Joined on 06/16/03
Pros: Cool quiet and fast. Like another reviewer, I noticed the WD "Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows" sez an unknown SMART attribute failed. Pretty stupid to report a SMART attribute from a WD drive as "unknown". Looking closer at the WD site, this diagnostic is for first gen. serial ATA, and this drive is second generation. The drive seems to be very good. WD's website/diagnostics could stand some improvement.
Cons: There is apparently no WD diagnostic for this drive that runs under XP etc. I like Seagate's diagnostic better than WD's half-baked one anyway :)
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Pros: The first one I bought works well, connecting my PS2 KVM switch to a USB port on my new computer. So I bought a second one for future use.
Cons: The second one doesn't work. Actually the mouse works but not the keyboard. The second one looks slightly different from the first. The first has the PS2 connectors labelled with K and M. The second has a picture of a keyboard and mouse.
Overall Review: Now what do I do? RMA seems more trouble than it's worth because the shipping is more than the cost of the product.
It came with thermal paste applied. Is that normal?
Pros: Good size heat sink. My 65 watt CPU runs cool as a cucumber. The fan is easy to remove. I use the rear 12 cm case fan ducted to the heat sink with from a 3 pound potato/macaroni/egg salad container, like I always do.
Cons: I probably could have used the existing thermal paste, but I removed it and used Arctic Silver, like I always do.
Overall Review: I recommend it.
Great gadget.
Pros: My ASRock Z590 board has a USB connector near the bottom of the board. This made it super easy to give me 2 more USB3 ports on the back of my ATX case.
Cons: None
Overall Review: I recommend this.
It does not come with an adapter plate for an ATX case.
Cons: It does not come with an adapter plate for an ATX case. That was my mistake.
Overall Review: I just wanted to mention it doesn't work for an ATX case, unless you make an adapter.
It works.
Pros: It works.`
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I would recommend it, but I've only had it a few months. I expect it will last a long time.