Pros: Nice physical form factor, good specifications, very easy to replace firmware with DD-WRT. In a few more months I might buy the more powerful RT-N16, and relegate this RT-N12 to Access Point duty for extending my range.

Cons: The included 9V, 1A power adapter died after 12 hours of use. I confirmed this by checking a compatible Linksys, which would not power on using the adapter, and by taking the Linksys' working adapter (also 9V 1A) and using it to power the ASUS back on. I had to get a little bit firm and insistent (but polite!) with the Support staff at ASUS, but I have, after two months, finally convinced ASUS to replace the dead power adapter without having to relinquish the router to them as well.

Overall Review: I have read in many places that folks recommend ditching the 9V 1A adapter altogether and replacing it with a stable, aftermarket 9V 1.5A adapter for better performance. I have not done this. I am using an extra 9V 1A adapter I found from another device (old print server) that has the same tip.

Pros: From a feature standpoint, I really liked this board initially. I wanted it to be a great choice for my application, since it has the lovely HD4200 built in, HDMI/DVI/VGA onboard, DDR3, etc. However...

Cons: One major issue, which I deducted 3 Eggs for: MAX RAM IS 8GB. Not 16gb. This is because the M4A785T-M/CSM does not currently support 4gb-sized modules. Tried Kingston DDR3-1333 and G-Skill DDR3-1333, and both failed to operate. Works correctly with a Crucial 2GB DDR3-1066 module installed. Asus hung up on a couple of our phone calls, and gave us inconsistent answers when they did take our call. The folks at G-Skill were able to help clear up the issue: "Unfortunately, that particular model motherboard is not compatible with 4GB modules. Although, ASUS is currently working on a BIOS revision to allow it. Once it has been completed, it will be posted on their website. A proven motherboard to operate the G.Skill F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL would be the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO. The latest 0602 BIOS should have no problems operating this memory package." So, moral of the story is "call your memory manufacturer when you suspect that the motherboard manuf. won't admit their issue!"

Overall Review: The onboard DVI connector is "DVI-D". This only matters if you happen to have a large number of "DVI-I" (analog integrated with digital) monitors in your office. We had to search extensively to find a DVI-D cable without the extra pins on it, but we eventually found one, and it worked.

Pros: Fast, sleek, decent size/weight, accurate touchscreen tracking, very good brightness. The integrated Intel HD graphics are actually quite competent, thanks to Haswell we've come a long way. Excellent upgradability for an ultrabook form factor laptop. I hope to put an mSata drive in at a later date.

Cons: Lacks hardware on/off switch for the touchpad (most HPs have this feature). Uses a different power cord connector style than most other current (2010-2014) HP laptops, which is only a drag because I have access to numerous extra power bricks with the larger barrel size, but have only one Envy cord. I'll need to buy another sometime soon. I do not use the battery very often at all, so I'm not bummed about it only being 6 cells like other reviewers have noted.

Overall Review: I had originally ordered this laptop from another online retailer in new/1yr condition with lesser specs, for more money - and my order was mysteriously canceled without notice. In retrospect, I'm glad it happened that way because now I have this nicely upgraded Envy instead from NewEgg.

Pros: Very big. Very cheap. HDMI, DVI, VGA, the trifecta of connectivity. 1080 resolution. Lightweight and highly portable, for LAN parties.

Cons: Have owned for about 9 months now... Since new, every 2-3 weeks, when I sit down to use my computer (which is on, not in sleep mode, but has Display Sleep enabled)... I wake the screen, and it either shows no display with an No Signal error message, or it shows a garbled display (like old school VHS when the tracking is messed up). Powering the monitor off-and-on fixes it every time. I guess that's a good thing.

Overall Review: I'm worried this won't last, due to the garbled output issue that keeps reoccurring. But for the $200 I paid for this monitor, it's huge, cheap, and does the job I wanted it to do. I wish it had height adjust... but if I wanted that, I should have paid for a monitor with that feature set. I knew that when I bought it. This LCD is *not* my Dell 24" or my Dell 30" UltraSharp. But it's a good CHEAP substitute. Besides, my Dell 30" does not have HDMI or VGA, and requires a dual link DVI graphics card just to get a useable resolution. And my Dell 24" is almost double the weight of my Hanns-G. You give some, you take some.

Pros: Runs at very cool temperature. No clicking, etc out of the box. Arrived safely, no evidence of package abuse. Formatted without any issue. Moved 900 GB of data onto it, transfer speed was very acceptable -- much better than my WD Green 750gb. Running at SATA 6.0G/s with a Rosewill round SATA cable and a Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 board.

Cons: None so far. It was on sale for $10 less than I paid on the day that I received my drive shipment. Oh well. That happens. :)

Overall Review: Seagate may have finally regained my trust, after the past 5 years of avoiding them like the plague. (I lost data on a number of fairly-new 120gb 2.5", 160gb 3.5, and 250gb 3.5 Seagate drives in 2006-'08)

Pros: Tight timing. Works on 1.5V and does not require 1.65V which some boards do not allow. Memtest passed 7 loops out of the box, no DOAs here. Looks SICK, the black metal has a nice finish to it.

Cons: 7-7-7-20 is an unusual timing... hard to find from another manuf. Now that Mushkin has discontinued the 996677 and replaced it with a Triple Channel kit, I do not have an easy way to add another 2x2gb RAM to my system to fill its' remaining slots, without either getting 1 extra module (might be a good on-hand spare I guess?) or ordering a different model line or manufacturer of RAM. I thought about ordering a 2x2gb Redline so that I would have 2 black and 2 red modules. *shrug*

Overall Review: Wish this P/N would not have been discontinued already... but that is just technology these days! I should have bought all 8gb at once. I snoozed, I lose. I've emailed the manufacturer, maybe they will get back to me with some secret source to order more 996677 from??