Pros: The Bluetooth audio quality is great, no complaints. On the X2 the audio is very flat and I had to use the car's equalizer to compensate. Play control buttons: It's annoying on touch screen devices to change tracks while driving and very dangerous to get your eyes off the road just to find the button. I can change tracks with physical buttons with ease and safety. Microphone works fine for calls and commands. I find it intuitive to use Siri/Google Now for music to play a certain song, artist, or playlist (when it works) while on the road. Built-in USB port = charge anything that uses the USB port be it microUSB, 30-pin, or Lightning cable. Pairs the phone in about 5 seconds (about 10 seconds on the X2) On power on, music automatically resumes after previous shut off (have to press the play button on the X2 after it pairs)

Cons: As with the X2, placement of the on/off button (the X2 and X3 power adapters are interchangeable). The outlet in my car is just above the cupholders so all it takes is a light nudge from a bottle or cup to hit the button and it's off. It's annoying but I can live with it. Like the X2 the volume resets to default when powering it on again but unlike the X2 the default volume is at a much higher level that's not an issue until driving on a very noisy road. The white appearance really sticks out from my dark gray interior which makes it a tempting item for my car to be broken into (wasn't an issue for the black and grey X2).

Overall Review: YMMV on the FM transmitter. Works well on a Toyota Corolla with the antenna on the roof but not so well on a Honda Civic with its antenna in the back windshield. I never intended to use the FM capabilities in the first place as I use a line cable to connect it to the car's AUX port so I didn't list it as a con. Devices tested via Bluetooth: iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3

Pros: None.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This came along with my Logitech G700 purchase (an awesome mouse, by the way). I looked at the slip of paper that was the redemption instructions and then chucked it in the recycle bin without giving it much thought. MMORPGs with monthly subscriptions are not my kind of thing.

Pros: 3 more games to my growing Steam library. Getting the games was easy and straightforward. I got Murdered, Thief, and Sleeping Dogs which at the time on Steam totaled $115. With Steam sales throughout the year you can get all three for about $25 now. Oh well, can't complain with free.

Cons: The previous set of games had a better selection but the Radeon R series wasn't available at the time.

Pros: I got this for a cheap and simple home server build (Core 2 based Celeron). This was when DDR2 RAM prices were cheap. It worked as it should with no issues so no complaints.

Cons: None.

Pros: I bought two of these. The first one in 2011 with a manufacture date of 1/2011 and second in 2012 with a manufacture date of 7/2012. In 2011 I got this to replace my aging 5 year old primary monitor, Gateway FPD2185W (21" 1680x1050). On sale, this was a great bang for the buck: 23" 1080p LED with VGA, DVI, & HDMI inputs. The monitor is very thin and lightweight. It is very bright; the default brightness is a blindingly 100% and I toned it down afterwards. Though I had spare cables, the bundled VGA, DVI, and HDMI cables were a great bonus. 1080p videos look beautiful and I got plenty of screen real-estate for Windows. PS3 and XBox 360 play great via HDMI though the audio has to be set to the RCA cables.

Cons: Like others, I noticed screen is slightly "blueish" even at its warm setting. My old monitor looks more "redish" at its cool setting. I got used it over time and it doesn't bother me at all. The stand isn't height-adjustable and is a bit wobbly at the slightest movement of the desk. I used a monitor arm and it looks a lot better as it floats above my desk. The power on time is unnecessarily long: the 2011 monitor displays the Acer logo for 5 seconds. I thought that was annoying until seeing that the 2012 monitor shows the Acer logo and then the Energy Star logo for an unnecessary total of 15 seconds. Testing other brands at the store they power on a lot faster than the Acer brand monitors. On the 2011 monitor there's a faint high pitched noise coming from the screen. I never noticed it due to the computer fans and it occurs when the screen has lots of text on a white background. Changing the brightness didn't make a difference. The 2012 monitor does not suffer this problem. The function buttons and navigating around the menu aren't the most elegant things to use but it's not that hard to figure it out. The faint pixel grid is and grainy texture of the screen is more noticeable on the 2012 monitor. It's okay viewing 20 inches away but I have to try to ignore it and get used to it.

Overall Review: As of review, the 2012 monitor is still my primary monitor and the 2011 is used sometimes as a second monitor.

Pros: Needed new cables for charging and data transfer for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phone and other devices that use the micro USB 3.0 port. Blue color cables look nice. Works fine, no complaints.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Ordered 1.5 foot cable in addition to this and found the 3 foot cable is more practical for charging in car, at home, and at work.