Pros: This power supply has worked great so far. Quick installation and was up and running within the hour of working on replacing the old one. This 750W version has had no problem running my rig (specs below). Something to take note of, is that this power supply is 80 Plus Platinum certified which means that it is at least 89% effective at converting the power to usable power under full load of the power supply. Which will save you money on those energy bills (This is when it's plugged into a 115V socket). The fan runs quiet. I still have my entire case air cooled, but have not noticed any more noise than usual from the power supply fan. It also runs kind of cool as well. The old power supply would pump out some heat, but I don't feel nearly as much of it anymore. There were more than enough plugs for all devices, shy of the molex, stated below in cons. Also if you are going to have multiple graphics cards this is a nice power supply as it has 6 + 2 pin connectors for graphics cards. That means that if the graphics cards have a 6-pin connector or an 8-pin connector then it can accomodate 4 of those connections. Although, I'm not entirely sure if 750W could handle that many graphics cards. All in all, the power supply is commendable and I would recommend it to a friend for use in a system where the wattage is correct. Performs well, and installation is quick and easy. Plus the 7-YEAR WARRANTY is awesome. I don't think I've seen a warranty like that on a product in a long time. That shows a lot of commitment and dedication to their product from Rosewill and is to be accomodated. I have not dealt with their customer service on that matter, but I hope that they do show their dedication to their warranty that they have by putting it on the product. Specs: Motherboard: Asus M5A97 Evo RAM: 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Operating System: 64-bit Windows 7 Pro CPU: AMD FX-6100 Six Core 3.3GHz Graphics Card: 9800GT Hard Drives: 1 x SSD 1 x 1TB

Cons: There aren't many cons that I would say in this. It isn't modular which I'm not a fan of. In case if someone reading this is not aware, modular means that each of the connections to the power supply is able to plug the cable in as needed instead of always connected to the power supply. This is non-modular which causes every cable to be permanently attached to the power supply. So all the cables that I didn't need it took me a little bit to find a place to hide them all out of the way. Also most manufacturers are doing this, and to me personally it doesn't make a lot of sense, but the lack of molex connectors can be slightly irritating at times. Due to the number of fans in my case, I needed to daisy chain the power connectors to make sure that I had enough, which made cable management a bit more of a task. All in all, these cons are not that big, but if they are things that are important to you, then those are the only cons that I can really think of for this case.

Overall Review: All in all I would say that this is a good power supply for a mid-range to upper-mid-range system. If you are using a lot of high end components then 750W is not going to be enough. But for a basic system, that has a few fans, and one or two graphics cards, you should be good to go with this power supply, and will even hopefully save you a few bucks on your electric bill.

Pros: Installation is quick and easy. All you need is some spare hard drives, a screwdriver and then it's just a matter of putting it together and plugging everything in. The administration interface is easy to use. The advanced options are a little less intuitive than would be nice for a product like this, but it's still very manageable. You can easily stream videos from the device given that DLNA is turned on for the videos that you want to stream. I was able to do so to my 360 with ease. You can set up an FTP client with this system allowing you to not only get access to all files from an FTP client at any time (this can include downloading from any browser on any computer), you can delegate out security to allow other users (friends, family, etc. to be able to get access to files that you want them to see as well. Gives you the nice ability to share files and pictures with family in an easy manner.

