Pros: Have used it in the computer shop where I work every day since around the time this thing first hit the market. Didn't buy it from Newegg, I couldn't find one on here at the time. Never had an issue with this adapter at all except in some older software bootdisks (hdd cloning software) I use my other vantec adapters for that (usb 2.0 versions). This adapter is very fast. I'll be buying the SATA III version soon. They didn't have that version when I bought this one.

Cons: Don't have to keep unplugging the USB. Just kill tghe device with the power switch whenever you are finished with the hdd. Makes for very fast turn around time because I don't have to fumble with the back of my computer trying to find the USB 3.0 ports.

Overall Review: None. Great product.

Pros: None.

Cons: Just built a new machine and was trying to put this heatsink on when I realized that one of the four screws that attaches it to the mohterboard was not tapped. Great...no threads. So I got a refund on my money and bought a Zalman 110mm which keeps my processor extremely cool.

Overall Review: Also, many of the fins were bent...so I have to ask myself, who do they pay to watch the production line over at cooler master these days?

Pros: Yes, it's a fast hard drive.

Cons: I recently set up a Raid 0 array with two of these drives. I've never owned an ssd and was a little worried about any unseen issues they may cause, so I played it safe and went with these instead. Now, I wish I had went the ssd route. On Windows Experience Index (now, I'm sure there are much more accurate tests out there, but I wasn't that concerned) my Raid 0 VelociRapter Array received a 6.1. That was stunning because a single 7200 RPM drive will get a 5.9. I was expecting much better. I bought an OCZ Vertex II ssd for my laptop the other day and it received a 7.6 on the same test. 60 GB Vertex 2: $110 150 GB Rapter: $120 You do the math. (I don't care about capacity, as I have large WD Blacks that handle my data)

Pros: Finally, something from this site that makes me breakfast.

Cons: They aren't Egg Lands Best.