Joined on 05/13/04
It's a cable!
Pros: It's an HDMI cable, and it does what an HDMI cable does. The audiovisual data goes in one end, goes round and round, and comes out the other end. This cable is long. Perfect for hooking a computer up to the TV, and relaxing on the couch.
Cons: Nothing conny here. Electronics chain stores charging triple Newegg's price for this same length and quality of HDMI cable, now THAT's the con.
Overall Review: "Cable" is a funny word.
Disappointing
Pros: Compact, sturdy.
Cons: The power supply has lots of molex/IDE power connectors, but only two SATA plugs. Forget running two HDDs and the optical, unless you have an adapter. With my Mini-ITX motherboard, the RAM stuck upward just a hair too far to put in an optical drive in the 5.25" slot. If you're using anything in the 5.25" drive, check your mobo's layout and make sure your RAM doesn't intersect where the drive would hang over. Stock cooler on the processor is too tall to get the included power supply in. Right now I have the PSU taped to the top of the box while I wait for my replacement case to arrive. If you are using super-small everything and are confident about fitting it all in, give this case a shot. For me, it was disappointing.
You want these.
Pros: Try these, you'll like them! Once you go to thumbscrews for your case, you'[ll never go back. They are very easy to firmly tighten, and you can easily open your case for cleaning or tweaking without having to find a screwdriver. They look pretty darned cool, as well.
Cons: Might be a bit more difficult to use for those who have trouble gripping small items, such as arthritis sufferers. Apart from that, no cons unless you own stock in a screwdriver company.
Overall Review: 11 is an odd number to package together, but whatever. I usually replace the regular screws with these on any computer case I work on, so I keep a couple of packets around. They're a bit unusual, and although they're a very minor and inexpensive detail my repair clients are always impressed by them.
Tiny toy, not great.
Pros: It might work well for a few weeks. You might get the hang of flying it with less frustration than I had. Comes with an extra battery, which helps since they only last around five minutes each. Comes with extra propellers, which is good since they'll quickly break and fly off.
Cons: It's VERY tiny, about the size of an adult's hand. It's made out of junky plastic that will quickly crack and break apart. The batteries are both wrapped in tape that was coming unraveled when I opened the box. This isn't worth what I paid for it, and I got it on sale. Comparable units can be found in toy stores for half the listed price.
Overall Review: If you really want to get a quadcopter to play with and you aren't an expert, go to a brick-and-mortar store and actually see what you are getting.
Okay, but they didn't do modularity well
Pros: This is a solid little power supply, I've been running it in my main daily-use PC for nearly a year with no power issues.
Cons: The weird take on "modular" is not great. As seen in the photos and the other reviews here, the powerr supply has a weird proprietary cable that plugs into a breakout box which itself takes the modular cords, and which you are left to find room for in your case. The proprietary cord connecting this to the PSU is very short, further limiting your choices of where to put it. They give you some velcro tape to stick the box to the inside of your case, which is what I did, but I'm running in a very roomy server tower so I have that luxury. I've had many builds in smaller normal-sized cases, and if I'd bought this for one of those I'd be very disappointed; there'd be nowhere to stash this extra plastic hunk.
Overall Review: I wish companies would stop trying to be "clever" and add more complexity to a good idea which actually makes it less useful, as this manufacturer did here. Modular plugs should plug into the PSU, there's no good reason for a manufacturer to screw around like this an add further points of failure and hassle.
Nice!
Pros: This is a very nice tablet for the price. I've used it in my professional art career since buying it and it's never failed. I use this on Ubuntu Linux with free software such as GIMP, Inkscape, and MyPaint and it's lovely. There's a little extra technical fiddling required to get the Wacom drivers working in Linux, but there are plenty of tutorials out there for you to follow. This tablet has come through several Ubuntu versions with me, and support for these is getting better all the time. I don't use Windows that often, but it's worked the few times I've tried it. The surface is just slightly rough enough to feel good using, it's got a comfortably sketch-pad feel without being so rough your lines come out bumpy and your pen nibs wear down. I've been using this regularly for a year and am still on the first nib. It's also nice to use the fingertip input to navigate your computer every so often, it's a nice break from mousing all the time. Despite what another reviewer said, the USB socket takes a normal standard Micro-USB cable. When I'm not using the tablet, I leave the cable plugged into the PC and use it to charge my phone.
Cons: The connection point for the Micro-USB cable seems worrisome, like it'll break with too much stress, and other reviews of this seem to indicate that could happen. I've just been really careful with it.