Pros: They work. Compatible with other home plug adapters from other manufacturers. Small footprint. plug and play. Software exists on the TP-LINK website to monitor performance (but not needed to setup). Software works on Mac OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.2 (a nice surprise). See Other Thoughts for some benchmark comparisons. Blue LED doubles as a nightlight. Good price to extend network to remote location. (probably the most economical solution, I would think). Reliable so far. I've been using it for a month non-stop, and never had to reset it or touch them in any way.

Cons: The Ethernet jack is 10/100Mbps, so you will never see real performance over 100Mpbs from any device you plug in. The 500 is the home plug standard that these support, but without a gigabit ethernet interface, you can't get above 100 from these devices. Not much faster than wifi N in real-world testing (see Other Thoughts). Powerline is affected by distance and quality of electrical circuits in your house. Blue LED doubles as a nightlight. I gave it 4 stars because it uses Fast Ethernet (10/100) instead of Gigabit ethernet, which means you can't exceed 100Mpbs no matter what.

Overall Review: I did a straight swap out from an older 200Mbps home-plug adapter kit that I have used for years. These units were a little faster. Real world performance is quite variable for powerline stuff, based on current electrical load in your house (running the clothes dryer, refrig compressor kicking on, etc). Also, powerline stuff is susceptible to distance impact on performance, just like wifi. Ironically, in all my testing, Wifi N beats the powerline adapter every time. Here are some numbers: (all numbers in Mbps) Across the room: powerline 200 (Netgear): 50-70 powerline 500 (TP-LINK): 60-85 Wireless N: 130-150 (which is faster than the Nano adapter can do because it's limited to 100Mbps Fast Ethernet). In remote bedroom: powerline 200: 20-30 powerline 500: 30-40 wireless N: 60-85 Test setup: I used a macbook air (MBA) as the remote and a Mac mini as the base station as the test setup. Wireless router is an Apple Airport Extreme current generation. Wireless is N builtin to MBA. To test wired, I used an Apple thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter on the MBA, and made sure to disable wifi. I used jperf (java front-end for iPerf) for bandwidth testing. The conclusion is, wifi N is faster than powerline in every scenario I tested. However, if you have a desktop computer in a remote location (our exact situation, my son's bedroom is at the opposite end of our house from the wireless router), this device represents a dead-simple plug and play solution and you don't have to get a wireless adapter for the desktop computer. Basically, if you don't have wireless N, or wireless N devices, then a 500Mpbs powerline is a great solution. We have used the 200Mpbs flavor of powerline for years with no issues. If you have a wireless N router already, you are probably better off using N devices if you can. This device is an economical solution to extending your network, however. For example, to the living room where you have a smart TV that is wired only (no wifi on it), or your existing wifi signal is weak and the device is only wifi G instead of N.

Pros: I struggled with this review because, technically, in the end it does what it says it does. I also wanted to write this review without too much bias from previous reviews, but I couldn't help noticing that they are all eggxpert reviews, so that should tell you something. But here goes: The pros are long battery life if you use them correctly (more later). Doesn't require a wifi network (they connect to each other over a wireless technology that is not dependent on your home wifi). Eventually, the camera worked and the motion sensor worked for stills (not so well for video). You can get email notification that the motion sensor detected movement and took a picture. Instead of motion sensor, you can schedule pictures (take a shot every 1 minute, for instance). iPhone app really works! (but requires monthly paid subscription). For you iPhone users out there...its like having a Facetime camera, but it's wireless and battery operated. (as fun as that is, it will drain the battery fast if you use it like a Facetime camera).

Cons: There are a lot, so hang in there: Out of the box, the base station unit required a firmware update in order to get the motion sensor feature to work. OUT OF THE BOX! Which means, out of the box, the motion sensor doesn't work. You manage the base station through their website, not through a web page on the base station. That's important to know for the following cons: The website is slow. Sometimes (often, actually), the site will say it couldn't connect to the camera, try moving the camera closer to the base station (how do you do this if you are monitoring your home while on vacation?!). However, that's a bogus message, because if you use the iPhone app, you can get real time video from the camera, even when the website says connection lost. The iphone app is cool and really works, but you only get a 30 day trial, then it costs $10/month. I don't pay that for my telephone! no way would I pay a monthly fee to use that feature. Sorry, I don't want to sound angry, so let me continue. The first time the website connected to my base station, it said I needed a firmware update (and I did...the motion sensor feature was grayed out until I did the firmware update). It took about 10 attempts before the firmware update succeeded. After that, the motion sensor feature worked, somewhat. You should be able to set the motion sensor to take a still, a 10, 20 or 30 second video. I was only able to get it to take a still. When I did video, the "video" file was 1 second long and had no image. Speaking of image...the image quality is pretty poor. Here are some examples. I tried pointing at the front door at work, then went to my desk to see if I could identify the people coming in our front door. Sure I could..it was "The Blurry Guy", every time. We all laughed, but seriously...most times, you couldn't tell if the blur was male or female. Here's another one. I took it home and put it next to my cat's food dish (a classic test: does the cat actually wake up and move around while you are at work?). So yes, he does. But, our cat is old and slow, and even some of HIS shots were blurry. You have to use a pretty slow shutter speed to take a blurry picture of MY cat, that's for sure. But at least I know he does get up during the day. Running of out room here, so briefly: no option to schedule camera to turn off, so when you come home it will take a zillion pictures of you and your family moving around (if it was set for motion sensor). Additional cameras cost a lot. Only supports 2 cameras unless you pay the monthly fee. (to be fair, they do have to support the entire website because all your pictures are stored on their servers). My unit came with a letter saying if you have problems please don't hesitate to contact support before giving them a negative review. I didn't notice that letter until after I had discovered most of these bugs and cons (and the workarounds), but still that might send up a red flag.

