Pros: Good build quality, not the sheet metal and plastic I've seen on other external enclosures. Integrated power supply--no wall wart! Supports Raid 0 and Raid 1. Includes all necessary cables (eSATA to eSATA, USB 2)

Cons: Fan is too noisy for placement near entertainment area--it makes dialog hard to hear for us middle-aged boomers.

Overall Review: I bought this to use as an external hard drive with the SA8300 DVR. Setup was easy with the included eSATA cable. The SA8300 DVR sees this RAID array as one drive, which is as it should be. However, I set this up near the bedroom TV, and it's too noisy for this application. I'll have to find alternate cooling, or move it out of the room

Pros: Smooth scroll wheel

Cons: Left mouse button squeaks; difficult to double click

Overall Review: I like the shape, the tracking ability, and the scroll wheel. I hate the action of the left mouse button--it squeaks and is difficult to double-click due to sluggish return to position. This mouse is one week old, which makes me suspect a defective unit, but the fact that so many other people complain of a squeaking left mouse button makes me suspect a manufacturing defect.

Pros: Good display

Cons: Will not work with third-party remote control apps. The included remote control app is purposely limited to only control a small list of TVs and cable set-top boxes, and no other devices.

Overall Review: I chose the LG because it had built-in IR and I thought it would operate as a universal remote control. LG has its IR controls locked down so third-party apps will not work. The included remote control app is a crippled version of the one included with its cell phones, and it only supports a limited list of TVs and cable set-top boxes. It does not support other devices. If I had known this (if I had even thought to research this issue), I would not have bought this device. Also, if you plan to use it to control a Squeezebox system, do NOT update the software to Android 5, because as of today (2nd quarter of 2015), the Squeezebox app reportedly does not support Android 5.

Pros: None yet; not yet operable

Cons: Lacks the standard heatsink backplate, so it's impossible to attach after-market heatsinks (heatsink manufacturers don't include the backplate, because it's usually part of the motherboard)

Overall Review: I requested help from Newegg, and their reply was that I should have known the motherboard didn't include the backplate. I am not happy with this response. I wrote to Noctua, whose cooler I bought, and said they can ship me a backplate from Austria (their home office), which will take about three weeks. By the time I have this motherboard assembled, most of the 30-day return period will have expired.

Pros: Good build quality, clever design that fits all components in a small-volume case (but see below); efficient power supply; quiet; only two stand-offs take screws while the ones under the PSU are hooks--the arrangement holds the MB firmly in position without requiring removal of the PSU to reach all the screws.

Cons: The right-most hard drive rests on my CPU heatsink, blocking the fan from turning. The case is cramped, making it difficult to work. The SATA power adapters on the PSU are too short; they do not reach the recommended positions for the hard drives (I had to buy extension cables).

Overall Review: I used this case for two years with a file server. I use the Zalman 8000 heatsink & fan because it's one of the very few that fit in this case. I had to replace the MB this past month, and I discovered that the new MSI 740 MB (AMD) is slightly different in position--the heatsink sits a millimeter or so higher, and the hard drive blocks the fan from turning. I didn't discover this when testing the machine with the case open and the drive cage rotated up. I rotated the drive cage into position, closed up the case, and only discovered the problem when the thermal shut-off kicked in. If you use 2.5" hard drives or find a heatsink/fan that sits lower than the Zalman 8000, you can consider this a 3- or even 4-egg case rather than a 2-egg case.

Comments: I am using 2 of these with a Matrox P650 PCIe card, throught the DVI output. One of the monitors didn't work--I sent it to Acer, and they claimed it was working okay--I discovered that there was a bent flange on the DVI connector; fixing that made it work. When scrolling on screen, I get a brief flash of darker color. I haven't seen this on other LCD monitors. The color is not quite as good as the NEC 71V I use at work, but the quality for the price seems excellent. Overall, I would recommend this monitor.