Joined on 02/07/13
Good enough for the price
Pros: Reasonably quiet, cheap
Cons: Could have better airflow
Overall Review: Once installed in the case, these fans are only audible at their highest speed. They move enough air to be felt, but not much more than that - I doubt it is 45CFM, but it's enough for what I needed.
Decent performance
Pros: - Inexpensive - Nice features - Good 2.4GHz range
Cons: - Quick Install Guide is missing CRITICAL information (router default IP address) - Weak 5GHz range - Antennae are not removeable
Overall Review: From the Edimax website router FAQ: Q: How to login to the router and configure the router? A: The default IP address for Edimax router is 192.168.2.1 *THIS INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE PRINTED IN THE QUICK INSTALL GUIDE!* Once configuration changes have been made to the router, saved, and the router rebooted, the router configuration can be accessed at the following address: edimax.setup/index.asp The default setup wizard can be found here: edimax.setup/aIndex.asp Since Newegg.com Product Review Guidelines indicate that Newegg can't stand criticism, even if it is meant as constructive criticism, I won't say anything about how long it took Newegg to get this item out the door. ...SMH...
Disappointing
Pros: Small, inexpensive, reasonable capacity.
Cons: Poor quality
Overall Review: I had this Mushkin atom 32GB flash drive for less than a month, and after the first couple of uses, it would not work when connected to a USB 3.0 port. After a thorough inspection, I found that the USB 3.0 SSTX+ pin inside the USB drive had broken at the tip, making the USB 3.0 connection fail. The device would still work in a USB 2.0 port (at USB 2.0 speeds), but it had not been abused, dropped, carried around in a pocket, or anything else that might have caused the failure. I suspect it was just poorly made. I'm very disappointed in the product, and would not recommend it to others. I won't bother with returning it, since it was $11.99. It's just not worth my time and postage to get another one that will most likely have the same flaws.
Lots of features in a small package
Pros: Offers almost all of the features of a full ATX board, on-board Wireless-n and Bluetooth 4.0, Dual Gigabit LAN
Cons: None.
Overall Review: A standard VGA D-sub connector would be nice. More SATA connectors would be good, but not really required for a mini-ITX board.
Nice Monitor w/Speakers
Pros: Integrated speakers, D-sub, HDMI, DVI inputs
Cons: None
Overall Review: The speakers could be louder, but they are good enough that I wouldn't count it as a con.
Another buggy Intel CPU
Pros: Fast, stable, low power consumption, runs cool
Cons: 1. The fan/heatsink is very poor quality. The fan supports are horribly (and unnecessarily) weak and delicate, the fan power leads are potentially in danger of damage from the fan or can easily get caught in the fan and stop it from rotating, the heatsink retaining clips are extremely fragile 2. The REAL problem with this CPU is the HD4000 integrated graphics HDMI output has a CRITICAL design flaw. If the HDMI output from the iGFX is used, sooner or later it will become unusable.
Overall Review: I built a new Windows 7 system with this CPU, and after using it without any trouble for about 6 weeks, I turned the PC on, got the normal POST and "Starting Windows" displays, then nothing but a black screen. Windows booted normally, but the display was OFF. I could log in remotely from another networked PC, but the ONLY way to get the HDMI output working was to DISABLE and then ENABLE the display adapter with devcon or from the device manager. Intel KNOWS that large numbers of users are reporting this problem, and has offered little useful information to resolve the issue for nearly a year now - driver updates have not made any difference to most of the people faced with this issue. If you buy one of these CPUs, you should not be surprised if you are not able to get a video signal from the HDMI output and make plans accordingly. I purchased this CPU for a SFF build expecting to use the integrated graphics to an HDMI monitor to help keep the power usage and heat to a minimum - luckily for me, I was able to use DVI instead. This is speculation, but I propose that since Intel has not been able to provide a solution to this problem, it seems reasonable to assume that they have a problem that can't be solved with a driver update, and that the actual problem is in the hardware itself. Intel has released many flawed CPUs over the last 3 decades, and they usually are VERY slow to admit to any failure on their part, so we'll have to wait and see how this plays out, and whether it will result in a recall. In the mean time, PLEASE *DO NOT BUY THIS CPU* if you plan to use it exclusively with an HDMI cable. I don't know if the same issues plague OSes other than Windows, but I KNOW that this issue has been reported with ALL editions and architectures of Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information, Google "hd4000 hdmi no display" or go to communities.intel.com