Pros: I ordered four of these cards for use in a NORCO RPC-4020 case, and they work phenomenally well. I've had issues with other cards where using more than one breaks the motherboard's Option ROM handling; not so with these. It loads a single ROM, which will then detect drives attached to _all_ the cards in the system. Right now I'm using the cards for a RAID6 array across 1TB drives (currently eight, expanding to sixteen soon) under Linux 2.6.30. The drives vary in manufacturer, but all are SATAII, 7200RPM, and have 32MB cache. Rebuilding the array with a new drive gave me 23MB/s throughput, and the system itself (a media server) played a 1080p video file (768kbit/s video, 128kbit/s audio) during the resync with little effect on the resync and no noticeable lag or jitter in the video. The drives show up in the BIOS setup clearly, so you can keep a boot drive hooked up directly to your board and boot from that, or you can boot from any card-attached drive easily.

Cons: My particular Linux distro (Gentoo, using distro-specific kernel sources) liked to swap around the drive order on boot; the result was that the board would load the bootloader from the system drive, as appropriate, but then the kernel it booted would try to mount the root filesystem from the first card-attached drive. Compiling the card driver as a module rather than in-kernel fixed that problem, but it was a bit of a hassle to figure out. The port layout on the cards is a little weird - two of the ports are towards the back, whereas two are on the side of the card close to the faceplate. Make sure your SATA cables are long enough, especially in bigger cases.

Overall Review: I haven't tried any of the onboard RAID functions at all - every RAID array I've set up has been using Linux mdadm. I also haven't performance-tested the cards with all sixteen drives attached, nor have I tested them at all under any variant of Windows.

Pros: Supports an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor no problem. Plenty of SATA and USB connectors onboard. Came with back panel USB and IEEE1394 connectors. Offers a second PATA port - somewhat of a rarity these days (but be careful - see cons about this). Motherboard offers plenty of configuration options for dedicated systems builders and enthusiasts, and the BIOS update utility is both intuitive and easy to use - it even works with CDs, rather than just floppies.

Cons: No integrated graphics. Somewhat fussy with accepted graphics cards - the first time I plugged one into the PCI slot, it didn't work, but after a BIOS update, accepted just fine. Speaking of the BIOS, the one that shipped was from 2006 and was 1500 revisions behind the current available from asus.com. Update immediately. Refuses to boot from the second PATA port, no matter how hard I try. Will recognize as bootable only devices connected to the primary PATA cable. Has both PCI-X and PCIe - this is possibly confusing, especially given that the PCI-X slots don't support older PCI cards (pre-PCI 2.3 or so). No AGP whatsoever.

Overall Review: I haven't tried to overclock this board at all. I also haven't checked the temperature inside the case after running it for awhile. It seems like an okay enthusiast board, but obviously I can't speak too authoritatively on that. Remember to update the BIOS!

Pros: Does exactly what is expected of it - supports a PCI card parallel to the motherboard. No BIOS/POST problems.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Currently in use in a 2U Gentoo box, supporting a gigabit-Ethernet NIC. The computer acts as a router for a dozen other machines, so the NIC sees fairly heavy use, and I've had no problems with the card, riser, or motherboard after several months. I would've liked to have seen a 2U/3-slot equivalent - using this riser effectively limits me to one PCI card in the machine. During use, the router has been through a couple power outages, and the riser hasn't ever been a problem in powering back up or POSTing - electrical work and construction seems solid. I don't doubt the other reviewers had problems, but I haven't encountered any of them.

Pros: This switch works exactly as advertised: gigabit speeds across 16 ports, auto-managed, per-port activity lights, 1U mountable (with included brackets).

Cons: The fan is loud, as other reviewers have mentioned.

Overall Review: As for the noisy fan: yes, it is _very_ audible. However, the switch casing will actually disassemble (probably voiding the warranty) to reveal that it's a standard 40x40x10mm fan mounted with two screws and powered by a two-pin connector attached to the board. Other (quieter) fans will mount in the same spot easily - just be sure to match the power supply level to it (clearly printed on the stock fan).

Pros: Bought twenty for use in a large storage array. None have failed; all support SATAII transfer speeds. No problems with the clip or 90-degree connector as others have mentioned.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: None.

Pros: Fantastic sound quality. Currently only hooked up via 3.5mm from laptop, but extra sound modes (stereo & 2x stereo) allow use of entire system even with a single stereo input. Excellent quality through the entire range of sound. Cables are sufficiently long for a dorm room setup (room is 10'x12'); speakers can be placed along the entire length of three walls and fill the entire room with quality sound. The remote is very versatile, allowing the user to remotely control all aspects of the system (e.g. sound modes and effects), not just volume.

Cons: The serial cable included to attach control unit to subwoofer is very bulky and somewhat short. The manual states extending this cable may void warranty; if that's the case, Logitech should provide a longer cable. There is also a minor problem with using the remote; while functionally, it works fine, after using the remote the display on the control unit becomes garbled. No sound impairment, though, so it's not really worth RMAing the entire system for a slight display issue.

Overall Review: I would definitely buy this system again.