Joined on 11/14/04
An Excellent Upgrade

Pros: Well, it allows a three year old Dell 8250 (P4 3.06 HT) to run Windows Vista with ease. Took system "Windows Vista Experience Rating" from 1 to 4.2. Rating only goes to 5 on Vista scale. Can use all Vista enhancements (including Aero and tranparencies) with no problem.
Cons: None
Overall Review: Great solution for video upgrade for an AGP board. In my opinion, ATI cards are the best.
Not A Good Keyboard

Pros: There really aren't any as it does not work. Oh, NewEgg, as usual shipped very fast, and when I had trouble with it outside of the normal refund period, still took care of me. Guess, that qualifies?
Cons: Unlike prior MS Hardware I have owned, this is a piece of junk. The keys have a very rough "touch" and the space key is very loud and does not go down smoothly at all. The "N" key only works about 25 percent of the time. See other reviews as I am not the only one with this problem.
Overall Review: Very disappointed in the quality. I opted for a Logitech Keyboard to replace and it is far superior. MS has some work to do on hardware.
Very Nice Drive--So Far

Pros: Great storage space, good price.
Cons: As an OEM product, no software or cables. But, this should be obvious to any buyer as it is OEM.
Overall Review: Most systems--except custom builds--already have cables--so the cons aren't usually an issue. Just make sure that you have all you need before you buy. Also, WDs website walks you through install and format, so the software issue is no biggie is you are somewhat tech savvy. Some folks have said these drives have been DOA or fail early--can't speak to long-term, but so far so good and it is under a warranty. I'd buy again. The price is right.
It's Cheap, It's Works

Pros: It is the best and least expensive way to keep an "aging" system up-to-date.
Cons: None
Overall Review: It is very easy to install and works fine. Good price.
Excellent Backup Power

Pros: Provides sufficient power to shut down system safely with a power outage--in fact software does it for you. Am running high-end power monster and it only pulls about 1/3 of rated power for the unit. And, about 20 minutes of battery use.
Cons: None
Overall Review: 36 month warranty. Also, it is best to follow APCs recomendations and only use battery for critical devices--monitor, system and any external drives--so as to have maximum battery life. This is not a device to run you computer during power outages, but to protect system and deal with the occasional power "burp". Price is good for what it does and, with this unit, you have more power than is "needed" and more is always better.
Saved My Keester

Pros: Well-made, compact and very easy to set up. Works well as a total system backup in Vista OS and is plug and play. Flexible with both SATA and IDE. All needed cases and material come in the box.
Cons: None. A great product from a leader in this field. Very cool enclosure. Just what you'd expect.
Overall Review: Two days after install of this product, I had a OS corruption issue. All other efforts to restore system failed. But, I had used this product and an IDE HD to do a full system backup of the OS. This is a new feature of Vista. I just popped in my DVD of the OS. Told it to go to this drive and restore and in about 30 minutes all (AND I DO MEAN ALL) my system was back up and running as normal. Otherwise, it would have been hours of disk flopping to get back to normal. Well worth the money even if you never have to use. Peace of mind is priceless!