Pros: All the basic controls you want, plus a mouse pad. Bright infared reaches very well. Battery life is great.

Cons: None to speak of. NOTE: Not as good for windows 8. See below

Overall Review: Note: The changes to the UI in Windows 8's Time/Metro apps makes this remove not nearly as handy as it was. This is a change to windows, NOT the remote. That back button and many of the mutimedia buttons from keyboards no longer work in the new Windows 8 API (e.g. backspace went back in all older programs and do not in the new Windows 8 apps). As such this remote is MUCH better suited for Win XPMCE, Vista, and 7. It uses basic keyboard drivers, using known keys that worked as remote commands in software. Works great in Windows Media Center, and most media software. Simply be wary that many of the keys do not have the same functionality in Windows 8.

Pros: *Lots of features at release *Very high compatibility via BIOS updates *No problems with CPU or RAM *Good typical ASUS goodies

Cons: *Unstable integrated features *IDE controller is not fully integrated and takes siginifigant time to boot *Chipset heatsink runs extremely hot, and is not very secure *narrow board, push/pull CPU cooling will overlap memory slots, tall and full side modules will not fit with larger cooling

Overall Review: Having used ASUS motherboards for a long, long time, I'm very sad of this product's life. I purchased this when it was fairly new locally. Due to some bad memory it took me a long time to isolate many of my stability issues were due to the integrated features of the board. I suspect the cooling for the North Bridge is insufficient. The onboard Networking causes the computer to hard lock spontaneously (resolved with PCI NiC). Had the computer reboot upon plugging in a USB device on two separate occasions only to fail booting at the USB initialization. On the contrast, this board has accepted every memory module I've thrown at it, comes with all the standard bonuses we've come to love from ASUS, and but suffers from light stability issues I believe are stemmed from poor cooling on the motherboard components. It's currently running with: Phenom II 965 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600 MSI Geforce 460 (Cyclone)

Pros: -Fast -Reliable -Stable -Secure -Compatible

Cons: -The "metro" ui

Overall Review: From a technical standpoint, this is probably the best windows ever made. Under the hood it is far superior to most Windows, and is better than even the well loved and embraced Windows 7 from a technical standpoint. That being said the UI is pretty horrible. The only caveat being that there a ton of choices to remove the Windows 8 experience from Windows 8. I'm running this on 3 machines and it's doing it's job well. While I keep Windows 7 on my primary gaming desktop, I have yet to encounter anything day-to-day that this thing can't do. Windows blue (8.1) is around the corner and should address some of the UI concerns. Having a toggled ability to switch between a more classic interface with the "metro" style UI tucked away would be ideal. There's some touch laptop/tablet hybrids this would be perfect for, but as a desktop machine, this UI is inefficient and annoying. Luckily, as I said a number of free downloadable products solve this. If the would add a default way to achieve the classic interface, this would be a 5-star product, the fact you have to use 3rd party software and put so much work into making this intuitive as desktop, it docks an egg. Keep in mind also that an Metro-apps will not be good for a HTPC, as the keybinds have been changed or removed rendering most media PC remotes useless. If you plan to use this for a HTPC, stick strictly to the old-fashion desktop apps. Netflix or any other strictly metro-styled app will not be usable with a standard media center remote. Note, I don't list non-proprietary DVD playback as a con. Simply put, no one used Microsoft's software to play DVD's on a PC anyway, and it's such a tiny niche market that it's not a big deal .

Pros: Cheap. Works well

Cons: None to speak of.

Overall Review: While it didn't resolve the problems I needed it to resolve (not the fault of the device), it did improve the signal for a relative of mine, living in a rural area, in an old (think interference from old wiring) house. It did significantly improve the signal issues in his wireless connection, and helped us work toward stabilizing the connectivity of his over all internet connection. However, their modem also suffers from packet loss due to excessive noise on the phone lines. However, while the problem was not solved, there was a notable improvement in overall connectivity using Skype, and other data streaming that made the unstable internet just a bit more bearable.

Pros: Reliable, power's solid.

Cons: Not a standard length, may not fit in a tool-less case, is actually green.

Overall Review: This is put in a corsair 600T and is powering a Phenom II 965, a Geforce 670, a large number of USB devices, two Sata HDD's, and a DVD-r. I've had some mixed results with Antec Power Supplies in the past, in personal builds having seen 3 go out over the last ten or so years. However, I've seen a number of businesses use huge quanities without a signifigant number of failures. Aside from it's (doesn't match anything) color, and it's non-standard depth, this thing has proven, cool, effective and silent. It's done it's job for nearly a year without so much as a hiccup. For the price, the value warrants 5 eggs.

Pros: Looks good. Sturdy. Moderately easy to build in.

Cons: Sharp edges, air flow is lackluster, could get more features for the price.

Overall Review: There are better cases for the price, but this is by no means a BAD case. This is a great case if you're building for someone who isn't computer savvy and don't expect to open it up more than every six months. Good in combo deals which it frequents on New Egg. The airflow, could be better, some filters would have been nice. Though, for an enthusiast, there are better, minimalist MicroATX cases, however, this case does LOOK good with it's glossy front bezel and no serious cons, earning it a respectable score.