Pros: It's a great ups for desktop computers. More than sufficient for my workstations--I've made it my new standard. It comes from a reputable brand. The latest version uses a standard USB connector on the ups, unlike some of the older revisions of the BE550G. Includes QC check and battery info in box, showing you how old it actually is.

Cons: Sometimes the battery is about a year old before I get it, but I'm not sure how bad that actually is. (Many other manufacturers don't give you that info.) To download the drivers from APC's website, you need to have an apc.com account set up and logged in. More outlets would be great in some situations, or at least 2 more of the outlets spaced for transformer brick use.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this product. The driver download from APC's site requiring a login is really annoying though.

Pros: The metal housing gives the appearance of solid build quality. Reasonably priced small gigabit switch that does it's job.

Cons: I wish they made a managed version of this switch that had stp.

Other Thoughts: I try to use cable runs to a main switch whenever possible, but if I need a small switch somewhere, this and its 100mb relative are my go-to switches.