Pros: Exceptionally quiet, lower power draw than stock drive = less heat and stress for my 24" iMac.

Cons: A bit slower than the stock 7200 rpm drive.

Overall Review: 7 incident-free months (and counting)

Pros: Newegg processed my RMA and shipped out my replacement unit promptly. Looks like a good combination of features if I can get one that actually works.

Cons: Replacement unit also appears to be DOA (no POST, no video output, no beep, etc). Was very thorough in my troubleshooting (I'm not new to this sort of thing).

Overall Review: Am handling this second RMA through Zotac USA (knock on wood). Will try and post followup, hope to have better news to report.

Pros: I put Zotac USA's web support and RMA process to the test, and they came through just fine.

Cons: Was not able to obtain non-ECC, non-registered VLP DDR3 DIMMs which my low-profile case required. (one or two manufacturers list such a thing, but just try actually buying it) Ended up buying an IONITX-F-E which appears nearly identical save that it uses DDR2.

Overall Review: I goofed on my 7/31/10 review: Motherboard was not bad, my RAM was, or rather, it was the wrong type of RAM, and I didn't catch that. Since I now have a spare motherboard and power supply, I guess I'm building myself an HTPC!

Pros: A good fit for my HFX Micro M2 fanless enclosure: Idles at around 40 degrees. Boots just fine without a keyboard plugged in, very important for my application as I am running it without keyboard, mouse or monitor.

Cons: My case has very limited vertical clearance, and I needed to use VLP DIMMs and had to relocate my PicoPSU. Lower-profile DIMM sockets and a right-angle power supply connector might have helped.

Overall Review: This isn't a comprehensive review because my application (Vortexbox server) doesn't even have a GUI, I'm not using the wifi, onboard audio, etc. Briefly booted it with a Linux Mint 9 DVD and that worked fine, and the ethernet worked without a hitch. Probably want to use the proprietary nVidia drivers for snappiest Linux video performance.

Pros: Decent image quality with vibrant greens and skin tones. Tilt stand is nicely implemented and can't get lost. Only two actual controls on the top: All other features can be accessed from the front. Photos stored on SD card play automatically-no need to fuss with the controls at all.

Cons: Despite what Kodak's specs indicate, this is a 5:3 display, not 16:9. And their 8" frames actually have a different aspect ratio and resolution. (I'd actually prefer a 3:2 ratio, since that's the native format of my cameras) Display washes out badly if viewed from below, looks good from all other angles. So it's ideal for tabletop use, not so good if you plan on hanging it high on a wall. It's too easy to call up the onscreen menus when you only wanted to flip through the photos.

Overall Review: The real test of the M1020 (or the P820, which I also purchased) will be whether my 82 year old mother can enjoy it, or whether it intimidates her! The design looks pretty clean, and I am optimistic. I plan on simply giving her new photos on SD card and not fussing with copying to/from internal memory at all. This is a great use for all of those small-capacity cards, BTW: Even a 32 megabyte card ought to be big enough for ~300 800x480 JPEG photos.

Pros: Looks good to this ex-broadcast TV guy! All of the "big TV" features, including 1080p, in a package that I can still carry with relative ease. Each input has it's own independent video settings which are retained even if the set is unplugged. Even my lowly Playstation 2 (via component video) and Apple iBook (VGA, via the DVI-I connector) look pretty good, but it begs for a newer notebook that can utilize the full 1600x1200 resolution that the set if capable of. I saw no issues with large white areas once I had adjusted video settings to my liking. The onboard speakers are much better than expected: My room is small, and I listen at moderate levels, and I'm thinking I won't be needing any additional speakers or amplification at all, save for maybe a subwoofer, which can be connected directly to the TV.

Cons: Though visually striking, the piano black finish can be a dust magnet. If it also sucks pollen out of the air, maybe I'll have to relist this "feature" as a Pro. Menu:Picture:Advanced:Black seems to be on by default, but to me, it's just distracting and should be turned off as it changes the black level each time the scene changes. Much better to set this manually and forget it. As with other TVs I've used, default video settings are typically harsh, overly contrasty, have inky blacks, garish colors and too much phony sharpening applied. If you want to see what your $1500 TV can really do, spend a little time learning the proper way to adjust video settings--there are instructional DVDs and online tutorials available.

Overall Review: I did plenty of research before buying, even checked out sets while traveling in Japan. I have no regrets with this purchase. Dead pixels: I did find a couple, but man, they're hard to see and IMO, irrelevant (dust on the screen is more visible). Every LCD maker in the world allows a certain number of dead pixels, no exceptions.