Pros: * Powerful, easy to use user interface * Very quiet * Low power usage * Runs Linux under the hood, so power users can customize it * Fantastic media organizer & DLNA server * Wide variety of officially provided packages, including Apache HTTPD, dovecot, postfix, cloud servers, GitLab, MariaDB, and more

Cons: * GUIs for configuring some servers (Apache, postfix, dovecot, etc.) are pretty bare-bones; they'll be fine for the average user, but users with more complex needs will have to edit config files by hand... but at least you CAN edit them by hand, so any experienced sysadmin will be able to figure it out. * The custom Linux distribution provides ash as the shell and only has vi (not vim) as a text editor. Bah!

Overall Review: I bought this to replace an aging hand-assembled server running Ubuntu that I was using as a NAS, and I love it. I've got 3x 3 TB HDDs in a RAID5 and a 240 GB SSD as a cache, and I can get read/write speeds of over 100 MB/s on my gigabit network, so it's probably maxing out the link. The GUI does a great job of monitoring system performance and is very customizable when comes to setting up notifications for updates and security events. It supports pretty much any protocol you could want to use to copy files -- SFTP, SMB, AFS, NFS, and more -- and has very detailed permission control for managing users and groups. You can even join it to a Windows or LDAP domain if you have one. The part that I'm most impressed with is the DLNA server, honestly. I've spent a long time looking for a package that had a good GUI for allowing multiple users to manage a central library, import existing playlists, construct new ones (including smart playlists), and stream the content to remote clients, and until now I had never found one I was satisfied with. Plex comes close, except it requires a subscription fee to use its advanced features, and it can only import iTunes playlists, which is worthless because nobody in my house uses iTunes. This unit does everything I wanted and more; I have no reservations about calling it "totally sweet."

Pros: Looks nice. The ability to switch between inputs is also nice, and the ability to program it to work with any remote worked perfectly.

Cons: I bought this to replace another switch I had because one of its inputs broke; the picture quality of systems plugged into this switch, however, is noticeably worse. I've got a Wii, PS2, and 360 all hooked up through it, and the picture quality for all of them is slightly blurry when compared to my other switch or being plugged in with no switch in the middle.

Overall Review: The degradation in picture quality isn't bad enough that I'm going to throw this out and buy a new switch, but I wouldn't recommend this one to people who are looking at other options.

Pros: It's nice and lightweight compared to other 3.5" drives.

Cons: Dead on arrival. Tried it in two different computers and an external docks and it would only click a few times and then spin down. I've been working with WD to RMA it, but it's been five days and they haven't shipped a replacement yet.

Overall Review: Statistically it's probably just a fluke, but this is the first drive I've ever ordered that was DOA.

Pros: Very small card; Windows 7 recognized it without installing any drivers; works in Linux, too.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This card installed quickly and without any problems. I think it came with a driver disc, but I never even had to get it out. I can't comment on the range because I'm only maybe 20 feet from the router, but I've got a strong signal and have had no problems at all so far.

Pros: The batteries last practically forever; it's very accurate and very comfortable; all of the buttons are positioned nicely.

Cons: I bought one of these and loved it for about eight months, at which point the mouse buttons began failing; sometimes they wouldn't recognize clicks at all, more often they would always register a double click, making it impossible to single-click. Searching around, I found out that this is a common problem, and I got it replaced under Logitech's warranty. The second mouse also worked fine... for about six months. Then it had the same problem. It's practically unusuable now, and I'm not going to bother to get another.

Overall Review: It's a great mouse if you don't mind having to replace it regularly due to hardware failures. I'm trying to find a different model that I like as much but is a bit more reliable.

Pros: This is a pretty nice case. It looks good and it is surprisingly roomy inside and easy to work in. The double-decker design works very well.

Cons: Despite that this is a MicroATX case, it uses a standard ATX power supply. As other people have mentioned, the power supply area is pretty cramped; make sure that your PSU is no longer than 140mm in depth if you want it to fit comfortably. Also, there seems to be no way to turn off the backlight for the front LCD panel without internally unplugging the panel; this is a bit annoying if you're building a media center PC that will be sitting prominently in your entertainment center.