Joined on 11/08/03
Good and inexpensive
Pros: Does its job Much less expensive than box stores FREE SHIPPING!
Cons: No contrast, low depth 'USB UP" markings
Overall Review: I managed to avoid spending $20 at an office supply store got his for under $7 with free shipping... Love Newegg.
Works perfectly
Pros: Rescued me from a non-working system
Cons: None
Overall Review: It worked exactly as advertised right from the box. No nomex problems as have been mentioned by others and the SATA connections have a nice firm grip.
Quick and cool
Pros: Smokes everything else I have. Much cooler than what it replaced.
Cons: None
Overall Review: I have a desk 'made for' a computer. The desk designer clearly never tried to put a computer in because only the smallest ATX cases would fit and it's old enough to outdate any real use of ITX. Then once you shoehorned something in, it would bake potatoes if you put them in the box due to the poor cooling. I clearly needed a new solution. This chip is the perfect answer, much faster than the (admittedly old) chip that used to reside in the box and significantly lower temp as well.
Great little case
Pros: Can take a relatively tall cpu cooler, a relatively long card but takes up only a little real estate.
Cons: Squeeze-sided closure, no power connector for the slim optical drive, maybe a smidge of wasted space inside
Overall Review: This case has lots of positives and very few negatives. The case is easy to disassemble and the drive bays are easily removed, easy to work with and easy to reassemble. Even screwing in the slim optical drive wasn't too difficult. The case also has room for large expansion cards (it has two slots on the back). I think the manual says will take 9.8 inch long cards. In addition, it will take a CPU cooler up to 82mm tall the box says and I see no reason why it wouldn't. My only negative comments, and they are all forgivable, are these. First, each side of the case cover has three 'slip over' alignment tabs to get it to seat properly. That system seems to work fine in my larger cases which have it, but it's fiddly on my case; aligning one seems to prevent others from aligning. Hopefully it's just mine and this doesn't happen to others. Also, for a power supply custom built for a mini-itx case with a slim optical drive opening, I was surprised there wasn't a standard slim OD power lead. Lastly, and this may be for cooling, it seems there is some real estate above the slim OP and below the 3.5" drive tray that could seat other drives. All in all, if the drive spaces fit your need and you can get a slim OD that takes a standard SATA power (or you can buy an adapter) and you don't need the longest card or the tallest CPU cooler, this case will do the job in very little real estate.
Helped an old machine live another day
Pros: This was for an older XP machine that had been disused for a while because it dragged when used. The memory made all the difference. Bought this along with an inexpensive Video card to use as a HTPC/TV gamer. It really made a huge difference.
Cons: None known
Overall Review: Keeps old machines productive
Good board, nice touches odd documentation
Pros: Good board with lots of connections for a microATX board. Some nice touches on the board and in the BIOS. Intelligently located fan connectors.
Cons: Documentation needs some proofreading.
Overall Review: Okay, so this MicroATX board has DVI-D, HDMI, eSATA and 1394 all hanging on the I/O panel. It's got a pretty big heatsink on the northbridge, which when combined with a 65watt processor keeps everything cool and quiet. Some of the nice touches... BIOS has useful POST messages if you have some configuration items sub-optimal... Dual BIOS allows you to screw up and fix it... Floppy connector (remember, Micro board here), LPT and COM connectors... 5 internal SATA connectors and one external... One I like particularly is they include both 2 and 3 pin power LED connectors, because it never fails you have a 2 pin case and a 3 pin MB. The only oddity was the documentation for the power supply. It reads (to me at least) as if you can use a 20 pin PS with the 8 pin CPU power connector or the 24 pin w/out the 8 pin. I was unable to boot until I connected a 24 pin and the 8 pin. Not a problem, it just read odd to me. I really think this board delivers above its pricepoint.