Pros: This is a speedy little board, with all hardware fully supported by Linux. The VIA PadLock encryption is great, but the dual GigE ports were the selling point for me. Haven't had any stability issues reported on some websites for this series (J7F4). I highly recommend this board.

Cons: The manual is trash; download the one from the Jetway website instead. No BIOS USB-HDD support is annoying. Likewise, the 1 GB RAM limit is annoying, but seems to be the current "standard." Can't get frequency modulation to work in Linux, but this seems to be a kernel problem, not a hardware one, so don't let that stop you.

Overall Review: The information on this page is incorrect, there is only ONE PATA port, not two (see the picture). I hope the industry migrates to DVI video out and increases the max RAM to 2 GB. And seriously, is it too much to ask to have a well written English manual? You definitely do not need a 24-pin power cable for this board to work properly.

Pros: Fairly cheap. Hybrid graphics (great if you like ATI, useless otherwise), with HDMI out. uATX form factor puts a lot of goodies in a small package. The onboard video is actually decent for casual gaming.

Cons: HDMI output is terrible! After installing Vista x64 and the supplied ATI drivers, I was unable to get an even moderate quality picture - it refuses to do 1080p "full screen" and after overscanning, looks worse. To add insult to injury, video stops working when I switch inputs (just get a black screen!). My desktop (via DVI->HDMI cable), Mac Mini (VGA!), PS3 and 360 all work/look flawless. I'm very disappointed (I coughed up for a Vista license expecting to use Vista's Media Center) and will not purchase anything AMD/ATI in the foreseeable future.

Overall Review: I bought this to be a low power file server with video playback on my HDTV capabilities. Idling, the system uses less than 60 watts, so it's a decent file server. I realize the cause of my HDMI problems might be with my TV, but I don't have anyway to test this (updated beta drivers and drivers from AMD's site didn't change anything) and seeing as all my other gear works flawlessly (even the Mac Mini via VGA, ?!?) the blame falls on this board.

Pros: Cheap, cheap, cheap! The phone is also unlocked and does not have your standard backlighting that most cell phones have. The phone is very slim and almost too light for my taste. Cool "epaper-like" display (but read the Cons). No camera, no MMS support, can't play MP3s or videos, can't browse the internet, nor connect to WAPs. It's just a phone, and yes, some people are utilitarian and don't see their phone as a personal accessory or physical extension of their myspace page.

Cons: I'd have preferred to pay an extra few bucks for a longer lasting (and heavier) battery. The screen only supports 2 lines of 6 characters, calculator-style. It is NOT a pixelated LCD. This makes reading text messages/address book entries...painful. Arguably, this is a feature, as it keeps the costs and power consumption quite low.

Overall Review: If Motorola offers a new model of this phone with a more capable display (keep the epaper-like feel, but improve the "resolution" to something more usable) at a slightly higher price-point (say an extra $10) I would absolutely buy it. If you just want a phone to be a phone (and some text messaging) this is a great buy - if I had kids, this is the phone they'd get (cheap enough not to care if it's lost/broken/stolen).

Pros: Extremely low power and low heat, near silent operation, full featured motherboard. The BIOS is simple, minimal, and straightforward (but see Cons). The CPU is 64-bit (finally!) and has HyperThreading to improve the efficiency of it's execution units, a wise move given the processors low-end computational power and the maturity of software at the OS level to handle HyperThreading efficiently. The video supports 2048x1536@75Hz, but I haven't yet had a chance to try on my HDTV to see if it does 1080p nicely.

Cons: The BIOS is arguably too simple - it would be nice to have greater control over such things as disk speed etc to improve compatibility with CompactFlash cards. The Realtek RTL8102EL chipset is not supported by FreeBSD and has issues with Ubuntu 8.04. Only one Ethernet port. More importantly, this chip is 10/100, not gigabit, which is disappointing (but not crippling!). I'd give $5 for a good network chipset wither low CPU utilization.

Overall Review: Despite it's minor shortcomings, this is a great (and cheap!) alternative to some of the VIA C7 boards, although it is too underpowered to be an effective HTPC. I'd like to start seeing 4 SATA ports on these boards to do software RAID5 with, even though it would be costly on the CPU. Don't let the lack of gige stop you from buying this board; high efficiency processors don't have the CPU power required to get even remotely close to gige speeds anyways. Still, I'd have preferred they include it since the cost has to be negligible. I'd also like to see these come with 2 DIMMs, although there clearly isn't enough room on board to put the second DIMM. Would be nice to have a second Ethernet port as well; then it'd be great in home router setups.

Pros: Fantastic and simple mouse. Extremely comfortable feel, no bulky middle, buttons are easy to press. Scroll wheel feels responsive. I've used this mouse (and it's earlier PS2/serial ball mice brethren from MS) for pretty much as long as I can remember. No logitech/dell/apple mouse even compares.

Cons: Absolutely zero.

Overall Review: As with all mice, keep it clean. I've used high DPI "gamer" mice and I always come back to this one (all that extreme gamer omfgbbq!!11 gear is just a marketing ploy anyways). Use a mouse that's comfortable for your hand - this one definitely is for me, so I'd recommend.

Pros: The price to performance ratio is great for this speedy little CPU. But that's not why you should buy this processor; this processor stands out because of the cool 45W TDP. The HSF assembly remains cool to the touch. I used it to replace an original Athlon X2 4400+ (one of the early 939 parts) - it made a huge difference in room temperature.

Cons: None, really, unless you expect this chip to have exceptional performance. If you want higher performing chips with similar heat output, consider purchasing the slightly more expensive 4450e, 4850e, or even an Intel part.

Overall Review: I wanted something that ran cool, was dual core, fairly cheap, and capable of handling heavy I/O loads (network and disk) - AMD delivered that in the 4050e (and the e series in general). I also maintain a VIA C7 1.5GHz system which is also use for file storage; but it's plagued by significant CPU bottlenecks when doing network IO. For the price (the board I bought + 1 gb of RAM was over $300 at the time) you can build an entire system around the 4050e.