Joined on 10/14/08
Excellent
Pros: It does so many formats and it's fast! Lightscribe is a plus :)
Cons: None that I can think of except for the drawer is a little slow...
Overall Review: The second best thing besides a Blu-Ray DVD Drive :)
Worked great for about a year.
Pros: These were fast for their time (wouldn't buy them now with the competition that's out there). Great value as well. It worked great for the first year and a half, then out of nowhere I booted out of hibernation and the drive completely failed. Could not read SMART, could not get anything from the drive. Tried it in multiple computers without any luck. OCZ's RMA process was quite easy. When the Agility died on me, they sent me a Vertex 3. Going to end up selling it and switch to a samsung 840 pro series
Cons: Died after a year and a half without any warning - even though all diagnostics showed the drive to be in good health. Would have expected this thing to last longer and would have wished it could have given me some sort of warning to back all my stuff up on to. For the future, I am using my raid1 drive for my documents/vids/pics/etc.
Overall Review: Great drive and company, but no longer for me.
4.5/5 -- Beautiful, solid case. It may not be for everyone
Pros: A lot of thought went into this. - Solid, beautiful aesthetic - Modular - you can also change layouts - Excellent wire routing potential - Tons of space (too much for me, honestly), especially for HDD's - You can mount SSD's behind mobo - Pretty simple build. Less wiring thanks to m2 drive. - Everything aligned correctly and everything seems to be well built; it's a very solid case. - Filtering was easy to remove and should be easy to clean - it's plastic, but appears to be sturdy enough
Cons: Don't let these cons stop you from purchasing. They are all minor, but should be mentioned. - Price - nearly double the cost of other cases, which is why this may not be for everyone. I was hesitant, as I could've put the money towards another M2 drive. - Plugging in power to psu once psu was mounted in case was a challenge as I could barely fit my hand in the bottom area and the plate above it does not move. Not impossible to do, just a squeeze. - I would've appreciated about 5mm more room between back of mobo and side case for wiring. The ATX wiring bundle pushes against the case, causing a slight bulge. It's not any different of a bundle of wires as usual, so it's strange that this may have been overlooked. - I would have liked to continue to use the top dampener - similar to how the front dampener works - by allowing air to flow from side vents instead of straight from the top. Perhaps Fractal Design can create a new accessory piece for this? - I was unable to mount a second 140mm fan at bottom of case next to PSU due to collision of wiring. If only the PSU was elevated by about 10mm, I could've cleared the wiring harnesses! - The USB 3.0 plug was very stiff. It was difficult to route properly in fear of it snapping the adapter off of the mobo. This does take some work to get right. Other plugs were fine, but perhaps I don't understand why the USB 3 wiring was so thick (extra shielding?)
Overall Review: ** The cons should not stop you from purchasing this case - be sure to read everything ** BUILD NOTES (things I've learned): 1) Do not mount your water cooler on top until you've ran all wiring to the top connectors. This seems obvious, but I thought I had enough room. I did have to rotate the rear fan so that the wiring outlet pointed towards the top wiring exit. 2) Buy maybe 1 extra FD case fan if running radiators (~280mm). This thing already has 3 140's in it (2 in front, 1 in back). I placed the spare one in the only spot available for me: the bottom. If you're not going to run a 5.25" CD drive, then you can fit one more on top (including your 280mm water cooling). 3) Get the FD Flex VRC-25 to relocate one of your GPU's. I haven't done it yet, but I'm going to. Looking at the back of a circuit board in contrast with everything else is unappealing. I'd rather see the face of a GPU. 4) My ATX board (z370 taichi) had an extra hole in the middle-left that the case said was for micro mounting... but I put the riser in and used it anyways to help solidify installation 5) Install I/O shield first. It snaps into place. Don't be shy. 6) Possibly connect your PSU wiring before you slide PSU into case... especially if you have larger hands 7) To clean things up, remove all of your unused drive bay slots after you're complete Define R6 case, Asrock z370 taichi, i7-8700k, 16gb team group, gtx970, Samsung 960 evo m.2, rm850x, h105i cooler. I Plan on getting Volta cards once they come out (whenever that is). Worth the wait? Ehh. Sure, I was not in any rush. Worth the cost (nearly double most cases)? It depends on you. I like the sleek, modern brushed look. The modularity is nice, but I didn't have a need to deviate from the typical layout. It is heavy, and a little top heavy since I mounted the h105 on top - nothing dangerous, however. The front panel is not metal like I thought it would have been but still dense. If you run your nail across it, it will leave nail dust on it (easily wipeable). However, once cleaned up, it's excellent. Overall Sound dampening doesn't really work if you remove top dampener in favor to run fans on top. I'm hoping FD can provide a new attachment accessory for the top to block off the top but let air in from the sides. 5/5 for craftsmanship and design on this. 4/5 for all things considered. 4.5/5 overall (I gave it 5/5). Everything aligned correctly and everything seems to be well built; it's a very solid case. While this is a great case, I do feel like it was overhyped a bit. Don't get me wrong, still a solid case. Everything was perfect - including the powder coating.
