Pros: This was a good buy on sale. The capacity and speed are very good, and are very close to the advertised specs. It is attractive, capless, and has a strap hole.

Cons: The outer part and strap hole are made of plastic. I prefer an all metal composition, which the more expensive version has, but I did not like the larger physical size of the more expensive one (too bulky). The actual size was 63.75 GB, where 1 GB = 1E9 bytes, so it was just a tad short of the advertised size.

Overall Review: I ran USBDeview for my x64 system using a USB 3.0 port and default allocation size, and here are the results: exFAT (default) format with using USB 3.0 port: Read: 75 MB/sec Write: 89 mb/sec NTFS format using USB 3.0 port: Read: 74 MB/sec Write: 15 MB/sec exFAT (default) format using USB 2.0 port: Read: 32 MB/sec Write: 24 mb/sec NTFS format using USB 2.0 port: Read: 31 MB/sec Write: 13 MB/sec This thing rocks in exFAT format with USB 3.0! Even using USB 2.0, the speed is still very good. I would not use NTFS format with this one, which is very slow.

Pros: This latest version of the Windows operating system is fairly stable, and, compared to previous versions, rarely crashes or misbehaves with hardware attached (I've had only a few hiccups). The startup time has been reduced and is quite good. The functionality with a touchscreen is also good and highly recommended.

Cons: Unfortunately, the cons far outweigh the pros. The price is excessive. You would think that an established product line such as this one would be able to offer a cost effective solution by leveraging the decades of work done on past versions. Furthermore, some of the handy features from previous version have been removed and placed in a "pro" version at an even higher price. For example, the useful media player is gone. The metro interface simply does not work well with a computer. It seems as if Microsoft wants a PC to look like a smartphone or a tablet. Unfortunately, for everyday tasks, this does not work very well. The metro interface is too time consuming to navigate on a PC, although this might work well on a portable electronic device. The whole metro interface needs to be rethought, and perhaps there is a better way to organize apps. The functionality of the start button (removed in version 8, but added back in version 8.1) is a bit unusual, and could be improved.

Overall Review: Yes, this new interface takes some getting used to. However, after I got used to it, I still do not like it. I gave it two stars instead of one because, to be fair, the touchscreen does work fairly well with the operating system and the overall stability is fairly good. I have been using Microsoft Windows since version 3.1 back in the early 1990s mainly for compatibility reasons. Some releases were better than others, and some were more stable than others. I thought that Windows 95 and Windows XP were probably their best ones. I don't think they hit the mark this time around. The price is too high, and many software products are now free or very nearly so.

Pros: This is one fast puppy! I get up to 90+ MB/s read speed and up to 51+ MB/s write speed (slightly better than advertised) using NTFS format and ATTO Disk Benchmark. The speed with small files is exceptional. The reliability is very good, and I have not experienced any problems with formatting, recognizing the card, or bad sectors. This is a great deal and tough to beat!

Cons: None

Overall Review: I use this in both my camera (great for high res pictures and HD video) and my laptop as a ReadyBoost device (32 GB is the most that can be used so far under Windows 8.1). Hopefully soon the super high end 100+ MB/s cards will fall in price enough to make them more affordable.

Pros: - Solid metal case - Portable - Fast - Powered or unpowered (bus only) - Plug-and-play (no drivers needed) - Hot swappable - Cool power LED and port activity lights - Long 3' cable - Solid power supply

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is a solid, portable, and fast hub that is perfect for my laptop with a limited number of USB 3.0 ports. I used to use separate bus powered and externally powered USB 2.0 hubs, depending on my need, so having one that can do both is really handy. The LEDs and lights are professional looking and not overly distracting. I highly recommend this hub!

Pros: The ability to brew a single cup of coffee, rather than a full pot, is an excellent idea. Not being stuck with a lot of wasted coffee is a huge pro, plus each individual cup is freshly brewed. This appliance is about as simple to use as it gets. The power usage is low, and it is fairly fast.

Cons: The price is high, likely due to this being a somewhat unique new idea in the market. The K cups are also expensive, even on sale. Most of the components are plastic, like most appliances. At this price, everything should be made of metal and tempered glass -- stainless steel would be ideal. I noticed that on some of the newer versions, the handle is now made of metal. It loses an egg for the high price despite the use of plastic.

Overall Review: I got some reusable K cup style containers that can be filled with any coffee I want at a fraction of the price of the disposable K cups.

Pros: This surge protector has a long, thick cord with an angled plug (can fit in tight places), many well spaced outlets, protected/not grounded LEDs, covers for unused outlets, good warranty, cord management, phone/fax protection, LAN/ethernet protection, and cable protection. The response time to an electrical spike and EMI/RFI noise suppression are very good and useful in a noisy RF environment.

Cons: The case and many other components are made of plastic, like most surge protectors. I would rather pay a bit more for an all-metal case. If I could, I would take off half an egg for the liberal use of plastic.

Overall Review: This is a useful product, and basically protects everything electrical in a household. I bought two of these.