Pros: - none

Cons: - a setup utility that won't detect the unit (how can it detect a dumb switch?) - troubleshooting within the setup utility that doesn't offer any useful information - an associated web support page that's useless - 'techical' support provided by foreign people with employees that know less than big box store sales people

Overall Review: I may have been unlucky and received a DOA unit but that's no excuse for D-Link's terrible lack of support and lack of proper troubleshooting documentation. My DHP-500AV's can connect fine to each other but they won't talk to this unit nor will my systems using the setup utility.

Pros: - supposed to expand your controller's drive hosting capabilities

Cons: - the instructions are terrible - out of the box it didn't work

Overall Review: The instructions explain how to install the device into your motherboard in but it doesn't explain how to connect it to your SAS card with enough detail. The diagram has a lot of arrows and boxes of text, but it's not at all technical. You receive two short SAS cables which you expect to go between the expander and the controller, but the guide doesn't say to connect one or two if you're going to two hotswap backplanes. When the unnit doesn't work, calling Intel is useless as their overseas technical support representatives aren't so technical and their advice when things don't work is to flash upgrade your hardware. "Does this device even have a flash upgrade?" "I don't know... let me check." That certainly gives me confidence. I suggest utilizing a controller from a manufacturer with more than two ports if you need more than 8 drives expanded.

Pros: - nice to type on, resistent keys that are not too resistent - nice blue LED backlit keys - small form factor; not tiny but just right, great if you don't need those extra macro keys.

Cons: - users complained of manufacturing issues since the Lycosa debut in 2008 and they're still selling the Lycosa with those defects, despite widespread complaints - since first week of ownership, keys 'stick', not in a physical way but a glitchy firmware way where you need to tap the offending key or unplug the USB cable and plug it back in - occasionally key stick glitch will cause your system to blue screen if you can't unplug the keyboard in time.

Overall Review: It disturbs me that Razer would knowingly sell a keyboard with manufacturing defects and not resolve them, then expect the end-user to pay for shipping costs to RMA the keyboard. In the end, users will RMA keyboards and receive defective keyboards in exchange. If people have complained of an issue in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and now I have the issue in 2012, clearly they haven't solved the problem especially since they've upgraded the series to a 'mirror special edition'. I find it hard to believe that after so many years with so many threads, reviews, posts of people complaining of this issue that it's simply an isolated issue for a few users. I'd give the keyboard a 4/5 if the internet wasn't filled with people having this issue and Razer representatives acknowledged it or offered a firmware update.

Pros: - none, broken out of the box

Cons: - brand new card, broken out of the box, suffers from video glitching at BIOS screen (tested in multiple PC's) - since it was a gift, didn't open until after 15 days swap period, so must RMA with "Althon Inc." which is Canadian representative for Sapphire. Brand new card has been sent out 33 days ago, still waiting.

Overall Review: - DO NOT BUY Sapphire unless it's $60 cheaper than everything else, as your card will depreciate by that much if you need to get your card repaired by them. - unfortunate that people are able to overclock this card with a mod, yet I couldn't even use it out of the box

Pros: - Wireless range seems great; but I don't need a $200 piece of $(*$ VPN router for that.

Cons: - Doesn't support standard VPN's, you need their garbage software - Want to get some of the downloads for this unit off their site? Well guess what, you need to register to get a (#$&$ login - Guess what, I'm at a friends house and can't connect to their site because for whatever reason, certain portions of their site is inaccessible right now.

Overall Review: Buy another VPN router from another company that supports standard windows VPN's and doesn't need proprietary Cisco software. I want to smash this #*(@ unit into the wall.

Pros: The drive itself works great, very quiet and the hardware well rated in various enthusiast circles.

Cons: HUGE CON - LG pulled some shady business here by embedding malware in their firmware, so every time you close and empty tray bluebirds.exe autoruns. LG went too far and I've returned my drive, and won't be purchasing another LG drive until they acknowledge this shady business. While a removal tool might be available, this is unacceptable.