software getting better, hardware getting worse
937356
I own 4 Sansa clips. Two are the first edition. One is a clip+. One is a clip zip. All are 4 Gig. The sound quality is among the best on all four. The software keeps getting better with each iteration. But the navagational pad keeps getting worse. I noticed the clip+ that occasionally the pause wouldn't function. I had to switch the player off then on again to get it to work. I thought maybe I just got a bad one, but not bad enough to return it. The clip zip went on sale here on black friday for $30 so I grabbed it. On the clip zip this pause malfunction occurs every 5 or 6 times I use it. Not only that, the pad now covers the full width of the player. This is a poor design. Not only is unnecessary, but it makes it hard to tell which way the pad is being pressed. Sansa got it right the first time. That's why it sold so well. It was a no frills mp3 player that sounded great. Do yourself a favor and get the clip+. If you need a color screen, get an ipod or zune. They do it a lot better.
2341208
The hardware on this motherboard is second to none; but unfortunately the thing is highly hindered by the massive amount of bloated software that you must install in order to get the hardware working. For instance; if you wish to install the Audio Drivers it will against your will install Sonic Radar. The Audio Drivers will constantly cause software to crash whenever you boot your system until you install Asus Suite 3. Now you have 3 separate pieces of software when you only wanted to install an Audio Driver. To make matters worse; the Asus Suite is basically a system monitoring application. If you already have something like a Corsair H100i; then you will now have software redundancy unless you wish to forfeit your ability of controlling the H100i by uninstalling Corsair Link.

Even worse, Asus Suite is not a single application but a set of stand alone applications: each with their own interface. Several of these applications want to boot up when Windows starts and will eat up your task-bar and increase boot times.

Verdict:
It is unfortunate, but the software is just a mess. Every motherboard I have ever owned has been an Asus but it is sad to say that this may be my last Asus motherboard. It is trivial to pay for high end hardware when the software required to run that hardware brings down the entire machine making it feel as if you had never upgraded your system in the first place.

**update**
The Bluetooth drivers will pop a message in the bottom right corner of the screen each time you toggle caps lock, nums lock, or scroll lock. This may either cause your game to minimize or flicker. There is no way to disable this without manually editing the registry.

**update**
The fan connectors are not PWM even though they are 4 pin.
Quoting ASUS: "Chassis fan headers control in DC mode only - and that will control 4 pin fans but not in PWM mode."
51696
I was impressed by R.A. Edington's review of the  DSM-520. I am putting in this comment because I recently bought a DSM-320, and had many of the same issues. I am disappointed that Dlink has not fixed these problems in the DSM-520, which I was considering buying, but have decided to hold off on until they fix the serious shortcomings. I am sorry to say that poor quality seems to be on the rise, especially with regard to devices that have a large software component, like the DSM-520. For example, I bought an HP iPAQ hx4700, a top of the line PDA. It had many software problems until I upgraded the firmware - AND it took a very long time for HP to provide the fixes. Shame on these and other manufacturers who take short cuts and leave us to deal with the mess. Good quality is expected up front, not a nice to have.
2212442
Better interface, faster performance: Got to have it! Wish apple sold cheaper upgrades.
1726533
As others have noted, on paper the ix2-200 looks great. In (my) real world, not so much. Iomega has replaced the unit twice in less than 6 months, and the latest one still doesn't work reliably. It has a habit of disappearing from the network in the middle of backup jobs, and sometimes it just locks up--not a great confidence builder. The system software seems to have many bugs, and documentation is sketchy at best.

Support has been relatively easy to reach and they seem to be trying to help, but none of their suggestions have worked, and after spending an estimated 15 hours fighting with this thing, I'm ready to throw in the towel.

You have been warned.

UPDATE: iomega flatly refused to refund my money. Finally they sent me a brand-new unit (not a refurb), and it has been working OK. It only took 4 tries to get a good one! The irony is I asked them for a new one when the first one failed after only 4 months. It seems we would have both been much better off if they'd done it.
67370
UPDATED Sep 2014

While a good concept, the execution on this remote is horrible.  After living with the remote for a while, we found the response to the gestures lag and inconsistent.  OK for adjusting volume, lousy for trying to skipping past commercials and the like.  We ended up moving to using the hard buttons, but those are at the very top, which kills the ergonomics.  The final straw is the remote just randomly stops transmitting codes and hangs.  In the market for a new remote, preferably not from Logitech.

