Joined on 12/09/03
Best for Archive

Pros: Very reliable platform vs all other USB drives.
Cons: Would love to see them cheaper, but you have to pay for the aluminum and machining that goes into making it.
Overall Review: No USB drive lasts more than max 10 years, replace them every 3-5 years like a HDD.
I bought 2 of these, one is dead on arrival. RMA was dead on arrival. The other one works. WTH?

Pros: Has all the bells and whistles you want from a performance HDD.
Cons: Such an expensive and high end item should never be DoA, and to have the RMA replacement DOA is just nuts. Still working with WD Advanced RMA service - thank goodness for that at the least.
Overall Review: No.
Good, but lacks a 16PIN 12VHPWR connector need for RTX 3090 and 40 series Graphics Cards.

Pros: Nice PSU, quiet, I expect good things from ASUS.
Cons: This does not come with a PSU 16PIN 12VHPWR connector that is needed for the following cards: Several NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series and RTX 3090 Ti graphics cards utilize the 16-pin 12VHPWR power connector. Specifically, this includes the RTX 4070, RTX 4080, RTX 4090, and the RTX 3090 Ti.
Overall Review: DON"T BUY THIS: Surprisingly disappointing with this PSU because it doesn't come with a 16-pin 12VHPWR connector needed for 30 and 40 series cards listed above. I called Asus asking for an adapter, the C.S. rep would not offer an adapter cable because it was not included with the PSU and not missing. Well, what the heck, It SHOULD come with one, we need it, it's less than $20. When transferred to sales, they wouldn't offer one either, and didn't have one for sale. I spent $150 for this, and they can't include an adapter, or offer one? Having no choice, I purchased an adapter on AMZN for Corsair PSU - BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ONE FOR ASUS! ASUS adapter cables are proprietary now and not universal? This is ridiculous! The shape of the pins on the PSU side are not exact, so I made it fit, and it works fine. I once called Antec for a bad wire on the computer case, they sent me a whole case wiring harness for free. Is ASUS the suck now? Is this revenge against US customers because of Trump's Fascist Tariffs on their country? Propriety adapters, no customer service effort, just very disappointed, I'll look for a different brand next time.
Basic Model - Not Great

Pros: So far, very nice and clear picture. I have a VK266H that is the same size screen-estate, this picture is better. It included a bunch of cables. DVI to HDMI, HDMI to Display Port, power cable, audio cable, even the old VGA to VGA cable; odd that one, because there is no VGA or DVI port on the monitor.
Cons: The menu selection buttons to power on or do any monitor setting/adjustment are backwards, in that you have to reach under to the back side of the monitor to hit the buttons - very stupid. There is a removal ruler sized panel on the back of the monitor covering the plug ports. You really can't access the ports with the panel on, so you take it off and never put it back - so why include it in the first place? The model of the monitor is no where on the front to tell you what it is. This monitor was just not well thought out in design, unusual for ASUS.
Overall Review: It has HDMI and Display Port - but no DVI. It couldn't cost that much to add the port, they should have. I got this on sale for Christmas, not a bad purchase. I would tell you to look at other ASUS models with the buttons on the front.
Good Enough

Pros: Was simple, and price was the lowest around for the same thing.
Cons: None