Pros: The metric to use when buying an SSD is iops/$. An $85 HDD nets about 0.7 iops/$. The X25-M nets about 56 iops/$. On a cost-per-GB basis, an SSD makes no sense. But for general system performance, they are an absolute STEAL. Pair it with a cost-effective 1000 GB HDD and you get the best of both worlds for only $300. I picked up two of these drives when they dropped to $220; one for myself and one for my wife. On Win7 64-bit I'm getting 230 MB/sec sequential reads and < 0.1 msec access times. Everything loads extremely quickly now. Resuming from Sleep takes 2 seconds versus about 15 seconds for my HDD. The drives are tiny - much smaller than I expected.

Cons: 1) The drives shipped with the 02HA firmware, which I updated to 02HD before putting any data on them. The 02HA firmware has known problems and the firmware update software requires the use of a CD/DVD burner. You can easily extract the update utility and place it on a USB boot disk, but Intel should provide the ability to update the firmware more easily - either in Windows with a required reboot to activate or by providing a tool to create a USB boot disk directly. 2) The OEM version does not come with a cable or a mounting bracket, so you'll need to make sure you have an extra SATA cable. I wasn't concerned about the mounting bracket because the drive has no moving parts and my case never gets moved.

Pros: Works in my 2008 Core2 Duo system well. I was able to get it running on a 500 watt PSU, although I had to underclock it first. I picked up this GPU to pair it with a new monitor that requires dual-link DVI. I will be upgrading my PSU so I can clock it normally.

Cons: System reboots rather than recovers when powering up beyond capacity on a 500w power supply.

Pros: Great upgrade for a system with an under-powered power supply. The modular cable connections are great - less mess in a cramped case. The improvement for cable management is actually quite desirable: once you've used a PSU like this one you won't want to go back. Overall I've been very happy with this PSU. I definitely recommend it!

Cons: Some case and power supply combo deals are cheaper than just this PSU.