Joined on 02/15/11
Well balanced performance.

Pros: Thin and light. Not quite the thin ultrabook its marketed as but certainly better than the standard laptops by a long shot. Love the geforce gpu, and yes it is the full gt640m not the gimped LE version. Battery life is great and the build quality is surprisingly good. The feature thats really welcome is the backlit keyboard which is really great for typing in low light situations or while surfing on the couch in a dim lit livingroom.
Cons: Blue screen when first booting up which was most likely caused by the optimus graphic switching drivers. Only happened during the initial startup but certainly not something someone wants in a brand new laptop right out the box. Its not happened since. Also the rubber foot pads are off level so it makes the laptop seem off balance. This is a very minor annoyance.
Overall Review: Really well rounded laptop that is amazing for the price. The screen resolution was positioned as a weak point in the reviews but its more than adequate. The I5 while not an I7 is paired well with the other components. Gaming is very good and I would recommend this to college students who are looking for the most bang for the buck. Also the keyboard is very good and the off center touchpad doesn't get in the way like I thought it would.
Simply great...

Pros: These have a lifetime warranty but their known to be just about bulletproof reliable. Plus they run cool and near silent(even more silent if you slow them down). If only more products could be this way.
Cons: Not a con but for some reason people these days think these fans are outdated. Last time I checked alot of aftermarket coolers use 92mm fans and alot of off the shelf computers do as well.
Overall Review: Honestly I saw these fans about 100 times before but for some reason I figured I would give them a try after building my newest build and finding the cpu coolers fan was the loudest thing in the case. A quick and easy swap and boy was I surprised. Runs cooler at almost half the speed of the previous fan.
Survived a tornado.

Pros: Was recovered from a house that was vaporized by a EF4. The unit was pulled by the wall socket as it was lifted and thrown with the home about 50 yards. The metal housing only started to come apart. I plugged the unit in to the pc and to my shock it works perfectly. Tested with no issue whatsoever.
Cons: Doesnt predict the weather.
Overall Review: You may be thinking this was a fluke but if you saw the damage and I told you the psu was still in one piece let alone in great working order you wouldnt believe me. The tornado that hit the house was 190mph.
Doesn't play well with others

Pros: Fast and cheap, low latency makes this good for gaming. Lifetime warranty is always a plus.
Cons: Doesn't play well with other brands or speeds or ram. For example my other sticks have a higher latency so instead of changing its latency to match the other 3 sticks, it dropped all the sticks speed down to 667 instead. I had to go into the bios and manually set them all to the proper speed. Everything is working great but for someone who is not familiar with this, it could cause them to think they got ripped off by getting slower speeds. This issue won't happen if you only use these though so I recommend getting all your slots in this type of ram or matching these to ram with the same speeds/voltage/latency.
Overall Review: Don't get this if you mix and match speeds and brands. However I still think its very good ram for the price and the latency is great for gaming systems.
Great considering the 95 watt TDP

Pros: I chose this processor as the last upgrade in my AM2+ system until I build a whole new system. No problems with compatibility. Great for systems limited to 95 watt cpu's. I used this to replace a phenom 9550 and the performance jump is huge. These new Athlon's make the old Phenoms look like dogs.
Cons: The cpu comes up as a Deneb but seems there is no chance at unlocking the L3 cache since its probably not there. Also the cpu cooler is very small, smaller than the one I had on my old athlon x2. This surprised me considering its a 95 watt cpu, however this chip runs very cool so for stock its fine. Anything else I would recommend an aftermarket cooler.
Overall Review: Who needs more? This chip exceeds expectations in every program I run. Runs cool and is very affordable. AMD should have put at least some L3 cache on it even if it would be less than a standard Phenom II however its performance is still very good. I recommend this cpu for those people who have am2+ boards limited to 95 watts.