Pros: N-Class wireless, Gigabit wired connections, Easy Share USB port. Fairly user-friendly interface. Ease of setup with WPS

Cons: Wireless networking only on the 2.4GHz band, no dual-band full N wireless networking. Easy Share port is only USB 2.0, despite blue insulator in the connector. MUST update firmware out of the box to assure proper operation. Easy WPS PIN setup can be easily hacked, dubious benefit of the feature.

Overall Review: After reading earlier reviews, I downloaded the latest firmware for this unit and updated it as soon as I hooked it up. No connection-dropping problems or signal strength/stability issues. Using the classic NetGear routerlogin.net is easier than finding the IP address and logging into the user interface that way. If you want any reasonable amount of control, you'll need to switch to the "Advanced" interface. The "Basic" interface is almost too simple and could lead to lowered security and a pirated wireless network. The EasyShare utility allowed me to share a printer and an external hard drive (not at the same time) across my network. The hard drive was mounted in a powered external case. I could only share a flash drive unpowered, a USB-only external drive appeared to require too much power to connect/operate properly. I had an IDE optical drive in an external case, the port couldn't seem to detect it properly, so I couldn't share that device. This is a reasonably competent router with lots of consumer-friendly features. The MSRP is a little high for the capabilities/quality, so catch it on sale or discount, if you can.

Pros: Price (when on 50% or more off sale).

Cons: Non-refundable, non-returnable. Does NOT play Blu-Ray discs. Obscenely expensive for what it is. Essentially a useless product and waste of money (see below).

Overall Review: Let me preface by saying I currently own PowerDVD Ultra, versions 15 and 16. My primary use (and only reason for buying) this program is to play Blu-Ray discs on my HTPC. PowerDVD 16 Ultra has been hammering me with "Hurry! Upgrade NOW!!" pop-ups. There was previously an exceptionally good sale on PowerDVD 17 Ultra which I missed due to the product being sold out by the time I logged in. When the "Standard" version went on sale, I jumped on it without fully reading the included features. Imagine my unpleasant surprise when I removed PowerDVD 16 Ultra, installed PowerDVD 17 Standard and found I couldn't play my Blu-Ray! Fortunately, I was able to remove 17 and re-install 16 Ultra to begin enjoying my movies again. The truly annoying thing is paying any price at all for the Standard Edition, which doesn't do anything more than Windows itself and any number of freely-available programs do. Please don't try to tell me how important the "TruTheater Enhancements" are, I've found most Blu-Ray discs aren't even compatible with that technology. Maybe it enhances standard DVDs, but those are a dying breed and similar enhancements are available in free programs and even newer video drivers. This, to me, makes the Standard Edition of PowerDVD a virtually useless program and a total waste of money.

Pros: Good reception. Fairly long cable. Reasonably priced

Cons: Packaging difficult to open, can cause damage (see below).

Overall Review: Let me start by saying I'm in a BAD reception area. Many houses in my area have 25-30ft towers in the yard or mini-towers on the roof to extend the old-style VHF/UHF antennas as high as possible. And this is in an urban/suburban area! Cable and satellite TV have taken over, so the over-the-air antennas and towers have been left to corrode. I have had to try to use indoor antennas to get any kind of signal and, believe me, it has been rough. With a couple of different antennas, the best I could get was four or five channels. I picked up two of these antennas on a two-for-less-than-one sale, I'm VERY glad to have caught that one! After installing them (one on my HDTV, the other on my HTPC), I can now pull in 14 channels! Good, strong signal; clean, clear picture and the HD channels come in in full 1080p. As to the packaging; I had to cut through it with a stanley-type box cutter, the knife suddenly veered off in the wrong direction and I cut into one of the antennas. It hasn't damaged the reception, so I think I just cut into the plastic surrounding the actual antenna element. Not serious, but it bothers me that I damaged one just trying to unbox it. Form and function are similar to the much more expensive Mohu Leaf. Highly recommended, especially if you can catch one or more on sale.

Pros: Keys are firm and responsive. Inexpensive option.

Cons: Slightly smaller than average. Extra large "Enter" key. Extra small "Backspace" key.

Overall Review: In general, this is a pretty good keyboard for a low price. The single-key sized backspace key is easy to miss, causing you to type back-slashes due to the keyboard layout. The large "Enter" key is unnecessarily large; it doesn't really help with the enter function and has caused the rather inconvenient key layout on the keyboard. Also, you can find identical keyboards from generic manufacturers on the NE site, leading to believe this isn't a true Zalman product. This is a functional product, just not highly recommended.

Pros: Fantastic sound quality! Clear, buzz-free microphone. Fit very comfortably. Work with both Xbox One and PC.

Cons: A bit pricey. Very long cable, a bit of a tangle hazard.

Overall Review: Picked up one of these based on a friends high recommendation. Even on sale they were expensive, but the free Xbox One game bundle deal persuaded me to go ahead. The sound quality equals that of high-quality audiophile headphones. The microphone is clean and clear, all my gaming friends have no trouble hearing and understanding me. Definitely not sorry I purchased these.

Pros: AC compatibility. Dual-band. Reasonably easy setup.

Cons: Possible compatibility issues with some wifi adapters (see below).

Overall Review: I bought this router to replace my N300 single-band TP-Link TL-WR1043ND, which had served faithfully for several years. Setup was quick and easy, I had my wireless network up and running again in no time. I was able to connect my 5GHz band-capable devices with no trouble. I haven't had any trouble with dropped connections at all, this may be because my router came with the latest firmware installed. One odd problem, I have a Netis WF-2118 wireless N card in my HTPC. It connected to the TL-WR1043ND at the full 300Mbps and never dropped connection or even speed. It only connects to this router at 144Mbps and nothing I do brings the speed back up to 300Mbps. All the other devices I have connect to the router at full speed, just the Netis card is dropped to half. Other than that, I highly recommend this router based on cost/performance.

The AMD-specific RAM was a special find to me, as I favor AMD-based systems. The RAM was exactly what I ordered, delivered quickly. One criticism; my recent order of two sticks of DDR3-1333 was not packaged especially well, the sticks could have been damaged or broken if the package was handled roughly.

I like Zalman product, but dealing with Zalman Direct was a little disappointing. It took several days for a simple credit card transaction to go through.

I ordered the Asus SLI bridge and received shipment notification shortly after. There was a period where the shipment was in "limbo", then tracking picked up as soon as the product hit our shores. In relation to other overseas sellers, this one was very quick, the product very protectively packed, complete satisfaction. I would gladly order from them again.