1) The IR signal is weak. If you point even a little off, it doesn't register. 2) There are too many keys, closely spaced, with very little thought in some of the organization. 3) It's luminescent, not backlit, so after a while there's no glow from the keys.
OTOH, adding a PATA drive was a snap (and PATA/SATA distinctions here are silly), and USB ports on the front make them usable in a rack.
The interface is marginally OK, but I'd rather the CPU power went to function rather than glitz, so I'll let them slide.
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The remote sucks.
1) The IR signal is weak. If you point even a little off, it doesn't register.
2) There are too many keys, closely spaced, with very little thought in some of the organization.
3) It's luminescent, not backlit, so after a while there's no glow from the keys.
OTOH, adding a PATA drive was a snap (and PATA/SATA distinctions here are silly), and USB ports on the front make them usable in a rack.
The interface is marginally OK, but I'd rather the CPU power went to function rather than glitz, so I'll let them slide.