Pros: Easy recognition, disconnect, reconnect No problems with various size HDD at the same time Works with high capacity drives

Cons: somewhat finicky connection between sata ports on board and the HDDs. what I mean by that is there's no way to reach a hand in there to guide the back of the HDD into the sata receiver. one of my HDDs fit perfectly. I struggled for about 10 minutes before getting another HDD positioned properly. if I cold only reach my hand down to the back of the HDD while it was in the box, I could have properly positioned the connectors in 5 seconds. visually, there was no difference between the two drives or the location of the sata ports. so whatever difference there was was a minute one. but it was enough to make installing one of the drives a hassle.

Overall Review: this is not a RAID box. there's a reason it's only $90 for 4 bays that accept high capacity drives. this is ONLY for 3.5" sata drives. I have a few 2.5"-to-3.5" cages, but they don't lineup with the box's fixed sata ports. so, again, there are trade offs for the low cost box. transfer rates for relatively large files (I moved a lot of HD movies to and from it) fluctuates between 85mbs and 150mbs with an average around 110mbs. these numbers were from 2tb and 3tb 7200rpm WD green drives respectively. I didn't speed test any larger drives because I didn't have anything I actually wanted to move to/from at the time. :-) I'm using usb3 all the way here. cannot comment on esata performance. other hardware/software: windows server 2012 essentials (no problem recognizing drives or setting for automatic backups) amd a6 fm2, 16g ram, 500g ssd c-drive

Pros: Excellent sound quality, capable of deep, rich sound. Bluetooth functionality is excellent.

Cons: Poor Chromecast integration. Poor documentation. Poor manufacturer support.

Overall Review: The primary selling point of these speakers is that they're supposed to be high quality speakers (they are) that work with Chromecast (they don't). It was easy enough to setup wifi on these speakers out of the box. It only works through Google Nest/Home, but that's fine. That's exactly the setup I wanted to use them with. The problems began quickly. I was unable to stream simple audio feeds from my Google Nest devices (multiple displays and a mini) without the feed cutting out after a minute or so. I had better luck maintaining a steady connection between my Pixel 3 and the speakers via Chromecast, but even changing the volume would run the risk of botching the feed. But I left my phone completely alone, I could listen to an audible feed for 30 minutes at a time with maybe only one drop of the feed. All devices were on the same lan, but I was using an ASUS traffic-steering router for the wireless radios. I thought that might be the problem, so I removed the speakers from my Google Nest with the intention of re-initializing them on a basic 2.4ghz band (no possible issues of the router forcing swaps between bands). Well...I couldn't add the speakers to my network at all after that. Google sees the speakers, which I'm certain are in wifi setup mode, but the app just gets stuck trying to connect the device to the network. So Chromecast, when it worked, worked poorly. And now I cannot even connect at all. I can still stream via bluetooth and the aux input (I think. who'd buy these to run an RCA into it?), but the whole point of the purchase was to Chromecast audio from my Google Nest displays to remote locations in the house. The documentation is terrible. There's a map of the speakers' buttons with labels for each item, but those same labels are clearly marked on the physical speakers themselves, so repeating that information in the user's manual is pointless. The manual does tell you how to decode the rudimentary status lights on the front and back of the speakers, but that doesn't do any good other than to tell you that the speakers are clearly trying to connect with Google Next even though Goggle Nest can no longer configure the speakers. The speakers also make obnoxiously loud noises when they power on and reconnect to the wifi. That's not a deal breaker by any means, but it got me scolded in the middle of the night when my family thought a calamity had occurred when the speakers roared to life to declare that yes, they're turned on and yes, they're connected to the wifi. Then I went through the process all over again when I unplugged them to put them in their post-initialization position. There's no support to speak of on the manufacturer's page. There's just a PDF of the same useless owner's manual translated in a dozen different languages. No deeper, more substantial manual. No firmware to update. TL; DR: If all you want is great sound from a bluetooth connection, these speakers are great. If you have your heart set on Chromecast, I suggest you steer clear. They do kinda-sorta work on Chromecast, but it's hit or miss and fairly sketchy. Read some of the reviews on the manufacturer's page and you find more of the same - the Chromecast functionality of these speakers is not reliable. ***edit*** I was able to reconnect to Google Home/Nest the following day. The speakers are on a dedicated 2.4ghz SSID (no band switching/steering). The performance remains spotty with the phone and unusable with streams from Google Home devices. I do not know if the issue is bad firmware update that Google pushed to their Nest devices or if it's a JBL speaker issue. However, I had no problem whatsoever connecting to my SONY A/V receiver with Chromecast, so I'm reasonably sure these speakers just have junk wifi connectivity.

