Joined on 10/14/05
No RAID ability using port 5-6* Follow up.

Pros: Sent the motherboard to MSI for RMA. Within a week a replacement board was sent back to me. The replacement board worked on first boot. After setting the drive mode to RAID it seen all 6 disks. The problems I was having have been fixed it appears. I am giving 5 eggs for MSI support.
Cons: None now that MSI replaced the bad motherboard.
Avoid

Pros: Small computer. Seems strong and not flimsy.
Cons: Old tech. I had one that came with CE 5 and app support was terrible.
Overall Review: I have used the CE version and the Android version. SYNETA7. The CE version is outdated and the SYNETA7's I had both died within a year.
Great board if you can update the BIOS

Pros: Built 15 desktops, 3 servers using this board and all are running great.
Cons: Fast startup in the power settings will black screen Win10 unless you disable it. Also, there is a setting in the power recovery in the BIOS that causes issues with Win10. The biggest issue is if you get the 1.00 BIOS chip with the 1.00 Bios level. even though it says it is compatible with 7th gen I7's, it may not boot. The symptoms are: Mobo will power on, the fans will spin up. It will stay on for a few moments and then it reboots itself. You will have to install an older i7 processor to get into the BIOS so you can flash with the 7.x version of the BIOS. Once the BIOS has been upgraded to 7.x, your newer CPU should boot fine and allow yo into the BIOS or beyond.
Overall Review: Have an older 6th gen CPU on hand to update the BIOS so you can run 7th gen CPU's Intel BX80677I77700T 7th Generation Core i7-7700T Processor Does not boot with the p1.0 Bios chip until you flash it to a higher level(7.x)
Used it for for over +10 years

Pros: This held many drives internally and in the 5.25 slots. Lots of room. From Homeserver 2003 to a Server 2016 Essentials.
Cons: No Dust control. I rigged a simple dust cloth from the front grill and it worked fine for years. Side case door is very close to the power plug locations of the internal HD locations. Meaning if you have SATA cables and SATA Power plugs that stick out straight, this case will be an issue. You will need 90 degree SATA HD cables and slim SATA power plugs.
Overall Review: I used this case for about 11 years. Various times it was used just for a storage server. From ATA to SATA III, I managed to fit whatever I needed to this case. Even now I don't want to discard it because it is so big and full of potential I discarded the old plastic face and made a custom one with an air filter,
Great purchase

Pros: 2K Multiple inputs. Bright, Sharp, and colorful. Must be built tough to withstand the shipping. No dead pixels on delivery.
Cons: It ships from South Korea in the box it comes in. In other words, there is no additional shipping protection like a box in a box. Standard shipping will require a signature. I missed the delivery guy on the day it was to be delivered and got scolded by FedEx when I called. The FedEx agent said that my monitors should not have even left customs yet. Said something about having to send them back to customs. I asked for redelivery and the next day they were at my doorstep.
Overall Review: My heart sunk when I saw the monitors in their original boxes all beat up with peeling tape and part of the base falling out of the bottom of one box. They were at my door looking like warn travelers that started a journey on the other side of the world. I eventually calmed down later and hooked them up. Perfect clarity. I give the monitor 5 eggs but I would have to give less to the manufacturer for shipping them in their original box.
Awesome replacement for SBS or Home Server

Pros: No data deduplication.
Cons: The pinpoint info or add-ons seem to be forgotten afterthought.
Overall Review: Works great in the many installs I have done. I use it myself for my personal use.