Joined on 01/23/06
Good

Pros: It's cheap, and it burns DVD's
Cons: None
Overall Review: It works
It's Dead

Pros: It worked, for a couple months. I really didn't use it that much, but it transferred prolly about 50 gigs for me before it died.
Cons: Cables were always coming out, very loose. I tried two different hard drives. Once I noticed it wasn't transferring properly, I tried a second drive, same problem. It seems to transfer for about 5 seconds, then stops. The drive stops spinning, and the active LED stop glowing. Then it will start again for another 5 secs, and stop. All data gets corrupt.
Overall Review: Formatting the drive is the only thing it can perform without failing, but now, I'm just gonna trash the enclosure. Might not even use the IDE drive. I picked up a SATA docking station, and another 500 gig drive. C2D E8400, EVGA 780i For The Win, EVGA 9600GT, 500G HD, 500G E HD. 4 Gig Patriot Viper.
No sound. I mean NONE

Pros: It's cheap, and it came with a combo. It's ASUS. Has on-board video, and on-board audio..... That didn't work for me. Everything was in a proper place, it assembled nicely into the combo case. Front panel headers for USB and audio (that didn't work)
Cons: The only problem was the onboard audio controller was not functioning at all. I spent a good few hours diagnosing everything. I had my Geeksquad™ brother give it a shot too. Updated BIOS, checked checked and rechecked. It just flatout was not working.
Overall Review: The audio not working wouldn't be a major deal, except that I bought this machine for my grandma abotu 300 miles away. I didn't have time to RMA for a new board, so I had to go ahead and order something that she could install on her own. I got a USB external audio controller. A tad expensive, but nobody up there would know how to install an audio card PLUS, she really wanted to be able to plug headphones in. In all this was a major headache. I'm sure ASUS would have done a nice RMA, I jsut didn't have the time. Make sure your audio controlleres work, ASUS
DOA

Pros: It shipped quick, and looked good on paper... (pun?) but looks can be deceiving. Like others said, def was shiny. It is in fact paper, but seemed like poor quality. (see below).
Cons: DOA. When I tried to install it, it gave me some EX-00238 error. It appeared that every color that was supposed to be red, was blue. Also, while I was reading it, it started to go upside down. I called tech support and they couldn't help me. They suggested RMA'ing for a new one. I know so much about stuff like this, and I couldn't get it to work.
Overall Review: This was my first attempt at it, but how hard can it be? One time I changed the batteries on my friend's DS, and that worked fine. I think I know what I'm doing. Now I have to wait another couple weeks before I can try again, but I have low hopes.
DOA

Pros: It shipped quick, and looked good on paper... (pun?) but looks can be deceiving. Like others said, def was shiny. It is in fact paper, but seemed like poor quality. (see below).
Cons: DOA. When I tried to install it, it gave me some EX-00238 error. It appeared that every color that was supposed to be red, was blue. Also, while I was reading it, it started to go upside down. I called tech support and they couldn't help me. They suggested RMA'ing for a new one. I know so much about stuff like this, and I couldn't get it to work.
Overall Review: This was my first attempt at it, but how hard can it be? One time I changed the batteries on my friend's DS, and that worked fine. I think I know what I'm doing. Now I have to wait another couple weeks before I can try again, but I have low hopes.
I'm gonna get rid of them.

Pros: They worked outta the box. They provide sound, and microphone capabilities. They still work after a year.
Cons: They project as much noise outside the headphones as they do to your ear. They are bulky for no reason. The microphone is at a bad angle, and seems to pick up things quietly. There's no bass in these headphones. The slider knob for volume seems to cut out one of the channels at low volume, and it gets all crackely when u rotate it.
Overall Review: They were a cheap option when I wanted a headset, but now I want a better one. The sound these produce if very tonal. No bass. Those are my thoughts.