 MicroSD to USB adapter

2016-06-10

desktop hardware, hardware, input devices, loved, output devices, proprietary hardware, reviews, storage, things, USB hardware, zombie

on ChinaBuye

This is a fantastic item.

I got one black and one gold. The black looks great. The gold is okay-looking.

Very solid. Almost metal. Good grip.

The cap stays on tightly.

The MicroSD card goes in the “nose” of the reader, and is easy to insert/remove.

It’s easy to pull out of a computer, even though it is fairly small.

ChinaBuye names this New Micro Aluminum Alloy TF to USB mini Adapter Memory Card micro SD mini Card Reader up to 64GB(Color Random)

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Computers > Hardware > Keyboards >

https://web.archive.org/web/20210108175627/https://www.dx.com/p/ipazzport-kp-810-12-wireless-2-4ghz-92-key-keyboard-for-google-tv-player-black-2029602.html

A 92-key wireless keyboard+mouse combination.

With a lithium-ion battery and charging cable, broad compatibility and tiny-but-functional size, this is an inexpensive and handy device.

mouse: HID\VID_046D&PID_C01B\6&a742701&1&0000
keyboard: HID\VID_413C&PID_2003\6&34a825d5&0&0000
Although the box is labelled RT-MWK08, there is no indication of this being a “Rii”
Not well tested, but strongly triggers MF sensitivity in my left hand.
There are alternate versions of this keyboard: colours, Russian character set, and a 2x AA battery-operated one.
I did not require a driver installation for Windows 10.

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NZXT H2 – (computer case)

2014-07-29

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Computers > Quiet cases >

https://web.archive.org/web/20150206201839/http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/103-h2-case.html

NZXT H2 Silent Mid-Sized Tower

aka NZXT CS-NT-H2-B or H2-001-BK

Conclusion: Seems great!

NZXT H2 Silent Mid-Sized Tower

I snapped off the front door, tried to glue it on and then snapped it off again. While it’s not fragile as fuck, I’m clumsy and it’s not very well made.

2018-05-17 – The manufacturer appears to have replaced this with the H440
2014-07-29 – I used to use Antec Sonata – (computer case)

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Razer Lachesis

2012-09-09

dead, desktop hardware, hardware, input devices, mice, proprietary hardware, reviews, USB hardware, Windows 8 Hardware

https://web.archive.org/web/20160111205422/http://www.razerzone.com:80/gaming-mice/razer-lachesis

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Microsoft SideWinder X3

2012-09-09

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Microsoft >

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/mouse-and-keyboard-center-download-f5b10905-7887-eedb-2f1c-d0737a36a3b2

Microsoft SideWinder X3 5 Buttons USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse

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StarTech PCIe SATA Controller (PEXSAT31E1)

2012-09-09

desktop hardware, expansion cards, hardware, IDE hardware, Linux, PCIe cards, proprietary hardware, reviews, storage, things, Windows 8 Hardware, Windows XP hardware, zombie

Hardware > Storage >

startech.com page

External eSATA and internal SATA expansion card.

Low-profile
NOTE: This did not do port multiplication under Linux when I tested it back then. Perhaps it does now.

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SSD – Breathes new life into an old computer

2010-01-30

hardware, my writing, personal, quiet computing, reviews, storage, todo, Usability, writing

OCZ Agility SSD

Hardware > Storage >

An SSD is a spectacular speed improvement.

2013-12 – The drive suddenly locked up and no system will detect it. OCZ is out of business too.
2015-10 – I didn’t mention this, but I believe the problem was due to a half-inserted power cable. The hard drive was sortof dangling around, stuffed into a corner of my case because I was too cheap to buy a bracket for it. My bad. =( Also, it appears that Toshiba has bought OCZ.

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