Pros: This is a great 2nd monitor. The size is nice for throwing in a laptop bag. The fact that it can be used portrait or landscape is a nice bonus.

Cons: The brightness is not adjustable -- not really a big deal, but I thought that I would mention it. The stand does not allow much adjustment of the viewing angle -- once again, not a big deal.

Overall Review: Some people have bashed this thing for the mini-USB port breaking. I have used this monitor rather heavily for the past four months. I have babied this thing -- kept it in a case, been careful not to pull on the cord, etc. It is still going strong! I simply understand that the jack may be a weak spot, so I am treating it accordingly. No problems so far. Another thing to keep in mind is that this is a PRODUCTIVITY monitor. Not movies, and not gaming. This uses a standard DisplayLink chip. The fact that you can get video so good over USB is amazing. Simply stated, USB 2.0 does not really have the bandwidth to support high-quality video and gamine. That is not the fault of DisplayLink, or this monitor. That is the fault of USB 2.0. Great monitor if you keep your expectation real. One more hint: there is a great piece of software called "DisplayFusion" that puts the menu bar at the bottom of all of your screens, along with fancier stuff. Using that, along with the keyboard shortcuts built into Windows 7 and above -- "Win" key combined with the cursor (arrow) buttons -- makes for a great combination.

Pros: I love the design of this thing. Simple, minimalistic, and it lets you put the fans exactly where they are most needed.

Cons: Well, the quality of the fans could be better. Out of the two fans, one of them sounds like a jet taking off due to bad bearings when it is first turned on. Typically, is makes a LOT of noise for about a minute or two. After that it quiets down.

Overall Review: Great product when it works properly.

Pros: This is a great item for the price. I popped in a mechanical drive salvaged from an old laptop, and got it just worked. Writes happened at over 80 MB/s (which seems the limit for the hard drive itself, and not the enclosure).

Cons: The only negative is the fact that this design is screwless. What kind of person can salvage a hard drive from an old laptop and not have a screwdriver lying around? Because of this, this design is NO good for road warriors. If your drive will travel the country in carry-on luggage, then find a different solution, as I doubt that this one will survive. However, for use around an office, this is just fine.

Pros: Once this thing is set up, it works great. It is small, capable of sucking power from a standard USB port (higher current port is a great idea), four jacks, and provides a rock-solid connection. I use to to connect an Obi-100 box. Works like a charm. Having two separate antennas is nice, and an upgrade over other clients that I have owned.

Cons: Well, the setup is a little finicky. I could not get WPS to work at all. However, after resetting the router, this thing connected like a champ after I manually entered the password.

Pros: My wife got one of these. Think of this as a "budget ultrabook." It is small and light. If you are looking for a traveling companion that won't weigh you down and doesn't cost a lot of money, this is a good choice. The speed is adequate for general-purpose and office stuff.

Cons: There ARE a few bad things, but most of these are simply because this is a very tiny, light machine. First is no optical drive. But if they added an optical drive, it would not be this size. The second is that the battery life is only around two hours, but this is a because, once again, such a small frame simply does not have room for a larger battery. It is also not easy to open up to install upgrades, but there is not really much to upgrade, so no big deal. The processor in this thing can support two channels of RAM, but there is only one memory slot, so some memory performance is left on the table. Once again, the fault of the small size. Finally, the touchpad is kind of annoying. In order to grab and drag, you cannot just tap on the pad, you have to push hard enough to activate the switch underneath. Kind of annoying, but nothing that an external mouse can't fix.

Overall Review: Another "minus" is that this comes with Windows 8, but does every other machine, so I can't knock them for that. Install "Classic Shell" and use the registry hack to disable the Win-8 swipe gestures and it will work just like Win-7. The screen is only 1366x768, but that is true of almost every laptop under $1000. Yes, there are some trade-offs associated with the size, but the good thing is the size!

Pros: Great construction. Has a front-zipper pouch for holding mice, power adapter, flash drive, etc. Shoulder strap is peremenantly attached, but when set to minimum length, it wraps around the bottom and stays completely out of the way.

Cons: The front zippered pouch does not extend the entire width of the case (stops at the burgandy fabric), so with a mouse, security cable, power adapter, earbuds, and a pen in there, it starts to get rather full. This is a minor nit, however. If this bothers you, you can get a similar model (also called Sherpa), with more space, but it costs more)

Overall Review: Great bag. Built like a tank, and holds my 15.6" HP budget laptop perfectly, with an inch or two left at the top.