Joined on 03/19/02
Helps stability

Pros: I've used registry mechanic on the PCs and notebooks for a number of years now. While the 'Defragment Your Registry' only provides very slight improvement in boot time, I have found the 'Clean Your Registry' option quite useful. Running it after uninstalling a piece of software or a hardware driver helps to clean out the registry entries left behind, and helps system stability.
Cons: The only downside is that it requires an annual subscription (much like antivirus software).
Overall Review: Registry cleaners are what they are. Don't expect a dramatic increase in speed, but you should see stability improve -- especially if you frequently install and uninstall programs and drviers.
Flaky drive

Pros: The drive is relatively quiet, and it quickly burned the single-layer BD-R I tested it with the day I got it.
Cons: It flat out will not burn DVD media of any type or brand. When attempting to burn, it will start to burn the lead-in then the drive activity light goes out and it disconnects itself from the SATA bus, failing to reappear until the system is rebooted. I've only had it a little over 2 months now.
Overall Review: I've owned LG drives dating back to some of their earlier CD burners, and this is the first LG product that I've had a problem with. I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt if I can get in touch with them and can get a working warranty replacement; if so, I'll happily revise th 1-Egg rating.
Severe Image Ghosting

Pros: When I caught this one sale, the price was less than half of the OEM (Samsung) toner cartridge. Text appeared crisp.
Cons: After installing the Rosewill cartridge, I experienced severe ghosting when printing images. To make sure it wasn't a printer problem, I re-installed the old Samsung cartridge. The ghosting was gone, which leads me to believe that there was either a faulty imaging drum in the Rosewill unit, poorly formulated toner, or both.
Overall Review: It's entirely possible that I just received a bum unit as Rosewill products have, generally speaking, been pretty reliable for me in the past.
Shaky connection

Pros: If you hold the USB connector to the left 'can' in just the right place, they sound great. They're also fairly comfortable.
Cons: The connection to the above left can doesn't stay stable. If you touch it or the cord, the sound suddenly becomes very distant.
Overall Review: I really wish I'd listened to the other reviews before I bought this, but the price on the flash sale seemed too good to pass up.
Rebate and support problems

Pros: The card performs well for the price.
Cons: Every single Sapphire video card I have tried to get a rebate on has been a painful experience. Sending and re-sending documents -- and they love to deny claims. And good luck trying to find a US support number for the company.
Overall Review: Due to this poor support level, this will be the last sapphire product that I buy. I will recommend against purchasing them to my clients as well