Cons: Firmware update was a large issue. Not only is a firmware check/automatic update not available in the provided software, but it doesn't even give you a location to find the firmware update. Now this is easy to find on their web-site, but it is still annoying to just receive an error message and the program to basically tell me good luck in my endeavors. I was able to get past this once, and then be stopped again because the hard drive was not formatted properly and consistently the formatter in the administration settings would not complete the formatting task correctly. And since this NAS runs on a linux based system, it's drives need to be formatted in an XFS format rather then FAT or NTFS. NTFS is what windows uses, and I'm not going to talk about which format is better or anything. But I need to put a live boot of a linux OS on my thumbdrive in order to format the drive myself into an XFS format. This was the only way for me to fix the problem that I was having. So upon arriving at this problem I e-mailed Buffalo tech support with the problem. It has been going on 2-weeks and I have yet to hear a reply back from them regarding this issue. So don't expect to hear back from the e-mail tech support in anywhere near a timely manner. Best bet is to call them directly, which I did receive support getting back to the updating firmware where I ran into problems once again after trying to fix other problems. They had me go into their updaters ini file and change some configuration settings. I won't go into it here, but if you're having issues with the updater, call Buffalo and they will help you with the problem very quickly. So to sum up my hands on with the device, you needed to be very technical and computer savvy in order to set this device up, and even then there is still no guarantee. I just kind of lucked into it working right. But beyond that, the instructions that you receive with the device are absolute garbage. But in their defense I've seen a lot of companies headed this direction where they only put pictures of the instructions, with no actual words. I find it frustrating, but it is nothing that no one else is doing. The part that I found kind of disturbing is that in looking at the instructions and the user manual, I was not able to find what the only button on the device did. There is a power switch in the back, but there is a button up on the front, and I may have missed it in the user manual, but I still don't know what that button does. I finally got it working, so I'm at the stage of don't look at it or it will stop working again.

Overall Review: So I think it can just plainly be seen between my pros and my cons, that I had a lot more to say about the cons of this device than I did the pros. For a device that is supposed to be for generic consumers, it requires far too much advanced setup to be released for the average joe. If you don't know what you're doing with computers to a very good level, I wouldn't recommend this based on the experiences that I had with it. If you are able to get it working, it will perform as advertised though and will most likely meet a lot of needs that you may have. Think of it as similar to drop box on crack. Loads more storage and a lot more flexibility. This is capable of up to 8TB, which is a crazy amount of storage. Downside is that to get that, you'll need to buy 2 - 4TB hard drives. Which will run you at least another $200 on top of this device. You can go with less capacity though, but still it's more money on top of this device. So make sure that you have hard drives to use all ready, or you know what you'll need to spend more money on this, because if you need to buy hard drives too, there are better options in my opinion. So I would not recommend this device to a friend, I think they have a lot of software issues to work out on the device, that no one will see. Once it's working, it's great. But to get to that point is a long and frustrating process.

Pros: - Clear sound - Very comfortable for extended use - Can go a long way from the transmitter and still get a good signal

Cons: So these have a major flaw in that they will randomly stop working with no warning or recognizable trigger. No sound will be outputted, and you can't turn them off. You have to wait for the battery to die before they start working again. Astro has never solved this problem and they say that doing this once will fix it forever, it does not. Their last firmware update was over a year and a half ago and they show no signs of supporting the product at all anymore. I've seen multiple threads with this problem and no real solution, and Astro seems complacent with the problem. This is my only complaint with the product honestly, as everything else is great. But randomly having a broken product for a period of time that you have no control over is definitely a -HUGE- downside as far as I'm concerned. I wouldn't recommend them.

Pros: So as my title reads, this is a very easy device to use. You simply plug and go. The software will locate the drive on the network and direct you where to go on your browser to manage the device. You're quickly able to add users, user groups, give security permissions, and set up a lot of tools for internet usage and FTP from here as well. It gives you the options that you would want without the necessity to be a network genius. The case feels sturdy and well built, it will not break from small falls or kick overs or something of the like. However, since it does not have rubber feet on the side, it has to be setup vertically for stability. Or if you don't care about the possibility of it sliding around then you could put it on it's side, but you may block some vents, and since it is passively cooled, you may run into heating issues, but this is merely speculation. And with it being passively cooled the unit is silent. You will only hear the hard drive spinning from time to time and if you have a lot of usage from it, it may become louder at times, but it's not really too noticeable. I have been streaming media from the device for some time now and have not seen any noticeable lag in the media. I'm streaming the video through the router that it's connected to, down through a switch and to my machine. And I've scrubbed the video a bit, and you do notice some slight hiccuping as it tries to access the section of the video that you want, but for the scrub needing to contact the machine, the machine needing to find the right point and then send the data back, it is not bad at all. Scrubbing will only take a second or two for the video to catch up which is really good in my opinion. Unlike a lot of other NAS systems on sale, this one actually comes with the hard drive installed and contains 2GB of storage for users to utilize. It seems obvious to say this, but I've gotten other NAS units that are similarly priced but just have the bays and not the drives for storage. Also a lot of other drives, do not have the ease of use associated and actually required a lot of time to be worked on. So to have the storage built in as well as the ease of operation is pretty huge in my book. Now for those of you thinking that you can swap the hard drive. You can't. It was not made for you to swap the hard drive in and out like other NAS systems that are on the market. I do like that this comes with 2TB of storage, but you will need to violate the warranty and really get in there with some tools to open this up and swap the drive out.

