Pros: Working great as back-up storage array with 4 older 750gb WD green hard drives. -USB 3.0 performance -ESATA is nice if USB ever makes me nervous -Easy to install mount drives. -Cables provided

Cons: -Not the quietest fan -Probably not robust enough for an I/O intensive application -Construction consistent with price

Overall Review: I got it on sale, so it was the best value at the time.

Pros: Nice-looking business class laptop, especially when on sale. Working well with OSX86. Cheap memory upgrades and wifi-cards on auction sites Easy to upgrade Fairly complete features Comes with Windows install media

Cons: So-so screen quality HDMI instead of display-port Battery life so-so My laptop looked re-boxed. and had some blemishes, but was not sold as a refurb

Overall Review: Mine had a dent on the mesh panel (where a speaker is), which I did not realize at first, as well as some sticker gunk near the track pad. I really needed to get this working for my needs, so I did not opt to return it, despite looking like a refurb. Thankfully, it's working just fine.