Joined on 07/27/05
Great webcam!

Pros: It's a great webcam! It's small and has a clean, simple look. The clamp feels loose and is easy to fit, but actually grips my monitor quite securely. It has a light which indicates when it's in use, should be very handy to prevent inadvertent video. Video has low latency, good framerate (30 fps), good autofocus, and decent colors. Audio is sufficiently loud, good quality, and reasonably low-noise. It works flawlessly under Ubuntu and probably any version of Linux, since it depends Just plug it in, and the UVC-video and USB-audio drivers handle things. Skype, Cheese, all the webcam stuff works.
Cons: The "quick button" doesn't seem to work under Linux. I'm not sure what kind of USB interface it exposes. The picture is fairly noisy at full resolution (1280x1024) and the max framerate of 30 fps. Drop it down to 5 fps, and things look really nice.
Overall Review: The cord is about 48-60 inches long, which isn't indicated in the product description. Sufficient for me, but could be an issue if your tower is far from your monitor.
Misleading pictures (no copper pads or thermal paste)

Pros: If you've got a Foxconn net-top with a broken fan/heatsink, this will be a functional replacement.
Cons: The photos clearly show a heatsink containing two copper conduction pads, each covered with a pad of thermal paste protected by peel-away tape. The pictures also show a metallic vent to improve airflow and protect the fan inside. Just like the original OEM heatsink, in other words. The heatsink that I received contains (a) no copper conduction pads whatsoever and (b) only one thin pad of thermal paste, which was unprotected and dusty, and (c) no metallic vent, just an open side on the fan.
Overall Review: It's a minimally-functional replacement for the original heatsink and fan, but due to its cut-rate design, it's unlikely to ventilate the CPU and northbridge die nearly as well as the OEM part. The pictures are unacceptably misleading. I bought THIS MODEL SPECIFICALLY because it showed the copper pads and thermal paste with correct placement matching the OEM heatsink; what I received is a heatsink without those crucial features.
Good monitor!

Pros: Looks nice, big, stand is quite sturdy, and the speakers actually sound pretty good to me, over HDMI. I like that the connections in the back are vertical so cords don't need to stick out back and the monitor can be pushed closer to a wall.
Cons: No height adjustment. It comes with a DVI-HDMI cable, a VGA cable, a 3.5mm audio cable, and an MHL-HDMI cable... yeesh. This is 2015. All I actually *want* is an HDMI-HDMI cable :-/
Overall Review: I haven't bought a new monitor for personal use since, uh, 2004 ... so my standards may be lower than some!
Great HTPC!

Pros: Attractive exterior with flexible mounting options (vertical with stand, horizontal with magnetic feet, VESA attachment) Quiet and low power * Great price * Well-supported under Linux * Broadcom Crystal HD video acceleration * Reliable wifi (RTL8191SE) * HDMI
Cons: * HDMI resolution only goes up to 1366x768 rather than 1920x1080 (which is supported by VGA-out) * 2gb maximum RAM
Overall Review: I've been using this as a HTPC/fileserver for over 2 years, currently running Ubuntu Quantal. It handles everything I've thrown at it. Although the CPU performance is underwhelming, the Broadcom Crystal HD decoder works wonderfully with VLC to decode 1080p video with <10% CPU usage. My only quibbles are with the 2gb RAM limit (bogs down when I open too many tabs in Chrome) and the fact that the HDMI-out resolution is less than 1080p (which is what the Intel GMA GPU is capable of). If you really need 1080p out, use the VGA out instead. I'd happily buy another!
Works great

Pros: It's memory, it works, and I got it free as part of a combo deal.
Cons: None.
Reliable and customizable router

Pros: This router is sturdy, reliable, gets a good signal, and is support by open-source firmware such as Tomato, DD-WRT, or OpenWRT. The stock firmware isn't too bad either. Gets the job done!
Cons: None that I have encountered.
Overall Review: I got this for my parents' home and put Tomato firmware on it. It has been running nonstop for over a year, working very reliably. I have not used the USB print/file server features, but I have read on the OpenWRT web site that USB 2.0 support is a bit flaky and you're better off sticking with USB 1.1 speed.
Product did not match pictures in key details
First of all, we're in the middle of a global pandemic and it takes a while to ship things. It appears that they are drop-shipping products from China via California. So I DO NOT fault the seller for the fact that it took ~22 days from payment to receiving the package, when Newegg says the “typical” time is 7-15 days. Unfortunately, the item I ordered did not match the pictures. The pictures showed a heatsink+fan that precisely matched the OEM part in terms of copper conduction pads and thermal paste. The one I actually received was much more cheaply-made. I specifically ordered this one because it appeared to be the OEM part, and would have ordered a different one had I known it was not.