Pros: This drive is small, quiet and as fast as they come. I've had a Western Digital drive for over a decade that still works fine, I finally had to get rid of it because it was too small and it's IDE. Not even "Ultra ATA 100" or anything like that, just IDE. WD drives are built to last.

Cons: The difference between this and my 7200rpm drive I use for storage is only noticeable if you're looking for it. If you compare them directly, for instance by copying the same files on one and then the other, the difference becomes very obvious. However, in regular day-to-day usage you probably wouldn't notice much difference, and for gaming it's probably more cost-effective to buy more RAM to prevent swapping.

Overall Review: My criticism really just comes down to this not being the best use of my limited spending money. If you have the cash to splurge and you want the best hardware there is, then this is the drive for you.

Pros: Seems to work for most people, Rosewill is a decent brand, good price

Cons: The one I got seems to be defective. In one computer, it seemed to think there was a card in it when there wasn't, and caused the computer to run VERY slowly until I unplugged it. In another computer, it never went on at all.

Overall Review: Would probably cost more to send it back than to buy a new one, so I didn't bother. Disappointing, but it happens. Card readers seem to be plug-and-pray across the board.

Pros: + Can reduce OS boot times by more than 50% + Silent + Intel reliability

Cons: - 60GB is not a lot of space in this day and age, even for just OS partitions - SSDs are still much more expensive per GB than traditional hard drives

Overall Review: I'd recommend using this only for OS partitions to significantly decrease your boot time. (If it's faster game loading you're after, you'll probably want more than 60GB.) For best results, put your swap file/partition on a separate, traditional hard drive (not an SSD) and enable TRIM if your OS supports it.

Pros: + Extremely precise + On-mouse sensitivity adjustment + Customizable weights + Swappable grips + 4-way scroll + 2 scrolling modes + Customizable LED colors + Built-in memory

Cons: - Very small - Very questionable ergonomics - Software only allows changing settings on one computer / one Windows installation

Overall Review: After two months of using this mouse, my hand was hurting so bad that I had to give it away. I really wanted to like it, too. Feature-wise, it's just about perfect. It has everything you could ask for. It just wasn't worth the pain that I literally had to endure to use it. Now, my hands are about average size, but I think the issue is that I use a palm grip. Claw grippers or people with very small hands will probably love this mouse, but I would *strongly* recommend trying it out in a store before you buy it.

Pros: Tracks accurately on my mouse pad or wood desk surface. Very precise.

Cons: Not comfortable at all for my palm grip. The center is raised a bit too high, with a very steep ridge behind the two main buttons. The base, in contrast, is too low. Worse, the surface of the mouse is slippery, and the light makes it feel warm. This all adds up to cause discomfort after long periods of use.

Overall Review: A good mouse for gaming in short spurts, but not comfortable enough for longer sessions. Of course, results will vary depending on hand size/shape and grip.

Pros: Smaller than my fingernail, yet it gives me a stronger signal than my desktop's massive antenna. Perfect for a laptop and a great upgrade for lousy built-in wifi. Works great in Linux if you follow the steps below.

Cons: Tricky to set up in Linux. The proper drivers have to be installed manually on all distros. (They will not show up in Ubuntu's restricted drivers manager.) As such, I would not recommended this adapter for novice Linux users.

Overall Review: Linux instructions: 1) Download the 8192cu drivers from Realtek.com 2) Add the line "blacklist rtl8192cu" to /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf 3) Run as root: "rmmod rtl8192cu" 4) Go to where you downloaded the drivers and run as root ./install.sh (For some distros (ie. Arch Linux) you may also need to add "8192cu" to the MODULES section in /etc/rc.conf.)