Joined on 11/24/05
Great little Server

Pros: This is a nice, little, quiet server. Its not very big in dimensions or weight. Makes a great home/SMB server. I immediately upgraded to 8GB mem and running Windows Home Server 2011. I utilized this server as a file and back up server. I also have incorporated Windows Server Update Services to update my pc's. This machine handles it all well for a 1.5Ghz processor.
Cons: It be nice if the bays were hot swappable, but thats a minor con. The power cable, if you decide to install a cd/dvd drive, is a 4 pin molex connector, but the data cable is sata, not a pata ide cable; therefore you need a cable adapter from 4pin molex to sata to install a cd/dvd, doesn't make no sense and it didnt come with an adapter which would've been nice. The door and drive trays are very flimsy plastic. To upgrade the ram you have to slide out the mobo, which is fairly easy, but I was afraid i was going to break the motherboard when I was trying to disconnect the hdd data cable from it. It was on so tight it took nearly ten minutes of slowly trying to loosen the connector, and two very sore thumbs to get the cable off. it would've been nice to at least have a 2.5GHz processor as running the backups do tend to max out the cpu at times. I dropped one egg due to the cable tightness and no power cable adapter.
Overall Review: All-in-all, for the price, excellent little server. It serves my needs very well. i do plan on purchasing another one. When you have 5 to 10 pc's, it is not economical to have backup software for each machine, burning to discs is time consumig and confusing. Much easier using one machine to back up all pc's. I have a RAID tower attached to the eSata port configured in a RAID 5+1 storing all my client pc backups, and an internal and external drive backing up my server.
Very comfortable

Pros: I love the ergonomic design of the keyboard and mouse. It feels very natural. The forward and back buttons on the mouse is very convenient along with the wrist pad on the keyboard.
Cons: I use the center mouse button (scroll wheel button) constantly to open a new tab in my browser, however, the center mouse button on this mouse only works sometimes. I am disappointed in this as it is a main feature for me. It is also hard to press to get to work. Also, when trying to use the autoscroll by clicking on the scroll wheel it does the same thing. I don't know if its the design of the mouse or if a defect. None-the-less, it is disappointing. Either way, two eggs were lost b/c of this.
Overall Review: As much as I type and the speed at which I type, this keyboard feels completely natural and comfortable. My speed has even increased using it. Doesn't work for dual booting to select an os. I tried using wired keyboard to adjust BIOS settings but to no avail. May not be keyboard/mouse fault, I have a few more things to try before I can determine that. Other than that, this is a great buy.
Pefect Pics
Pros: I am an ameteur photographer using a Canon Rebel DSLR and constantly attempting to take those hard to get shots (eg. Fireworks, lightning strikes, etc). Pressing the button on the camera creates a slight vibration that can greatly affect the shot, but using a remote such as this, you can create excellent results.
Cons: I wish my camera would accept a wireless remote, but this is no fault of this individual product. I do wish the cord was a little bit longer, otherwise, it does as it states every single time i use it.
More Power

Pros: Unmatched power. This is the best CPU I own, and have yet to max it out. I use this on a computer I built specifically for use as an HTPC, and on occassion is used for first person shooter type of games. Great processor by an Awesome company (AMD!!!) and I have not even came close to maxing it out.
Cons: Cons?? What cons? Its AMD, and its a flawless processor, I may have to upgrade my other pc's to this one.
Excellent for Backups and Media

Pros: I use Windows Home Server for backups of my multiple Pc's as this is a much cheaper way to go about doing that vs buying backup software for all my computers. It allows me to backup over the network as opposed to using an external hdd or dvd's. Many others have listed the fact that this edition of home server does not pool the hard drives as a con, but I rather like this fact. I like knowing what files are on what drives, besides, making a spanned volume can imitate the pooling of drives. It just has to be done manually as opposed to the OS doing it. I also have an HTPC that i record shows and movies on, archive them to my server so that I may use my other pcs, including the one connected to my living room tv to watch the shows on instead of having to just watch them in the room that i recorded them in. Great way to share pics and videos with family members over the web as well plus ensuring that they remain secured.
Cons: Currently I am using this OS on an older pc that is not able to take full advantage of the product, therefore I am unable to fully test and comment on it. But from what I can tell so far, I have absolutely no cons about it. Cheap price for what is basically a very expensive Server OS system that has been tuned down for home users, can't find any cons about that.
Great for DVR

Pros: It does as it says it does. I had to be creative in how I made this work, as my cable box is in the other room, but by using an IR transmitter/repeater, I am able to control the cable box using the remote that came with this product. This TV Tuner has worked seamlessly with absolutely no errors or problems. I no longer use a DVR as it is way more convenient to use my pc and this tuner to serve that purpose.
Cons: To take advantage of the Dual tuner, you must have two open slots on your motherboard. I tried to record a movie on a basic channel, but it wouldn't record and gave me a message in Windows media Center about it not being allowed. This is probably more a media center issue and not the card. All in all, excellent card!!