Pros: Simple, reliable, low cost. Excellent image quality at 320x240 in good light. Quite decent lens considering the price of this unit.

Cons: Not great in low light -- you may wish to go with a much higher end camera if indoor lighting is less than bright. The 640x480 mode is very grainy due to bayer filter on CMOS sensor.

Overall Review: This devices uses the Z-Star/ViCam chip set; the usb ID is 0x0ac8:305b and the sensor is alledgedly the TAS5130c. Linux support is through gspca or spca5xx drivers -- my camera, for some reason, didn't work with the default TAS1530c sensor and required some minor hacking (USB snoop file) in order to get working. If you void your warantee you'll find a nice simple square PCB and standard 12mm lens mount inside, perfect for camera hacking or using in other projects.

Pros: Device works once you figure out it does not use standard signalling pins and will need to be adapted/rewired to be a standard serial port.

Cons: In spite of claims to the contrary, this cable is not pin-compatible with standard DB-9M PC serial ports like those on a motherboard. On the Sabrent, pin 1 is ground and pin 5 is floating. On a real PC serial port, pin 1 is CD (carrier detect) and pin 5 is ground. Net result is if you plug this into most peripherals or cables with a DB-9F mating connector this serial port WILL NOT WORK as there is no ground connection to complete the circuit. Avoid this product.

Overall Review: It took a week of hair-pulling debugging to figure out why this cable wasn't working properly. It seems apparent by Sabrent's marketing that they intended for this to be a standard serial port, but that somehow the device was miswired at the factory. As pins 1 and 5 are exactly on opposite ends of the connector, this was probably a simple production error where the connector was mis-wired. However, I purchased two of these cables and both had the same wiring error, so it appears systemic.

Pros: The monitor stand is top-notch out of the box, allowing height, tilt, and a 90 degree rotation to allow it to be used in landscape mode. Unless you're doing something exotic, you will not need to buy special panel mounting hardware to do any one-panel high multimonitor setup. The display is fairly crisp, and so bright I had to turn it down to its lowest setting. The bezel is flat and unadorned so it easily moves next to any other monitors.

Cons: The mount only allows a 90 degree rotation in one direction; this is a minor nit, but it does prevent you from orienting the panels so the power LED is away from the center of multiple screens. The power LED is also is the standard too-bright blue, so plan on taping them over.

Overall Review: I realize these panels seem pricey given that they are 20", but they are very close to half the size of a 30" monitor, with comparable resolutions, so the pricing is in line with similar screens on a $/sq inch basis. The size and resolution allows for a well-matched dual/triple-panel set up with a 30" main panel and the LG L2000 rotated 90 degrees to either side.

Pros: The loose bezel issue has been fixed. Mechanically the hard drive tray is improved with better retention.

Cons: Lost in the redesign was the standard USB mini-B, replaced with a USB A port requiring a custom USB A-A cable (included with the NexStar.) The chip set has been changed as well. Simply put the NexStar being offerred today is not the solid, standards-based NexStar that earned the high ratings it has seen in the past. The case is somewhat fatter than the original design.

Overall Review: More than a year ago, I had purchased a dozen NexStar CX cases and found them to be very reliable, thin, and very portable with the only flaw being loose front bezel screws on some cases. I was very happy with the NexStar CX, so I ordered some additional cases as we expanded our backup set. The new cases are clearly redesigned, changing to both a non-standard I/O port arrangment, and switching the chip set used from the Sunplus SPIF225A to the Jmicron JM20329, in my opinion an inferior choice. Vendors, please, if you do a redesign so significant it requires different cables and drivers, change the name/model of the device!

Pros: Nice styling, good subwoofer performance, and capable of very high shake-the-house volume levels.

Cons: No dock adapters -- so anything other that a standard iPod (such as a mini) just flops around on the connector and seems likely to break. Substantial audio hiss during silent periods and when turned on but not playing. Due to the hiss this system is nearly unusable for quiet or low volume background music. iPod docking stand is a little flimsy. Blue power on indicator is so bright it will light an entire room at night.

Overall Review: If this system were going to be used near full volume all the time, it might be passable. However, if you're looking for a nice system or something for a bedroom to fall asleep by as I was, the hiss will make it unsatisfactory, and you should consider some of the other systems Newegg offers.

Pros: This is a gorgeous keyboard. The cool factor is definitely at 110%. Key feel is decent for a notebook style keyboard, but still is lacking compared to a quality desktop keyboard. The integrated volume and mouse controls are very nice to have, as are the hotkey setups using the "Fn" key.

Cons: Biggest gripe so far is it's 2-key roll-over. This makes the keyboard almost unusable for fast typists that are a little slow on the release stroke, such as myself. This is also suprising at this price point, as N-key rollover would be expected from a high-end keyboard such as the diNovo. This shouldn't be an issue if you're a relatively slow typist or are fast and lift your fingers quickly; basically, if you need N-key, you don't want this keyboard.

Overall Review: I buy about 5 keyboards a year in search of the best; I'd say this keyboard ranks at the top but isn't the best. Currently I use a high-end professional keyboard which has N-key rollover but lacks arrow keys and I desperately wanted the diNovo to outperform it. If it weren't for the 2-key rollover it would have been nearly perfect.