Pros: QLED = unmatched brightness, makes images pop 43" with remote HDMI 2.1 144hz refresh

Cons: viewing angle is poor. it becomes noticeably faded or whiteout effect when viewed from 45 degrees the foot stands/pegs are the worst kind (for any display). they are wide set and cannot be adjusted, making it difficult to place on a desk, both because of footprint and for desired height. coming out of sleep or blank screen mode, audio issues ensue. it has to do with the hdmi handshake between my gfx (gigabyte 2080) and the AORUS FV43U. if I leave the desk with a game running and it turns off the monitor, the game will lose sound, and if I try to continue playing, eventually the game locks up. this wasn't the case for my previous monitory (ASUS ROG XG438Q).

Overall Review: This comes with a few notable advantages over the Asus ROG Strix XG438Q that it replaced: HDM1 2.1, USB-C, 144Hz refresh rate, and the big one: QLED. The QLED really pops. when viewed head on, which it is in a desktop application, this monitor is amazing. I would not recommend it for the centerpiece to a game room or anything because the viewing angle is pretty tight. still, I sit about 24" from the screen, and there's no issue with corners fading or anything like I've seen in other reviews. the depth of color (or perception of it) over previous screens is all thanks to the greater brightness (QLED) and makes a huge difference. I highly recommend this display for large format 4k desktop gaming. If you aren't going to do 4k, there are other wide format OLED and QLED options that might work better in the 42-49" sizes.

Pros: it's not the top tier pcie ssd, but it works as intended.

Cons: it's QLC?

Overall Review: the biggest bummer about these m.2 PCIe SSDs is that you cannot RAID them on your boot drive. The reason for this is that all the motherboards (that I'm aware of) only have one NVMe 3.0 bus and the other is a 2.0. I assume the technology will change and allow for this. But at the moment, the 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) m.2 slot takes the place of the board's larger PCIe expansion slot. This is not a failing of the SSD, just the implementation of the tech to date on consumer motherboards. With these sff drives topping 1- and 2-TB, the demand for drives that you can mirror is only going to increase.

Pros: installation is easy. color management is easy. noise is nominal.

Cons: directions are sparse but largely unnecessary.

Overall Review: Since China/Korea have taking over world manufacturing for most things, the English directions have deteriorated significantly. As usual, the instructions are written by someone with a very minimal grasp of English and leave much to be desired. However, this application is straightforward and the lack of detailed documentation doesn't hurt. There are 3- and 4-pin power connectors for the control unit. you only need to plug one of them into your motherboard's rgb power pins. ;-)

Pros: bluetooth 5.0 was the major selling point, but i doubt anyone can tell a difference using these vs. 4.1 bt models. the sound quality is good.

Cons: uncomfortable after about 60 minutes in one of my ears. the culprit is the loop designed to fill space in the outer ear area. it is too hard for my ear cavity, which is smaller on one side. the Google usb-c wired ear buds have the same shortcoming, despite theirs being adjustable.

Overall Review: I've worn a couple different budget brand true wireless ear buds before. this is the first one that uses two genuinely distinct connections to my phone. I mean that the left ear and the right ear independently connect via bluetooth to my phone rather than connecting to each other and having just one bt connection to the phone. I don't know that it makes a difference in performance at this entry level, but it's novel to me. the charge case is secured by a little click button. that's new as well and welcomed. the top won't accidentally come off as it has with other charging boxes. no comment on longevity or charge times, sadly. I've only worn them for a little over an hour at a time, so I haven't pushed them to their charge limit.

Item arrived very quickly. Shipped from middle US and reached me in NY in just a couple business days using economy shipping. Item arrived safe and brand new. Would buy from again.