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Review: Samsung T5 Portable 1TB USB 3.1 External SSD

Posted on March 16, 2019

If you’re like me, you have probably dreamed about having a portable USB flash drive that can store as much data as a hard drive yet transfer data back and forth at SSD-like speeds.

Up until now, that dream was little more than a fantasy.

Well, you can stop dreaming…

The new (and totally awesome) Samsung T5 Portable 1TB USB 3.1 External SSD (#ad) provides a whopping 1TB of storage, and when plugged into a USB 3.1 port it’s so fast that you’ll be hard-pressed to tell that you aren’t using an internal SSD! [Read more…]

Review: ASUS VS228H-P 21.5-Inch Full-HD LCD Monitor

Posted on March 11, 2019

Although a fast CPU and plenty of RAM and hard drive space are important, the monitor is arguably the most important part of any computer system.

After all, you’ll be staring at the screen virtually the entire time you’re using your computer.

I recently received an ASUS VS228H-P 21.5-Inch Full-HD LCD Monitor (#ad) for review, and after working out a minor quirk I quickly came to realize that I really love this monitor! [Read more…]

Review: Dell Inspiron 15.6″ FHD Touchscreen Signature Laptop

Posted on February 4, 2019

These days you can buy entry-level Windows laptops for as little as $200, and those machines are actually pretty good for general Internet use.

But if you need to do more than just check out your favorite websites and catch up on Facebook you really need something a bit more powerful.

The latest Dell Inspiron 15.6″ FHD Touchscreen Signature Laptop (#ad) has everything you’ll need in a general-purpose machine, with the added bonus of a powerful Intel Core i5-6200U CPU. Best of all, it’s affordable.

This laptop comes with all the following:

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Review: Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series i5567-1836GRY Laptop

Posted on January 25, 2019

There are lots of Windows 10 laptops to choose from these days, and as you might expect, some are better than others.

I’ve spent some time checking a few of them out, and my favorite moderately priced Windows 10 laptop so far is the brand new Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series i5567-1836GRY. (#ad)

This is a very capable machine, offering plenty of power and functionality for most any computing task.

This stylish laptop has a beautiful 15.6 inch 1366×768 LED Backlit Display as well as plenty of speed and performance thanks to its powerful Intel Core i5 7200U CPU and built-in AC class Wi-Fi. Here is a detailed list of the specs: [Read more…]

Review: Pawtec External USB 3.0 Aluminum 8X DVD-RW Optical Drive

Posted on January 22, 2019

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Many new laptops now come without an optical drive built-in, and that’s fine if you no longer have a need to play music or movies from DVDs, install software that’s distributed on discs, or back up your data onto blank writable DVDs.

But what if you still need access to an optical drive on occasion?

The easiest way to solve this problem is to purchase an inexpensive external USB optical drive. Just like external USB hard drives, these drives simply plug into an open USB port, allowing you to do everything you could do with an internal optical drive without the burden of the extra weight.

I recently had the opportunity to check out the Pawtec External USB 3.0 Aluminum 8X DVD-RW Optical Drive (#ad), and I really like it. [Read more…]