Pros: A lot of research options Money lasts longer and makes sense Good graphics and sound Great replay value Feels more like the original (1602)

Cons: You need a good video card for this You cannot set buy/sell prices You need a good video card for this Some LAN problems may be had Roads harder to build (not that much but still)

Overall Review: This is a good little game that has more in common with the play from 1602 than 1503. No more stupid guy with a mule to explore an island! The research options have been expanded considerably and you even get some political/spying tools in there. The graphics are very good but that comes at a price. If you have a "standard" stock Dell with the on-board video, you are likely in trouble with low framerates and stuttering.

Pros: The screen is big and the price was right. When it worked it was OK for displaying images using a memory card.

Cons: Where to start. The USB function never worked. The frame was scratched. The "full screen" function worked like junk. The cathode fluorescent bulb died. Yep, the backlight flickered and died.

Overall Review: What a shame, this thing looked so good but it turned out like so much junk. I took it apart and sure enough the tube was gone, all black on the ends. It would be great if you could replace it but it's a huge loop that goes around the whole screen - not easy to ship something like this.

Pros: It shows pictures on a screen!

Cons: This is the second card, first one bought a year ago. It will not SLI, the Nvidia control panel just says that the bridge is not on but it is. I've tried everything and no joy. Same card, same manufacturer, same specs but no SLI.

Overall Review: Stay away if you want SLI

Pros: I have this hooked up to a dedicated HTPC running SageTV with an HVR-1600 pulling in both cable box SD and QAM channels, piping through a 2600gt using DVI. The picture is great and with the ATI decoders, SD looks good, better than I expected. HD looks amazing and when I tuned into a football game I swear my first reaction was that I was looking out of an open window. It is that good.

Cons: Hmm, I disable the blue LED so that is fine. It does seem to lose the DVI when paused sometimes but picks it back up right away when I press play or move the mouse.

Overall Review: AIT shipping is what it is. It took 7 business days but it was undamaged. FYI, this monitor is made in Mexico so that probably helps keep it from getting too beat up (a trip from China is reallly long...). Hurray for Hecho en Mexico! I'm coming from an 800x600 projector and the difference is amazing.

Pros: Good fit in my hard-to-fit ears Great sound, especially bass Comfortable

Cons: The wire take a little while to "relax" after being wrapped around the holder.

Overall Review: I was skeptical but these are great. I was using my Sony buds with the behind the ear holders because the stock Zune headphones are not made for my ears. These premium buds fit well and have great sound. I have to reduce the sound level by two compared to the Sony's, these pack a punch! Bass really sounds good too, very deep and not clipped. The case and magnets are gimmicky but the buds are the real deal - quality.

Pros: Card works great with games, even at 1680x1050. BF2 frames hardly ever fall below 60, even when playing in a crowded 64 player map.

Cons: The fan is loud, no doubt about it.

Overall Review: I replaced the fan by adding the Corsair Nautilus water block to this (with my existing WC setup) and it lowered temps over 20c under load and its super quiet now.