Joined on 10/23/06
Computer constantly rebooting?
Pros: Motherboard works as detailed.
Cons: Motherboard is picky about which slots your memory is installed in.
Overall Review: Just wanted to make a note here: If your computer turns on for 15 seconds and then shuts itself off, and then 5 seconds later turns itself back on -- you haven't properly followed the instruction manual which states that it wants dual-channel DDR3 memory in the WHITE slots if you only have 2 sticks. The constant self-rebooting happens if your memory is in the BLUE slots. I got hung up on this for a while just because I'm not used to a motherboard being quite that picky. Hope this little note can save someone else some time or a possible RMA.
Capacitors whining
Pros: Cost seems reasonable, none were DOA.
Cons: I purchased 3 of these for computers I was putting together. One of them worked just fine. The other two were extremely noisy -- not fan noise (the large fan is quiet) but the capacitors whine. Putting it under more or less load changes the noises it makes. I am not anywhere near the limits either. I replaced one of them through Newegg (thus trying a fourth unit) and the replacement also makes noise -- but it is quiet enough that I don't hear it over the video card fan so I will probably just keep it. I just worry if it will only be a matter of time before it goes super loud on me like the others.
Overall Review: Even the noisy ones seem to power the system properly, but where it plugs directly into to all the critical (i.e., expensive) components of my systems I don't think I would risk it.
Good units
Pros: These have been good UPSes. I've bought 20 of them over the past year.
Cons: One of them did come DOA (the battery side didn't work without shutting off, but the surge only side did). CyberPower was quick to replace it for me and paid for shipping after having me do some quick tests for them on the unit.
2010 was better
Pros: It auto updates?
Cons: * Even with the OPK for Microsoft Partners (or whatever they call it now) it still seems to download/stream quite a bit on installation. * It requires you to link the product key that you get in this package to a Windows Live account. It can then never be transferred to another Windows Live account. Think about that very hard if you are a building a system for others. * They completely rewrote the IMAP support in Outlook 2013. While this allows it to refresh the mailboxes or move mail between folders without it completely locking up the UI, it has a lot of bugs. Missing emails. Emails that look like they've moved in Outlook, but on the server (if you have a webmail view) has not actually moved. You can do a quick search if you want for Gmail and Outlook 2013, or Outlook 2013 and Dovecot, or any major IMAP server. * Since they are pushing their cloud thing, now to open a file takes more clicks. It's not just a File > Open anymore. It's a File > Open > On My Computer. They've done a lot of little things like that which just add complexity to what you used to do very simply.
No adapters anymore?
Pros: Video card works just fine.
Cons: The photos which Newegg provides and even another reviewer talks about the adapters which come with this card (Mini DP to HDMI and DVI to HDMI). However, these did not come in my sealed box, so perhaps they are not providing them any longer?
Overall Review: The sticker on my box says version A.0 next to the part number.
Functional
Pros: Lots of options. Allows for two different SSIDs to be broadcast. Can be a bridge or a router or even just a wireless relay. The two wireless SSIDs can be segregated or combined.
Cons: Horrible documentation. The wireless set up has lots of options (which is good) but not a very good way to explain what each option does.
Overall Review: I haven't tested the signal range -- it seems okay. Also never tried setting it up in relay mode since I didn't have the need. Currently set up as a WPA2-Enterprise to my RADIUS server (IAS in Windows).