Pros: Stunning image quality, pocket-sized, metal case, easy controls

Cons: None

Overall Review: Gets you 95% of the SLR picture quality without the size. There's really nothing to complain about here. Glad I waited for this to be released.

Pros: Modular cabling, attractive design, good pricing

Cons: Haswell compatibility is only partially-true, very problematic PSU with Asus Z87 motherboards

Overall Review: Go on the Asus ROG or Toms Hardware forums and you will see tons of posts where people have weird BIOS/POST issues with these power supplies on Haswell builds. Those folks switch the PSUs out and the problem goes away. A few even measured the voltage at the 12V rail (8-pin connector by the CPU) and have shown it to be under 12V pretty often. I suspect these PSUs are not fully Haswell capable because even when I tried to use the C6 & C7 states, nothing worked. Interestingly you will see a lot of other people here claim that Corsair tech support is totally silent on the issue. I take that as an admission of guilt. Other PSU vendors are very helpful on here and reply to most problems -- Corsair does not. A bit odd, I think. Avoid this PSU if you are doing a Haswell build and/or have an Asus Z87-series motherboard. It will bring you nothing but problems.

Pros: No-nonsense design. Everything is solid and well-designed without being over-the-top like some of the very high-end boards. Gives you plenty of ports both internal and external without feeling crowded. The blue-on-black design is not going to win any awards or end up in MoMA, but it looks high-tech and sophisticated. For most of us, it sits in a case anyway and no one sees it. The UEFI/BIOS is on-par with the ones from Asus and others (same American Megatrends core). I don't overclock so I can't comment on the abilities, but configuring the basics is very simple and everything has worked perfectly right out of the box. I'm also a huge fan of the built-in audio. It's as good as my external USB DAC (same SNR, THD, etc numbers plus it supports DTS Neo:PC). The board's next-gen power design is impressive, too. Dual-stack MOSFETs, all digital 12-phase PWM, high-end caps, etc. You usually need to step up to higher-end boards for this. The M.2 SATA connectors and design allow for all of the different sizes to be used, something that Asus and others do NOT support.

Cons: Most fan headers are not 4-pin and not in the best locations. Minor annoyance when routing cables. Cannot disable Intel MEI, but this is a common complaint on all Z97 boards. I didn't bother installing the drivers since it's not necessary on a home PC. A bit confused on why ASRock put their own USB 3.0 chipset in here in addition to the Intel one. Why not just keep the design simple and use all Intel? Was weird to have to install a second set of drivers. Not a deal-breaker, just an odd design choice. I suspect ASRock will not update the drivers as often as Intel, and it's probably just someone else's rebranded anyway.

Pros: Good 2.4 & 5.0 performance. Includes stand. WPS button on adapter. Sleek appearance.

Cons: Causes problems on motherboards with Z87 chipsets. Netgear seriously lags with driver updates. Large profile takes up adjacent USB ports.

Overall Review: I had no problems with this for over a year on a motherboard with an X58 chipset. I upgraded to a Z87 and suddenly there are weird USB problems. Process of elimination proved that this adapter was the problem. Have tried everything possible to resolve it, and even went as far as reinstalling Windows 7. I've tried the generic MediaTek/RAlink drivers (Netgear's official ones are crippled and seriously behind) and that doesn't solve it either. Contacted Netgear support and was basically told to pound sand. Shame, because it's actually a good adapter other than this bizarre incompatibility.

Pros: Strong feature set for the money. Clean no-frill look. Good customer/tech support. Lots of extras & accessories included. Decent overclocking capabilities. USB 3.0 and SATA-III (not all X58 boards have both of these).

Cons: Marvell SATA-III controller slow to boot (adds several seconds to boot time unless you disable it). eVGA basically stopped releasing drivers & BIOS updates very quickly. First board died in 3 months, second board died a few months out of warranty.

Overall Review: I like eVGA for their video cards, but when it comes to motherboards, this one will be my last. I've been burned by their motherboards too many times now. Over the last 6 or so years I've had several of their boards fail just after the warranty expires, or fail almost right away after getting them. While their RMA & support team is great, it's frustrating to only get 3 years out of a board before it completely stops working. I was very appreciative of their support guys trying to get my second X58 FTW3 working even when out of warranty, so kudos to Jose in support. For the record, I have never overclocked any of my eVGA boards and have used quality PSUs. eVGA can stick to video cards and I'll gladly buy those. As for motherboards, I'll be using Asus from now on.

Pros: Solid choice for home theatre front channels, great looks with or without grilles, bi-amp capable, small footprint

Cons: Why only 3 woofers versus the Monitor 70's 4?

Overall Review: I'd recommend these for TV/home theatre over the Monitor 70. A HT setup will of course have a dedicated sub so don't bother with bigger cones in the front channels. I think these look great with or without the grilles on. Make sure to match them up to the correct center channel (CS1 or CS2) for timbre matching.