Joined on 10/15/08
Worth Every Penny
Pros: This little unit is pretty fantastic. Lots and lots and lots of SATA, built in hardware watchdog timer, decent quality metal case, USB 3, Mini-PCIe slot. And it works beautifully.
Cons: Only con I can really think of is it's on the higher end of prices for comparable systems.
Built Quality is Concerning...
Pros: Incredibly quiet. Took the computer's noise down considerably. Efficiency is fantastic. Computer's power usage is 19% lower at idle, and 34% lower when spiked.
Cons: When I unpacked the product, I heard something jiggling around inside the power supply. I pulled out a flashlight and inspected inside, and it appears that a plastic cover for a transformer had worked itself loose. Being that there was a visible Antec sticker telling me I'd void my warranty if I opened it, I opened to shift the power supply around until the plastic was away from the fan, and hooked it up. Concerning that something was attached so loosely, but the PS worked nonetheless.
The battery is already over a year old!
Pros: - Cheap
Cons: - This 'brand new' battery has a manufacture date of 2017/03/06. It arrived at my house today. It's 2018/04/22.
Junk.
Pros: Would be a great product -- if it could be counted on.
Cons: I'm on NewEgg to look into replacing this because after approximately 10 months of ownership, it's dead.
Poor Quality
Pros: Simple.
Cons: Cheap. Cracked after a few months of use. Still works if you jam the parts back together into the cigarette lighter hole, but I don't trust it. Replaced. Junk.
Not a bad keyboard overall.
Pros: After much searching for a wireless mechanical keyboard, it appeared the X-Armor U9W was about the only real choice. Overall, it's a decent keyboard. I yanked off the keycaps and put the blank ones from my Das Keyboard onto it (keeps people I don't want on my computer off of it.) The fit and finish are fine. I really appreciate that the keyboard isn't all glossy like the Das which is prone to slimy fingerprints. It's nice and heavy, the way a keyboard should be. Battery life seems to be rather decent (I type /a lot/), and batteries hold out for weeks at a time for me. The mechanical keyswitches are why I bought this keyboard though; they're overall the best thing about it. It feels like a keyboard should. (Well, without buckling springs, which would get me divorced I'm pretty sure.) I'm quite fond of the little LED light that blinks every time it transmits. Too many times I've been left wondering if my wireless keyboard is working at all because it gives no indicatio
Cons: My only real complaints about this keyboard are the fact that the battery door seems rather flimsy, and I worry about breaking it one of these days changing the batteries, or dealing with issue #2. And that is its penchant for just stopping. It seems if it gets knocked or tapped too hard, it just turns itself off. The batteries are still in there nice and strong (and I'm not talking about dropping it on the floor, just nudging it aside when you place it beside you on the couch or something.) When this happens, the only way to get it back is to open the battery door, remove a battery, and put it back again. And then it's as good as new.
Overall Review: Overall, given the chance to do it again, I would purchase this keyboard. It's a good device, and so far it hasn't really let me down.