Pros: goHardDrive vendor has excellent customer return policies. They'll pay the return shipping if you get a bad drive delivered. Fantastic delivery time, got it priority mail two days after order. I will most certainly use this vendor again. 5 Stars for the vendor. The drives themselves are a great deal and my non-scientific testing shows they can pretty much keep up with my WD Black 2TB drive. They run much cooler than the Blacks and some Seagate Constellation drives I also have. All three drives I ordered passed extensive error scans without issue.

Cons: The drives have a little bit more ambient noise than most and head seeking is audible when operating. The noise level is well below tolerable limits for me. I only mention this for those who have a primary concern about noise levels. Other drives models may be a better choice if silent operation is your goal.

Overall Review: Hard drives generally seem overall less reliable these days so I've taken to testing drives thoroughly when they arrive if possible. Vendors not having good return policies for DOA also seems inappropriate but somewhat understandable. goHardDrive has both the excellent return policies I was looking for and a great deal on these drives as well.

Pros: Large fan makes a minimal amount of noise while operating. Keeps 125W 8350 at around 30 idle and 45 when gaming in my HAF 912 case. Installation on the AMD was very easy.

Cons: It is big and you need to ensure the case has the required space. Also consider your memory type as the high profile memory heat spreaders may not fit in some slots on some motherboards with this cooler installed. It was not a problem for me and all memory slots are all useable. Other reviews had pointed out a lack of instruction for the fan clips which is true but it wasn't difficult to figure out. I agree that instruction should be better though.

Overall Review: I was looking at the 212 Evo but found this unit to be very competitive for cooling ability and reviews all reported a more quiet operation. It seemed to hold true on my installation as cooling is excellent and noise is minimal. I am happy to have chosen this unit.

Pros: Versitile with USB and faster Firewire connection.

Cons: Power button does shut off unit but this is a software switch so it will come back on next time you start your computer unless you disconnect. A hardware power button would be nice. Just to wanted to clear that up.

Overall Review: Most people will format to NTFS but if you plan on connecting this to other machines then just keep in mind that FAT32 is more compatible so you might want to leave it formatted as such.

I now have a preference to use this vendor for HDD purchases. The order placed on Monday for three drives was shipped free and arrived priority mail on Wednesday. Amazing delivery time. Even more pleasant was the included information stating that an RMA can be arranged if needed where they would pay the return shipping on any drive that has a problem within 30 days of purchase. Most pleasant was the fact that all three drives passed extensive testing without any issues so there was no need to take them up on the excellent return policy offered. The company offers shipping and return policies superior to most. If I can get the drives I need or want from this company I'll be more than happy to use them again.