Pros: I use this to stream movies to smart tv's,smart dvd players and smart phones, it plays mkv's,mp4's without issue. I also have another usb hard drive plugged in for storage for seperate desktop backup,the raid 1 array is for media only, I can write to the device at 42MB's and pull data off at 83MB's,the single disk nas only did about 24MB's either direction the only down side is that when in the auto power mode the tv's will not wake the device up

Cons: auto sleep mode only wakes up with desktop software, not on demand from media device

Overall Review: this is perfect for what I use it for

Pros: Cheap, comes with a power supply, looks good with A/V equipment. I was able to put together an HTPC with this case for under $300

Cons: very flimsy, like the other people, mine came with the bottom tabs broken so the front falls off, some screw holes are stripped

Overall Review: only buy this if cost is an issue, it is cheaply made, and comes with a yet to see how reliable power supply

Pros: Good cooling, cheap

Cons: LOUD

Overall Review: for a Celeron cpu I should have purchased a lower performance/noise cooler

Comments: this is a great dvd burner, burns to sony 8x media at 16x, highly recommended