Pros: 1) Easy setup. Web interface is terrific. 2) Shows up under Windows Network Neighborhood. So you can map folders on the NAS as drive letters. 3) Install any size SATA drives. I have 2 400GB drives installed. I installed 1 drive by itself first, but when I added another drive I had to reformat the first one also. This is because the box only allows RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD (poor man’s RAID) so the drives have to be formatted together. So if you’re going to add 2 hard drives do it from day one. Or be sure to backup your data first. 4) No need to install special software on your PC! Although I did use the setup program to format the first single drive I installed, but I don't think it was necessary. I used the web interface once I added a second drive to format them in a JBOD configuration. 5) Set up folders to be either public or user accessible. i.e. everyone on the network can browse the folder or you can restrict it to a set of users you add. 6) FTP, iTunes, lots of extras.

Cons: 1) No way to set a folder as read only. It be nice to share a public folder as read only and only allow certain users to write to that folder. That way I can log in as a specific user, copy my data over then everyone on the network can see it but not delete it. Since it’s a network drive deleting the files doesn’t use the recycle bin. 2) Just a tad pricey. At $250 these would sell like birkenstocks at a hippie convention.

Overall Review: I’m using mine as a file server for music and videos. No stuttering when streaming either over the network. I have not had to reboot once since installing the hard drives. This thing is really, really cool.

Pros: Fast. Huge boost in application launch times. I didn't notice much of a speed increase for XP bootup, but once it gets to the desktop all my start-up apps load much faster. No need to mount, I just plugged it in and let it sit on the bottom of the case. Read & write speeds are pretty much what Intel claims. Best performance MLC SSD on the market. (no freezing or slowdowns)

Cons: Price & storage size.

Overall Review: PCMark 05 hard drive benchmark: 7200rpm WD 750g drive scored 6,412 X25-M scored 28,160 Write speeds are on par with the WD 7200rpm. Other than my upgrade to a dual core proc, this is the biggest performance boost I've ever gotten from an upgrade. Core 2 duo 3.0GHz Asus P5K-E 4g DDR2 GeForce 8800GT Win XP