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Review: Bertech 2’x3′ Anti-Static Mat Kit with Wrist Strap and Grounding Cord

Posted on February 20, 2020

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If you work on computers or other electronic items, you really need a high-quality anti-static mat to protect your gear’s sensitive electronic components from static electricity.

I’ve used a number of different anti-static mats over the years. Some of them were good, some of them not so good.

I’m always eager to try new out ones, and I recently received one of the best I’ve ever used for review: the Bertech 2’x3′ Anti-Static Mat Kit with Wrist Strap and Grounding Cord. [Read more…]

Review: Anker PowerLine+ MicroUSB Cable

Posted on December 29, 2019

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Most modern mobile devices connect to a charger with a standard MicroUSB cable, and if you use them as often as I use mine your cables probably become frayed and worn out pretty quick.

The typical MicroUSB cable just wasn’t designed to withstand frequent use with multiple devices, but I recently had the opportunity to check out one that was.

The awesome Anker PowerLine+ MicroUSB Cable was definitely designed with durability in mind. [Read more…]

Review: Apricorn EZ-Upgrade SATA Notebook Hard Drive Upgrade Kit

Posted on December 21, 2019

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Regular readers of this blog know that upgrading the hard drive in a notebook PC is a fairly straightforward process because I have written about it several times in the past.

Simply connect your new drive to the PC with a USB to SATA adapter cable, use disc cloning software to copy the contents of the existing drive to the new one, then remove the old drive and replace it with the new drive.

Sounds simple, right? Well, it really is pretty simple IF you’ve done it before AND you feel comfortable with the process. [Read more…]

Review: Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop

Posted on December 6, 2019

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In times past, the typical budget laptop came stuffed with cheap, inferior components that made for a frustratingly slow and inefficient computing experience. But times have changed.

Nowadays even many mid-range laptops offer plenty of speed and power at affordable prices.

I recently had the opportunity to check out a very affordable upper-mid-range laptop from Acer, and overall I believe it’s a great machine for the money.

The Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop is an attractive, sleek looking laptop that has everything the typical user will need in order to surf the Internet, peruse Facebook and Twitter, watch videos on Youtube, send and receive email, use Microsoft Office and edit photos. [Read more…]

Review: Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet with Alexa Hands-Free

Posted on November 4, 2019

I’ve been a huge fan of Amazon’s growing line of Fire tablets since day one. I truly believe these are the best tablets you can buy for the same money.

I recently had the opportunity to check out the new Fire HD 10 Tablet with Alexa Hands-Free , and in my opinion it’s one of the best tablet values on the market.

Although it only costs about half the price of the cheapest iPad model, this new tablet from Amazon offers as much or more in terms of features and utility.

Just take a look at the hardware: [Read more…]