Pros: Gen 4 M.2, yes this is the size of a stick of gum. Yes, its classic SSD snappy. SEQ1M - Read: 5000MB Write: 3600 DNBD4K - Read: 71 - Write: 323 DND4K 17208 17208 - 79000 DND4K 58.04 - 12.59 It comes with a nice big heatsink, which is easily removable if you need to. If your situation is tighter, or your MB includes its own heatsink, youll appreciate that either way. Its a gen 4 drive, but its also backward compatible. Has a nice proper 5-year warranty. Real-world you wont be able to tell this one vs another SSD. This would be my 12th iteration of SSDs in my primary system. I've did SSD RAID 0 for years and years, and in truth, I can't tell the speed difference from the first two SSDs I did in 2010 than this one. They are ALL just crazy fast and snappy. This focus on benchmarks for SSDs in a little overhyped for end-user real world use. I suppose if you are copying huge files all day every day from one M.2 SSD to another, sure speed matters, but really, that can't be anybody's real primary use. This is a great drive, is the price is right, get it. Zero hesitations.

Cons: QLC

Overall Review: I tried this in a v3 and v4 motherboard with nearly identical results, so if you only have gen 3, dont worry youll get the full speeds. Also, you really want a REAL heatsink on an m.2, not a paper-thin copper one (Look at right at you Samsung), I dont hesitate to recommend this SSD on all counts.

Pros: Besides the extra connectivity (2X USB, eSATA)The only reason why you would buy this router is because of the bleeding edge BEAMFORMING technology. It cost five times more than other routers, so that should be what I focus on. Let s get right to that at first. I did this same test multiple times at different times of the day. I started to test it between two high end Windows 7 x64 computers, not connected to the internet, transferring between two RAMdrives that can read and write over 6.4GB/sec. One though the router and one through a Linksys USB6300 courtesy of Linksys. (thus I can assure you there is minimal bottleneck in system). I also used high quality 6' factory made Cat 6 (not Cat5/e) cables, and gigabit ports on the computer, latest drivers. No data was sent through any keystones, patch panels, or other house wiring was used. AKA ***This is as fast as it gets.*** Theoretical bandwidth maximums, or someone calling this “6X fast” are so entirely useless. It’s all marketing. I tested a laptop in six locations in and around the house. The router was in the basement. The Results: With Beamforming AC on, ALL of the speed tests were identical EXCEPT the furthest away points. One point I went from 1mbit (BF off) to 5mbits (BF on) and the other one I went from 2mbits (BF On) to no signal. (BF Off). Therefore, if you are getting this router to increase your already strong to fair wireless speeds, you are wasting your money (ceteris paribus) if you are getting this to increase your weak barely hanging on wifi connection speeds, you should be happy. Now on with the rest of the pros: They no longer hard hand force you to 1. register + login to whatever weird wonky website to set it up, then link it with your account and the router and 2. Install the CD before you plug it in, so classic 192.168.1.1 admin/admin and you’re in. This is also more like the classic WRT54G layout, no more weird “user friendly” weird webpage layout where you can’t find anything and nothing makes sense. They must figure anyone buying a flagship router must know what they are doing, so thank you for that Linksys. Anyone familiar with that can set this up in literally 1 minute or less, new wifi passwords and all. I noticed a firmware update to 1.01 so I installed that (uneventful) to be fair after setup. I like that one can turn off the lights in the back though the menu, perfect, for those of you who have your router in your bedroom. Connectivity is also a plus here, and besides Beamforming would be a reason why one would buy this. If you need it, they have it, it works and works well.

Cons: The marketing still bothers me. 900, 1,300 1,700mbits all are impossible to reach over wireless. I did test this with another Linksys wireless AC router (EA6700), and bridged them wirelessly getting about 500mbits in the same room. Maybe with 2 identical ones I could get faster. But with an PCI-e/USB3.0 wireless AC adapter, I still have not gotten faster than wireless N speeds (300mbits) even though I am connected at 5ghz @ 879mbits in the same room. Marketing...

Overall Review: Okay you are paying tip top dollar for here. You’re paying the most, therefore you should expect the best, that’s totally understandable. Beamforming DOES work, but only at the outer most reaches of normal range. It has plenty of connectivity if you need USB ports for printing or storage, eSATA is pretty awesome. Here are the test speeds I got for in the same room best possible speeds you can expect: WIRED: Large single file = 112MB/sec (this is 896 mbits) Medium files = 80 MB/sec (643 mbits) Tiny files = 3.65 MB/sec (29 mbits) WIRELESS AC Large single file = 35.5 MB/sec (this is 284mbits) Medium files = 30.1MB/sec (241mbits) Tiny files = 1.44 MB/sec (12mbits) While I will not disagree that they are also the fastest I’ve ever tested, this promise of 1,700 or 1,350 or 900 mbits bothers me... those marketers need to calm the heck down and post real numbers. I still don’t know how they get away with this, but whatever. Is this worth FIVE routers? It IS the fasted router with the best range I’ve ever tested. IT does have the most connectivity. It does have external antennas which I don’t need to remind any true network nerd opens up the doors for all kinds of other fun stuff. Would I buy this? No. At the current price, I can get a pile of other routers that would give me more range and more connectivity and higher speeds because I could have better signals because they were closer. But then again I wired my house for Cat6, and most businesses are wired too so it’s much easier to spread around multiple routers. You are paying a premium for Beamforming, so if you can hold off, I’m sure this will drop in price. But if you only can have one powerhouse router in your setup, this would for sure be a good way to go. I’ve had it over a month and have had zero problems whatsoever.

