Joined on 08/14/08
Big and Bright

Pros: - No dead pixels - HDMI to DVI cable included - Good price for the size - Stand tilts
Cons: - Buttons are hidden underneath the bezel; have to feel and memorize positions for screen adjustments
Overall Review: As mentioned elsewhere in another review, using HDMI does not fill out the screen initially. You need to use the ATI Catalyst or nVidia equivalent and adjust the overscan to get rid of the black borders. The brightness defaults to 100%, so I had to reduce it to 75% to keep from getting eye fatigue. Now it looks great. Have two Hanns-G monitors at work and no problems with this brand for the past 3 years. I was debating paying $10 more for the 25" model, but reviews on that unit were unfavorable.
Perfect Rice Every Time

Pros: - Perfect size for small family - Cooks perfectly every time - Outside stays cool during cooking
Cons: None at all.
Overall Review: This is our daily rice cooker and works exactly as described. Would recommend to other rice lovers.
Finally installed on new hard drive

Pros: Skipped Vista entirely so I upgraded from XP. I like all the built in features...with XP, I had used third party free software to emulate the Vista and Win7 look and features, but now this is the real deal. No blue screens or driver or software incompatibilities, other than the one exception below.
Cons: Had initial installation problems where it would shut down in the middle of the process. Was using a Caviar Green 750GB I had purchased new in July 09. Thought I wasted $50 on this OS. Then I bought a Caviar Black 640GB, cloned XP, did the custom upgrade and went through without a hitch. Using EasyWorship 2007 software that locks up, otherwise everything else I normally use seems to run well.
Overall Review: I have 3 PCs at home but only upgraded one so far... even at $150 for the 3-pack it's still expensive for my family's budget. I don't see the need to spend for Windows 7 when my other two XP machines are fine. I would hope they would price the family pack in the range of $60, but historically Microsoft has never brought down their prices over the years (XP Home Upgrade has been $90-$100 ever since its initial release until now). I only sprung for this price at $50 back in June when they ran their special pre-release deals.
Fast, Silent, Reliable

Pros: - Fast, replaced 750GB Green Caviar as my primary drive - For $50, can't touch this deal - Not loud as others make it out to be - Was able to install Windows7 upgrade. Would not install on my aforementioned Caviar Green drive
Cons: None whatsoever
Overall Review: I cloned my Green drive to this Black drive, clean-installed Windows7 no problem... Western Digital website is offering free Acronis Backup software for this purpose. Green 750GB is now backup drive with XP still on it so I can dual boot. Package was bare consisting only of the hard drive in bubble wrap, but that's all I needed. Had spare SATA cables available to complete installation. All my drives are Western Digital, and haven't had any issues over the years. Newegg priced it right and shipped within a week. Can't report anything negative about this store!
Gigantic and Silent

Pros: - Silent. Large 120mm fan spins inside the cooling fins - Cheap. Got it for single digits after rebate at ZZF - Fins clear the top of my tall Patriot Viper RAM
Cons: Could not lock down upper left mounting clip, there's no way to snake your fingers down to reach it due to its size. I'm hoping the other three clips will support it.
Overall Review: Not a fan of oversized coolers, but at the price I found it for it was cheaper than a generic or no-name brand. I'm happy that it fit my Antec-300 case with maybe a centimeter to spare. Did not use included thermal paste; got Arctic Silver 5 instead. Would recommend if you can find it cheap, you want a quiet cooler, and you have a large enough case.
Good Basic Firewire

Pros: - Cheap - Plugged in my camcorder and it worked - Cheaper than upgrading to a MOBO with firewire built in
Cons: Had to pay for shipping.
Overall Review: Does what it says. I run XP-SP3 and no problems at all.