Pros: The TP-LINK 2012-0001 is a fantastic switch for those looking to set up a small gigabit network. My home network currently utilizes a 10/100Mb switch that has served me well over the years. For testing purposes I decided to use the TP-LINK switch in its place and was very pleasantly surprised. The cabling I installed a few years back is CAT5e with terminations I made myself so I was expecting some performance issues in the form of noise and collisions since a few of my cable runs travel as far as 75 meters. All of the devices I have hard wired into my network are capable of 1Gb speeds but because of the 10/100 switch I utilize the theoretical fastest speeds I can obtain are 200Mbs. I was pleasantly surprised to get 1Gb performance out of my network with no signal issues whatsoever when I placed the TP-LINK switch into my network. All of my devices are now utilizing their full potential on the network with no issues encountered with my existing wiring and terminations. I am very pleased with the performance and simplicity of this switch and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fast and reliable solution to upgrading an existing CAT5e network. I’m also a teacher and moved into a brand new building this year with a new network infrastructure. When I moved into my classroom the network was not quite complete so I grabbed the TP-LINK switch from home to temporarily get part of my classroom up and running. The new network is gigabit rated and as I expected the TP-LINK switch worked flawlessly alongside the CISCO equipment in place until the network installers could finally finish my room. This is very handle little switch to have laying around.

Cons: There is nothing negative about this switch that I need to report on. It’s a simple, 8 port, unmanaged gigabit switch that works as advertised. I actually tried to find something in the documentation, design and performance to report as a con, but again, this switch is rock-solid in every way.

Overall Review: I worked this switch hard for over a 5 week period before writing this review and in all that time I noted nothing of interest in negative performance. I have a home server that streams video to any and all devices in my home. At times there can be as many as 4 computers streaming from the server. With my 10/100 switch I would sometimes notice a glitch here and there while viewing a video, especially HD 1920x1080 videos. With the TP-LINK switch in place these occasional glitches completely disappeared. The switch now has a permanent home in my home network. I will highly recommend TP-LINK products and start using them for my networking needs from now on.

Pros: Makes presentations on projectors easier to navigate.

Cons: Thank goodness I got this free after rebates. It's a pain to get connected and when it does it is spotty at best. If I get over 10 feet away from my laptop I consistently lose signal. I've tried this unit on Windows XP SP2 and Windows 7 Professional. Same results with both operating systems.

Overall Review: I would recommend that you stay away from this unit. It'll just make you look like a fool when trying to present to an audience.

Pros: The CAS is high but that's why the price is lower. I'm using this RAM in the following motherboard: - ASUS PRIME B250M-A LGA 1151 Intel B250 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (N82E16813132947)

Cons: Why is RAM so expensive? I've been going through my purchase history since 2003 with Newegg and RAM has never been priced higher. What gives?

Overall Review: Like I said, I would have rather had RAM in the 9 CAS range but I had to stay within a budget on my recent build.

Pros: The card is rock solid. I've always had good luck with Gigabyte video cards and I will continue to purchase them. This card does not require a PCI-E power connector.

Cons: The price. There is no reason this card should cost so much. No one mining for bit-coins is going to use this card. The price has been inflated because of the hype surrounding mining. I won't knock an egg off for this, but don't think for a minute we system builders are happy with this pricing.

Overall Review: I would have rather had a Ti with 4GB but the price ... sheesh!

Pros: Ugh, what can I say? I had a friend who wanted a new system built. The system I built included a 7th generation Intel CPU and therefore *required* Windows 10.

Cons: I absolutely hate Windows 10, from and end-user and PC technician perspective. And to think, I thought Vista was bad. This makes Vista look good!

Overall Review: The person I built the system for does not need Hyper-V or Domain support so there was no reason to go to the Pro version. If you do not plan on using virtual machines, or logging into a domain, all you need is the home version.

Pros: Nice solid power supply. Plenty of power connectors for everything you could imagine throwing into a PC case (even a floppy drive!). The power supply includes a master power switch on the back as well.

Cons: None - good quality power supply

Overall Review: This not a modular or even semi-modular power supply. This is old-school so you'll need to find an area to tuck away the connectors/wires you are not using. Not a minus, just letting other potential buyers know.