Pros: This drive does exactly what the hardware is capable of.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Thunderbolt has 10Gb/s of bandwidth which is very necessary when it is being daisy chained with other devices. Theoretically I believe Thunderbolt being a managed connection can transfer 1.25GB/s. Yes GigaBYTES per second. What that means is that even if you have Sata 3 in your computer and and two SSDs in Raid 0, Sata will run out of bandwidth before the Thunderbolt since Sata 3 is 6Gb/s. The point is so you can have multiple hard drives, monitors, etc all running off of one port. That is the purpose of the ridiculous (relatively) bandwidth. There should be no difference or extremely small difference in speed with this disk using a USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt connection since they both have a higher bandwidth than the disk is capable of. The point is you can daisy chain 8+ of these off the same connection using Thunderbolt and not hit a bottleneck. The short version: It is like putting 200mph rated tires and wheels on a Prius. The car (the hard disk, or data storage device) cannot put out enough power (Read/Write fast enough) to meet the speeds the wheels (bandwidth) are capable of.

Pros: Makes an ok.. gift for a kid. Can be used as a stand-alone watch. It gives you time/date, stopwatch, alarms, calendar, temperature (in Celsius only), barometric pressure, pedometer, and calculator. As a “smartwatch” it has quite a bit of function for the price.

Cons: Construction- It is painfully cheap. As many others have stated it is awkwardly styled and the size is awkwardly thick. It uses a silicone wrist strap which is not uncomfortable but just feels a little awkward but feels somewhat tacky when you rest or slide your wrist across a surface or into your pocket. The GIANT logo “iRULU Connecting My World” logo on the white strap in black lettering is pretty tacky looking. The charging port cover is thin and made of silicone as well which is always coming out and just dangling… might as well not have it. Whatever material was used for the screen it seems very soft and prone to scratching to the point that I want to say it is plastic. Instructions- Chinglish. First two lines in the manual “Thank you for choosing our sport healthy intelligent Bluetooth watch. You can read this manual and fully understand the use of the device, in fact, with a taste of the functions and simple method of operation.” I promise it doesn’t get better. Display/Software- Colorizing is awkward. It seems to be an 8-bit display and can only use the apps that come on the watch. To interface with the apps with your phone, you need to download a “connect app” which is what is used to interface the phone and the watch. It does not seem to be needed to sync contacts and send/receive calls using the watch. If you want to look at the time or do anything on the watch, you MUST press the button on the side of the watch to “wake it up”. No exceptions. Audio- Sounds pretty tinny. It can also be used to stream music to it like a wrist speaker. It is ok sounding and surprising loud for it’s size.

Overall Review: FOR THE PRICE, it has lot of function. Basically, if you would consider using any of the “functions” of this watch seriously, you would more than likely just pull the phone out of your pocket and use a full featured device. It is a cute toy and would probably be better off being marketed for kids and an entry level device.

Pros: - Price - Capacity - Speed is great for a PCIE Gen 3 drive - Read/Write IOPS is very impressive for a budget drive - Being comparative in price to a 2TB SATA SSD and wiping the floor with the SATA performance wise.

Cons: - 440TBW is low compared to other drives, but for budget gaming rigs or those not working with large files all the time should have no issue as general use/gaming does not do a lot of large writes. Well except for game updates these days... - Not the latest PCIE 4.0 spec so it doesn't push the crazy numbers, but the price tag does not reflect that.

Overall Review: Context is needed in most scenarios. If you compare this to a Crucial MX500 (CT250MX500SSD1), this drive wins hands down. P3 vs MX500 - TBW 440TB vs 360TB Max Seq Read 3500MBps vs 560MBps Max Seq Write 3000MBps vs 510MBps 4KB Random Read 650,000 IOPS vs 95,000 IOPS 4KB Random Write 700,000 IOPS vs 90,000 IOPS Overall Score between the two is the P3 is 6-7x faster in all measured categories while still having a higher rated TBW. The Random read/writes is where the noticeable performance is for everyday use, loading or updating games. The sequential is where you post the big numbers when moving large amounts of data. I would definitely recommend it. The average user will not notice the difference between this and a drive that costs double. Anyone that has a mid-range to higher end current generation computer might feel it fall behind a little in data intense scenarios but for mid to high end builds, there will often be multiple NVME slots, this gives the opportunity to have the fastest drive (but typically lower capacity) be used for the OS, most commonly used apps, and the most commonly used games. This drive would be great for holding the not so often played games in your library or a location to hold music, pictures, and videos as the file sizes has only increased with quality. Speaking of videos, using this drive as a capture drive for any streaming or game recording is a great way to ensure your game play is hiccup free as saving video will not be in the way when loading game files.

Pros: Picture Quality- I installed this next to my 2011 iMac 27" and the colors are VERY close to the same, the only real difference is due to the glossy(glass) front iMac to the Matte LG panel. IPS display is plus for the wider viewing angle as well even though 98% of use is directly in front of the display. High quality stand that has full 3 axis support. 3x Inputs: 2x HDMI 2.0 (60HZ) , 1x Display Port 1.2 (60HZ) Comes with Display Port cable

Cons: The bezel is only the same width on 3 sides so if you want to put 4 together it will look a little awkward. There is some backlight bleed which is more noticeable at near black and specifically in the corners. In almost every normal use scenario, unnoticeable.

