Joined on 03/28/05
Works great
Pros: 24/25 ain't bad!
Cons: The top disk on the spindle was a coaster 8-0 The other 24 worked perfectly.
Unusable
Pros: Pretty color
Cons: The fat ends on the connectors will block adjacent SATA ports. On all three of the motherboards I own you cannot plug in two of these cables next to each other.
Overall Review: Totally functional if you only plan on using half of the SATA ports on your motherboard.
low on power
Pros: Very cheap.
Cons: The "maxiaum" output of 85W may be too low for your needs. Even with the 35W 4130T processor, once you add in HDD, optical drive, SSD, heat sink fan, and other peripherals you will likely be at 100W or greater. Consider the picoPSU line of power supplies (not sold on this site)
Overall Review: -1 egg (and probably -500 customers) for teh missppelling.
Nice
Pros: Tiny wifi adapter works great on SFF HTPC. No issues with range or connectivity.
Cons: Annoying blue light
Works
Pros: Connected my slim slot load blu ray drive to mini-ITX motherboard for a HTPC build
Cons: Could be cheaper
Overall Review: Originally bought an adapter from Hong Kong on a popular internet auction site. It was constructed of cheap plastic that snapped immediately. The cable is a better solution.
Power without much power
Pros: I bought this for a low power HTPC / file server build and I am very impressed with its capabilities. Intel HD 4400 graphics are far better than I expected.
Cons: Obviously not as fast as my ~150 watt overclocked AMD machine, but under load the performance per watt is about 60% better. At idle it's no comparison.
Overall Review: This processor with a mini-ITX board, HDD raid 1 array, SSD, and slot load blu ray combo drive all run on a picoPSU! Looks beautiful in a tiny homemade plexiglass case. Was able to justify the expenditure to the wife by considering the savings on the electric bill.