Pros: Very clean lines and excellent finish. CM's tool-less drive mounting system seems pretty solid. Plenty of ventilation. From the pictures online, I was thinking the vertical vent strips on the front were a fabric mesh. They are metal, however, which is a definite plus. Big ugly Centurion logo is removed along with floppy bezel, so the only logo on my setup is the subtle Cooler Master one up top on the front. I don't like LEDs on fans, and was pleasantly surprised at the subtlety of the one included. It is far less noticeable than the glaring power and hdd lights. Great value for the price.

Cons: I'm not a fan of the method required for attaching the side-panel. I have to align metal tabs with small horizontal tear-drop shaped holes, then hold it in place while sliding it forward to lock in place. (Could have been designed much simpler.) Upon asking a friend with an older version of the Centurion, it seems his is the same. Vent tube on side-panel over the CPU does not quite line up with processor placement of my ASRock 939 Dual Sata. (I can only see about half of the fan when looking through the vent.) Headphone and mic jacks on front seem sub-par. For lack of a better description, they are kind of crunchy when inserting/removing a plug. Still handy, but does not exude quality craftsmanship. Power and HDD LEDs are extremely bright.

Overall Review: Until this purchase, I'd been using the same two low-end Enlight cases I bought back in the mid 90s. Final thoughts are essentially that it is a drastic improvement in aesthetics and cooling, but I have to say the craftsmanship is lacking even when comapred to those older models. (Granted, they were built like tanks.) For the price I paid though, I am satisfied.

Pros: The cables are very well constructed. Ample insulation yet flexible. 90-degree connector works very well on drive bays that connect near the side of the case. Connects to drives better than any cable I've used. Great value when buying many. (I'll hang onto mine to try with newer hardware)

Cons: First time connections to the ports on my relatively old motherboard (ASRock Dual-939sata2) seemed ok, but never exactly locked in as intended. They will come loose any time I move the case, but have not dropped the connection in use (yet). I will be swapping these out for better ones, as I don't want my RAID array fried over something so trivial as a loose cable. My add-on SATA2 controller (Promise SATA300TX2+) would not let them clip in securely from the start.

Overall Review: Much of the problem can be chalked up to the following: 1.Poor connector design for SATA in general. (Too delicate and lacks standard secure connection) 2. SATA ports on my motherboard may just be loose due to age/use. It has never seemed to hold any SATA cables very securely.

Pros: Insanely cheap when on sale. Low profile bracket included. Plug & Play in Windows 7 Ultimate RC (64 bit). Did I mention it was cheap? Eliminated buffering/dropped video on my HTPC. (Usually would be wired, but not going to happen in the house I am currently renting.) Solid Ralink chip that should cooperate fine when I switch the HTPC back over to Linux. And last but not least, it doesn't cost that much.

Cons: Nothing that affects my use. It does not pick up the 6 or so networks my Trendnet Super-G card was seeing from my neighborhood, however, so probably not a great choice for freeloaders and long distance setups without upgrading the antennae.

Overall Review: I will not list the fact that it is not dual band, fully certified (non-draft) or other such complaints, as that was known before purchasing. I was planning on holding out on upgrading my WiFi, but I figured at this sale price, I could always use this as a spare part when I actually update everything to dual band, non-draft, yada yada... Card has been working flawlessly since installing in my low profile HTPC upstairs connected to my router in the geek hideout in my basement.

Pros: Solid performance, reasonable price. Backwards compatible w/PCI-express 1.0 boards, Single slot, Relatively quiet (not silent), Step Up Program & Lifetime Warranty. No goofy LEDs.

Cons: Runs hot, even with good case/airflow. (Many will want to upgrade cooling, although I have not done so yet.)

Overall Review: I bought this card despite the fact that I am using an old ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 motherboard, as I plan to upgrade the MB/CPU/RAM later this year. It performed great, even with my current system holding it back. There is a BIOS update to ensure compatibility w/PCI-ex 1.0 boards such as mine. I updated it, but as a note it ran fine before the update as well.

Pros: Extremely reliable after heavy use for a year and a half. Relatively cool and quiet. Value is amazing, especially if you happen to grab them during a promo of some sort.

Cons: Price fluctuates quite a bit given the frequency of rebates and such. This made me hesitate on acquiring the second one waiting for the perfect time to score. I'm simply paranoid about WD drives since a nasty run of failures on a much older unrelated line while working as a tech. These are my first attempt at coming back since.

Overall Review: I have a pair of these purchased separately about 6 months apart, the latest being a year ago now. Initially they were heavily used as storage in my myth box until it got upgraded recently. Now they are running Vista in RAID0 on my PC. I will post an update if/when they fail after pretty thorough usage. (If you see nothing else by me, they're still spinning away)

Pros: Does what it does. Well made. Plenty flexible for its thickness.

Cons: As most round cables of this sort, it is a tad heavy. I'd stick with ribbons if you happen to be using a controller card.