Pros: Excellent Build Quality: The external casing of the Corsair is still made of bent sheet metal, but it is thick and strong. I've had some power supplies where the casing would twist and warp under the stress of getting wedged into a small case, but the Corsair unit is as solid as can be. There is absolutely no danger of stripping a mounting screw with this unit. The modular connectors are firmly mounted and don't wiggle at all when plugging or unplugging cables. Overall, the Corsair gives you a sense of confidence that you just can't break it. Finally, the Corsair is FULLY modular - even the motherboard connections. Self Test Function: I really appreciate this feature. With the power supply disconnected, pressing the self-test button will verify the proper functioning of all the rails. There is a single LED that gives you a go/no-go indication, so it isn’t a substitute for a real power supply tester. But if your system won’t power up, it’s a quick and easy way to eliminate the power supply as a possible cause. Efficiency and Accuracy: Though it's hardly a scientific test, I wanted to see if this power supply was measurably more accurate or efficient than a more run-of-the-mill power supply. I picked a 700W modular supply from a different vendor for comparison. The other supply is about $100 cheaper than the Corsair, and has only an 80-plus certification (not Platinum). I used a kill-a-watt meter to measure total system power usage in 3 different scenarios. Here is what I found: 80-plus supply Corsair BIOS setup screen 178W 165W System Idle 138W 133W At Load (Crysis 2) 298W 282W So it seems that the Corsair is at least 5% more efficient than a regular 80-plus supply. If you figure an average savings of 15W, and you use your system 8 hours a day, you could save roughly 44kWh per year. Where I live, electricity costs $0.162/kWh, so the Corsair would save me a little over $7 per year. Well, it’s nice that it’s more efficient, but it would take 14 years to make up the difference in cost based on efficiency alone. To check accuracy, I connected each power supply to standard power supply tester. I also noted the voltage readings from the BIOS Hardware Monitor screen. 80-plus supply Corsair 3.3V rail BIOS 3.408 3.312 PS tester 3.3 3.2 5V rail BIOS 5.16-5.18 5.11 PS tester 4.8-5.2 4.9 12V rail BIOS 12.36 12.20 PS tester 12.2 12.0 So it seems that the Corsair supply is a bit more accurate, with less fluctuation.

Cons: Corsair Link feature: The Corsair includes a special cable for connecting the supply directly to one of the USB headers on your motherboard. With the correct driver and application installed, this is supposed to give you extra information and control over the power supply. Well, in theory anyway. First off, the special cable is inexplicably divided into 2 halves with a giant dongle between them. The dongle serves no purpose that I can tell, other than as another surface to emblazon with the Corsair logo. In a cramped case, it’s an annoyance to find a place to mount this dongle so it’s out of the way. Then there’s the software. I downloaded an install package from Corsair’s website and ran it. It installed a device driver, a Windows Service, and an application, which it offered to run at startup. I was surprised to find that this combination used 20% of my CPU all the time (I have a Phenom II X4 at 3.0 GHz). Even after quitting the app, the Windows Service continued to use an excessive amount of CPU. When I ran the app, it seemed that its purpose was to tell the power usage and temperature of each individual component in my system, and how fast each fan was spinning. It supposedly lets you set up custom fan profiles as well, but I like manual fan controls (little knobs that I can actually twist), so adjusting PWM via software doesn’t work for me. As for monitoring power usage, the software doesn’t work so well. I am sure that my Raptor drives use more than 1W, which is what the software reported (whether the drives were active or idle, always 1W!). I find that the Open Hardware Monitor open source app provides much more information, and it uses only 1% of my CPU (and it doesn’t require a Windows Service). So, I decided to uninstall the Corsair software. But the uninstaller couldn’t deal with its own Windows Service, asking me to stop the service manually and run the uninstaller again. All in all, this feature feels incomplete, and I certainly wouldn’t pay extra to get it. But if it worked well, it would be cool. Cables: I do have one gripe is with the included SATA power cables. It seems to me that the most common build configuration would still be one with a top-mounted power supply, and the optical and hard drives mounted horizontally in a stack, with the top side of each drive facing up. For this configuration, the SATA power connections are upside down! You either have to twist the cable at each drive, or you have to route the cable to the bottom-most drive first, and then go up from there. Given that the cables are so stiff (and there is only 4" between connectors), the twisting option doesn't work. And none of the cables are long enough to reach the bottom drive first. So I ended up having to use a separate SATA cable for each drive, which kind of negates the advantage of a modular power supply. I think that I will end up ordering some SATA power extenders so that I can twist each one independently, and then use only one cable.

