Pros: Cheap price and 2GB. Sound quality while not superb is above average (you won't know this with the supplied earbuds). Very easy to use Explorer to add and delete folders & songs. Exporting a playlist of songs from MusicMatch to a folder is totally effortless. Uses 1 AAA battery. Okay equalizer and repeat functions. Easy to toggle songs. 1-yr. warranty. "Yes all of our MP3 Players will play Audio Books."

Cons: #1. USB 2.0 FULL-SPEED device -- not Hi-speed! (Check out mfg. product page) The manual states the speed erroneously in 2 places. You'll get 1.5 MB/s max (12mbps) upload to the player. Not bad really - just take a break. #2. Folders - you can easily make them using Explorer, but accessing them in the player is tricky (and ultimately insane). Must be an easier way than mine (see below). #3. Wobbly "Mode" switch on the toggle. #4. The manual is rotten. Not one word about folders!

Overall Review: So far, I LIKE this player a lot, contrary to the impression given in the cons section. To navigate your folders: Press and hold "mode" button (toggle) to access menu. Toggle to "Setting", quick push (QP) to submenu, toggle to "Repeat Mode" and QP. Toggle to "Dir normal", then QP to confirm. Then press "play" button 2X back to main screen. What this does is to allow you to FF or REW to 001/0xx song in the current folder. Press and hold "mode" button (toggle) to access menu again. Toggle to "Folder" and QP. You are now in the song listing for the current folder at the 001 song. Toggle back one click to the "up arrow" line and QP. You are now in the folder directory. Choose a folder & QP to that folder's song listing. Pick a song and QP. Then QP to confirm the song ("play now") as well as the New Folder. Press "play" button 2X to main screen. Pretty Stupid!

Pros: Still writes to DVD-RAM. Reads all my discs brilliantly. Still quiet and hasn't gained an inch in length.

Cons: I liked this model so well I bought another one in July. My computer would never boot to desktop with the new one installed. The only thing I knew about the new one was that the tray would open and close. Put the old one back in: perfect...until just recently (late August), that is.

Overall Review: What a difference a few months makes. Writing to the same batch of Sony CD-Rs (burned over 30 and a few Fuji (Taiyo Yuden) discs successfully), burns stopped completing, numerous errors. Also, haven't burned to DVD since, having lost my enthusiasm for this model. Will return. Customer service is the name of the game, and Newegg is the preeminent leader. This is my seventh year buying from Newegg and they've only gotten better!

Pros: This is a name-brand budget tablet with great features. I bought it for sub $130, so I wasn't expecting the world but got more than I bargained for. Android OS, Jelly Bean 4.2.2 upgradeable. For CPU it uses an Intel Atom 2.0 GHz dual-core Z2580 which stays very cool and more than adequate for ordinary needs. The 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB flash memory and an external micro SD slot rounds out a pretty nifty package. No complaints at all about the 1280 x 800 8" display. GPS with the free MapFactor app will get you to your destination. WiFi works great even with weak signals. Has Bluetooth. Responsive. Doesn't choke on multimedia. Load data to the tablet with a USB On-The-Go (OTG) cable, and plug in multiple peripheral devices using a powered hub. When in Sleep mode, uses almost no power.

Cons: Battery life over-estimated. Depends on your brightness setting, Wifi radio and GPS usage, number of active apps. I don't expect 7-8 hours of mixed usage on a full charge. Brightness level too high even on minimum for dark room reading (there are apps to cure this problem). 5/2 camera: not the tablet's best feature. I've shot some good, fairly sharp pics, just not reliably. If you have naturally oily fingers like I have, the tablet lets you know right away.

Overall Review: The OTG cable was my first accessory purchase. The tablet "mounts" a USB flash drive through it; be sure to "unmount" it when finished: Settings/storage. Same as with an external flash card. I bought a 32 GB Class 10 ultra high speed card to facilitate processing. Charging on AC: expect 20% per hour. Offcharge: When I forgot to turn off GPS, and in Sleep, battery depleted 75% in 14 hours; lost only 2% in 21 hours with WiFi and GPS off. Bought Evecase screen protector for Venue 8. Easy to apply and you get 2 each of gloss and matte. This is the perfect all-round device to lug around with me, best size for reading eBooks, for light internet browsing, map & nav, multimedia player, huge document storage and viewing capability...etc. "XDA member has found a root method for the Venue 8 4.2.2."

Pros: Has seen almost daily service for almost 4.3 years, shutting down at the end of the day. It your basic reliable power source, highly recommended. Quiet. Oh, yeah, the warranty: 3yrs.

Cons: As one reviewer commented I recall that the wire bundles were a little crossed, limiting somewhat the separation of each cable. Lots of molex, few sata connectors. There might be others in the price range with active pfc, rebates.

Overall Review: Computer is quiet but not silent,adding Themaltake 80mm case fans to be as quiet as possible with good air flow. I've changed out mobos, ram, cpu, hdds, but have kept the psu. Just purchased an Athlon II X4 Propus and to my surprise, using the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator, this one still provides plenty of watts. I'll be using its mate which was purchased at the same time, but has very little use. Got to take capacitor aging into account.

Pros: Good resolution. Saturated colors. Adjustable field of view. Hefty, solid build. Weatherproof. Affordable. Night vision pretty sharp with a little auxiliary lighting. Today's price is cheaper than when I bought it.

Cons: I got exactly the wide angle I wanted, but it took awhile to adjust. Lasted 18 months (I was hoping for a little longer life). Doesn't come with a power supply. Limited mounting options.

Overall Review: It had a much better image than the $200 cam I have pointing the opposite direction. I don't think you can go wrong if you set this one up. It was the equal to another camera costing twice as much. But they are still alive and this one is dead. Yet, it did the job and exceeded my expectations for an inexpensive camera...while it lasted. I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 3 because of how much I was delighted by it.

Pros: Compact. Has a nice big copper core. Many thin heatsink fins. The fan spins fast. Keeps proc cool by design*.

Cons: The fan is Loud and annoying! Not a huge loudness, but more of a whiny next-door through-the-walls router noise. Maybe even that is an exaggeration. "Where's that sound coming from...?"

Overall Review: I put this cooler on a friend's comp I upgraded several years ago -- and I was instantly sorry I did. *If the sound of a vacuum cleaner spins your world this one's for YOU! Luckily, it was hidden under her desk and she didn't seem to mind. Fast forward several years. She buys a new computer and I get this free. Good hard drives and RAM. The space beneath the fan, on top of the fins, is caked solid with dust. Moral: this one will require diligent maintenance to keep it cooling efficiently.