Pros: Quiet, cool (negligible generated heat), fast.

Cons: None for me, so far. Note the other documented customer experiences. It sounds like there might be a design flaw or a quality control set of issues at manufacturing.

Overall Review: Suggest that one use SSDs, in general, as many folks have already documented: * `fstrim` periodically (or the Windows equivalent) the file system(s) on SSD drives. * Map temporoary space (E.g. Linux /tmp and /run) to RAM. * Avoid updating directories "access time (E.g. Use noatime in Linux /etc/fstab). * Avoid swapping to disk by using max RAM and reducing Linux swappiness.

Pros: * Inexpensive * Quiet * Small (Mini-ITX) * Choice of HDMI or AGP display

Cons: As noted by others, the fanless heatsink misplacement fails to promote cooling (RAM blockage - see board diagram). Without a CPU fan inside of my Mini-box M350 case, Mobo/CPU/Radeon temps all rose consistently to ~70/75C (note that 80C is too high and 90C is critical). I remedied this by installing an old-ish Evercool 80mm CPU fan on top of the heatsink. Result: all 3 temps are now at 40-45C range. I used standard CPU fan screws, not tape or epoxy like some more creative/fearless folks have done. Note that 80mm fits perfectly on the heatsink. I sized a 120mm fan but it was significantly too big for a standard (using screws) installation. Now, all I need to do is find a somewhat quieter CPU fan.

Overall Review: The CPU fan is on all the time. I'll play around with the "smart fan control" of the BIOS or Linux until a get a happy balance between cooling and noise. On the other hand, anyone have a suggestion for a *QUIET* but effective 80mm fan? Thank you.

Pros: Cheap. Sturdy metal components. Simple to open and close. No-brainer to use!

Cons: Awkward to mount a case fan. There are airflow obstruction issues with an Intel i3 CPU + cooler and heatsink. This requires some creativity to resolve.

Overall Review: I recommend only using an SSD for storage and an external optical disk (E.g. portable USB-connected optical drive) if a motherboard requiring a CPU heatsink+fan is employed - pretty much anything except an Intel Atom CPU board. Be sure to investigate ahead of time whether or not all desired inside-the-case components will fit.

Pros: Quiet, cool, requires no case fans. Low power consumption. Easily fits in Mini-ITX cases such as the smallish Mini-ITX M350 case.

Cons: Intel provides no Linux support for the Atom "CedarTrail" CPU with PowerVR graphics. This applies to motherboards using the D2500, D2550, D2600, D2700, D2800, and possibly others that I am not aware of. See the Intel disclaimer at www.01.org. Fortunately for me, Ubuntu provides a workable makeshift solution by autoselecting the gma500_gfx kernel graphics module and the X-Windows modesetting video driver. I would guess that Fedora and others can as well.

Overall Review: Recommendation: Use with Windows only.