Joined on 07/21/12
Nearly 2 years old and still great!
Pros: Physically lightweight, attractive, NO dead pixels after 2 years of nearly 24/7 use of gaming.
Cons: Stand is pretty light and can wobble the screen if bumped. Came with a VGA cord and not DVI, so I had to buy a DVI. Built in speakers are terrible but I had no intention of using them in the first place, nothing to knock off an egg for.
Overall Review: The included VGA display also caused some minor screen tearing, so get a DVI/HDMI cable for sure! On many occasions I've accidentally touched the touch buttons and brought up the monitor's menu a very minor inconvenience, but still annoying nonetheless. Love the cute ViewSonic Finches in the upper left-hand corner of the monitor!
Big installation issues, good heatsink
Pros: I changed my Intel stock heatsink to this because of all the good reviews. Lowered my CPU temp by a full 20 degrees (F) with only one fan! It fits fine on my ASUS Maximus VGene Micro ATX mobo. And even has room for the second fan and another set of RAM. My tower is the Antec DF-85 full size tower so I had no issues with space even though this thing is HUGE.
Cons: I personally had issues installing this from beginning to end, the backplate's mounting screws didn't fix exactly with the backplate, which gave me and even harder time installing the giant cooler on that strange adjustable X thing you get. Some of my screws had to be forced in on the mobo mounts, hopefully it won't cause issues down the road. All others have said this cooler is GIANT and it's true, a lot of towers or mobos might have issues getting this thing to fit. So check the clearance you have beforehand to avoid a future RMA.
Six Months Still Going Strong
Pros: Literally silent when running. Was on a budget and didn't want to spend and arm and a leg for an excessively pricey SSD. A lot of other reviews have said this particular model has been DoA or die very fast, but it's been a half a year and mine is showing absolutely no signs of age or slowing down. Not one error has occurred with it either. It started up right out of the box (which was an OEM drive covered in bubble wrap)
Cons: Small HD space gets used up very fast when installing video games. Slower to start up than an SSD. But otherwise not the HDD's fault, you get what you paid for exactly.
Overall Review: Will definitely purchase from WD again in the future. Wish I had been able to afford a higher priced HDD with more memory. This one's memory has almost been completely eaten up by video game installs.
Great cheap mouse
Pros: I've been using this particular mouse model for over 12 years or so. It's model has been upgraded some over the years and only gets better. It's very responsive and is plug and play on Windows and Macs. An amazing cheap basic mouse.
Cons: After a few years their lasers can start to get crabby and sometimes make your cursor skip around on the screen every now and then. But not hugely noticeable so no minus eggs. (I haven't had this happen yet with this exact mouse model.)