Pros: Seems fast enough ... I'm sure the 32mb buffer helps. Cool to the touch even during formatting and file transfers. With the space afforded by this drive, I was able to remove two others from my system (a 250g Sata 1, and a 500g Sata 2)... cutting down the load on my power supply as well as reduce heat within the case. I don't regret purchasing it one bit.

Cons: 750 gigs for $59, and it's Western Digital--I can't find a thing not to like about it.

Overall Review: I bought this drive before I confirmed that it was 5400 rpm, but I let the order stand; since I have a number of space hungry machines in the house, I can always use another drive. Instead, when it arrived I installed it in my main machine, to replace an almost new but very marginal (according to S.M.A.R.T.) 7200 *S* boot drive ... I was not liking the idea of having that boot drive fail at all. Honestly, this WD drive so far has given me quiet, solid performance, and I really don't notice much difference between it and the 7200.11 it replaced. My games still reside on a separate (good) 7200 rpm drive ... this one is purely Windows and data storage, and it fulfills that role very well.

Pros: Works

Cons: Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years DON'T buy this power supply based on warranty. This company does not stand behind its products. Mine was bought from Newegg, is still in warranty and is now deader than a doornail after failing to start up one morning, and because they no longer make that exact model, Xigmatek will neither fix nor replace it.

Overall Review: I had always thought well of Xigmatek, enough to buy a number of their products over the past several years. And any company that fronts a 3-5 year warranty must mean it, right? Is the fact that they no longer make that exact model enough to get them off the hook? I don't think so.

Pros: Fast, cool, quiet... and there is no comparison in graphic detail with my old 5870. This card is just a little over 1/2 the size, runs 40 deg cooler, and I can't hear it even with the fans boosted (though I have no real reason to run it that way now). This thing hasn't broken a sweat yet.

Cons: None that I can see or imagine.

Overall Review: I'm embarrassed to say I paid far more for my old card than I did for this one ... and it still works. Just not nearly as fast or as well. But at this price (on sale with a rebate), after seeing this card run, I don't regret the purchase one little bit.

Pros: Bright, clear sound for music, with great EAX support for gaming. No muffling, crackling or hissing ... just an all-around impressive all-around card, and an excellent value for the money.

Cons: Can't think of any, for the card itself. But the truth is, no matter how much I like dealing with Newegg, I did get a better price on the card elsewhere (with rebate and free shipping).

Overall Review: I loved my old M-Audio Revolution, but with the sad driver situation, the time came on my last machine upgrade when I decided it was time we parted ways. I decided to use onboard until I decided on a new card, which ... worked okay, I guess ... but wasn't even close to the clarity I was used to, no matter how I tweaked it. This Xonar is leaps and bounds ahead of onboard, and is surprisingly close to matching my old card, with far better game compatibility and excellent 3d sound. The software that comes with is light, full-featured and easy to use. I'm impressed, Asus!

Pros: Acer Aspire 3000 instantly recognized it and loaded right up. A sorely needed improvement over the pitiful 256mb the laptop shipped with (which was scarcely enough to load Windows XP).

Cons: No complaints at all.

Overall Review: Can't say I'm impressed with UPS Mail--which actually circled around my city in going from processing center to processing center. This memory from Newegg thus took a week to get here... whereas when I ordered a new laptop battery from another supplier, it reached me in TWO DAYS via normal USPS mail from California. I won't fault Newegg or the product for it, but it does make me think twice about ordering an item that ships by that method.

Pros: Xigmatec isn't well known for their power supplies, but read the reviews--this is a solid, well-built unit that outperforms its class ... it is a great value at this price point. Two 12v rails carry 30 amps each. FIVE YEAR warranty!

Cons: Relatively small heatsinks, but shouldn't be a problem with adequate airflow ventilation.

Overall Review: Bought this to replace a Rose that suddenly refused to bloom one morning. Before I had my coffee. No fancy packaging or shiny lights, neither of which I look at or see anyway after the thing is installed--all I ask is that it powers my rig strongly, quietly, so I can play my games without having to think about it.