Pros: Large capacity (30GB after fs overhead), high speed (12MB/s write, 21 MB/s read). Comes with usb extension cable and neckstrap.

Cons: The USB interface cap is held on only by friction and there is nothing to do with the cap when you want to use the stick--you cannot slip it on the other end or hook it to the neckstrap. It does seem to be a lint magnet. It will interfere with other devices plugged into normally spaced USB interfaces, but extension cables takes care of that. Usage light does not indicate whether device it attached or not.

Overall Review: Default filesystem is vfat--maximum filesize is 4GB.Comes with Windows Truecrypt software loaded on the flash drive which you can manually install on your computers (which I deleted since I use Linux). The USB usage light is not visible from both sides, but since it does not indicate whether the device is attached, it is hardly important.

Pros: Decent number of SATA (only 2 SATA3), decent quantities of memory supported (check the memory compatibility in the manual, there are many rules about which memory you can use at which speed, more than the standard 240/DDR3/1600), decent number of case fan headers (all 4 pin PWM)

Cons: IMPORTANT: Requires special supermicro case (class "Revision M"--not searchable, so look at the supermicro website for compatable cases). I did get a compatible case which worked perfectly. For grins, I tried a legacy case I had lying around and while 5/6 standoffs lined up, the sixth (the middle screw on the edge where the two CPU sockets are) did not have a corresponding hole on the mounting plate, No embedded video card (Odd for a server motherboard).

Overall Review: More thoughts later, perhaps, when I have a chance to burn it in a bit.

Pros: Got a XP machine where the motherboard ethernet chip just died back on the net. It did what it was supposed to do.

Cons: XP had to have the driver loaded from CD (since obviously it had no network connection!!), but fortunately that is the one machine which still has a working CD drive in it.

Pros: Big screen, decent resolution, crystal clear

Cons: I was worried initially because the VESA mount looked notional (it looked like you screwdrivered it into the plastic or something) but it turned out there were little rubber plugs you could take out, so call it a documentation failure (the "manual" isn't worthy of the word). I guess another con is the newegg review system which thinks the dimunitive of screwdrivering something is an inappropriate word. Not a fault of the product of coruse.

Overall Review: I hooked the monitor up using the legacy VGA cable since my HDMI cable is still in transit. The monitor sync'd up right away. My Linux system intiially detected the maximum resolution as 1680x1050 for some reason, but I was able to use get-edid and parse-edid and cvt to get xrandr to add the full 1900x1200 resolution-I have not tried restarting so perhaps the full resolution would been automatically found, I may update this once this happens. No shadows or blurs in any way, so perhaps I won't even bother to use the HDMI cable. FYI the working mode like was `xrandr --newmode "1920x1200" 193.25 1920 2056 2256 2592 1200 1203 1209 1245 -hsync +vsync` See the xrandr manual page for more details.

Pros: Long cable from solar cells to light. Not complex to install, even when standing on a ladder just as it is starting to snow in twilight. Produces light when there is motion and there is not light.

Cons: Light is not very intense and stays on for a short period of time (~30 seconds). System uses solar cell power to figure out whether it is dark or not, which is fine for outdoor applications, but I put one of the units inside a shed and of course it is always dark in there even if it is light outside. I had to install a light switch (upside down!!) so that I could turn "off" the solar cell when I wanted light (except I had to move as well). Critical to remember to turn in back on or it will not charge.

Overall Review: Solar cell is sensitive. There was a decent covering of snow on the cell and it didn't turn on (as I expected) when I moved past. I went back out at night and it did turn on.

Pros: I wanted a mesh case to easily filter out the pet hair and dust bunnies everywhere. The normal cases just don't cut it since the filters cannot be easily cleaned with just a swipe of the hand when dust is seen. The cable routing between the motherboard floor and the side panel is nice.

Cons: The location of the power button (and thus front cable connectors) is beyond stupid. Having it on the front top means that it gets pressed accidentally by pets, dropped tools, or other problems that would never, ever happen with a sane location. The side panels are traditional outdated position and slide panels that never seem to go in nicely the first time. I expect hinges on high end cases. The "tool-less" screws are just screws with thumb wheels on top, and the case is poorly constructed enough that things do not line up quite right, requiring tools to twist anyway. I also got many several wounds on the sharp edges taking things apart and putting them together again. None of the giant fans have traditional motherboard connectors for fan speed reporting or control only molex connectors. The top fan has a lo/med/hi switch but not the others.

Overall Review: I am very worried about the bottom mount power supply. Power supplies get hot and heat rises. I knew that coming in so that wasn't a shock but I'm not sure I'd actually call it a good idea. However, having the power supply air supply vents underneath the case means both that you cannot take off the feet to lower the height and that it is going to be hard to clean and remember to clean those vents. I'll see how it goes. There is a standoff between the power supply and the bottom of the case for air so it will not burn up when the vents clog. I may end up flipping the power supply upside down, but that is just going to increase the amount of dust going inside the power supply (even being at the bottom will most likely hoover the falling dust too). The fan leds are pretty bright and really light up the room, and this is not my first led lit case. I had to buy some adapters for my 2.5" SSD