Pros: no fuss pop n' play RAM for my laptop. Maxed out the memory capacity. These DIMMs have been performing rock solid for the few months I've been using them

Cons: can't really think of any.

Overall Review: got them on what was formerly a deep discount ($200. just as RAM prices began to finally drop). Now this package is $160?! I should have waited

Pros: Uses newest generation of wifi Haven't had any connection issues others have mentioned.... Yet. Upgraded from a RT-AC1900P, which has served me well for years. Compared, the RT-AX3000 has: - better signal strength overall - WAY better 5GHz strength (can get a strong, stable 5 GHz signal through 3 floors vs. a weak signal with the 1900P) - wireless seems a bit snappier. Likely due to the AX3000's better CPU and memory. - offers the ability to easily flash an alternative firmware on set-up.

Cons: cons that are no big deal: - no stand to set router upright. - included ethernet cable is cat5e - ASUS partnered with Trend Micro with these routers. There are some features you can not use without agreeing to share your information with Trend Micro. This appears questionable and intrusive sometimes not making much sense (you have to accept the agreement to use QoS for example). But I don't think this is a big deal based on what the data collection disclosure says and what I've read elsewhere. This does indeed seem to be for security reasons and not a Facebook like 'collect all the personal data they can to sell' agreement. potential con: - AC power plug. ASUS (like other wireless router manufacturers) has used plague capacitors in their power plugs in the past. FYI, if you have a router that works well and suddenly starts dropping connection, signal degradation, randomly resetting, or routinely malfunctions in general, there's a very high chance the power plug had a capacitor inside it go bad. Problem is I won't know if that's the case for 1-2 years. I've experienced this issue with an older ASUS router I used to use; replacing the AC plug fixed it. con that IS a big deal: - ASUSWRT-Merlin, the main reason I bought this thing

Overall Review: I bought this over the past summer since it kept going on sale. I've been using an RT-AC1900P for years. That wireless router worked very well for me. I only set up the AX3000 a few days ago and I wasn't expecting it to impress me, but it has. I would give the AX3000 5 eggs if it weren't for 1 thing: if you're the ASUS customer rep reading this review, this is what you need to know. For me, the main selling point for this product was the fact its set up to allow the owner to flash another firmware right out of the box. There's some weirdo out there who makes firmware specifically for ASUS wireless routers. Its called ASUSWRT-MERLIN. The last time this firmware was updated was back in August and the project has since been on hiatus. The only detail I know about it is ASUS suddenly stopped sharing source code the project needs to continue. I'm not sure if this is limited to ASUS or if its industry wide, but this is a shame since I like using ASUSWRT-MERLIN and, as I understand it, ASUSWRT-MERLIN provided features and bugfixes that ASUS used in their own official firmware updates. I will change this review (if I can) and bump it up to 5 eggs once the ASUSWRT-MERLIN project resumes. And, yes, this is a big deal to me when it comes to buying ASUS routers.

Pros: Absolutely wonderful thermal material, amongst the best money can buy. Easy to work with. Transfers heat very well. Perfect for replacing thermal pads in video cards. Being a putty is another big advantage: no need to buy thermal pads with specific thicknesses and can deal with odd gaps that aren't in normal 0.5mm increments. Can't recommend this highly enough.

Cons: newegg reviews won't let me name the site, but this same exact product can be bought for much cheaper directly from China. The trade-off is it will take longer to ship and potentially get held up in customs for months. Putty is a little greasy/oily. Recommend using gloves when handling.

Overall Review: Learned about this stuff from the youtube channel Snark's Domain. According to his videos, the Upsiren UX Pro Ultra was the best putty he found. According to his test/charts, he's found putties that perform better since then but hasn't made videos showing it off. Despite that, you can't go wrong with this stuff, it's excellent. I've used this putty in a couple of devices and I can speak from personal experience, if you've got something struggling with heat issues, replacing the thermal pads and replacing it with this putty will fix it. My GPU no longer sounds like its trying to take off.

Pros: Titanium rated fully modular nice looking sleeved cables price was too good to pass up

Cons: sleeved cables are stiff and hard to manage

Overall Review: worried about the no-name brand, but my fears were unfounded. super flower manufactured PSUs for other big name PC companies. wattage wound up being way more than I needed for my PC have an MSI mobo with 8 + 4 pin power connectors for the CPU. old psu had 1 8pin CPU molex. With this psu, I could plug something into that extra 4 pin slot! learned that extra slot involves overclocking the CPU haven't noticed psu fan noise complaints like others have stated to make sure your PSU doesn't blow up, plug it into a surge protector! if using a battery back up, make sure its one meant for PCs. you can fry your PSU if you use the wrong one!

Pros: strangely capable SSD for its generic branding impressive read/write speeds low cost for 2TB frequently goes on sale works just as well as a drive in a PC

Cons: SSD is rated for temps up to 70 C drive will idle in high 60's and easily jump past 70 under a slight load included heat spreader is laughably inadequate for managing SSD's heat. It legitimately will not lower temps once applied, the heat spreader is nearly impossible to remove (you'll need to soak it in isopropyl alcohol - speaking from experience) drive is double sided components on drive are not flush with each other. the things you want to keep cool (controller, DRAM) may not have proper contact with a thermal pad since they're shorter than the NANDs

Overall Review: secretly, this is an XPG Gammix S70 blade. both this and the S70 blade have bad word of mouth on-line for the same reason: the controller on these drives will get too hot and eventually burn out leading many to believe these drives are defective. the operating temp for this drive is not to exceed 70 C, and it will nearly hit that temp just passing a current through it. this drive will DEFINITELY exceed 70 C using it for what it was intended for. If you want to protect your investment, you MUST buy a heat sink (preferably, one that's double sided) to prevent this drive from self-destructing. the included heat spreader is a useless piece of junk. I would also recommend using K5-Pro or a good thermal putty to fill in the gaps since the drive components are not all the same height. personally, I put this drive in a thermalright m.2 2280 pro heatsink (which I got for <$10) with K5-Pro, and the drive stays in the 50 C range even under load. I know this is a very tl;dr review, but if you made it this far, I only gave -1 egg since this drive's specs are as good as drives from its better known competitors, and the price is still cheaper with the added cost of a heatsink and K5.

Pros: bargain for 2 heatsinks surprised how well they work low profile, ought to be perfect for use on a SSD in a laptop

Cons: included metal clips are trash. not secure and will slide around (kit also includes elastic bands, so sort of a n/a)

Overall Review: used K-5 Pro instead of included thermal pad used on a 2tb intel 660p ssd drive. before applying, temps in the low 40's C after applying, temp is typically 35 C average temp is roughly 7 C cooler. heatsink is totally unnecessary for this drive's temps, but wound up buying different, better heatsinks for the drives I intended to use these with!