Pros: This drive is great for any OS boot drive. It loads windows in seconds, tried it with ubuntu and it was almost instant on. When I open programs on it they seem almost like they were already running (like firefox, vlc player, ect) If you use this as your "C" drive then the reads will be faster then any other normal harddrive. This drive, while slower then SSDs that cost the same, it is 4-6 times as large. More importantly, this drive is OS independant, it will run on non-Win7 or newer linux just fine. Winxp, older linux distros, mac OSX, it will all benefit from this as the boot drive. This drive has changed the way I use my computer, instead of hitting power and going and brushing my teeth I have just enough time to put my slippers on. I now use shutdown and the power button instead of standby. There is no delay after boot while the drivers load that I used to have. The drive size means it can also spice up a slow netbook.

Cons: I got this drive for just under $90 and it is a deal at that price. Due to current harddrive shortages this drive is 30%-50% more expensive depending on the week. Didnt come with brackets for desktop 3.5inch bays. No way to decide on my own what get put into the flash buffer area. It would be nice to perma-tag folders or files to it (like firefox cache, which is probably too dynamic to be in the flash part after it fills up). There is a firmware that is better then the rest, read some comments on the newest 3 firmware, one of them is the sweet spot for putting in the best files to cache. The newish one that should ship with the drive is one of the better firmware, so dont sweat it if you dont want to.

Overall Review: The best thing is to take this drive and use clonezilla to copy your old instal (if your C drive is smaller then this drive) over to this drive. Then you can plug one in at a time and see the difference. Difference will be noticed the 2nd-3rd time you boot, and after starting firefox,vlc, ect twice. Know what this drives does, its not a SSD (which needs trim to be on, so Win7 or Linux) so the writes are below a raptor. The reads smoke a raptor (150g version) after running the benchmark twice. This drive would function as a normal 500gig if not your OS drive. That would mean your spending 50%-80% more then a normal 500g for limited benefit (under normal HD prices, not shortage prices). There may be a case (installed as a 2nd drive) where you play a single steam game alot, then it would be like a single game SSD (with extra space for storage or less used games). Also a MMO might work, often visited areas and the login would get a boost. But this drive is best as boot (C:).

Pros: space bar works good for right hand, and the pinky if used with the left hand. Can take a beating, I cant believe it even works with the condition it was in when I got it.

Cons: Came with the 7 key floating around the packaging. The top and side edge is melted, twisted, and sharp. I dont know how this got so dis-figured without any damage to the packaging. This probably slipped by the non-existent quality control at the factory.

Overall Review: The 7 key is a little sticky, but the edge my wrist sits on is not sharp or melted, so I wont be returning this. The space bar is easy to get used to if you use this as a keypad (I use it as a gamepad, with up, down, left, right, reload, use, altFire, and crouch all mapped to the keys.

Pros: Many weapons to select with many upgrades.

Cons: No real gameplay, capture the flag is some of the worse in first person games, no strategy or tactics involved. Every match is laggy compared to almost every other FPS out there. With no server support or LAN play there is no way to really play this game except hosted on someone elses server where they will get very low ping and everyone else will have higher ping. If you bought any of the last 5 call of duty games, you already own this.

Overall Review: There are good games out there, dont buy this one. If you like fast paced shooters play Tribes:ascend, its a little faster paced but has actual capture the flag and taking over control points instead of blackops version, which is called team death match with random icons around the map that you ignore cause it dosnt matter. If you want fun and strategy then get BattleField3, which has way better graphics and much more ways to win and play then waiting 30 hours to unlock the good weapon. If you love capture the flag, and can stand the odd charaters, play TeamFortress 2.

Pros: Light weight but somewhat sturdy. Fits at least two different head shapes very well. Comfortable when used for a couple of hours. The microphone sounds good.

Cons: Random cracks and drops in sound when someone starts the microwave, receives a phone call, or when my mom comes over with her bluetooth phone earpiece on. Causes packet loss on my wireless router on most channels (I have a neighbore with a wireless router also, who gets screwd more then me when I use this headset). Alot of hissing, especially during the most dramatic parts of a game, the quiet parts. This is also not wireless in order to use the headset and microphone. It must be plugged in to work. Other headsets are truly wireless and do not need to be plugged in while using. Only one of neweggs pictures show the cable that is required. It also dosnt have 5.1 inputs. Since this pricey headset only has 2 speakers (some have several speakers on each ear to try to reproduce 5.1 sound) it wont matter much. These are not for first person games where you will want to hear which direction the footsteps came from.

Overall Review: Dont turn base boost on if you have the volume over 20%. This headset has all the worse problems of a wireless headset but it also absolutely requires a cord and a plug dangling from your head in order to work.

Pros: USB Male to female extension could be useful. Normally one would fit a tip (there are several included) into the female part to give it a male end.

Cons: I have 2 cell phones and several MP3 players and no plug that came with this "universal" works with them. Most MP3 players use mini-USB type B, and most cell phones are either mini type B or micro type B. This comes with micro type A. The only plug that works with any of the 23 USB items I own is the standard "type B" plug which is used mostly for printers and external harddrives.

Overall Review: This item comes with the plugs that are exactly not what you are looking for. If you are looking to plug something that has a micro or mini usb then dont get this, it will not be the version of micro or mini that works with 95% of all small devices (cell phone/MP3 player).

Pros: Fast, runs every demanding game I own at 60+ FPS besides crysis at 2-4x AA, 8x Anti-Aliasing, and all other settings maxed. Also, runs 15f cooler then my 3850 under same conditions. At 50% fan speed is quieter then other cards.

Cons: Takes up two slots, should drop displayport (nobody I have met has a TV or monitor that uses that) and make it a single slot.

Overall Review: Supports 3 monitors at once, so you can have a DVD playing on the right, website on the left, and your actual work in the middle monitor. Was easy to set up (compared to my 9600XT using component TV out and VGA out dual "monitors").