Why are there two USB connectors? Does both of them have to be connected?

Alight, I have been considering getting my first fan controller for a personal build and the Recon looks to be a good buy, since it works with PWN fans. Now, I have two questions for anyone to answer. Does it have a brightness setting? Does it work well with non BitFenix fans (such as Cougar or Antec)? And is it best to place the sensor near the fan or on an actual piece of hardware (cite examples please)?

Thanks, I appreciate any input and definitely appreciate the unboxing and review.

Thanks for the review!

With the Recon, while you mention that one can set alarm temps, does this also trigger the fans to increase fan speed to cool back down? If so, say it is set at 40 and then temp hits 41 . . . would the fan then race to cool back to 40 and then hit 41 again and then cool back to 40 . . . and so on and so on?

Thank you!

Can the temps sensor be removed? i think its have glue on it. i would replace one with a bitspower temps sensor for watercooling, but i don't want to break somthing.

I really like the way the one with the screen looks. Would look nice in my rig.

how many fans can i have per channel?

I too would of liked to see the wires on these unit sleeve or made all black. Other wise great review. I think they are only a great product.

the amount of price for these unit they should of made every wire or sleeve everything black.

I confirmed this with BitFenix, the Recon is actually 10W/channel, not 30W.

Rodney what processor do you have ?

Rodney why my computer sometimes when i turn it on or i restart my windows the screen remain black ? i don't have viruses i installed windows recently.

rodney is Eset Smart Security a good antivirus?

It looks awesome the controller with the touch screen, definitely going to buy one of these for my computer build in the future .... shame there is no pricing info though.

Just FYI, 30 watts per channel is a misprint on the box ( http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/forums/3,tech-talk/736,recon-max-wattschannel-confusion/ ), maybe you should put an annotation on the video to let people know?

Rodney what antivirus do you have?

Just a couple of errors to point out: There is an error when trying to play the video on the site. "This video is a duplicate of a previously uploaded video."

Additionally, when viewing the video review on YouTube, at 7:36 you rate the product KICKASS and at the end you rate it again 100% KICKASS.

i formatted my hard disk again,i reinstalled windows i installed all windows updates i updated all my plugins and Mozilla Firefox...finally works!!!

If i would have the money i would buy it but i prefer making my own homemade fan controller.