Overall Review: To be fair, it was fun to be at work and show my co-workers my cat eating from his food dish, in practically real time. However, they had to take my word for it that it was really my cat, because it was a set of blurry low resolution 320 pixel shots of my cat. Lots and lots of pictures of him, actually. Also, the website would say "connection lost" every 3rd time I tried to show someone, and when that happens you can't get to the pictures. If you used this for home monitoring and someone broke into your house, you would know via the motion sensor that a picture was taken, and that would be about it. You couldn't identify the intruder. There are other interesting features available. email notification that a picture was taken. sharing of the website so others can see, but this brings up a potential problem: The camera is designed for very long (up to 6 months) of battery life, BUT, every time you load the web page, it actually turns on the camera and takes a picture! That's not obvious until you read the help on the website (that's the only place to find documentation, so I suggest going through the entire help section of the website). If you use the iPhone app, the camera is operating in real time, sending 15 fps video. That will kill the battery fast. Also loading the website and leaving it up will keep the camera on. Sharing the page with your friend, and then HE leaves the page up and walks away from his computer, will also leave the camera on. Overall, I felt like a beta tester for a new product. What's even weirder is, I found a bunch of reviews on another site for this product before Netgear bought them, so it's a mature product that's been around for a while, so why does it have so many weird quirks like it was just released in beta? Summary: low resolution, blurry pictures, neat technology that sort of works, motion sensor stills but not video, slow and buggy website, monthly fee to use advanced features. Just too much to not like about it for the price.

Pros: Works! Upgraded my PS4 to 1TB. Woo!

Cons: none

Overall Review: I put this in my PS4, upgrading the existing 500GB drive. (I put that one in my PS3). Upgrading a PS4 is super-easy. You don't even backup the existing drive (everything gets installed from the cloud after you login the first tme with the new drive). SUPER IMPORTANT TIP: When you get the PS4UPDATE.PUP file from Sony, you need the 795MB version. There is a 202MB version which is the "update", but you can't use that one for a fresh install. Make sure you have the 795MB version. They have the SAME FILENAME which makes it tricky. Also, you have to get the version you were on (or newer) before you removed the drive. Somehow the PS4 knows what version was on the drive you removed (it's stored in BIOS somehow). Otherwise, follow the instructions. The flash drive (or USB hard drive works also) has to be formatted FAT32. The folder structure and filename have to be upper-case, like this: \PS4\UPDATE. You can have the PS3 folder on the same hard drive, that's fine. Also, you can use a Mac to download the files, just make sure the drive that has the files is formatted FAT32. I have a 300GB USB hard drive that has \PS3\UPDATE\PS3UPDAT.PUP, \PS3\EXPORT, and \PS4\UPDATE\PS4UPDATE.PUP all on the same drive. (Export is used on PS3, on which you DO have to backup and then restore). If you do a PS3, the PS3UPDAT.PUP (yes, there is no E) is the SAME for upgrading or replacing), and it's also around 200MB. Summary: PS4: No backup needed. Get PS4UPDATE.PUP that is 795MB, not the 202MB version used for updating existing systems. PS3: Backup and Restore required. Get PS3UPDAT.PUP, which is 200MB and there is only one version. Also, most online benchmarks indicate that a SSD hard drive is not a good upgrade on a PS4, as there is very little performance gain. Better to get THIS drive and get 1TB for under a Benjamin. Good luck!

Pros: They work. They sound pretty good. Lightweight. Pairs with little effort. On iPhone, supports next, previous, play, pause for music and hang up, ignore, redial for phone. No wires!

