Pros: - large display - no pixel problems (lucky me)

Cons: - disturbing image splits/shifts during photo panning in image viewer, as well as when moving windows quickly; - even more disturbing "white ghosting" of ANYTHING on a gray background while scrolling app windows or moving them around; - a single game which suffers a weird inexplicable video effect with this display but not my 21-inch CRT.

Overall Review: I desperately needed a larger display like this because of my changing eyesight, and the price seemed right. I started a conversation with BenQ about the first two issues, but haven't had the steam to properly document and demonstrate the problems. Since this is my first LCD, perhaps what I'm seeing is an unexpected price to pay for this technology (I'm well aware of its other limitations that have persisted since its inception). The game problem - with Sword of the Stars and sequels - is bizarre, and would take a screencap and actual camera photo to demonstrate, because the problem is local to the monitor itself: the screencaps actually appear as they should because it's the SIGNAL that is captured, not what the G2400WD displays; only a camera photo captures the problem in action. I have been able to "mod" the game to minimize the problem, and I don't observe a similar issue with other games (yet), so I don't know who is to blame yet.

Pros: - 200mm diameter, meaning less and lower frequency airflow noise - Highest claimed airflow of any 200mm fan in my budget range

Cons: - Fans are imbalanced by design or mass production defect, which will shorten the life of the sleeve bearing - 30mm thickness isn't well supported in one of the same mfr's own cases that is *promoted* as supporting an optional 200mm fan

Overall Review: I bought two of these, intending to install them in Cooler Master HAF XB EVO cases. However, I discovered one too many material corners had been cut on the XB EVO case and the case lacked the headroom to support their own brand fan along with a very average graphics card and CPU cooler (which is a rant for a different review elsewhere). I began researching materials to mod the case to create the extra required headroom. When I powered one up to assess airflow and noise through a piece of perforated steel I got, however, I discovered that the fan is unbalanced. I didn't leap to judgement, but tried the second one; same degree of imbalance. It's a careless design or mass production defect, and the uneven forces applied to the sleeve bearing as a result WILL shorten the life of the bearing and fan.

Pros: - Inexpensive (but there's an unpleasant reason)

Cons: - Intermittently fails, butchers the audio into fragmented bits, must be disconnected and reattached

Overall Review: I bought this to resolve fears of the fragility of the plugs from a headset. I judged that the USB plug on this device would be more robust. I'm probably still correct about that, but the device itself is not robust and intermittently experiences seizures, resulting in the audio stream being butchered and unrecognizable. The resolution is as simple as unplugging and reattaching the device (with headset plugs still attached to it), BUT that dramatically increase the wear-and-tear on the USB port and this plug and rather defeats the intended purpose and WHY is that even necessary? The device is simply poorly designed if it cannot continuously and consistently translate the audio stream into analog.

Pros: - It's a typical optical CD/DVD+RW rewritable drive - supports M-Disc format

Cons: - incredibly loud and produces substantial vibration

Overall Review: My current optical drives are a Samsung WriteMaster and an earlier model Asus, neither of which produced any noteworthy noise. These drives by comparison are no less than a full order of magnitude louder... truly noteworthy. I am debating whether to keep using the older drives (which had not failed).

Pros: - ???

Cons: - SATA connector NOT ANCHORED - all PCB components placed and soldered BY HAND - several poor solder joints as a result - two smears of solder on PCB surface - button face doesn't even align with PCB button

Overall Review: After my call to Newegg was unceremoniously dropped and learned that Syba/IOCrest refuse to accept their responsibility for return shipping, I risked opening the device myself. The workmanship is quite poor, which was ultimately the cause of the bent SATA connector: had the connector been properly anchored to the PCB or housing, it wouldn't have become bent so easily. I carefully bent the connector back into position; those solder joints at least looked good. I used JB Weld to fill in the space between the connector and PCB edge; when that cures it will firmly hold the connector in place. (I've just had a moment of doubt and terror, though, when I remembered that JB Weld has a very high iron content and in fact responds to magnets... I hope and pray it's not also electrically conductive and that it doesn't interact with the faint magnetic fields around the connector pins and cause trouble.)

Pros: - inexpensive - promises moderate gain in storage performance without the extra cost or installation hassle of a typical SSD - Mushkin products generally good quality, reliable

Cons: Bundled Nvelo Dataplex software that is really the whole point of the product has some showstopping "limitations" that Nvelo seems to be trying pretty hard to keep under wraps. It's incompatible with any motherboard that uses nVidia chipsets, most notably. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that many of the people who have experienced severe problems with Dataplex and subsequently written negative reviews and comments about the products that use it had actually been affected by one of these limitations. For my part I discovered that limitation above in time to ask for a refund.

Overall Review: Here are the "limitations" as found at Nvelo's web site, on a page (http://www.nvelo.com/dataplex-download/mushkin/Limitations.php) that is merely hyperlinked on a page prior to download and not even explicitly displayed to someone downloading the software: =============================================== Dataplex Limitations =============================================== Please note the following limitations before installing Dataplex =============================================== 1. The target drive must be the primary boot drive. Caching of a secondary drive is not supported. 2. Only MBR (Master Boot Record) partitions are supported. GPT (GUID Partition Table) partitions are not supported. 3. The Windows Reserved System Partition (100MB partition) must be on the same HDD as the Windows installation (C:\Windows folder) 4. Multiple OSes are not supported. 5. There is no support for target drives > 2TB in capacity. 6. Only one cache drive is supported in a system. 7. There cannot be two identical SSDs in the system, one of which is to be used as cache. 8. There is no support for RAID sets as the cache drive. 9. If after uninstallation of Dataplex, the system is restored to a prior state in which Dataplex was installed, Dataplex will be started in a disabled state. 10. The following configuration(s) are not supported: - NVIDIA storage controllers =============================================== DISCLAIMER: NVELO may make changes to specification and product descriptions at any time, without notice. (c) 2012 NVELO, Inc. All rights reserved. www.nvelo.com ===============================================

Seller actually removed the products' original packaging and its associated warranty information, etc.! I know this because I've bought the same product elsewhere before, and I still have the original packaging for those. Instead, this seller removed the items from their packaging, wrapped them sloppily in bubble wrap, and then placed them in a flimsy cardboard "box" that appeared to be individual pieces of cardboard that had been formed over the bubble-wrapped product and then wrapped completely in packing tape. THEN the package somehow got thoroughly wet during transit, and smelled of mildew and wet dog. I suppose it's a good thing they removed all the original paperwork....