Pros: Having the power supply built-in is an excellent idea! Other electronics manufactures should take note. It just works! Range is decent and the speed is very close to what is advertised so you will have no disappointments there.

Cons: You will need a laptop to set this up, so if you are traveling with only an iPad make sure you have another means of connecting first. As with any piece of gear meant for the traveler, get this thing set up, tested and working while still at home well before you hit the road. Finally, this plug is North American only, so if you are traveling to distant lands make sure you bring along an appropriate voltage converter.

Overall Review: With some tweaking I was even able to use mine as a repeater, so that was a nice but unexpected bonus! Update to latest firmware! You will still have to pay for wireless in most hotels, but if they charge by the device, you will only pay once!

Pros: A great idea for those instances when stringing CAT 5/6 is impractical and WiFi is unworkable such as distance, interference, or obstructions. I really wanted this to work as it is the perfect solution to internet capable TVs and DVD/Blu-ray players that communicate with the internet or even a remotely located HTPC. I would only recommend this if you have absolutely no other options and connection speed is unimportant. You can forget about streaming video over such a connection as even YouTube videos were unwatchable at anything over the lowest quality settings.

Cons: I guess the biggest “con” is that the item barely worked when I got it, and then did not work at all after a while. Prior to hearing back from tech support, I uninstalled the software and re-installed and I was finally able to get the devices to reappear. Device self-reports a connecting speed of 11 megabits per second, which is quite a bit under the advertised speed of 500 megabits per second. This is on two outlets that are right next to one another in the same room, but on different walls. That is better than nothing I guess, but much worse than you would get from even the worst WiFi available these days. This was tested in a condominium with modern electrical that was built in 1983.

Overall Review: I do not recommend this device unless you have absolutely no other options. Helpdesk Ticket and replied to later that day, but no email notification that the ticket had been responded to. If you submit a help ticket, it is up to you to check back every-few-hours. Suggestions did help the devices to see each other for several hours, but they went offline again. The design could have been much better. As it stands you lose an outlet. Why not have a pass-through so you don’t lose an outlet? Also, why not move away from the wall wart concept altogether and just provide a short cord? A lot of things could have been done differently, and better, for just a few dollars more in materials.

Pros: Finally! A powerline network adapter that just works. Having suffered through earlier efforts of this concept of getting a network signal over power, I had low expectations for this but was pleasantly surprised. This product is also a good option to recommend to those with not much technical ability. Just plug it in and go!

Cons: None! My most minor gripe is that you still lose an outlet, but that is a minor gripe considering that you gain a network signal where there wasn't one before.

Overall Review: Where this product really shines is using it as a range extender when paired with a wireless access point. In this particular instance, network over power was my last remaining option in a large house with a lot of EM interference. Good Job TRENDnet!

Pros: This is a very large switch that is not quite approaching rack mount dimensions (almost a foot wide), but is still large and might be slightly overkill for your average home user unless you have a dedicated equipment area. Most importantly I had this hooked up to my home network and its existence was completely transparent, as it should be. Just plug it in and go! The greatest part is that this switch runs reasonably cool and functions reliably at near its rated network speed. Forget the theoretical Gigabit numbers, as long as you are within 40-60 MB/Sec, you are doing fine and this switch is comfortably in that range. Just make sure your cables and everything else in your network signal-chain are up to the task.

Cons: Not really anything other than its size and weight, but depending on the environment, that can be a positive.

Overall Review: I was pleasantly surprised with the power supply being internal (wall warts generally do not have a place with professional grade equipment) and its overall sturdiness of construction and heft is good as you do not want your equipment pulled down through casual wire movement. I’m sure that is intentional as in most instances this device will typically be sitting in an IT closet somewhere happily doing its job for years to come and none of the size or weight concerns will be issues.

Pros: Inexpensive, USB 3.0, 4-USB 3.0 Ports... Will work just fine as long as you get 4-pin molex power to the card, and grab newer/better drivers directly from VIA-LABS.

Cons: Manufacturer support is non-existent; they do not even have the correct driver for this specific card on their site. The driver on the CD that ships with the card is functional, but is an ancient beta and some people have problems with it. I knocked a star off for bad support.

Overall Review: With the latest VIA drivers 1.8a (as of me writing this review), it's a decent card for the money. This is a VIA card and not NEC. Just google: VL800 & VL801 USB 3.0 Host Controller – Driver 1.80A and you will find the right driver at "via-labs" dot com (will be at the bottom of the page) I would post the direct link but they tend to change and NE does not like links in the reviews.

Pros: UPDATE TO EARLIER REVIEW: Cured my low blood pressure! Seriously, were there a technological equivalent of the show "Fear Factor" this drive would have its own three-part episode that would send IT types screaming into the night.

Cons: A 3-terabyte paperweight. Advance replacement through Western Digital and both the replacement drives were D.O.A. I now have so many "case numbers" now that I am now having to keep a list of them in Excel format.

Overall Review: That (800) 275-4932 telephone number that the WD responder keeps giving out... well no one at WD knows what the devil "responding to a Newegg review" even means. I just finished cranking off a written letter to WD management, and a conversation with a supervisor about our little problem and they promised a response "soon".