Joined on 10/01/09
Worth every penny

Pros: Great speed, great price on what is the best performing 1TB drive on the market at this moment. The RAPID software works well for programs or tasks that are ran repetitively in the same boot cycle (more on this later). Even without RAPID installed, the speed on this drive rivals my 256GB 840 Pro with the 12GB 1-bit SLC NAND cache (the "TurboWrite" feature). Setup is a breeze with Samsung's Magician software and a quick setup in Windows.
Cons: To use RAPID mode, you need the latest 4.2.x version of Magician, which did not come with the drive. I had to download it from a third party website as not even my previously installed version of Magician noted an updated version. Additionally, and this isn't a knock specifically against the drive, but if you don't already have a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter or a dedicated 2.5" enclosure/mount, you're going to need to by one. RAPID mode, though great in situations where the same data is being recalled multiple times, it's not so great for overall performance boosts. Each reboot clears this cache, and I don't believe the software is storing any data to reload this cache with on restarts. In other words, it has to relearn your most common data each time you restart.
Overall Review: Just a quick benchmark with RAPID mode enabled in case you're wondering what it looks like. Instead of the 1GB ram allocation, Magician 4.2.1 is using 2GB of the 16GB installed. Corsair Vengeance 1600 ram. Sequential Read : 708.976 MB/s Sequential Write : 1054.148 MB/s Random Read 512KB : 753.342 MB/s Random Write 512KB : 1126.370 MB/s Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 82.438 MB/s [ 20126.5 IOPS] Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 820.371 MB/s [200285.9 IOPS] Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 506.520 MB/s [123662.2 IOPS] Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 818.183 MB/s [199751.7 IOPS] Test : 1000 MB [D: 29.3% (272.8/931.4 GB)] (x1) Date : 2013/08/22 18:24:26 OS : Windows 8 [6.2 Build 9200] (x64)
Great on the outside, lacking inside

Pros: Lightweight, looks great, stock fans are fairly quiet.
Cons: Side fan was shorted on arrival, could not lock down HDD in the HDD rack with the screwless design, side panels feel flimsy, and no way to install anything in lowest slots on motherboard.
Overall Review: This case was purchased for as a gaming case, and for the most part does it's job. I was not able to install a GTX260 into it, and there is no way I could SLI in this case due to difficulty getting to the lowest slots as the side panel stop rises above the card level on the case. It makes a great looking economy case, but my Cooler Master CM690 is a much better option for the same price
Great picture, easy to setup, lots of connections

Pros: Can connect anything to it. Component, VGA, HDMI, optical audio, headphones, analog audio. Only thing missing is old RCA and S-Vid connectors. The inbuilt speakers are alright, but this TV has been connected to a 700W 5.1 system since day one, so they really don't get much use. Setting up the TV to use external audio was simply the easiest setup I've had to date. I don't use the inbuilt apps much except for Netflix and there has been no updates for a couple years now. I've used the Netflix, Vudu, and Youtube apps with no issue and all played back well via wireless (you need a seperate proprietary dongle that will take one of the two USB ports). DLNA works just fine and I have streamed from Win 7 and Win 8 machines just fine, and the internal system reads .mkv files, x264, and other popular video files. Playback of 1080p files is flawless. Though I wish it had DVi instead of VGA, hooking a computer to the tv is a snap and has been used for more than a few gaming nights. The Simplink feature is by far one of my favorites. Turn on my BluRay player, and the TV instantly turns on and switches to the correct input. Turn off the TV, and the player turns off with it. It's also nice to have one controller for both items.
Cons: Really can't think of any cons, except maybe the DVI that I mentioned earlier and the extra dongle for wi-fi. This is an older TV, though, and the dongle was something all companies did at the time.
Overall Review: I've had this TV for 3.5 years so far, and don't see any reason to upgrade. When 4K becomes more affordable and can playback 60fps at native resolution (only 30fps on current hdmi 1.4a standard), I'll look at upgrading again. I don't see any reason to before then, though.
Good, for cleaning, little flimsy

Pros: Good price for the amount of cleaner you get. As the cleaner is a gel, no running of the liquid before you can wipe it off. very easy to use with the handle that was included.*
Cons: My son dropped the cleaner pad from about 4ft and broke the handle off. Snapped the tab holding the solution/handle to the pad assembly. Now it's a but more difficult to use, to say the least.
Overall Review: Not going to complain all that much. You get a lot of cleaner and a large surface to clean with for less than a lot of other options in the price range.
It led a good life

Pros: Good value for price, stable for years
Cons: Not modular
Overall Review: At just shy of 5 years this PSU is giving up the ghost. I just upgraded my wife's machine from a Q6600/p45 board, 6GB DDR2 800, GTX 285 to an i5-2690/Z97, 8GB DDR3 1600, GTC 760 system. I noticed an odd, almost squeaking sound coming from the computer. Testing each of the fans, I found none of them being the culprit. Loading the manufacturers monitoring software, I found the PSU showing 12.02V at idle, and dropping to 11.8 under load. Time to replace it, but I'm still happy that it warned me before failing.
best sub- $700 chair I have found

Pros: Lots of adjustment points. My proportions are not average, so my chairs run into only being comfortable in one position. I like to recline in my chair for gaming and sit upright for productivity, and this chair manages to allow me to be comfortable in both situations. Also, this chair is built to survive. Thick aluminum everywhere (talking 1/4" and thicker), heavy welds, large fasteners - you can tell this was not a chair designed around using the lowest amount of materials. The designers want this chair to last, and I don't see anything breaking.
Cons: The 2:1 recline of the seat could probably be closer to a 1.5:1, but that's just nitpicking. The headrest also isn't comfortable for my wife at 5'8 as at it's lowest setting pushes her head forward, but when raised to set it back her head was no longer on the mesh but was sitting on the frame (not comfortable at all). At 6'0", the headrest is fine for me, though.
Overall Review: I've used the Herman Miller Aeron and my current task chair is the Steelcase Leap, and have had a few other ergonomic chairs. As much as I would love another Leap with headrest, I can't justify the $700 price tag. At half the cost, this is a great alternative. It sits a little higher at it's lowest setting and doesn't have the 3D arm rests, but it's a great mix between the two chairs for a lot less money