Joined on 06/03/05
Best to Date

Pros: This mouse was initially frightening to purchase for me. I wasn't sure I would find the price tag matched the product. It does. This mouse is lightweight, very comfortable, glides well and reads 100% of the time. I have never seen it skip or jump. The mouse wheel scrolls softer and smoother than any mouse I have had in years but clicks firmly. The two main buttons are integrated into the palm area of the mouse so no edges rest on your fingers. Side buttons are perfectly placed and click at about an average pressure, so never by accident but not difficult to push, just like the main buttons. It has speed settings right on the mouse! At first, not really useful. Try it a few times and you find yourself zinging around the screen and tapping it again to slow it right when you get where you're going (very useful for gaming, multiple monitors, design work, and other things where you aren't limited to just your usual screen real estate).
Cons: Some people may not like its weight. As stated above it is pretty light. I like it this way though. Invisible laser, can't beam people with it (well, they wont know you're blinding them anyway). Not really a con *shrug*
Overall Review: The above should cover it. This things the best mouse I have ever had. Previously I have been a huge Logitech mouse fan but they just don't compare. For the price? You decide. If you do buy it you wont be disappointed.
Great mouse!

Pros: I've never had a more comfortable, quality mouse. What my first G15 keyboard did for my typing this did for my point-and-clicking! I love the shape, I love the chord which seems impossible to wear out, I love the resistance yet hair trigger like sensitivity of the main buttons... this thing is amazing. And then you have its high and low DPI modes, you have the screen on the bottom that lets you adjust and customize to not only get it close, but PERFECT to your taste in sensitivity.
Cons: The first one I owned was black. I loved that mouse, but it finally showed me a downside after a LOT of use. The paint job seems to have worn out some over time, from scratches or maybe just constantly being under my hand. The black color has gone from a comfortable smooth surface to a slightly sticky gross feeling texture which I cannot seem to smooth or cleaned off at all.
Overall Review: I recommend the white color shown here simply because it appears to be glossed, and I expect the gloss paint will take considerably longer to wear. Without this con, the mouse is for lack of a better term - perfect.
Solid

Pros: - Solid performance, good specs all around make this thing perform pretty well compared even with my SLI tower PC. I'd say don't look to be too impressed, but it will handle most graphics beautifully for sure. - Fantastic screen real estate, its HUGE! Possibly a con if you're into more convenient size. Just know that 17+ inches is really 17+ inches. - Initial testing shows decent battery life, nothing particularly impressive but under moderate to heavy load while installing applications, downloading and web surfing it took a little over an hour to drain the battery to 50%. The quick swapping between the Intel and dedicated Nvidia card is as far as I can tell seamless and extremely useful for battery life. Minor: - Love on/off button for the touch pad. - Speakers are pretty good actually. - Keyboard layout (due to size) is very close to my desktop, no getting used to weirdly placed keys! - MSI S-Bar is actually quite useful, I installed it even after a fresh OS install. - Came
Cons: - You'll want to do a format and fresh OS install most likely. I'm sure its possible to remove the bloatware but I honestly don't ever want to bother, simpler just to give yourself a fresh one and make it YOUR machine through and through. It doesn't seem bad though. I've seen laptops come with 10x as much junk pre-installed. - No bluetooth? Why is there any version without it in this day and age? Is it expensive? *cackle* Oh well, that's what USB dongles are for (which, interestingly enough, are not expensive at all). - Bios doesn't seem to have a setting to ignore boot disks/USB drives and force a HD boot by default. - Kinda back heavy, but I guess that is typical for laptops. It doesn't sit in your lap straight up very well in my opinion.
Overall Review: This thing is great. Overall I definitely got what I was hoping for in this purchase. We'll see in a few months, but I suspect it will hold up well like most other MSI products (all of my prior MSI products are superb, and have held up exceptionally well).
Great!

Pros: - Good / Great quality (depends on what you're used to) - Good button placement - Pretty comfortable
Cons: - Connecting takes 5-10 seconds (pretty normal I think) - How do you check the battery level? - Stuttering sometimes, but it might be the device
Overall Review: I found this headset to be a great purchase. For half the price these perform almost on the level of my wired Sennheiser headphones, but with wireless connection and a mic as well. The range was the most surprising. I love the button placement. If you want a good surpa-aural headset, and don't mind the behind the neck style, these are definitely a good choice.
Best Mouse Ever

Pros: The title says it all - this is the best mouse I have ever owned. The comfort is the biggest factor. The wings on the sides of the mouse support my hand while in use preventing me from touching the mouse pad. The button placement is just right. The sensitivity changing is hugely helpful and I cant live without it again. The chord is not plastic, it is woven fabric and seems to be much better suited for wear and tear.
Cons: None as of over 6 months.
Overall Review: It can seem expensive if you're used to cheapo mice. Take good care of it and it will last a long time. Its worth the price.
Unreal

Pros: - Unbelievable visuals - Top quality gameplay - Gripping story - Memorable and enjoyable characters - Decent replayability - An epic masterpiece of a sequel
Cons: - Not everyone will like every character, that's why they have choices - Different from the first game, tough to get used to, but good changes - Occasional glitch or lag out during extreme graphics
Overall Review: Maybe you've played Mass Effect and maybe you haven't in which case I recommend you play that first. But if you have, you will know why it's fans are so eager to play ME2. As a fan of the first I can definitely tell you this game lives up to my expectations and goes beyond them in some areas. Mass Effect 2 has a great mix of action. You will find yourself setting up ambushes and walking into them, avoiding battles and diving into chaos head first, turning away allies and befriending enemies. The key ingredient in Mass Effect is choice - and what you choose guides the story along a very precise route. Forget what you've heard about the events of Mass Effect 2 - this is one game where playing is the only way to experience it. I can't reveal details about the story, but then again, every time you play through it you will experience something a little different. Best game in its genre since the original! 5 eggs, solid gold. We can't wait for Mass Effect 3!