Joined on 01/30/09
Great cooler
Pros: Easy to install, cools REALLY well.
Cons: none
Overall Review: I bought and used the adapter base to for a more secure mount. Its on a AMD 955BE 3.4 and at 100% load using OCCT, the fan at 2/3 (silent) I never get above 45C.
Difficult to setup
Pros: Availability, size and speed when in a clear line of sight.
Cons: These come with almost no information on how to set them up. Plan to take some time reading and Youtubing in order to get these things setup, they aren't just plug and play. I never could get the Java to work, I found it is MUCH easier to just put an app. on the android to sniff local traffic and decide which channel I wanted to use, save yourself the hassle of trying to get Java to work, the android app takes a few seconds to download and its working. The mounting brackets for the antenna's are nothing more than a zip tie and they don't hold the antenna in place very well, I used stainless radiator clamps to hold them to my mast.
Overall Review: If I could have gotten something else just as fast I would have, They remind me of the pre XP network setup days. Clear line of sight and they are great but if anything starts getting in the way they drop off fast. I gave them 3 stars since they work but I think I am being generous since they take a while to figure out and setup. If I find that I have to setup another system like this I will take some time and try to find alternatives to these. When you go to change your password its the little icon on the last page that looks like a key, click it and then you can set a new password, just to the right side of admin. user name under systems tab.
Great so far
Pros: Cost is decent. Signal has been great so far for my house even through multiple walls. This router has been rock solid so far if that changes then I will write another review but I am hoping that wont be the case. Let's face it most people are looking for a replacement for the legendary WRT54G/WRT54L series and Linksys is trying for it with this and the 1900 series.
Cons: I didn't care for the fact I had to use wireless in order to do the initial setup. Even though everything went smooth on the initial wireless setup I tried to see if I could access it using wired method and it wouldn't let me in (maybe there is a way and I honestly didn't take time to check into it). I never have been a fan of setting anything up when it comes to networking using wireless and this forced my hand. Once the initial setup was done I was able to access it using the standard web interface on a wired system to finish everything up as well as disable the wireless setup for security reasons. The only reason I wont take a egg off for this is because I never bothered to check and see if it could be setup without wireless on the initial, if wireless is the only way then I really think it should be changed in order to get around this.
Overall Review: I have been running WRT54G's for a VERY long time and using DD-WRT on them, Heck I still have one as a gateway working off a point to point bridge tied to this router. I have 17 devices running off of this, both wired through switches and wireless, and so for this hasn't given me any problems. One of my favorite things I have found so far is the network mapping for devices so I can go in and change the icons and rename them so I can tell exactly what device is doing what really fast.
Very happy
Pros: Cost and size, RJ45 connectors out the back.
Cons: None so far.
Overall Review: I purchased this switch to install at a second location that I put a wireless point to point bridge to. Usually I prefer the ports in the front of a switch but in this case I was looking for one that had the ports in the rear and this one has done very well so far. I only needed a small switch to handle a few devices and this is small and out of the way.
Great little unit.
Pros: Obviously the cost is a Pro for this little switch. Simple plug in and go. I have all ports filled and everything is running just fine with it so far.
Cons: None so far.
Overall Review: I actually wish the switch was just a bit larger in size but I can see why they have made it so small so it can hide well. I used some brackets and hung mine from the underside of a bench and it makes it hard to remove any RJ45 connectors I have plugged in since it is so small, I have to use a small screw driver to press the catch on the jack but that is my fault and I could always just turn the unit upside down to solve that if I wanted to, but I wouldn't take a egg off for that. I will be getting it's bigger brother shortly to replace this one since I am already needing more ports, this one replaced a Dell 32 port 10/100 (Unmanaged) that was running fine but I wanted 10/100/1000 ability. I went with the smaller 8 port in order to try it out before spending the money on the larger switch and so far I see no reason not to get another TP-LINK.
Very impressed
Pros: Very high speed between a set of them. Small size.
Cons: None with this set so far.
Overall Review: This set went in like a dream. I had another set of a different model M2's and couldn't get them to work very well but this set went in and went to work without a single problem and the transfer speeds are very impressive. I haven't done a file transfer with them but using a online speed test with them has me at around 62Mbps which is the same as my wired systems are getting so I obviously haven't hit their max abilities. There was a learning curve with the first set so I knew what to expect on the second set and I set everything up on a local system one at a time then mounted them and everything fired right up.