Joined on 05/24/07
Impressed by this card
Pros: Effortless installation Software/driver isn't annoying 45-65ms ping in shooters with the router being downstairs, using 5Ghz. I upgraded from a dinky USB dongle that gave me ping into the 120ms range. I'm very impressed with the performance of this card. I didn't know wireless has become so capable.
Cons: Very rarely I'll experience a momentary lag spike but there could be many causes for that. I am very satisfied with my purchase.
Broken Unit
Pros: Looks pretty nice. Composite inputs work. EyeTV provided is quality software.
Cons: When I received my first unit, 98% of the channels didn't work. They were heavily covered in snow and the sound was completely static. Only two channels worked. I emailed support, they were very helpful, and I RMAed the unit. The second one had the same exact problem, but it was a different unit number. Emailed them back and didn't get a reply. I tried the unit in two locations, and determined that it was the unit's problem.
Overall Review: I probably just got two faulty units, but I'm not trusting them again.
Some problems
Pros: Good performing card for the money, can overclock ok. 2GB is still sufficient for most games Blower enclosure is simple but it's a sturdy card. No sagging
Cons: Biggest problem I've had is that all three Displayports failed. Only one worked when I first bought it. That was all I needed so I didn't bother with an RMA. But after 4-5 months that last port died. In order to get high refresh rates I had to pick up a DVI-D cable.
Good piece of hardware
Pros: Nothing bad to say, it works and it looks sleek. I especially like that it only fills half the 5.25" bay, as my water cooler lines take up the other half. Some of these bay replacements consume the entire bay with a half empty box.
Cons: No legitimate complaints
Overall Review: SATA power rather than molex (or at least an adapter) would have been nice but that's being picky.
Solid Drive
Pros: I've had this drive for almost two years. It's served me well and has not been problematic in my Macbook Pro. Speed degradation exists, but that's only because OS X does not support TRIM. The drive is noticeably faster every time I wipe (using Intel's utility) every 6 or so months.
Cons: Intel utilities are Windows-only. I'm reaching for complaints here.
Overall Review: They've since upgraded the SSD line, but this is still a good product in the early years of consumer SSDs.
Works like a charm
Pros: I installed the drive last August. I use OS X so I have no opportunity to TRIM without a wipe. Even without TRIM I have not noticed much slowdown, but then again I am not a heavy user. Still boots in ~20 seconds. Best upgrade I've ever done.
Cons: It's annoying using machines with mechanical drives now.
Overall Review: If you're looking for a boot drive I'd go with a smaller size. I bought this to dual boot OS X and 7 and I've still got ~40GB empty, which by today's rate is about $100. If you want to be safe, 16GB for OS X and 32GB for 7 would be more than sufficient.