Joined on 09/28/07
More features than I could ever use

Pros: Installation instructions were simple and straightforward, but even better, the Router's admin panel has complete help along the side for each menu item and option. If that's not enough, the disk provided has a great PDF with even more help. If you're an amateur, you really don't need to set much as the basic features just work, but if you're like me, you'll be going through the admin screens and saying "ohh, it does this TOO?" Bottom line though, after the quick setup, I was connected to the internet without much work to do on my part. All I really needed was the dual-band wireless networking and the Gigabit switch and I found them to work well. The wireless range was only slightly better than my existing Cable modem, but I plan on upgrading the antennas to a larger size as the WDR4300 allows for that. Two wireless networks, named appropriately (2.4 and 5GHz), show up on my wireless devices. Gigabit networking speeds were on par with my old popular name-brand gigabit switch so I'm happy. I transferred a few 10 Gig movies back and forth as well as some directories full of smaller files and while I didn't time the transfers down to the millisecond, the copies were within a few seconds of my name-brand switch. I did go exploring almost all of the cool new features and found myself playing with the FTP server and BAM, it worked without any real setup once I popped in a USB stick and selected which files to share. Shared files popped up both in a Filezilla GUI and browser alike. Parental controls allow you to pick when a specific MAC address has access to the web and let you even set which sites are approved. Great if you have kids, IMHO. Another piece of software such as netnanny might be eliminated if your needs are basic. The Guest Network feature was especially cool in that you can allow others to access your wireless network and restrict the times and days of the week they have access. You can even limit the slice of bandwidth they can use so you don't have to worry about sharing your network with bandwidth hogs. Standard configuration options such as NAT translation tables are there. You can choose from 3 Dynamic DNS servers if your IP changes and you want to access your home network over the web. Of course setup is intuitive. If you like flashing lights and want to know what your router's doing, the front panel has lights for everything: power, both wireless networks, 4 gigabit connections, internet, and WPS status while you're adding a new WPS device. The price is really good...on par with the major name brands, but with more features. I usually stick with well-known name brands, but I've got to say that TP-LINK is really trying and done a great job with this one. This is my first review as an Eggxpert, but I'm glad it helped me step out of the box and see what other name brands are out there and doing well.
Cons: Wireless range could be better, but you can change each of the 3 antennas if you need to due to the removable antenna whips. Lots of flashing blue lights may call for a piece of black electrical tape if you find the brightness distracting. Perhaps a dimming switch or option would help.
Overall Review: The box claims that TP-Link has 24/7 technical support, so I decided to call at 12:30 in the morning on a Thursday. I was shocked when a live person actually picked up and was ready to help me with a tech problem. A BIOS update was quick and painless too as I found the update file quickly on TP-Link's server easily. I didn't really have any problems, but I decided to test the feature. I remember the days when you were scared of bricking your device with complicated BIOS updates, but this one was quick and simple. Build is sturdy and solid, unit is cool to the touch after days of use. TP-Link offers a 2 year warranty, just in case, which is comforting.
Bought it a year ago for $80...wait for prices to go down again

Pros: Still running great, and very fast. But theres is no excuse for the price to more than double.
Cons: They build all hard drives in one place? That's ridiculous. The con here is that if I have to replace it or add more of this model I have to pay their inflated prices.
Overall Review: I hope these drives fail and the HD manufacturers have to eat the cost of RMAing them. Maybe then they will learn their lesson of building them in the cheapest possible location.
Great monitor but DO NOT use included Displayport cable or you will experience blackouts

Pros: Great monitor, amazing picture
Cons: I experienced the well-documented blackout every 60 seconds that many others are reporting. After much research I found that the included Displayport cable is to blame. Here's what happened. 1. ordered monitor from Newegg, hooked up with included DP cable 2. After 3 days exactly, monitor started blacking out for 4 seconds in 60 second intervals. 3. RMA'd monitor to Newegg and got replacement 4. Used included DP cable and after 3 days got blackouts again. Hooked up with HDMI cable and got no blackouts...hmmm 5. Ordered 2 meter Displayport cable for $15 that supports DP1.4 8K 60Hz, Vesa Certified. 6. Hooked up new DP cable and monitor works great for 2 weeks now.
Overall Review: LG cheaped out on the Displayport cable. If you get issues, just buy the best quality DP cable you can find and make sure it is Vesa Certified. They're only $15. And keep it 2 meters or less if you can. Only 4 stars because the cable included is not sufficient. I think they burn out after about 30 hours of use. I went through 2 of them on 2 different monitors.
Alexa cannot control both sockets independently

Pros: - Can control both switches via the Smart Life app independently. - very compact
Cons: - Alexa sees the switch as one device so she turns both sockets on and off together. You can only control the sockets one at a time through the Smart Life app,l and not Alexa -wifi signal not as strong with this device
Overall Review: Perhaps the device needs a software update, but I really chose this plug because I wanted ONE device that had 2 separate sockets that I could control through Alexa. That's not what I got. I have this device a few feet from a TP Link socket. The TP Link gets wifi signal without a problem, but the Avatar is intermittent.
Great 4K TV for what I paid

Pros: - Great price -4K - no extra Smart TV clutter
Cons: - 1 stuck pixel (white) - thin plastic for the VESA mount - would not make a good computer monitor for reading text
Overall Review: I got this TV a week after Black Friday at a great price. This review is after 3 days. I watch it through my computer and I don't use the speakers on the TV at all. I have no use for Smart TV functions. I had never heard of Atyme before but I rolled the dice for $187. I came out a winner as this is a great picture. I previously rolled the dice on an LG 4K TV which had awful light bleed on the edges and then 2 large light grey stripes when the picture was all black (that TV was returned). The Atyme doesn't have any noticeable light bleed and none of the bright areas on an all black screen. Sure it's not an OLED TV. I use the Atyme as a secondary computer monitor right next to my 39" Seiki. The Seiki displays text great, but the Atyme not so much. I can put up email for an overall view, but as for reading full documents or spreadsheets, it's a strain on the eyes. There's one pixel stuck on, but I don't notice it unless I'm looking for it. With so many pixels and such small pixels, its not a factor. So for certain uses, this TV is great - don't expect it to do the world..but then again, you didn't pay much for it. Thank you Newegg and Atyme for a great deal.
Beware the onboard network controller:Killer E2500

Pros: A good board, no major issues
Cons: Since building this machine with Wndows10 I have had slow internet connections and frequent VPN connections. After updating to the latest Killer E2500 NIC driver I still had issues.
Overall Review: I purchased a genuine Intel network card and my internet issues went away. I should have known to stay away from boards with Intel NICs. Don't let my mistake be yours.