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I have had Harmony remotes for a few years now with the most recent ones being a 900 and a One.  I have always loves the hardware and hated the software.  First the hardware.  It is a worthy successor to the 900/One family.  I was a little concerned about the loss of the hard buttons but after a couple of shows with the touch screen and the swipe gestures, I did not miss the hard buttons.  Because the remote is gesture based, its pretty easy to use in the dark or without looking. Because the remote does not have as many buttons, its smaller, lighter and better balanced than the 900/One form factor.  My petite wife much prefers the Touch to our One. On the software side, simply put, the new website and config software is a huge improvement over the old software.
3372634
Good concept, but -- at this point -- way too buggy and frustrating to use.
969816
The problem with this router is not the hardware, it's the software that comes with it. After initial installation, it became impossible to do anything - to add another device, change the password, etc. The software just gets stuck in an infinite loop (right now, for example, it is trying to "retrieve router settings" for the last half an hour). Then there are endless cryptic error messages ("Unhandled error, please see liloblog for more information" - excellent idea: I'm going to spend this weekend reading 'liloblog'!).

Prime example how (some of) modern technology can quickly turn into a frustrating time sink.
142623
The product is nice but the software should be better.
2249764
I really like the user interface.

Routing is fine, poi is good, address book good.

RM recently released a software update and now it won't stay running for long. I contacted technical support and my unit is about a week out of warranty. That's fine, but I won't be spending close to $500 for a product that barely lasted a year.

I got the 8in tablet to replace another tablet, the hw specs on this unit are sub $100 range. It comes with apps you cannot move or uninstall, poor on board memory means it's only good for GPS. And with the new software update its good for nothing.
3021498
I've used DropCams (NestCam) for years but always had to jump through hoops to use them outdoors.

Y-Cam gets the housing right.  The hardware is beautiful.  Installation is brilliant.  Setup is simple.  Image is good.  Wireless performance - dispite an external 'rubber duckie' antenna is NOT as good as DropCam's INTERNAL WiFi antenna (I have both cameras mounted back-to-back in the same line-of-sight of the wireless router behind ONE exterior wall of my home).

But the software makes the product unusable.  The motion zones are limited to rectangles.  You cannot watch continuously throughout the day like you can a DropCam.  Recordings are useless for the reasons cited by others in previous reviews.  It takes dozens of seconds to establish a connection EVERY time your connection either times out or you start a new one.  DropCam connections are nearly instant.

But the fatal flaws in my opions are the deplorable motion sensing (recording 40+ events nightly which are nothing but bugs flying past the infrared for a split second) and the iOS app not having any ablity to zoom into a section of the image.  You get the full screen and nothing else.  No pinch to zoom, etc.  Without zoom, you won't be able to see much with 50 year old eyes and an iPhone 6 screen.

It is nearly impossible to find a recording or change camera settings using the iOS apps.  And performance is often unacceptable (will not connect, constant reconnects. etc.).  Again, DropCam displays NONE of these issues.  And even with Nest nearly completely killing everything GOOD about the original DropCam software, it all still performs many times bettter then Y-Cam.

In my opinion, Y-Cam is "broken" - incomplete.  The software renders it no worth the seemingly attractive acquisition and ownership costs.  Yeah, the prices are right in this regard, but not when you consider the the fact that the product is pretty much unusable due to its deplorable software.

I await an update to the very fixable software from Y-Cam one of these days and will consider an updated review as well.  But until then, this is legitimately a 2-star product.
3576039
Let me start by saying that the sound on this system is phenomenal, and I compared it to multiple other models, namely the Sonos.  The biggest/only problem I have, which continues to baffle me, is the TERRIBLE quality of the software.  The app for the iphone and desktop is completely insufficient and really does even come close to making the most out of this system.  Furthermore, with each update, my system seems to forget my network and devices, requiring a complete reset.  None of these updates have even slightly changed the terrible user interface and lack of features in the application itself.  A lot of potential, but severely limited by the software.
2645754
These boxes have so much potential. They are well put together with enough hd space and RAM to get the job done. However, if only these manufacturers would STOP using Android software these units would be excellent! The lags, the freezes, the constant restsrting because the OS can't keep up is totally dissatisfying. I've onwed a few Android products before so I expected some instability on the OS in these but it seems that Android's inability to manage RAM gets worse here.
4148551
Not much improvement over XP.

I've been using Win7 since Day 1 of the beta (January 10, public version).  Driver support is excellent, performance is good, Aero visual candy is nice, but it isn't a compelling upgrade for an OS that's eight years old (Vista doesn't count).  For my money too little, too late.

I've used Windows since 2.0 and DOS for six years before that.  I feel Microsoft missed the target with this release, allowing Apple & Snow Leopard to gain market share in the meantime.

It's not that I'm running the "new" operating system on an old system.  It's installed in both a Asus Rampage II Gene w/ 2.66 GHz i7-920 as well as a Intel DX58SO with same chip but D0 stepping.  DDR3 memory, Radeon 4850 1-GB DDR3, Velociraptor 150 & 300-GB drives, plus Intel 80-GB Gen 2 SSD, etc.