Cons: As stated above, you can't get into this unit. The hard drive is sealed off and you are not allowed access without some tools and voiding the warranty to swap out the drive for a larger one. So if the drive goes bad, you're going to need to get someone that knows what their doing to replace it with a healthy drive. Although I don't know how the system will handle a fresh hard drive inside of it. Also while this devices software makes it very easy to setup and use, a lot of the other useful options may go over a lot of beginner to intermediate users head. So don't expect to use the full potential of this server unless you are well versed in networking and computers. Basic functionality of file storage and what not, you can probably get with some time put into it though.

Overall Review: All in all this is a really good device. Worth the price point, maybe. You get 2TB of network storage and you're able to stream media easily from it. The read and write time must be pretty good to be able to stream an HD movie from it with no noticeable lag. And with FTP access and internet based access you should be able to use it as your own personal little server. It's a good product for the average consumer and should be considered during purchasing. I think they also have a 3 and 4 TB version as well if you're looking for more space. So don't knock the 2TB aspect of it.

Pros: Speed Test: Wired 1000 Mbps card: Max 802 Mbps; Average 700-750 Mbps If you are just looking to place a new router in your house hold to supply internet access this is a great device. I was able to set this up in under a minute and have the wired connection up and running in no time. The wired connection was also available to me as fast as I could enter the password. It may just be myself, but I liked the fact that the router was shipped with a highly complex password all read on the machine and set as the default for the router, a lot of people don't set this up on their router when getting their network and they are then open to having the neighbors on their network or something else, so no one can just get on and start using free Wi-Fi. Also I liked that the default password for the administrator screen was not "password" like many devices, this again is to protect those that either don't know how or don't want to setup the inner workings of their router. Given the default password is "admin" same as the user name, so if someone that knows what their doing gets on then it's only a matter of time, but it's an extra feature that will stop some. Even with the defaults being more complicated the quick start guide is easy to follow and will get you up and running in a few minutes tops. Will even direct you how to get onto the router settings so that you can set up your network the way that you want, and this again will only take a couple minutes. The speed and connection are decent. I walked throughout my house loading up different youtube videos and while some areas of the house had a difficult time finding a signal, I could often continue to do what I wanted while on my wireless network from anywhere I wanted without the signal dropping out. My wired connection runs through another 10/100/1000 Mbps switch after the router, and my server and main computer lies on that end. This connection is able to transfer large files at the rate stated above here. Very fast transfer rates. The wireless I will mention below, but also note that I do not have a device that is Wi-Fi AC compliant, as this is a newer standard, I do not have any devices that have adopted that standard yet. To summarize the pros: This is a solid router that will work just fine for the common user. If all you're looking for is to connect a few devices and have Wi-Fi through your house, this will get the job done. The throughput is what is expected of a wireless router, and the range isn't terrible.

