Joined on 02/01/12
Very nice!
Pros: Works perfectly, even with a houseful of people watching netflix and gaming and streaming music on different tvs and computers at the same time. Easy to setup. Nice interface and wizards to get you started. Looks cool with all the antennas up
Cons: Not really a 'con', but its pretty big and has a giant power block at the end of the cord, like a laptop does. You'll need to make some room where your old router was.
Overall Review: I'd absoultley recommend this to anyone who has a bunch of roommates who heavily use the internet
Twitchy and frustrating
Pros: Easiest heatsink/cpu installation ever. Good size. Lots of room for whatever you want to put into it.
Cons: Doesn't start 'all' the time. Very fussy about what I plug in. I can only use one stick of my ram. It refuses to start with 2. I'm afraid to plug anything else into it because I might not get it started again. :(
Overall Review: It started out not registering the PS2 keyboard or mouse, and no video either. The board had power. Everything was fine. No beeps or anything. Fans ran perfectly. I unplugged everything and tried every which way and was about to give up and send it back.. but then out of the blue it stared working again for some reason. ...until I try to plug in my other stick of ram. I think this board is having trouble. I'm debating on just ordering a new one and sending this one back as soon as I can.
Not as bad as I was expecting.
Pros: Installs fine. Links up easily to your Skype/hotmail account. (everything's connected, and its pretty convenient) The new task manager looks nice. Feels a bit quicker and more fluid than 7 No problems with game installs or compatibility (yet..)
Cons: Takes some getting used to. Hard to find the things you used to find with just a few clicks. Now its in a tangle of new menus and 'apps'. Apps don't like to close. They tend to hang open in the background even after you think you closed it, which sucks if you're using a low-end system or laptop where resources are limited. The 'start' button is a lie. Its not really the start button. It just takes you right back to the apps screen. They've removed a lot of customization features, like fonts. You're stuck with one font now.
Overall Review: If you can get past the weird UI style and how they're trying to dumb down everything, its basically 7 with a fresh coat of paint. Worth a try if you're bored or got the money to upgrade, but if you really love 7.. stick with it. You're not really missing out on anything.
Nicer than the price suggests
Pros: Feels very nice in your hand Easy to switch around the dpi The lights look pretty nice Very nice compared to what you'd expect for the price.
Cons: The plastic looks and feels a bit cheap. Feels like it needs a bit more weight to it. The lighting is a nice novelty, but i'd like to be able to change the colors instead of just blue. Side buttons are a little touchy sometimes.
Overall Review: Other than the overly long shipping time (I've ordered several things from China and other places overseas, and this was easily the longest i've ever waited) , I've got no real complaints.
It purrs.
Pros: Plenty of muscle for whatever games you can throw at it. 2 months of pure gaming and throwing everything I have at it, and i've still never seen my processor usage go past 90%. The little stock fan that comes with it works just fine. Even comes with its own little pad of thermal paste. Didn't have to buy any extra. Easiest CPU installation ever.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: With summer getting closer, I might invest in a larger fan for it. The one it has works fine, but I'm paranoid about all the heat that might get to it later this year.
Works as advertised.
Pros: Works just fine. Burns stuff without any problems. Good if you just need something that 'works'.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: Would buy again if I needed another.
Overwhelmed by the holidays?
I've ordered several items from China and Japan and other places overseas, and I can honestly say this was the longest time i've ever waited for an item. Perhaps they just had a large volume to process because of the holiday season? My item came in perfect shape and its what I ordered, so i've got no complaints there. I might order from them again in the future, but not for anything I need in a hurry.