No, the issue for me is - what does it really offer that I need?  The driver support is fantastic, I'll give you that.  Performance is on par with XP.  Networking with a non-Win 7 O.S. like XP absolutely sucks, however.  User accounts are a bigger headache than they are with XP.  Features are not compelling enough to justify the $$ and time to upgrade.

Others will disagree, just as Mac users think Windows users are nuts.  But after eight years, Microsoft didn't hit a home run, they barely beat a bunt to first base by half a step.

I'm sending one order back for sure, and I may send the second as well.  Maybe by March, when my Win 7 RC is terminal, I'll be persuaded to upgrade.  For now - it's over-priced, over-hyped, and under-delivered.  You're surprised?
3708990
I have had this device for two years. Periodically there are software updates. With each update the performance degrades. With the latest upgrade the TV screen goes black when you are using the remote. It happens with various function buttons. There seems to be no pattern. When that happens no buttons will function, not even the DVR power down. You have to go to the device and reboot it which takes about 5 minutes. Someone suggested new batteries for the remote -- that didn't help at all. It is very frustrating! I don't look forward to the next software version. If I knew then what I know now I would not purchase this DVR.
762396
The Transformer TF300 disappointed me a bit. It wasn't the hardware but the software that was disappointing. The TF300 does indeed have great specs and its benchmark performance is high. Unfortunately, in the real world, things tend to work differently. My tablet suffers from random unresponsiveness and lag when browsing the web,  running certain apps or multitasking. I get the option to close the browser/app or wait for it to respond. Usually, right after selecting the "wait" option, it becomes responsive again. Using a different browser to at least remedy the web experience only makes it worse. Another issue plaguing the tablet is certain game apps not loading or crashing randomly. A re-installation of the app usually fixes this problem. These issues are unacceptable for a next gen tablet with such good specs. However, the tablet is still new in the market and I expect Asus to patch these issues in the near future.

I'm very pleased with the TF300's hardware and construction. Yes. You're going to get a plastic shell. This isn't Asus' Prime series and it's not an iPad. This is the Asus Transformer TF300 and sacrifices had to be made in order for the company to sell it at a lower price than it's competitors. Fortunately for the buyer, the TF300 doesn't sacrifice too much to keep its low price tag. If you compare it to its more expensive predecessors, it actually gains in some areas.

In conclusion, the TF300's performance is held back by it's poor implementation of software. Fortunately, this problem can be solved by software updates. I'll be keeping my TF300 because I'm hopeful that these issues will be patched and, once they are, I'll be one very happy consumer.

P.S. Would you like to see your problems fixed? We can ALL help get these and other issues fixed faster by letting ASUS know. Contact them via their webpage and tell them what's wrong. The process is very easy and they do listen. I did it:)

UPDATE (5/14/12)

I received a reply from ASUS concerning my tablet's issues.  They recommended a factory reset followed by a cold boot.  I did as they recommended and the tablet did in fact become more stable.  Occasionally,  I'll still get an unresponsive browser.  This mostly happens if I try to scroll the page before it fully loads so it doesn't bother me. Also,  some Tegra 3 optimized games crash from time to time.  This is no big deal as the games only need to be patched up.  There is,  however, one persistent issue that drives me mad.  Sometimes,  for no apparent reason, the browser will close by it self. I'll make sure to follow up with ASUS about this.

Update (5/24/12)

ASUS released an update for the TF300 on May 10th 2012. First of all, I would like to mention that this firmware update fixes the FLICKER issue that some of us have experienced. Since the update, I've also noticed a better web experience. However, I still suspect that the WiFi receiver is kinda weak. Also, it could still use some more tweaking. You can look over the fixes provided by the firmware on ASUS website. If your tablet didn't update automatically (mine didn't) do so manually under Settings/About Tablet/System Firmware Update. I'm raising the rating from three stars to four stars because of the current fixes and ASUS' quick response to consumer complaints. Keep it up ASUS.
3621913
To be brief, I thought the reviews were good enough to get it, and I wanted to save $100+ vs a Synology or other box (which has very good reviews).  How hard and costly can it be to put one of these together?

The problem is that the wimpy processor on the unit serves up its webpages very slowly, making the UI painful, which in turn hampers configuration settings changes.

Additionally, sometimes if I initiate multiple file copies to it, it bugs out and Windows loses track of it, making me start them all again.

Pros:
Transfer speed faster than some/many others (23MB/s)
Upgradeable
Decent community for addons
Low power draw
Low noise

Cons:
Reliability spotty
Very bad power cable (disconnects at a breath of wind on it)
Support lasts only 90 days
Wimpy processor

I haven't had a failure yet to make sure that it would recover my data properly, but I'm nervous enough that I think I will back this up to yet another disk, just in case, rather than lose my stuff when eventually one of the drives dies.