Joined on 12/01/04
Excellent capacity, performance and price.
Pros: This is my go-to, no need to think about it, system drive these days. At 1/2 terabyte it is excellent for the OS (usually Linux/Centos but not always) and various home directories that occassionally need to accomodate large datasets. In general, serious work is done to/from other drives (usually also SSDs) of larger capacity. At less than $100 what is there to complain about?
Cons: None that I know of.
Overall Review: I have owned many Samsung SSDs and several of the Samsung 860 EVO series in particular and I have never had a problem (knock on wood).
Unable to make work
Pros: I much prefer this motherboard to the ASROCK one. Simpler power and all the features I need.
Cons: Will not get beyond the DIMM error on the board. Never get to the two digit code LCDs.
Overall Review: - I do recommend this motherboard if you can get a working version. Be sure to use qualified memory from the gigabyte site.
Didnt Work
Pros: None
Cons: Dead on Arrival
Overall Review: Did not work. Not worth sending back.
PS/2 Mouse Read Carefully
Pros: None
Cons: Its for the Ps/2 not USB
Overall Review: Not what I wanted. One must read carefully.
A modern up to date GPU that fits into a single PCIe slot
Pros: I wanted a modern GPU that supported various output formats and fit into one slot. Mostly it is used for 2D and only occassionally for 3D. The performance is fine for that purpose.
Cons: None that I know of.
Overall Review: I use this card as a general tool in my studio. Whenever I am building a new system, this is usually the card that goes into it.
An excellent way to retrofit an M.2 SSD to a system
Pros: I wanted to use a 1/2 TB Samsung SSD with several different motherboards that did not have a working M.2 slot. This worked first time and every time I have used it.
Cons: None that I know of.
Overall Review: There seems to be something about this form factor that causes manufacturers to design products that dont hold the card in well. In this case, the problem was trivially solved with an all-purpose plastic wire tie.