Cons: Speed Tests: Wi-Fi From N-Wireless receiver: Max 50 Mbps; Average <10 Mbps Wired 10/100 Mbps card: Max 60 Mbps; Average 40 Mbps While testing this device I was underwhelmed by the speed of the wireless as well as the range of it. Above I listed these in the pros column, I did so because I do not want to be unclear in my thoughts on this subject. I tested the speeds and the range, and it remained the same as my old router (a Netgear WNR2000). Places where I was unable to get a good reliable wireless connection before from my N router, I still can not receive a good wireless signal with the trendNet router either. As for speed, as stated in the pros column, I do not have any devices that have adopted the AC standard, and the best that I could manage was my phone (Galaxy S3) doing a speed test online through the routers wifi which gave me a 31.477 Mbps download rate, but this is more than likely my ISP (Internet Service Provider) speed and not the speed that the router has. So for range and throughput on the wireless I would have to say that I was expecting more from it, but did not receive what I was hoping for. Sadly the cons do not end there. With my home server lying on the router, I need multiple ports forwarded to my server. While setting up these ports, I was unable to access them locally. The tech support that I received gave me bad advice, and told me that the problem laid with my server. My problem actually lied with the router, it is not capable of doing what is called a "Loopback". That means that when going to a service that lies on my server from outside my network the port forwarding would work, but from inside the network would not work. It has to do with how the two signals are handled by the routers firewall, and as far as I've been able to find out, can not be fixed with this router and you just need to use the local IP address for access inside the local network. So the tech support in my opinion was non-reliable and mis-leading to the actual problem that they should have known about their own device. Also the advanced features seem to be a little lacking in my taste, or at very least poorly setup in the UI. I was looking for port forwarding options only to find that they were called Virtual Servers on this device, as well as found it difficult to decipher if I wanted Virtual Servers or one of the many other options that offer similar services. To summarize the cons: If you are looking to setup a lot of advanced settings then this router may not be for you. You do not have access to firewall settings in the router, and some of the settings that are common in other routers are hard to configure or difficult to find in this router.

Overall Review: Based on my experience with this router so far, if you are thinking about upgrading from your n-router because you think it will be better I would say don't do it. I may have seen some slight boosts, but overall I really haven't seen the outstanding increases that I was promised. But also remember, that I could not test with AC compliant devices. This router could only be tested with N compliant devices. AC, at the time of this review, is still a relatively new standard. Chances are better than not that you will see an improvement in your wireless if you have AC compliant devices and an AC router, you may start to get up towards that 1 Gbps that this router is promising, but be warned that this is a speed that you will only hit once in a blue moon if ever. All devices will tell you the maximum throughput of a device, not what it gets on average. You will most likely get somewhere near 600 - 800 Mbps if you are promised 1 Gbps. These are only estimations however from previous standards and research done online about the standard. Make sure that you have devices that are AC compliant, or you will not see much of a boost at all. However, I did notice and really like the fact that you can have this router run on the 2.4GHz band as well as the 5GHz band at the same time. You no longer have to choose between the two, which I find very nice and can be handy when you are working on a 5GHz band and your friend comes over with an older device, you can both be on your respective bands. Review Summary: I was underwhelmed by the product. I had researched the AC standard before receiving the device and was expecting quite a bit. By the sounds of everything, it seemed like I would be able to go down the street and still get a good Wi-Fi connection (Exaggeration, I didn't actually expect to do that), but in the end I was still at the same range that I was at previously. I'm not seeing any kind of faster speeds than I did previously, and overall just underwhelmed and was definitely not pleased with the tech support not being able to tell me the limitations on their own product in regards to the port forwarding and the loopback not being supported. Note: If I get an AC compliant device in the future, I will edit this document to reflect my experience with the AC standard.

Pros: I'm putting an end to all this talk about it being good and bad. It requires an AM2+ socket to put into. If your motherboard doesn't have it, either don't buy it, or don't write a review on it. Great processor. No one has come out with a 3 GHz quad core yet. I'll explain how Intel can do that in the cons section. 2.3 GHz quad core is insane, that's crazy fast. This is a great chip if you have the right equipment to put it in.

Cons: I'm using the cons space to explain more things about this chip, because there are no cons here. Intel can say it has 3 GHz quad core processing becasue of the architecture. Intel has an L1 cache that goes to two L2 Caches and then those go to two L3 caches. So it's two Quad cores smacked together and linked by an L1 cache. It will back up, things get jammed in there, and it slows it down. AMD avoided that problem by actually creating an L1 cache that went to 4 L2 caches. It creates less back up, they go directly to the cores which goes for more reliability, and more speed.

Overall Review: All you Intel fan boys need to stop bashing the chip. This is a solid chip if you have the right equipment to run it. If you have an AM2 board, don't complain if it doesn't work right because they advertise it to be running on an AM2+ socket. Now if anyone has any real things to say about the chip, then you can say them, but other then that, shut the f*@% up and stop confusing people that are just trying to purchase a good high quality chip.