Joshua H.
Joined on 03/02/08
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It must work

Pros: It must work, because I had my hands all over the components in my new build and everything is still functioning.
Cons: Seemed wary of the metal contact at first because it is small. Came off (my wrist, not the case) once or twice but that was probably a result of my massive forearms flexing to tilt my Antec 900 upright and back down again.
Flimsy, Not SDHC Compatible

Pros: It works, mostly. Compact and easy to carry, I suppose.
Cons: Doesn't support SDHC. Is pretty poorly constructed, inserting and removing an SD card will cause the actual circuit board inside to move around within the product casing. Feels like you could break it very easily with little force.
Overall Review: Buy another brand of reader or buy one of those travel/mobility kits that include a reader with your card. This thing is cheap but the savings aren't worth the hassle.
Works as advertised

Pros: Installed flawlessly, idles at decent temps, auto fan control actually works (unlike my 8800 GT which I upgraded from) and this card is basically silent. Running Bad Company 2 on the highest possible settings in DX11 mode with everything enabled and getting the same performance I was getting out of my 8800 GT running on low-medium settings with most of the goodies turned off in DX9. Works great!
Cons: Couldn't wait for a cheaper card to ship from Newegg, and this one was out of stock, so I had to purchase locally. Doesn't clean my computer desk for me while I'm at work.
Tried 2 Mice, Both Had Problems

Pros: Beautiful mouse, feels great in my hands. Love the DPI switcher, replaceable side panel, glow pipe, everything. Really, REALLY wish it didn't have the cons below, though. I'm going to the store today to replace my second Habu with another brand of mouse.
Cons: The left mouse button randomly double clicks after a week of use. And this happened with two different mice. I thought it might be my computer somehow but I tested both mice on multiple computers and the problem was there on both. It's entirely possible my electronics store got a bad shipment, but I doubt it. Two out of two mice were bad which is just plain bad. Makes browsing my iTunes library or playing games like the Witcher basically impossible as double clicking ruins my attack combos. I'm very sad that I won't be keeping this mouse.
Overall Review: "On the fly" sensitivity is garbage. The DPI up/down buttons work fine but no matter what I set On the Fly sensitivity to in the Habu config, I could never get it to show up, even with "Show On the Fly Sensitivity On Screen" checked. I am really going to miss this mouse, I will probably be getting a G5 instead.
Fun Little Toy

Pros: This thing is pretty awesome. Looks great with my Antec 900, though the case fans for that box are 4 pin, not 3 pin. Easily solved with a $15 trip to the local electronics store for some 4 pin to 3 pin adapters. Still trying to decide which of my 3 bays I want to permanently mount it in but I stuck it in the top one for testing purposes and it works great.
Cons: Like everyone has mentioned, it misses the height requirement for a 5.25" bay by just a smidge. Trying to come up with an attractive solution, I don't like open space on the front of my case! Knobs are a little flimsy as stated in other reviews but I don't plan on twisting them far too often.
Overall Review: Wish LEDs were blue instead of red at higher levels so the color scheme matched my Antec 900, but it still looks awesome.
Quiet, big, powerful

Pros: Man, this thing is huge. I mean, I read reviews on here saying it was big, but dang. It's enormous and I love it. Fits very well in an Antec 900, there's even an inch or two of room left over at the end (which is good because if there wasn't all my cabling would be sitting on top of this bad boy. I haven't really put it to the test yet but the few games I did try out with it I was able to max my settings. Also, this thing is quiet. A lot of people on here are complaining about noise but even under load I couldn't hear it over my Antec 900's case fans.
Cons: Kind of scary to install at first, as being so long there is a lot of board after the PCIe slot and it's got some flex to it. Seems to bend down (just noticeably) at the back end but that's probably unavoidable in a card this size. No real cons.
Overall Review: Looks great, runs great, get one! Was an even better deal with a $50 mail-in rebate last week but I would gladly pick it up (and I plan on picking up another) for full price.
