Joined on 02/17/03
born-again-geek

Pros: This is my 4th case I've bought and it's by far the best case I've ever worked on. These guys have certainly done their homework in terms of addressing the needs of PC builders. It's simple, no-frills, yet very attractive with its brushed aluminum finish. It comes with a bunch of cord-organizing features, sound-dampening rubber washers for hard drives and it's spacious for all components. Plus, I'm all about 120mm fans. There are well-placed firewire/USB/headphone jacks on the top of the case, which is very accessible when it's on the floor.
Cons: Case material is a bit thin, but noise levels are very low. I'm running a E8400 w/stock fan, XFX 9500 GT, Rosewill 500w variable speed PSU and one hard drive. The two 120mm aren't very loud either. Aside from the noise, I can imagine the side panels bending easily. Be careful when handling it, especially when you're bunching the cables behind the mobo tray.
Overall Review: I reversed the rear fan so it blows into the case, creating positive pressure. I'm pretty adamant about dust getting in the case, so I added a filter to the fan. The front fan comes with a filter, which is a bonus. If you're using this case as a hard-core gaming rig, then you'll probably want to buy better fans. Otherwise, it suits my needs.
Terrible product

Pros: ...
Cons: I don't know where to begin. I run 3 wifi devices here and they get great signal strength, even in the basement. Why can't this get a decent signal when the router is 15 feet away?? I also can't seem to get it to connect half the time. And when it does, it take anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute to reconnect. Plus, I get no more than 18mbps. After messing with this, I went with and old D-****, which worked great.
Overall Review: You guys make GREAT mobos... how about sticking to those?
solid keyboard

Pros: I've used dozens of keyboards and they felt flimsy/plastic-y. None of them compared to this one. I'm a fan of chicklet keyboards; it allows me to type faster and smoother, but I supposed that's very subjective given how polarized the reviews are. As for aesthetics, you can't get more minimalist than this. I'm a fan of a lot of Logitech keyboards, but a lot of them seem to be unnecessarily bulky and not very streamlined. The aluminum gives it a very solid feel.
Cons: Edges of individual keys can be a pain to clean. The same can probably be said about any keyboard in the market, but given that the keys are white, stains and dirt is more noticeable. Cable is too short, but I guess that's what the extension is for (duh!). Also, not as much a con than a gripe, but I wish they made this keyboard into a wireless version. The current bluetooth Apple keyboard doesn't have the extra keys (arrows, num pad, etc) and I'm not a fan of that. In either case, the cons aren't bad enough to reduce the rating; the functionality outweighs any cosmetic gripes.
Overall Review: The activation of the caps-lock key puzzled me for a few seconds, but any half-wit doing a google search for 10 seconds would be able to figure out why it seems like it's not working half the time.
Died after a week

Pros: built-in touchpad and responsive keys
Cons: feels very cheap, and doesn't seems WAY too expensive for what it is. Most importantly, it died after a week.
O M G it's fast

Pros: I tested it using a 100mb file. It wrote to the drive in less than 6 seconds. I tested a cheaper 2GB stick and took 35 seconds. Huge difference. Read speed.. 3 seconds. Great buy.
Cons: None so far. I've only had it for a day.
Awesome CPU, but HATE the pushpins

Pros: Major upgrade from my 1.83ghz core duo on the macbook pro, so this feels WAY faster. Running on Gigabyte UD3R + 4b G.Skill ram, so it's a great machine.
Cons: I can't seem to push all the heatsink pushpins all the way into the mobo. With the cpu attached, it sits too high. It's my first LGA 775 setup so not sure if it's the fault of the heatsink or mobo. But either case, the cheap-feeling plastic pushpins makes me feel uneasy. I think I'll invest in an aftermarket fan. Probably better off in the long run. Plus, none of the pushpins are in all the way- they're just tight enough for the heatsink to stay attached. I have a bad feeling it's going to fall off soon. Yes, I am asking for trouble.