Pros: This unit commented on its use of solid caps. I have seen lots of PSU failures due to electrolytic cap failures. The cables are nicely packaged in sleeves and there are plenty of them. Includes rear switch and is quiet. Gigabyte builds quality in my book and this one is at a very reasonable price.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: The quality of Gigabyte motherboards and the solid caps led me to try their PSU.

Pros: Seagate did provide a refurbished drive on this one but you pay the shipping to them and have the hassle of using the backup to recreate your drive.

Cons: Two out of two failed, one in 3 days and the other in 35 days. Again I use the Seagate test program to verify same.

Overall Review: I find that neither Seagate nor Maxtor use an off disk parking location of the heads as Hitachi has when not in operation. I have not checked the very latest drives so that could have changed.

Pros: It has a processor with a passmark over 3900, sufficient memory and SSD size at a very reasonable price for browsing, searching, mail and even work. Its ability to directly handle (removable) SD cards allows for extended "less used" storage and backup. SD storage keeps your pictures & data from being subject to malware/hardware crashes. Systems can always be replaced. The HDMI output can provide TV streaming which is now a viable alternative. Even on battery the screen is bright, and at 15.6" is one I can easily read the papers on. Seller dispatched it well packed and in a reasonable time.

Cons: No cons yet.

Overall Review: On mine 66GB of the SSD drive was left unallocated, appearing, in Win, as the SSD being smaller than advertised, but in Disk Management it was obvious and the windows partition was easily extended to fill the drive.

Pros: Quiet, only need to install wiring needed, and reduced power consumption by 12% compared to prior unit. Includes machine screws which are not standard to prior hardware, sorta hidden among the included wire wraps. Cables are wrapped for a clean looking installation. Single cable powered floppy, DVD unit and 2 hard drives.

Cons: May be easier to plug in the wires needed before mounting in the case.

Overall Review: Impressive workmanship and packing. Would recommend "Be Quiet" PSUs to others.

Pros: The BIOSTAR|HI-FI A85W A85 FM2 R is a quality mainboard with solid state capacitors. It went together and fired up without a hitch the day it arrived. It is ideal with the combined CPU/GPU, an HDMI port and a PCI slot (for a satellite tuner card) as a media computer. It is ideal for the 10-50Mb tv video rates from satellite feeds and compared to FTA set top boxes it is a powerful dude. My prior 2 core AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ on a Gigabyte mb was often pushed above 90% cpu usage while the inexpensive 4 core AMD A8-5600K Trinity on this board runs at less than 20% cpu usage. A pair of (Biostar unlisted) 1866Mhz Gskill 2Gig slices of memory was sufficient along with a left over 60Gig OZ SSD.

Cons: None really.

Overall Review: This board was a pleasant surprises in how much technology has advanced, especially considering its price. In fact, it was a real steal at $57, but if you are not aware of what APU and FM2 are all about do your homework first. The Newegg 30 days is far more than necessary to verify any board’s acceptability. It is not for serious gaming without a high end video card, which would ignore its most practical use. When sending audio over HDMI to the TV don’t expect it to be present on your monitor speakers or on S/PDIF. My previous AMD based Gigabyte mb setup had the same limitation.

Pros: EVGA video cards have been well built, using solid caps, and quiet fans that run forever. My last EVGA card was and still is running after more than 4 years. Their treatment of customers is very reassuring from the comments of others although I have never found it necessary to confirm such.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Experience with my last EVGA card led me to stay with them.