Pros: Affordable scanner that includes ICE (infrared dust/scratch removal) for film scanning and supports medium format film. Works with VueScan software under Linux.

Cons: Not as sharp at film scanning as a dedicated (non-flatbed) film scanner. Under Linux, very awkward configuration of scanner software. It works, but requires running iscan as root before running VueScan (to download firmware?). Epson's Mac OS X software is SLOW to scan, especially with ICE enabled. (VueScan's faster, but still sluggish with IR flaw removal because the IR feature requires a second scan pass.)

Overall Review: I bought this scanner exclusively for use as a medium format film scanner. I haven't used it to scan paper documents.

Pros: Both USB 3.0 ports, the SD slot, and the micro-SD/TF slot all work on mine, unlike what some other people have reported.

Cons: Once I installed the device, I began getting frequent USB resets on other USB devices, like my keyboard and mouse. This causes both dropped and repeated characters when typing and jerky mouse movement. The problem is not so bad as to make the computer unusable, but it is annoying enough that I'm looking to replace the card reader unless I can resolve the problem. (Note: I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on this computer. It does not boot any other OS, so I don't know if the problem would exist in any other OS.)

Overall Review: Overall, I'm reluctant to recommend this device.

Pros: It worked OK for about a day.

Cons: After working for about a day, it died. I began getting I/O errors, and when I rebooted, the device had disappeared. I tried re-seating it, to no avail. On another computer, the device appeared, but showed as having a total size of 0. I'm now scrambling to recover my installation from my old media.

Overall Review: I'm avoiding this make and model for the replacement, when I get around to buying a new one. I definitely don't recommend it.

Pros: The pros are basically in the specs -- eight ports with DVI inputs (along with USB and audio), etc. The switch also enables naming all the connected computers, which is great for identifying which is which. It's quiet, unlike an old data center KVM switch I also own.

Cons: It's slow. Switching via the keyboard entails delays to bring up the switching screen, then to select the target, then to actually switch to it. Using the buttons is faster, but it still takes about 3 or 4 seconds to switch. Worse, it's unreliable. Sometimes the mouse doesn't work after switching to a target, particularly if the mouse is moved too soon after switching. One (and only one) of my computers suffers from a sporadic problem where the video turns to static (like on an old analog TV tuned to a frequency with no station) after switching. Once in that mode, it won't go back to normal unless I unplug its video cable and plug it back in. This happens in both Linux and Windows. Sometimes the keyboard and mouse become completely unresponsive, and only power cycling the switch will fix the problem.

Overall Review: I bought this KVM switch because I owned a 4-port IOGear switch that looked similar on the outside, just smaller, and it was very good. This switch is more sophisticated than the 4-port model, but it's not nearly as reliable. I've owned it for a bit over a year. It's not been frustrating enough to motivate me to replace it with another multi-hundred-dollar switch, but it is frequently annoying.

Pros: It does work -- sort of.

Cons: This enclosure tops out disk size at 2 TiB. Anything bigger than that results in a truncated disk size; for instance, a 4 TB disk shows up as being 1.6 TiB. This happens with both the USB and eSATA connections. This was a common problem years ago, but most modern enclosures work around it by re-mapping sectors so that they're larger, thus boosting the limit. This one doesn't do so, which is an appalling problem in a modern enclosure.

Overall Review: This enclosure might be OK for sub-2TiB disks, but avoid it if you want to use it for a bigger disk.

Pros: - Good price per GB

Cons: - Annoying buzzing noise

Overall Review: I've had this disk for about two weeks now. It worked fine in my burn-in period on a test computer, so I transferred the disk to its target system and installed it. Unfortunately, something about the disk in that system is causing an annoying buzzing noise. It disappears when I hold the disk in my hand, but whenever it's in contact with the rest of the computer's case, it buzzes. The computer in question has other disks (one SSD and one other HDD), and this disk replaces another one, so it's something about this specific disk that's causing problems. I've re-seated the disk, replaced the mounting screws, etc., all to no avail. I'm concerned that this might presage a disk failure, but so far there's been no sign of that. (I've run SMART tests several times with no issues reported.)