Pros: For this review, as of April 20, 2025, I am using v1.0.3 firmware and KANALISetup_1.2.0_0319. (Things may change in the future.) If you want a screen inside your case and watercooling, it doesnt get any better than this. A CURVED OLED watercooler? If thats what floats your boat, it just doesn't get any cooler than this. You certainly want OLED so it goes 100% true blacks when its not displaying something. That is nice and well done. So, how it works is, the screen is a USB screen that is independent of everything, it plugs into some USB headers on your motherboard, and the software interacts with this screen. You can rotate it without tools, so it can go horizontal or vertical, which is cool for the waterfall feature. You dont even need the cooler for it to work. Which I kinda like, so if the water cooler dies, you can still use the screen in your case. The software, KANALI, has its own little version of Task Manager, with more graphics, and it updates every 1 second. Its not too bad to use, you can figure it all out in about 1 minute, and it's fairly intuitive. Firmware updates are seamless and automatic. 6 year warranty, 2 on the display. Keep in mind the company isnt even 5 years old, as far as I can tell.

Cons: No name Chinese company. Being on the leading edge means the company could fold.

Overall Review: To get philosophical here, if you are even considering buying this, you are already in the more money than sense realm, which is cool, things like no-name Chinese and high price dont faze you. This is the coolest display I have ever seen for a CPU cooler. If you are the type who loves to look inside your computer and pretend that constant monitoring of your temps is required, this will do. Lets be honest, it's to show off to your friends, (or ward off females protecting your virginity). IMHO, buy a cheaper cooler and spend the rest on a bigger, better monitor (or next-tier GPU). That you will enjoy more than the few seconds you will ever look at this thing ever again after the novelty wears off. This only loses 1 star for no name and high price.

Pros: I can be doing 80MPH with both windows unrolled and the'll think I'm sitting in a quiet library while talking to them. And I have my Sony active noise canceling headset and earbugs and while they do great blocking out road noise, they aren't as good Mic wise. I wish I could combine the two, however, if you want your receiving end to LOVE talking to you, and be able to sneak up on them, this is the heatset for you. I've had it for years, looking at upgrading since this ...

Cons: is charged via MicroUSB. ugh, really?

Overall Review: Read Above.

Pros: Ive included some screenshots of CrystalDiskMark 8. Yes, via synthetic benchmarks, the large file transfer rate is about 1GB/sec. The best run I got was @ 1,043 MB/SEC READ speeds. Then 1,002MB/SEC WRITE speeds. (The rest of CrystalDiskMarks benchmarks are included in the screenshots). Thats all nice and good for synthetic benchmarks, but what about the real world? Well, for one of my machines (13700T/32GB Ram/NVMe), I used my Ramdrive to ensure there were no bottlenecks on the source drive. (Speeds are 12-14GB/SEC read and write speeds on my RamDrive) Then, its just a straight shot to the back of the motherboards USB 3.2 C port. AKA You cant get much faster than this. So, with one large video file, I got real-world write speeds of about 725MB/sec, and read speeds were a bit faster @ 800MB/sec. Its almost hard to do benchmarks because its so fast. (Screenshots included). That is insanely fast! Ive never seen any USB drive read and write this quickly. This weighs 32 grams (think 32 paperclips aka 1.1 oz) without the USB cable. 1-4TB, cant wait to see larger drive sizes and smaller form factors.

Cons: This will make any HDD or Gigabit Ethernet feel inadequate. (bottleneck 🙂)

Overall Review: If you want a small, fast, silent, USB C drive to transfer files as fast as theyll go, this is it. Since its solid state, its durable. There is no USB port or anything sticking out to break. The cable is 24cm or 9.5 inches. Thisll save you heaps of time moving files as long as you dont have something bottleneck it. No additional power is needed, it gets everything it needs from the USB port. It also has a hole where a string can be threaded. If you seem to find this keychain worthy.

Pros: This is probably the highest-quality case Ive seen. It seems like it uses more durable and thickener plastics and metals. So its a very interesting feel vs just the rounded edges of normal cases. It obviously has tons of airflow, so as long as you get quiet hardware (so its not too loud), and can blow it out with an air compressor occasionally, youll have no complaints about airflow. If you want to be tidy, and using ITX, you really do need all six sides to come off. So its not just a gimmick, it really does have a function. The yellow USB ports... okay fine. They are on the bottom, so make sure that works with your setup. This probably may not be the best for floor setups. Im glad there is a USB-C port on it as well. I like the blacked-out. My style is more of a James Bond type than Circus Clown; I prefer black, elegant, subtle, and silent compared to bright, loud, flashing, and rainbow RGB, but whatever makes you happy. Looks like they offer both. Save the money on flashing RGB and get a huge monitor instead, you will look and enjoy that more, trust me.

Cons: Zero case fans, which I get, if someone is are getting such a case, you dont want any disdainful stock fans, but come on Corsair, you could throw one in at this price point. You make good fans. PS. You. Do. Not. Need. Six+. Case. Fans. Two big quality ones is plenty, Computer hot is not people hot. Go check out the forums, people arent getting thermal shutdowns or throttling where adding case fans was the solution.

Overall Review: Ive personally built thousands of computers professionally. The #1 mistake people make is going full ATX thinking they may need a dozen more hard drives or three more GPUs. . . one day. You will not. The smaller the better. Even normal ATX is overkill nowadays. In fact, I ONLY build ITX now, period. Few need more than 64 or 96GB of RAM, or more than 100TB (5-6 HDD/SSD) and SLI is dead or buggy beyond belief. Do yourself a favor. Go ITX, or if you are on a budget, MicroATX. There is nothing more facepalm than a full ATX computer nowadays. There is little to no resale, or stigma, and for most people, ITX is all you need.

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