Pros: - Decent performance when compared to other SSD's in it's price range - More reliable than the Trion 100 - Good price (great price when on sale)

Cons: - OCZ isn't exactly a trusted brand right now, and there remains some risk associated with longevity (although it should be noted that there are riskier SSD brands out there in the same price range).

Overall Review: It's hard to quantify how good or bad any SSD is right now. Practically any SSD, regardless of its performance level will be faster and draw less power than even high end HDDs, yet people still buy those and (to an extent) are happy with the performance (most of the time). So, ultimately what I'm really concerned about with SSDs comes down to price, reliability, with performance as a distant third. I'll break down this particular drive with that in mind. Price - The Samsung 850 EVO (a drive all SSDs are compared against) costs between 50-100% more in an equivalent size, but it's without question a better performing and more reliable drive, so that makes sense. If I put it up against a more comparable crucial BX200, the Trion is signficantly faster and costs a bit less, but might have a shorter life span. Ultimately, the Trion is at a good price point, and when there are sales and rebates it occasionally hits a GREAT price point. 4/5 Reliability - This is a bit hard to reliably measure. As with most things, one has to form an opinion based off of other people's experiences, often without knowing the full story. For instance, in cases where someone posts a review stating that they had multiple bad drives...is it possible that the person didn't know that they would first have to format the drive for it to become recognized? Do they know how to handle computer equipment without frying it? In this case, the real issue is that OCZ has a long and storied history of unreliable ssds. Toshiba (still not a top shelf brand, but a good one) recently bought OCZ and have been trying to move them to a better light, but that will take time. For now, a tarnished reputation means a risk, but with a potential reward of a fairly strong drive at a good price. 3/5 Performance - This seems to be even harder to quantify than reliability. Even setting aside the speed difference between ssds and hdds, the difference between 300 MB/s and 500 MB/s is rarely noticeable. Even setting THAT fact aside, it's not uncommon for two different drives of the same model to perform differently while performing the same tests. It's entirely possible to have different results performing the same test multiple times on the same drive. Again, ultimately I find myself forming an opinion based off of an ever changing set of facts, and I end up gauging them based off of what's "good", "pretty good" or "Great" ("bad" having equivalent opposites). The Trion lands somewhere between "good" and "pretty good". 3.5/5

Pros: Physically, every part of this thing screams quality. The no tangle cord is a particular favorite, I wish all of my headphones had them. The memory foam and head adjustment system makes the rather heavy headphones still feel comfortable, albeit a bit tight on my fat head. With all the features turned on and in use, this is actually a pretty sweet pair of headphones. The mic is very clear and does a good job of blocking out anything but your voice. The bass is well balanced and the dolby 7.1 does a good job of isolating and separating sounds. It's worth noting that these are closed headphones, and block out external noise VERY well.

Cons: Speakers are sub-par. I can't stress this enough. It's not that they sound bad so much as they sound disappointingly average for such an expensive set. If you strictly use the analog connector, the set sounds comparable to my Sennheiser hd201's (aka not bad for $20 headphones), except with an unacceptable amount of feedback(your experience may vary, but it got so bad that I refused to use these phones without the proprietary connector on the sound card). With the digital connection and dolby turned on, you still end up with a surprisingly small sound stage. My Superlux 681's and my SkullCandy Hesh 2.0's both have VASTLY superior sound stages The included sound card is more of a burden than a bonus. If you try to use it with a pair of headphones other than the elite's, it actually makes them sound worse. This is a major issue, because between this and the issues using analog only, you're effectively limited to PC use exclusively. Even if the sound card works on an ps4 or xbone, you likely can't install the drivers to turn on the dolby or noise cancelling for the mic, negating it's usefulness. Also, the major style WOW factor(the lights) also don't work without both the drivers and the sound card. Fail.

Overall Review: This thing was tough to review. in the right situation, with everything setup properly, you've got a nice pair of gaming headphones. That being said, they're not ideal for music. They can't be used to full affect on anything but PC's, and at their baseline(analog), they're inferior to significantly cheaper products. SteelSeries relies too heavily on their usb sound cards. That card should be a bonus, icing on the cake. Not a crutch that requires full time usage. What if I had a Soundblaster ZxR? I'm still forced to use their inferior usb sound card to enable all the features of these headphones. It's a major issue. The bottom line is, as long as you understand that this is specifically to be used for PC gaming, this is a great headset. Otherwise, I'd recommend you either pass, or buy two sets of headphones.

Pros: - Low Profile - Easy To Install - Nice Warranty

Cons: -QLC -No DRAM cache

Overall Review: I ended up installing mine in a laptop, and I loaded some files in prior to testing, which I believe led to my scores being a bit lower than some, but higher than others. Overall, the speed is good for what it is. I do wish that SSD manufacturers were a little more straightforward with whether or not DRAM is included in the package, as it can improve speed over time, potentially reduce wear, and overall just add consistency in performance. That being said, this works well for what it is. I haven't run into any issues with it.

Pros: - Extremely fast(when you have the correct port, I only have 5Gb USB currently) -Extremely fast even on slower ports -Runs surprisingly cool, although heavy usage will warm it up eventually -Very light on bundleware -Very physically small for the capacity it offers.

Cons: - Honestly, I can't think of anything. It works, it's fast, and it's minimally intrusive.

Overall Review: 2TB on a USB drive at a decent price, with excellent transfer speeds? What's not to like? This would work great as a travel drive store videos or games, things that you may not want to keep on a tablet/laptop since they usually have smaller drives. Wouldn't hurt as a backup drive either, as it uses little power and takes up little space.

Pros: - Hands down the fastest drive I've ever used, and it's been consistent. - Does get warm under load(hence the heatsink) but regulates well and cools down quickly

Cons: - Originally couldn't get the drive to be recognized, only to find out that the heatsink was about 2mm too far forward and was preventing the drive from seating properly. A slight loosening of the screws and a slight move of the heatsink eventually corrected this, but it wasn't an obvious issue. I suspect this may be an issue for multiple people, as it wasn't readily obvious when initially installing. - The heatsink also greatly limits the placement options of the drive. M.2 slot on the back of the motherboard is obviously not an option, and if your m.2 slot is right next to your x16 pci slots(which is common), then you basically can't use that x16 slot since the heatsink takes up so much space. If you plan accordingly though, it IS worth it.

Overall Review: It all comes down to the heatsink with this drive. The drive itself is amazing, and I have no complaints. The heatsink looks cool, and does its job well, but it also nearly convinced me that the drive itself was broken, and once installed, seriously limited my future pci-e x16 expansion options. I would say, just understand what you're buying, and how it will affect your build. Other than that, I would recommend it.

Pros: -Good balance between price and performance -Looks good when popping the enclosure open -Works without any adjustment

Cons: -None yet.

Overall Review: Seeing another review referencing heatsinks on this ram, I included pictures of the profile of the ram to show that the sticks of ram actually have stickers(not heatsinks) that add no width overall to the sticks, nor does it create any kind of ground when installed. I can't speak to what happened to them beyond that, but I had no issues installing or using mine. it was plug & play.