Joined on 09/13/08
Great Home Server CPU
Pros: Great for a Home Server system. Handles the 6 computers on my home network along with simple web hosting. Price/Performance can't be beat. First Intel CPU I have ever bought and im happy.
Cons: For $20 more I should have bought the new Nehalem CPU.
Overall Review: Would buy again and again for budget home servers!
Dose the job.
Pros: Cheap and short
Cons: I ordered a bunch of these cables to cut in half to be able to wire a home network that had bare taps only. Come to find out, the wires were so small in the cable that the crimp blades would not pierce the insulation.
Great Little Switch
Pros: Cheap, Small, 16 Ports
Cons: Other then on initial power up it put off a huge electromagnetic field that set off my voltage testers in my work bag for a few seconds, none.
Overall Review: Great Switch for when you need to work in a small Smart Home Panel with absolutely no room in it even for your hands.
Great Server Board BUT
Pros: Great Board for the Price. Love having 6 4Pin fan connectors on-board. Also the built-in raid system is SWEET and easy to setup.
Cons: Only Had one problem. The On-Board LAN was DOA. Well not completely. It worked enough to send me through loops for days. After many cups of coffee and many web sites I decided to check the MAC address. Zeros across the board. Through in a PCI Network card and using that ever since.
Overall Review: I would buy this board again and again but Ill just buy a Network card as a backup. You wont be disappointed with this Motherboard.
Would Buy Again and Again
Pros: This is an EXCELLENT drive. I use it on my laptop and remote systems for Final Cut Pro 7. Also use it for live VJing at concerts and raves. Has excellent Read rate. I can steam 6 1080i videos at the same time over Firewire 800. Also is really nice that it is BUS powered.
Cons: None to serious. The LED on it is wickedly bright. I haft to put some tape over it when working in low light or shows.
Overall Review: Been thing about buying another one as a Time Machine drive.
Mac Pro Tower good to go
Pros: Matches the exact RAM Apple sent with it. Runs at low temp even when at maximum load for 8 hours strait.
Cons: none to report