Pros: Very clean and nice looking aluminum enclosure (design would go well with Apple products)
Feels sturdy and well built
Extremely high 13,000 mAh capacity
Dual USB charging ports, one at 1A, the other 2A.
Included Micro USB cable is capable of fast charging my LG G2 phone
Short ~8" Micro USB is great for cable management
Included car charger (cigarette lighter)

Cons: Priced similarly to other products in its range
Short ~8" Micro USB cable severely limits what you can connect it to
Does not include a wall (AC) charger

Other Thoughts: I own a IOGEAR GMP10K 11000 mAh charger so I did a comparison to that unit and this unit fares well. Although this unit boasts 2000 mAh of additional capacity, in real world usage, you won't easily notice much of a difference.

Both units support charging of up to 2 devices at the same time. This SCUD unit curiously labels the charging ports as being 5.1V instead of 5.0V. I dont know if this is SCUD's way of 'turning it up to 11' or if this is a misprint on the packaging. In either case, it should work with pretty much any device that can be charged via a USB cable. Both devices also have a 4 LED charging indicator. There is a power button on the device, but it seems to only function as a check of the battery level, as the unit automatically charges and discharges when you plug it in.

Included in the packaging is the unit itself, a car accessory plug, and an 8 inch micro USB cable which you can use to both charge the device itself and a phone/tablet. The 8 inch USB cord is both a plus and a con. On the plus side, if you were traveling, the short length is ideal for good cable management. Ive used similar chargers with 3-6 foot USB cables which is overkill and the cable gets in the way. On the downside, this cord is so short that when recharging the SCUD, you are extremely limited to what you can connect it to. The USB ports on my desktop PC are on the side of my monitor, and the unit literally hangs in mid-air when charging. Another plus is that the cord is capable of fast charging (about 2 hours for a complete recharge) at 2.0A. My LG G2 phone will always charge in 'Slow Mode' using other 2.0A USB chargers with generic USB cords since they dont always pass the correct current through.

Not included in the packaging is an AC (wall outlet) charger. While I acknowledge that not everyone would need to charge from a wall, I feel as though this is a big omission since this limits the potential customers for this device. Charging a 13000 mAh battery takes a really long time. The first night I had it, I connected it to a USB port on my computer around 6pm, and by 7am the next day (13 hours later), it was only about 75% charged. Because of this, charging the device in your car or anything but an always-on desktop PC is rather limiting.

I was able to simultaneously charge my wifes Samsung S3 and my LG G2. The G2 has a 3000 mAh battery (not sure of the S3s battery) and I was able to charge both phones 3 nights in a row without fully draining the battery. It was on the 4th night that I needed to recharge the SCUD.

Comparing to the IOGEAR GMP10K, the IOGEAR comes with a wall charger, a velvet carrying pouch, and is all plastic (but doesnt feel cheap). The IOGEAR is currently $8 cheaper and contains a more useful wall charger as opposed to a car charger. I don't know that an $8 price difference or the lack of wall charger or carrying pouch is worth a 1 egg deduction, but it is something buyers should be aware of. If I could, I would give this 4.5

Pros: I tested this on two computers, a Dell laptop running Windows 7, and a Windows 2008 server in a server closet that has a backup wi-fi connection. Both the laptop and the server each already had Wireless N adapters. The server uses an internal PCI card with a single external antenna and the Dell laptop had whatever built in WIfi that Dell built it with. In both cases, I was able to receive between 10-15 MB/sec sustained on the other side of my house. This was more than enough to stream 1080p video across my home.

The dongle feels solid and well made, and even includes a USB extender in the box, which I thought was a nice touch. The price (currently $30.99) seems to be on par with similar adapters of its kind.

Cons: Installation was a bit of a hassle. Although I am always in the habit of downloading latest drivers from the Internet on any new piece of hardware, I think that for most people, a new piece of hardware should be auto detected on a modern OS. The fact that you either had to install the software from the included CD or downloaded from the web is a con for novice to intermediate users. Installation was pretty standard once I had the drivers loaded, but still, this shouldn't be a requirement.

Secondly, this thing is huge. There are many wireless adapters that are much smaller than this with similar performance. This thing sticks out so far out of the side of my laptop, that you almost have to use the USB extender to move it out of the way. This is fine for people who mostly use their computer on a stationary desk, but this would not be ideal for someone on the go as this huge adapter would get knocked out very easily.

Although the performance was acceptable, in both computers I tested it on, my speed wasn't any better than the existing Wireless N adapters I previously used on these same two computers. This would not be an adapter you would buy to upgrade built in wireless performance. You'd have to have a machine where the built in adapter was broken or was never wireless to begin with. I just couldn't recommend a device like this thats no faster than what comes standard these days.

Finally one small nitpick that is well documented on other reviews here is the cap that is easy to lose. You might as well just throw it away the first time you use the adapter because its unlikely you'll be able to hold onto it for any length of time.

Other Thoughts: I gave this product 3 stars not because it does anything particularly horrible. Its range and speed was "as expected". Plus, as an advanced user, Im already in the habit of downloading the latest drivers from the web, so I would have done that anyway, but the lack of drivers that can be installed automatically, performance thats on par with run of the mill built in wireless cards, and a very large chassis (for a wireless dongle) that protrudes well beyond the acceptable limits of a typical USB device, I just cannot recommend this product. Yes, it works, and it does what it should, and its priced competitively, but there are literally hundreds, if not thousands of other USB Wireless-N adapters out there that don't have these cons that I would recommend over this device.