Pros: Easy to install. They provide videos on the Zalman web site, and you can find some on You Tube. Solid copper. Good design. Good price. Does the job.

Cons: The printed doc that comes with the heat sink is not very good. But, the material available on the Zalman web site makes up for it.

Overall Review: I hate attaching heat sinks. It's my least favorite part of building a computer. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this Zalman was a very easy install. I read the reviews and comments on Newegg first, and I watched the videos, so I knew what to be on the look out for. After orienting the mounting bracket correctly (!!!important!!!), this puppy was attached and ratcheted down in about 10 minutes. Excellent value for the $$$. NOTE: I do not overclock and it is very rare that I have a need to light up all 4 cores, so I do not need a massive heat sink or a water cooled system. This cooler appears to work very well for a lightly stressed system.

Pros: Being a Corsair SSD the hardware works fine. The software is another story.

Cons: I wanted to use this SSD as a cache for 3 data drives (not the Win 7 boot drive). The caching software only supports a single drive, which must be the Win 7 boot drive. Silly me: I wanted to cache the commonly used files on all three of my data hard drives. It would even be acceptable if I could cache just one of the 3 data drives (let me pick whuich one). But, noo-o-o-o-o-o. It will cache ONLY the boot drive. BTW, my boot drive is a pair of RAID-0 SSD's. I doubt that caching it would make them faster.

Pros: Big storage footprint Fast as "fork" (think K Bell in "the good place") Makes my iMac happy

Cons: Not silent. Not really noisy, but you will know these are not SSD's when they spin up.

Overall Review: I got this 20TB drive about 6 months ago. I use it for Time Machine backups for a Mac desktop that has an 8TB main drive and a second 8TB backup drive (all drives are Thunderbolt-3). So far, I have no issues with these drives. They are fast and I have plenty of room for expansion. Drive came pre-formatted for Time Machine, which was nice.

Pros: Fast install - just follow the instructions. Fast device - what do you expect from an SSD? Fast delivery: ordered on Monday, arrived on Tuesday. Nice capacity - 0.5TB Works with Mac Mini, flawlessly. Overall speed is about the same as my WD 2TB hard drive with Thunderbolt interface.

Cons: o I wish SSD's were less expensive. o I wish this SSD had a Thunderbolt interface along with the USB3. My experience is the T'bolt is WAY faster than USB3. o This device has about the same overall speed as a physical HD with T'bolt. o For some unknown reason, Time Machine does not want to back up the SSD.

Overall Review: I am not using the built in encryption since the SSD is attached to a non-portable computer (Mac Mini in my home office). My primary need is for a device that does not have "spin-up" time when not used for the last 10 minutes. The SSD satisfies that need. My data is now instantly accessible at all times. No more spin-up delay.

Pros: High quality build Excellent documentation Good drivers and mobo monitoring software Installation easy peasy

Cons: Mobo software could have somewhat better documentation. This is not a big deal, but it's nice to find something to "con" about. Hardware-wise there are no cons.

Overall Review: I love ASUS mobos. This one is a winner. My favorite part about this one is that you can hook a ridiculous number of HD's directly to the mobo, and they all perform well. I have 6 HD's, an SSD for booting, and a DVD burner. No add-in cards for more SATA ports. However, if the need should arise, there are at least 2 slots available to make more ports. If you get an i5 CPU you can hook a single monitor to the mobo direct. Makes initial installation easy -- you can leave out the video card during early parts of the build, if that suits you.

Pros: * Price is right. * VERY QUIET. So quiet that I thought the pump might have been broken. All I could hear is a light purr of the fans running at slow speed. * Very good at cooling. CPU holds steady at 87F unless I do something to light up all 4 cores. * Compact unit, and installation is very easy compared to prior builds.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: HEED THE ADVICE from Corsair: Point the radiator fan so that it sucks cold air from outside into the case. I have never had a water cooler this effective before. I've been using water for about 10 years. ASUS Maximus VII Hero. Quad core 4.3 GHZ I5 CPU. Cooler Master HAF tower case. Six 2TB hard drives, plus SSD to boot from. Takes some effort to get the temp over 95F. I use a fractal calculator to light up all cores at once at close to 100%. Radiator is a skinny, wimpy looking little thing. You can easily see thru the radiator. So I guess that means the cold air gets into the radiator fins easily. The overall effect is like I said above: really good cooling.