Pros: Amazing graphics performance, no need for discrete GPU, saves money. Good RAM and HSF, over clocks very well.

Cons: Few issues compared to discrete graphics, drivers? Memory bottleneck? Runs very hot if you let it.

Overall Review: Second Review, very impressed this time. I had a casual game that it did not do well in. One game, so what. Added DDR-2400 and huge 140/120mm dual HSF, overclocked, and this runs everything now so far, except that game. "Anna" is much better, but still gets weird and flashy in spots. Tomb Raider runs great, Guild Wars 2 runs great, and these are much more demanding. Included heat sink insufficient, crashed in 5 minutes of Tomb Raider. I even used a stock FX8350 copper HSF and it was only a bit better. With big Noctua it runs great, even overclocked to 4.8GHz and +20% GPU. With how quickly this heats up, it may be a good candidate for Water cooling. But then it would not be a budget build would it? This is amazing if you keep the system small, but it is so overclockable I want to throw in higher end hardware and cooling to push it further. I feel that any Intel graphics is insufficient for gaming, period. If you want to game, get a discrete GPU. This is the first CPU with integrated graphics that not only answers that call, but trounces it. I cannot believe what this does with only 384 stream processors. Factoring in the GPU, this wins hands down over any Intel in gaming performance. All bets are off once you add a discrete GPU, but without one this is great.

Pros: Lightweight, connects to two phones easily, audio is clear

Cons: connections are confusing, phone 1 and phone 2 get swapped, sometimes media audio works, sometimes not. Connecting calls takes so long I hit the button twice, and it disconnects. I sneezed and it called, the button is just too easy to hit. The connect tones are swapped from previous model M50.

Overall Review: I so much wanted to like this one. Perhaps there are too many features, perhaps this is a knock-off that does not work as well as the original, but whatever it is, I can no longer tolerate the inconsistency. I will either replace with another style, or do without a headset. These are SO hard to find one that works well, they are so particular to fitting in your ear and your specific usage patterns. The media audio could be played only when it was from "phone 1," but that was whichever connected first. This should be locked in when the phones are paired. I had to disable Bluetooth on my second phone to make sure it did not connect when I powered up the headset.

Pros: Price, performance, graphics 1080p gaming is just fine

Cons: included HSF insufficient

Overall Review: Out of the box it cannot handle 1080p gaming, lags slightly, BSOD(or Green SOD, after a few minutes. Needs Fast RAM, such as DDR4 3200 CL14 or 3000 CL13, and a Copper heat pipe HSF or water cooler. Aluminum just cannot conduct heat away fast enough.

Pros: Simple, does what it says

Cons: limits speeds. Cat 5 cable has four pairs of wire and each pair is twisted. Cat 6 even twists them at different rates so the wires are not in parallel and this minimizes crosstalk between the wires. The unsused wires are essentially shielding, they add stability as high frequency signals generate radio waves that interfere with each other and these dead lines soak up some of that. Using the four spare wires for more data interferes with this balance and reduces the usable speed of the cable.

Overall Review: High tech knowledge would indicate that one would know that Ethernet is a point-to-point protocol. This splitter is not an Ethernet switch. There are 8 wires in a standard Cat5 cable, only 4 are used most of the time. This uses the other four. On the other end those four are not connected to anything either, so you need two of these. To call four wires half-duplex proves that you lack tech knowledge. This is a good example why we cannot blindly trust in the stupidity of others. A bad rating may be mad reviewers. These details are why professionals can solve problems and the ignorant cannot.

Pros: Small, attractive design, 2A charging port.

Cons: lightweight(pro?), so it does not stay still, needs to be secured with tape or velcro. Ordered with a 10' supply cable, unfortunately the cable had a standard size USB 3.0 "B" connector and I had to reorder to get a USB 3.0 micro-B. I was just careless when I ordered.

Overall Review: There are no proprietary cables required here. USB 3.0 requires 10 pins, so micro connectors need more space and are extended. The full size "A" connector may look the same, but the full size "B" connector is extended as well. Look them up before you complain and mislead others.

Pros: Works as it should

Cons: none

Overall Review: I used to upgrade my HP Mediasmart EX490 for Server 2012 Essentials that used all of the 2GB I had. I had already upgraded the CPU to an 8400, but (Oscar Myer Golly competition and word police!) is the only source for quad cores now. The online flea market, rhymes with seaway. NE does not sell C2D anymore, so go someplace else for those. It is silly that NE does not want me to suggest a vendor who has them, these reviews are for us to help each other find parts and solutions. A new CPU makes for a more complete solution, even if that part of it is purchased elsewhere. I got the RAM here obviously. Now my complaint is over half of my post, good advertising for shopping around. I guess I am not suppose to care. Caring means using words that are banned. :rolleyes: Glad that a previous post mentioned their success with HP Mediasmart, made this purchase much easier.