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NZXT M59
October, 2009

$70.00

Pros

affordable price point
large acrylic window with side fan mount
slick aesthetic for the budget gamer
radiator mount for those interested in water cooling

Cons

behind the scenes wire management is overly tight and difficult
side fan is a gaudy LED one

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 4
January, 2010

$1,000.00

Pros

Outstanding sound quality!
Stylish
Having to plug each speaker into separate wall power outlets ensure they have enough power to operate.

Cons

Bass is almost non-existent :(
Expensive!
Wiring is a bit awkward

Shure SE535
August, 2010

$500.00

Pros

cables can easily be detached at the ear pieces - makes replacing or upgrading broken / stock cables easy
high-quality, attractive packaging (aluminum box)
new Kevlar-reinforced material used in construction of the cable - much stronger than the plastic only cable of the SE530
professional level sound quality

Cons

expensive for non-customs
no significant sound quality improvements over the E500 / SE530s, simply another slight design tweak / improvement

Panasonic SC-PT960
June, 2008

$500.00

Pros

5-disc changer
wireless rear speakers
upscales standard definition DVDs to 1080p

Cons

there is not a generic MP3 player port/input
Only 1 HDMI output (no HDMI input!)
only 4 settings in EQ

Mass Effect 2
January, 2010

$60.00

Pros

character driven
allows you to load your previous save game for a seamless story influenced by your past actions
great graphics

Cons

individual missions are too segmented and short, with no surprises along the way
weapons are a lot less customized and discovery / utilization follows a cookie cutter design, weapons only become 'generally better' with no statistical data supplied
no option to manually select your moral choices if you don't have an original Mass Effect save file - would have been nice if you could at least have picked the major 3-4!

Asus U33Jc
September, 2010

$999.00

Pros

great aesthetic
affordable price point
quality materials - bamboo exterior, brushed aluminum interior

Cons

faux-chrome highlighting looks gaudy / picks up fingerprints
plastic body construction - not a full aluminum design
glossy black plastic bezels

Pandigital Novel
May, 2010

$200.00

Pros

affordable price point
runs the open source Android operating system
7" 800 x 600px display

Cons

slow 533Mhz ARM 11 processor - many times slower than a speedy smartphone or iPad
cheap looking glossy black plastic bezels
lack of dedicated back and forward navigation buttons

Mint.com
January, 2006

Pros

Free app available
Automatically aggregates all financial transactions into one web-based interface
Helps take control of your personal finances with minimal effort

Cons

Doesn't support all banks and financial institutions
Annoying advertising integration..tries to get you to sign up to various credit cards and bank accounts
Updates from banks can be slow

Nikon D3100
August, 2010

$700.00

Pros

capable of recording video in full 1080p/24
records to affordable, easy to find and capacious SD, SDHC and the latest SDXC memory cards
HDMI output

Cons

same low resolution display as the D3000 (230k dot)
considerably more expensive than the D3000 at $699 with kit lens - a problem as it is an introductory / budget DSLR
focus on video on consumer and professional DSLRs is adding cost while potentially stifling innovation when it comes to still images

Steam
September, 2003

Pros

users can play their games on any system they're logged in on, can redownload games at any time
patches are applied to games automatically
over 500 titles from a variety of well known developers

Cons

you don't get physical copies of your game - but you pay the same price
you cannot give games that you've already played
requires an Internet connection to play/get games

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