Overall Review: As another reviewer has pointed out, the -B version has a much nicer stand which is great unless you want to VESA mount it as it means you need to have a 100mm VESA mount that fits in the recess of the original stand or use spacers. This wont be a problem for most as the only reason to get the -B is for the better stand. The On Screen Controls are an interesting addition though I find the use of the menu stick to be a very clean solution to having a row of buttons somewhere behind or on the bottom of the monitor.

Pros: Very fast transfer of large files such as RAW camera files, videos, and compressed files.

Cons: This drive struggles with small files.

Overall Review: I used this drive in two different ways. First, installed in a Vantec external HD case, https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232053&cm_re=CB-STU3-2PB-_-12-232-053-_-Product , I formatted this HD ExFat and used this case so I could transfer files back and forth between an iMac and an Asus Strix laptop, (both with internal SSDs). I do a lot of RAW photography as well as 1080p recording with a Canon 6D. I transferred 50GB of RAW images and video and the drive averaged out around 500MB/s write speed. This was very respectable considering the price. On the other hand, transferring documents and small images (under 1MB) was painfully slow. It does not handle small files very well compared to bulk, continuous data. Second, installed as an internal hard drive on the Asus Strix laptop. Compared to the M.2 drive the laptop comes with, its slow, but that is to be expected. Compared to the 1TB 5400rpm drive that it is replacing, night and day. Of course I saw the same exact results out of an internal installation, but this configuration it also hosted games. I would consider this a good use of the drive. A lot of the data that is pulled from the HD during loading is larger files due to the higher resolution textures that are used in modern gaming. It would offer the best bang for your buck while you keep a smaller, much faster HD for your operating system and most used games/files. Overall, Its a great value for the money. There are always going to be other SSDs that are better than this or that in the category so purchased your SSD based on the type of data you are working with. If its large files, this is a very good choice for the budget minded individual.

Pros: This is a hard drive solution that is good for those who might collaborate on site or at a field location. It is also applicable for students collaborating in person. By creating its own hotspot, it eliminates the need for a drive to be passed around as everyone can work off of it at once, up to 8 simultaneous wireless connections. This is easy enough as all you have to do is power up the drive and the wireless access point becomes available. The name and password for the device and hotspot can be changed. If you are in an area that has internet available via wireless as well, then you can use the hard drive as a bridge. This will keep your workgroup and hard drive separated from the network you are bridging to, essentially allowing internet only pass-through. You can also click the power button really quickly and it will turn on the usb charging mode. This allows the battery in the module to power/charge what ever device you plug into the USB A port on the side of drive. Note, the USB A allows charging of external devices while the USB 3 port on the side is how you can direct connect to the drive as well as the battery charging port. For Formatting restrictions and usage restrictions due to the format are listed in other thoughts.

Cons: Price. I know that adding things such as a battery and two wireless cards (to allow bridging) will definitely make it cost more than a standard hard drive. If they bump the size to 1.5TB or 2TB it might be a little more tempting. If you want to connect the drive to an existing wireless network so that devices connected the EXISTING network can see it, it doesn’t work. If you want to be able to connect to the drive wirelessly, you must connect directly to the drive’s wireless hotspot. This is a no-no for anyone that might use this around the office. I believe some people have gotten around this, though I was unsuccessful with OSX 10.9 and Windows 7. You are also not allowed to change the DHCP settings that the drive assigns. Here is an excerpt from the manual. The IP address to connect to the drive for settings changes, etc. is always: 192.168.14.1 “Network addresses on the 192.168.14.xxx subnet are reserved for use by the MiniStation Air. When the Ministation Air is connected to a wireless router, the IP address of the router should be on a different subnet (anything besides 192.168.14.xxx). For example, 192.168.11.1 or 192.168.15.1 would work fine for the router.”

Overall Review: This is a great drive for groups that need to collaborate with large files off-site. If needed a user could add wireless data from a phone in the field by following these steps on the computer. You can also do this process via the smartphone app. 1. Power up wireless drive and connect to it. 2. Enable the hotspot/tether mode on a smartphone. 3. Open a web browser and go to the hard drive’s config page by going to 192.168.14.1 4. This will bring you to the settings page. 5. Click “Internet Connection” 6. Click the SSID that you wish to connect to then enter your key. Formatting Restrictions: “The MiniStation Air is formatted with NTFS by default. For USB connection, reformat it with FAT32 as described in this manual. Notes: If the MiniStation Air is reformatted with HFS+, files on it will no longer be accessible from your mobile device. If you have already reformatted the MiniStation Air with a different partition, use the procedure in this manual to reformat it with FAT32. For wireless connection, reformatting is not necessary. Refer to the quick setup guide for how to connect your Mac to the MiniStation Air wirelessly.”