Pros: -As far as range of motion goes, this is one of the most accurate and precise sticks on the market. -Many buttons means you won't have to multitask between a basic stick and a keyboard. -Extensive customization. -Software-friendly (I've bound this stick to games as old as X-wing Alliance and as new as War Thunder) -WORKS with Windows 8.1. -Can work in USB 3.0 with proper, up-to-date Windows 8 drivers and Saitek Smart Programming Software.

Cons: Unlike its downgraded, stock cousin, the Pro suffers from some sort of quirk outside of the box. The first was improperly-installed (or aligned) microswitches in the dual trigger, which resulted in frequent misfires or the stick not firing at all. I had to RMA that stick because of it. The second, replacement unit suffers from an overly sensitive x-channel in the virtual mouse thumbstick on the throttle. Fortunately, this can be disabled in software or by disabling its HID-compliant mouse driver. Shame, though, because it is useful for panning your view in the cockpit of an airplane or ship in sims.

Overall Review: Saitek is starting to slip in product quality. Ever since they were acquired in 2007 by Mad Catz, their entire line of sticks suffers from some kind of failure out of the box. I bought both myself and my ex each a Saitek X-52 in late 2004, shortly after the original release. Until I purchased my Pro, the original 52 was still working. I sought the Pro because of its alleged more-precise range of motion, which is no fluke. Its curves are more stable, allowing for better aim in games like War Thunder (which is currently dominated by mouse-aimers). The overall range of motion is better, and the LED customization is a nice touch. Plus: IT'S Freaking Black. I'm just bummed that I didn't buy one before Mad Catz bought Saitek. Since 2007, Saitek's quality just hasn't been the same.

Pros: -Powerful: Runs most of the latest games on maximum settings! -Great amount of storage; easy to manage -Tremendous software and driver support on ASUS website

Cons: -Terrible QA: After a month of having the laptop, the screen developed a solid black vertical line of pixels running down close to the left edge. Wiggling the lid could often make it go away. This wasn't a HUGE issue as I could work around it by wiggling the screen, and my at-home use involved a bigger, external monitor. Fast forward three months, and the line became permanent. Six months later and the CPU fan developed a noisy buzz that culminated into a rapidly worsening gaming temperature issue. I am currently in the DREADFUL process of dealing with the run-around at ASUS customer support in trying to get this thing returned on warranty. I bought it during the last week of February last year, so I'm still within my year warranty. Not sure why they're giving me a hard time.

Overall Review: -I have noticed a trend of awful QC out of ASUS products (both desktop components and in their gaming laptops) since the G75 laptops came out. From faulty power cables and weak batteries to DOA rigs, ASUS's quality has sharply declined over the past five years. I would not recommend any of their laptops to serious, often-traveling gamers who want something that'll last, because you won't get it from ASUS, right now. That's really a shame, because without these problems, the laptops perform at well worth the cost.

Pros: -POWERFUL; will run games like Battlefield 4 and War Thunder on maximum settings with little or no noticeable frame drops. -FAST; Main Drive SSD and 24GB of memory make for a quick boot and fast access to your primary games. -EFFICIENT; Low temps in the most demanding gaming. Battery will last hours on a dimmed screen and no backlit keyboard if you're word-processing or browsing the internet.

Cons: BATTERY FAILS; Six months in, I started getting a blinking battery LED. I tried multiple things, from reinstalling battery charge drivers to rolling back the BIOS to even wiping the computer with a fresh copy of Windows. No joy. Swapping batteries with a fellow G750 owner revealed a faulty battery. Fortunately, his is holding up. UN-fortunately, the battery is proprietary and will take until World War 3 to receive from ASUS. Their customer support has been unresponsive, at best. SSD; Solid-State Drives have limited writes. It will eventually die. Great for the OS and your primary games while it lasts, though. INTERMITTENT KEYBOARD; Various keys ranging from F and R to T and N have habits of not properly keying when you stroke them. This can be a huge pain when typing reports for school or even writing a review like this. Suggest opting for an external keyboard if you can spare the slots. SLOPPY BIOS; Every iteration of BIOS release has had a bug of some sort. It started with heavy CPU throttling from the factory in battery mode, to intermittent backlighting in the first upgrade. The newest is still too new to really dial down the issues with it, but the apparent "fix" for WHQL support wasn't much of a fix. WINDOWS 8 and BLUETOOTH; Not the worst OS, but its driver support is funky. Because of this, the Bluetooth drivers tend to cause false shutdowns and restarts if they're not disabled.

Overall Review: For the price of the laptop, I expected better product quality in things like the keyboard and battery. Things like that should not be prone to failure within the first six months of ownership. The driver support of Windows 8 and this laptop are AWFUL. You have to disable the Atheros Bluetooth drivers if you encounter any issues shutting down or restarting the laptop. I wanted to give this laptop a 3.5, but halves are not featured in the egg ratings. Bummer, because it just doesn't deserve four eggs, let alone five, for the deficient keyboard and battery issues that seem to plague MANY who have bought this laptop.

Pros: -Many, Many Buttons. -Razer Synapse permits the most extensive customization and macro-writing on the market. -Fire-and-forget syncing to your game .exe files for specific profiles. -Works in any USB type. -Can potentially halve your reaction time for firing off abilities in MMORPGs or setting up weapon/seat switching in games like Battlefield and Planetside.

Cons: Only one con: It's a large keypad, and it's easy to fumble and "fat-finger" keys in your first few weeks of use. This can be as frustrating as it is intimidating, but as you develop the muscle memory, your reaction time will result in boundless improvement in MMORPG PvP and even first person shooters.

Overall Review: Despite the one con, I've had such great success with this piece of equipment (paired with the formidable Razer Taipan Mouse) that I felt compelled to keep it at five eggs. Now I think I understand why Swifty (of World of Warcraft fame) swears by these products.

Pros: Cheap, high memory for old systems, adequate cooling and durable. Definitely makes a difference in booting and running with a quad core processor for support.

Cons: 1 out of 4 sticks dead w/ Memory Diagnostic errors after only three months. Weak resistance to power surges. 4 sticks of Corsair Dominator RAM lasted five years (and to date, only one has failed). XMS2 CAS Latency is 5. Adequate for gaming, but may result in a bottleneck with a slower duo core.

Overall Review: You get what you pay for. Considering how cheap the RAM is for the performance (a single stick of discontinued 1GB Dominator RAM is double the price of a pair of XMS2s on average sale sites), I'm honestly not surprised Hurricane Irene claimed the life of one of these. I suspect the RAM was affected in September, but only in November did it get bad enough to throw kinks into my system.