Overall Review: A word about the cables: This unit comes with 2 single-headed and 2 dual-headed PCI-E cables, all about 24" long. That should be enough for most SLI setups. The cables are nicely sheathed and reasonably flexible. They connect to the power supply with a satisfying click, and stay put. Also included are 3 sets of SATA power cables with 4 connectors each. Two of the cables are about 27" long, and the 3rd cable is about 34" long. The spacing between drive connections is the same on all, at 4". The SATA cables are ribbon cables rather than loose wires in a sheath, and they are a bit stiff. Also included is one 30" ribbon cable with 4 Molex connectors, also 4" apart. If you still have floppy drives, 2 adapters are included for that. They also throw in a handy bag of cable ties and double-stick tape. Aside from my gripe with the SATA cables (see Cons, above), the cable assortment is quite nice. Summary: If you're like me, the power supply has always been the biggest pain of every build I've ever done. Wrestling it into place with its thick mass of overly stiff cables, I've uttered more expletives than I care to admit. I had high hopes that the Corsair would be the solution to my problems. It succeeded in some ways, but fell a little short of my expectations in others. Overall, the build quality, convenience, efficiency, and accuracy of this power supply are all fantastic. But is it worth the price premium? If you don’t have to downgrade any other components to afford it, then I would say yes. But if your system build is on a budget, I would rather spend that premium on a larger SSD, a faster CPU, or a better graphics card.

Pros: LED is not too bright, and it's on the back. Small power brick. Quiet. It sleeps when my computer sleeps, and apparently powers down when my computer powers down (even though my computer still provides power over USB when it's off - that trips up other drives).

Cons: Runs hot - the plastic case does not transfer heat well at all. I reformatted the drive, and it started having "controller errors" after a few hours (yes, it takes that long to format). I aimed a fan at it, and then it ran fine. Slow - max transfer rate seems to be about 15 MB/sec.

Overall Review: I use it with Rebit software for real-time backup. I had to aim a fan at it until the initial full backup completed, but after that it has run cool on its own. I got my drive on an incredible sale at Newegg, but when it arrived, I saw that it came from the RMA warehouse. The drive looked like it had been returned. And UPS sent the thing on a 2-week odyssey around the country before it finally got to me, so who knows how much jostling it received. So I put it through a 5-day burn-in, writing every sector of the drive multiple times (with a fan blowing on the case the whole time). It passed, so I guess it's ok.

Pros: Easy to setup, nice that you can place it wherever the reception is best, then stream to other parts of your house.

Cons: The HDHomeRun software is very strange. Get the Channels for HDHomeRun app instead - it is really well done.

Overall Review: I connected this device to a cheap antenna, and placed it upstairs where the TV signal reception is best. Updated the firmware (very easy), installed the Channels app, and it just worked. There is a Channels for HDHomeRun app for iPhone, iPad, and AppleTV, and it is well designed and works well. The AppleTV app has a one-time cost, but the phone and tablet apps are free. Dont bother with the HDHomeRun app from the manufacturer - it is the strangest software that I have ever seen, and its performance is clunky at best. I have been using the device with Channels for several weeks now with no glitches. I have not tried any DVR features, since broadcast TV isnt worth recording!

Pros: Rechargeable. Foolproof pairing. Long battery life. Tracks on any surface I try it on. Stays paired, even in an environment that is dense with radio signals.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I have now bought 4 of these. All are flawless. I dropped one 3 feet onto a hardwood floor, and the mouse wheel came loose. A little fiddling with it, and it popped back into place, and the mouse is working flawlessly again. I live in a very dense area, with lots of wireless signals all around. My other keyboards and mice have trouble pairing and staying paired. But this mouse is flawless. Update - I have now bought 7 of these mice, and I still like them. Finally, the battery in one wore out after 2+ years of all-day, every-day use. Also I dropped one 3 feet onto a hardwood floor. I thought it was broken as the mouse wheel came loose. But it snapped right back in place, and that mouse is still in daily use.

Pros: - Solid build. No creaking. - VESA connector for mounting on an arm. - Not too heavy. - Sharp display. - Good color. - Good brightness.

Cons: - A little small for 4K. - I have to increase the size of fonts to be able to read them, which defeats the point of 4K. - Only 3 input connectors. - Oddly, it won’t auto-detect the active input. - You have to manually select which input port you are using, and the buttons for making that selection are not very responsive, requiring repeated presses. - Also odd that there is no Thunderbolt port, or DisplayPort-over-USB-C.

Overall Review: I would recommend this monitor for people with limited space (like me). But if you have more room, get a bigger monitor. Also, if you want to use Thunderbolt, you will have to look elsewhere.

Pros: Charges my laptop, passes thunderbolt video through just fine. Arrived 5 days earlier than expected!

Cons: None

Overall Review: My ThinkPad laptop does power and thunderbolt video over a single USB-C cable. But the cable from Lenovo is thick and gets in the way. These adapters successfully transmit both power and video signal at the same time.

Exactly as described, and item arrived 5 days early.

Shipped quickly, well packed, item was in perfect condition. Can’t ask for much more than that.

Nothing fancy, they just sent me what I ordered when they said they would.