Master Panel II W/Card Reader

Pros: Looks good, works great. Fan controls are a nice touch... Never realized how loud my big fans can be! A must-have for people like me that misplace their card reader or don't want it taking up valuable desk real estate.

Cons: Audio is just a connection to the back of the case, so you have wires running out the back of your case into the sound card, no headers for plugging straight to mobo or sound card. How to connect the fans was a little vauge, but I managed to figure it out on the first try, so it wasn't that bad.

Pros: I re-purposed a Dell PowerEdge 830 server into my PC over a year ago and have operated this unit flawlessly ever since. eSATA---USB [x2]---Card Reader---and Fan controller [x2] in single package. This is the life!!! No (bright) external lights to shine in eyes at night. Comes with all the necessary cables. I get the baddest fans money can buy, and manually balance noise and cooling. Card reader is USB (internal header required) and works with Linux. I split each fan channel to [1] 80mm & [1] 40mm fan for each channel with no probs. NOTE: All USB plugs into a single MoBo Pin-Type Internal Header.

Cons: None - except these devices always have poor QC. Those bad reviews are scary. Ordering another one is a game of chance.

Overall Review: Anytime you order one of these multi-purpose front panels you've got to carefully plan how to hook it up. DL the Manual before ordering!!! In my experience you'll likely never have all the plugs working as you would in a canned system. As a rule you'll be plugging into the back of the computer and bringing those connections forward through the case. Splitters may be required at the back (esp for sound card). The 1st front panel I ever used was SunBeamTec. The over/under USB connection fell apart the first time I plugged in a thumbdrive and lots of blue sparks where emitted. The replacement has been fine ever since. Quality control on all brands of these things seems to be pretty poor. It's best to buy local for ease of returns. But I can't get this model locally so Newegg is the next best option. I have three panels (different brands) and once you get a working one its a dream come true.

Pros: uhm, comes with a bunch of cables which if purchased separately would cost triple the amount i paid for this controller.

Cons: bad design - sits a quarter of an inch too far back in the bay. SD memory card slot is too tight and you cant easily insert a memory card in it. 1st fan controller lasted only 10 min. i wonder why dont they put some kind of fuse to prevent burn outs... i shipped this back and asked for a refund. it's just a low quality product. it cost $36 and newegg asked for 6$ in restocking fees. I asked them why I should be paying restocking fees for returning bad quality products that i don't want to own and they refunded the fees.

Overall Review: the idea behind this controller is great but the built-in quality is not good. keep looking for something better.

Pros: Mostly works without a big hassle. I really only wanted the media slots, but everything else was sold out and I couldn't wait. It does kinda look cool

Cons: As someone else mentioned doesn't fit flush with case. Fan controllers wouldn't connect with the current fans without splicing and adding wire. Could live with out the front audio as it is clumsly run through patch cords to the back of the system and the case already has front audio. Paid to much for stuff I won't use

Overall Review: I like the convience of a media card reader and thr cheapo Rosewell units work just fine when they are in stock, I wouldn't buy this one again Main rig Asus p6t delux I7 940 !2 gis Corsair 1600 Corsair 750 PSU ATI 4870x2 Zalman9900 cooler

Pros: USB and fan control works

Cons: SD card reader not functional. Returned and replaced, still not functional!

Overall Review: I bought this thing mostly just for the SD card reader and it doesn't work. Returned and replaced, and it STILL doesn't work. Seriously?? It's not worth the $12 shipping to try again. I'm going to buy a different panel

Pros: - easy install - two 3-pin fan controllers - two usb ports - firewire - eSATA - memory card adapters (they all work, even the SD, I think they guy who posted before just doesn't know that you're supposed to put the SD card in upside down (contacts facing up) when you put it in the right way it goes right in, not a "tight fit" as earlier stated - front audio - shallow, leaves plenty of room to tuck some wires in behind it so you don't just have a bunch of "dead space" in the rest of that bay - 5.25" bay

Cons: - 5.25" bay - is a little recessed in the bay (but doesn't look funny to me) - front audio (not the most practical application, should have come with a piggyback header or something - front usb are the "stacked" type, one right on top of the other, so some devices may block the second port.

Overall Review: overall it does EVERYTHING, I need it to and then it does a little more (fan controller, eSATA, audio are all "extras" to me) I think it's a quality product and I don't have a single issue with it, the "cons" mentioned are purely aesthetic and don't affect how well it actually works, which for me is flawless

Pros: Lots of ports - all common memory cards, USB, firewire, eSATA, etc., plus fan controllers. Almost everything works fine (see below). Fits in the case nicely.

Cons: Metal grommets used for screws can fall out. USB ports stopped working properly after a good year of use - they work sometimes, but it's spotty. I haven't completely ruled out motherboard issues, but the rear ports work fine. Due to the audio connections running through the entire interior of the case, some electromagnetic noise occurs in the audio with sensitive headphones - this isn't particularly noticeable, but it's there, and not present when running the headphones straight from the jack on the motherboard.

Overall Review: May not be worth the price when considering the issues, but it seems to be hit-or-miss. It seems that not every unit has issues, and this really would be an excellent product if everything worked properly.

Pros: None. It didnt work out of the box. It wasnt worth an RMA due to the price.

Cons: Same. Nothing on the device worked.