Pros: Works great. There is no driver. It is a remote device, accessed with a web browser (like a router). Default address is 192.168.0.10. My network uses 192.168.1.xx, so I just logged in and changed it to 192.168.1.10. Multiple network computers can share the printer, it's great.

Cons: None. It fits in the laser printer case, but it does also need a AC power connection.

Comments: This -ECS case works OK, but the so-called cooling design shocked me. The disk is on a subchassis, also with two tiny fans blowing up. I assumed at first that air was pulled in on the bottom and blown out from the top. However the air vents at both ends of the case are open to both top and bottom of the fans, so there is no obvious air direction, and little if any air flow. Worse, the bottom of these fans are flat against the bottom of the case, and thus are blocked, no clear space to allow the fan to suck air (a sparkplug feeler gauge says only about 0.035 inch air clearance). A 120GB disk runs warm to the touch when just idling, but fortunately doesnt get much hotter with normal backup use. However after a defrag, the disk itself is too hot to touch. I decided to run it with the front panel knockout removed, to let some heat out. I also added 1/4 inch spacers between disk and chassis, otherwise the disk sits flush with no possible air flow to the disk board. There must be better cooling designs. I certainly will look for something better next time.

Pros: It works great, and provides USB 3.0 on the front panel (in a floppy slot). Couldn't be better that way.

Cons: You'd think just plug it in and off we go.... But the cable connector is about an inch long, and the clearance at edge of motherboard to install it is somewhat less (plus it plugs in about 1/4 inch too). Asus puts the connector on the edge of the motherboard, facing out, and there simply is insufficient room there. Motherboard connector should have faced upward, to be able to plug it in. That would make it be trivial. Cable could have been a couple inches longer too - it reaches, but it does not help trying to get a straight in shot at plugging it in. I wrestled and wrestled with it, and bent the fragile pins on the mother board. Finally, I removed the motherboard to be able to plug it in, but even then, getting the motherboard back in with the connector interfering was some issue. There is insufficient clearance to face the connectors outward, should point up. (Antec Sonata case). This USB adapter is great, an easy 5 * rating, but the motherboard connector should face up, and I down rate Asus for that, 3 *, for the motherboard and my aggravation. I wrestle with the SATA connectors too, same thing, they should face upward. The right angle connectors are useless, can only use one, and they angle wrong way anyway. <grumble> But the Asus motherboards do really work well. The motherboard and I survived it, and the USB connections work great, but would not buy it again, if I knew.

Pros: It can be made to work, that's good. Mine was on Win7 64 bits, and serial and parallel are working (now). Card has a power connector, but is only for providing power to a RS-232 device. If no such need, then no connection at the power connector is necessary.

Cons: But its a mess. Drivers on CD failed, at least in my Win7 64. Tech support was helpful and said to download newer drivers. Installing them at Device Manager worked OK, and Device Manager was happy. Serial worked, but parallel did not work. The parallel ribbon cable to connector on second panel is clearly marked red on the edge, for pin 1. The card connector is not marked. The socket is not keyed. The manual makes no mention of its orientation. The front of the manual on the web site had a color picture, which clearly showed the cable red edge towards the rear panel,, so that the cable dressed cleanly over the top of the card. This is opposite direction to the installed serial cable, and seemed suspect, but I asked tech support, and he said, sure, like the picture. So I tried it. Parallel does not work. A closer exam thinks maybe the tiny pins on the soldered rear side has one square pad, and the rest are round. Assuming that is marking pin 1, I turned the ribbon connector around, so the red cable edge is on it, toward the power connector, toward the front of the computer. This dressed the cable awkwardly down, instead up to go over the top the card... but it works! Card seems fine now, everything is working, and I assume it will be fine. I want to rate it a disgruntled 2, but will give it a 4. I guess the card is not to blame for the documentation. But it certainly seems crummy installation documentation. FWIW, a SIIG Firewire card ordered same time installed itself unassisted (via Win7), and worked great first time. A real pleasure.

Pros: Ditto: Nice card, installed very easily into Windows 7 pro 64bit. Just plug it in, and it works very well. It does require a computer power cable connection, but that is due to PCI Express, it is not just this card.

Cons: None

Pros: Seems a really good card for the price.

Cons: None I see