Joined on 06/01/12
Spend more for this reader and get reliability / performance vs cheapies

Pros: 2nd Atech reader. Last one 4 years ago was somewhat buggy, but this one is perfect with no problems at all. Be sure to download the 12/2005 bios update to accept 2GB+ cards. No hassle one click installation: http://www.atechflash.com/download_driver.htm
Cons: None
Overall Review: USB port cord in back is long enough, but I wish all makers started making them extra long. No profit in it I suppose.
good while it lasted

Pros: It was relatively fast.
Cons: It did not even make it a year, then shorted out somehow and took my motherboard with it. Now Im out over $150. Ive never seen such a thing happen before.
Upgraded after 5 years - MSI RTX 5070 12GB

Pros: Really good card. Runs quietly, handles any load. Fans turn on and off and run silently. MSI 3 year warranty. MSI control center software allows video card fan speed and temp control. and hardware monitoring shows all video card stats real time. Perfect size card w/two fans suits my needs perfectly and the price was right!
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I upgraded from a 1660 Super and the 5070 is light years ahead in performance. Running the MSI 5070 video card with an MSI motherboard with 42 GB CU dimms and I7 265K. Very stable and reliable platform. Everything purchased from Newegg.
No complaints, love this board!

Pros: As a longtime fan of MSI, I may be a little biased but this board has everything you need and maybe even more than you need. I went from a 2012 PC to a 2025 PC and all my old things transferred easily and worked fine, except the old CPU and memory (of course). Very stable, with LED bios codes and secondary redundant diagnoses color LED. Surprisingly well equipped for the price. Easy bios upgrades as well.
Cons: Because of all the features of this board, things are a little tight and power hungry but I think thats because I missed about several generations of change.
Overall Review: Very good board for the price. The MSI Center software is very useful and also has a fan control center that you can set to let the computer decide between normal quiet cooling and faster cooling if your computer needs it.
Good value for the price

Pros: Quiet as advertised, gets the job done. Consider it is air cooling it works well under most normal use and even hard use.
Cons: If you run AIDA 64 stress test it will throttle at 100C pretty quickly, but otherwise normally never gets that hot
Overall Review: A little cumbersome to install but is common sense once you figure it out. Comes with thermal paste already applied!
Works great, worth the money

Pros: Works well with Intel Boost
Cons: I am not a fan of led lights on memory that stay on when the computer is in sleep mode. I dont need a disco in my computer.
Overall Review: Would buy again.