Excellent Workstation
Pros: The speed of this PC compared to the price is outstanding. The only downside is the video card was made specifically from Dell, so you can't use the nvidia drivers (such as the latest up-to-date ones) - you have to rely on Dell to release updates. Secondly, pop in an SSD and reinstall Windows 8. You can order the Windows 8 disk for FREE from Dell, and it only takes a couple of days for it to get to you - they send it via air - how cool! Other than that, this computer can easily handle multitasking! All the USB's are USB 3.0 with USB 2.0 fallback. There are 3 extra SATA ports available (from what I remember) as well. A quick reliable PC, not too loud either, 5/5 eggs.
Cons: Doesn't ship with an SSD
Overall Review: If you're looking into hardcore gaming, such as supporting the latest games, this wouldn't be the PC for you. However, if you play some of the older games (not too old, but not the latest and greatest) - I'm sure it could handle it. I use this as a multitasking office workstation for development, image (photoshop), and video (sony vegas) production. Works well and renders fast!
Best bang for the buck
Pros: Great audio quality; installed in under a minute (Windows XP SP3 x86). Comes with drivers for XP, Vista and Windows 7
Cons: None!
Overall Review: My onboard chip recently burned out (somehow) and while I'll be upgrading my comp soon, this shall suffice. Plays 5.1 (6 channels) flawlessly along with EAX support. Somewhat helps your gaming, though wasn't noticeable for me. Great alternative to on-board sound, though1
I was skeptical, but...
Pros: I was skeptical at first of how a 5.1 set like this would perform (especially when reading the 5-egg reviews). This surround sound set is simply amazing. These speakers literally contradict the old saying "the louder it goes, the more distorted the sound will be" -- I disagree. In fact, the louder I've turned these speakers up, the more the system delivered (as expected, right?). You can't go wrong with these speakers, for movies, music (which also, leads me to say that the "Matrix" mode is amazing), or whatever else you're using them for. Pros: * Cost * Durability * Design * Footprint * Quality (both manufacturer and performance) * Mounting options (Center: On top of monitor, wall or desk; All others: Standing or mounted) * Headphone jack * Swiveling ability of speaker bases * Awesome sub woofer Keep in mind that even though you can't see how to mount these speakers (because I've looked...), there is a slot on the bottom of the base in which you simply slide onto an
Cons: Not really a con if you have a small room, however, if you have a full-sized desk such as me, the length of the RCA cables are insufficient. Especially the rear cables. I'm estimating that the front (left, center, right) RCA cable lengths are between 5-6' and the rear RCA cable lengths are between 14-16'. You should probably do an estimated measurement of how long you really need in terms of the cable length, and if you even think you'll come up short (in which you might), be sure to pick up some RCA cable extenders. Since this is simply a nuisance (and possibly user preference), and comparing to the Pros above, I'm not even thinking twice about *NOT* taking an egg away from the review!
Overall Review: This is well worth the cost -- even though the price now isn't even closed to what I paid -- and, since this is my first Logitech speaker system and knowing the performance of it, I'm going to stick with Logitech. Not only that, but they're a US-based (Fremont, CA) business and not overseas :) With that said, you can't go wrong with the X-540 70W 5.1 Surround sound system. You'll love them and be as much surprised as I was when I first got them!