Pros: I purchased this as a desktop replacement that would be upgradable to last a good 4 to 5 years. This first month I haven't found any real shortcomings with this machine. Well, Win8 isn't my idea of great but eventually I'm going to have to learn it. So, ehh, after some visual tweaks it's not as awful. It's even starting to grow on me a bit. Anyway back to the basics - this machine is fast to boot, runs multiple programs with ease (Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, VLC playing a movie, IE & FF - yes simultaneously). I haven't had any heat issues and haven't heard any fan noise at all. That said keep in mind that this review is based solely on more business and graphic design software and not on high end games.

Cons: None so far. I'll be sure to update if I find some.

Overall Review: I thought someone might be interested in the actual hardware in here so here is a rundown of the system as it comes. Operating System System Model Windows 8.1 (x64) (build 9600) Boot Mode: UEFI with successful Secure Boot Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. GT70 2PE REV:0.C Enclosure Type: Notebook Bus Clock: 100 megahertz UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. E1763IMS.50T 02/12/2014 2.80 gigahertz Intel Core i7-4810MQ 256 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache 6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache 64-bit ready Multi-core (4 total) Hyper-threaded (8 total) TSSTc0rp BDDVDW SN-506BB [Optical drive] HG$T HTS721010A9E630 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0, rev JB0OA3J0, SMART Status: Healthy Local Drive Volumes (Partitioned) c: (NTFS on drive 0) * 610.25 GB d: (NTFS on drive 0) 373.61 GB 12208 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM0' is Empty Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM1' has 4096 MB Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM0' is Empty Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM1' has 8192 MB Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio) Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 + HS Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad [Mouse] Realtek PCIE CardReader Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30) Killer Wireless-N 1202 Network Adapter

Pros: - It was free

Cons: This provides in game currency for the three selected titles ($50 for each game) and is not able to be substituted to other games. The games are "free to play" already and in at least one game the currency is only used to purchase vanity items for the players avatar. All in all, it's useless if you don't play the games and seems like just a cheap attempt to draw in players that will hopefully spend cash in game after the free currency is gone.

Overall Review: If you play the said games you may actually be able to use this. It would have been nice to get a free bonus that was able to be used on a variety of games so I could actually use it on something I'd enjoy.

Pros: These cables are a great length and I got them on sale at a great price. I use them as extra chargers for my Android smartphone and have no complaints. Phone charges quickly enough. The cable is fairly thin and the ends are pretty firm. It fits very snugly into the ports and never falls out. This is a huge plus to me because I loath my charging cable falling out if I need to use my device while it's charging.

Cons: None that I've seen.

Overall Review: I haven't tried using it to transfer data so I am can't comment on data transfer rates (or if it's even possible).

Pros: The case is simple to use and can be put on and taken off with ease. The color is vibrant and I like the little kick-stand feature on the back. It fits the phone snug and lines up perfectly with all the speakers, ports, and such.

Cons: The case is very rigid and somewhat flimsy. The back piece of the case fly's off if the phone is dropped and the green rubber isn't flush with the black plastic to help with impact protection. This case is more decorative than it is protective, in my opinion, so if you are looking for good protection, I'd look for an Otterbox.

Overall Review: I'm very disappointed with this case and am waiting on a replacement.

Pros: Great price in my opinion (about 90). Was hard pressed to find it much cheaper online unless I sacrificed quality. Was shipped less than 12hours after I ordered and delivered in 2 days from the time I submitted the order (I paid for the 5.99 ups option though). Took five minutes to pop the new memory in and my laptop started right up. No trouble at all. In case you are wondering I upgraded my stock p-7805u FX from 4 to 8GB. My WEI didn't change at all but my computer was so much faster when it came to multi-tasking that I am in awe! Should have done this a long time ago! Guess it's time to upgrade the CPU now....lol

Cons: None so far!