Cons: The microUSB cable that it comes with says "charge only" (it's not a data cable). Well guess what? It didn't even do that! It wouldn't charge with that little cable, so I threw the cable out. (It did charge fine with a standard microUSB cable that I had on my desk). They don't fold up, and no carrying case so they could get damaged in a backpack pretty easily. (that's a design flaw, not a con, but non-folding headphones tend to have a shorter half-life than folding headphones in my extensive experience with headphones).

Overall Review: The volume up/down is for the headphones only and doesn't adjust the volume on the phone itself. The other reviewer correctly identified that the pads are toed-in to fit on your head, and I find that works well to make them fit. But that does make it so you have to put left on left, right on right. But that's their design decision. Got this on a shell shocker so it was a good deal. I used them to make a few test calls on my iPhone and the mic works fine but you do have to speak up since the mic is on the ear piece. (this can make you sound like a crazy homeless person, so keep that in mind when talking on the phone while walking down the street). The plastic seems cheap like they could break pretty easily especially when tossed into a backback, and they don't fold or otherwise offer a way to be protected. For now, they have replaced my wired Sennheisser PX 100-IIi although I keep those in my backpack in case the battery is dead or they decide to break (the PX 100 fold and come with a thick carrying bag). I'd say they compare in sound, weight and comfort to the PX 100-IIi folding headphones, although the Sennheissers have that fake muffled bass that I don't like. The Philips are "crisper" sounding, actually. Conclusion: As long as they keep working (and don't break) I'm happy with a real, working, bluetooth headphone and mic combination, and these are my daily "listen at work" headphones.

Pros: Day 1: so far so good. It's working, its a refurbed unit with a refurb sticker, refurb 30 day warranty card. The remainder of this review concerns the amp in particular, not the refurb part. The On screen display is an improvement over the STRDH700 that this replaced. It's easier to go through the settings on a tv rather than the 1 line display on the amp. Feature rich. Clean display without the typical icons of an amp (speakers in particular).

Cons: There is no way to disable the OSD when you adjust volume, so during a movie a little number shows up on the screen as you adjust volume, I hate that. Set the HDMI audio output to AMP only (instead of AMP+TV), or the amp will force audio to 2.0 no matter the source (5.1 or 7.1 or whatevs). (see other thoughts).

Overall Review: I had a scare, the amp would shut down after 2 seconds. Turns out it was a 1 foot long HDMI cable that I was using to go to a HDMI splitter that sends the signal to 2 devices simulaneously (TV and Projector). I never had that happen, but the amp did NOT like the 1 foot HDMI cable. Replacing it with a 6 foot cable that came with the PS4 and everything works. I set my PS4 to DTS (instead of Linear PCM) so the amp does 5.1. Otherwise, the PS4 sends 7.1 to the amp. But since this amp is only 5.1, Linear PCM would probably work and the amp will blend the 4 surround channels into 2. I'll have to test that. Same with the PS3, I unchecked Linear PCM 7.1 output to prevent all the channels from going over to the receiver but that might not be necessary. I tested 3d passthrough and it works (that was the reason for purchase). Also tested HDMI standby passthrough (PS4, PS3 and Apple TV to TV, with amp off). That works also, which is neat to use because it sends sound to the TV. This is a better alternative than the AMP+TV setting that messes with sound. They should remove the AMP+TV option (which causes audio to be 2.0) and if you want to use your TV speakers just turn the amp off, then passthrough sends audio to the TV. When you turn the amp on, no more sound to TV as the AMP only setting sends audio to the speakers. PS4 forums are filling up with complaints about Sony amps only outputting 2.0 sound, and it's always because the HDMI Audio is set to AMP+TV. The only thing I don't like is the little volume number that lingers on the screen when I change volume during a movie. There should be a way to turn that off but I looked at every menu option and can't find it. The auto sound level adjustment is amazing, it is able to detect the distance to each speaker to the inch. Really neat to see and hear it in action. As this is a refurb, I only have 30 days to make sure everything works, but so far so good. I'll write again if it dies prematurely. I tested every input including ipod USB support. Time will tell, but the thing arrived with no fingerprints or any visual wear and tear at all, and it came with all the peripherals (fm and am antenna, mic for auto adjustment, manua, remote (but no batteries).

Pros: Works in Mac Mini Late 2012 model. Specifically, model MD387LL/A, which is the 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz) with 3MB L3 cache. Came with 4GB originally (2x2GB).

Cons: none

Overall Review: Saves a few bucks from memory that specially mentions Apple in the description. In casual use, I don't see a huge difference between the 4GB and the 16GB on my mac Mini. But now I'm maxed out so one less thing to perseverate over. I don't use photoshop or Lightbox, which would probably benefit the most from 16GB.