Initial reaction is wow nice! The temperature may be slightly lower but otherwise ...
925918
Initial reaction is wow nice! The temperature may be slightly lower but otherwise a great buy... I just hope I don't leave it at the hotel when I go on my next adventure.
3844613
Awesome, it decreased 10 C after using it :D , and the break-in period is of at least 24 hrs so temperature will decrease even more :D. ... Just be sure to clean very carefully (I spent 2 hours cleaning CPU and GPU)... Awesome!!!
3351277
Very nice, now we will see how it reacts while swimming!
91489
I am shocked. Even despite the reviews I had my doubts about this bottle. When I received it the packaging was plain and cheaper looking. Then on the bottom of the bottle the little silver disk was off centered and I could see glue hanging off of it. The bottle wasn't double walled or very thick like i had thought it would be. Why does this review show 5 stars then you ask? Read on.
I washed the bottle and begin to test it right away. I removed the strainer which I am happy to report fits in securely yet is easy to remove.  I filled the bottle with ice to the top and then filled the rest of the way with water. This was at 8 am. I left the bottle on my kitchen counter checking it periodically throughout the day. I was quite surprised to note that the outer bottle wasn't cold to the touch! Very surprising and great. It's nice to have a bottle that doesn't freeze you to death to hold. I had ice in the bottle until around 10 pm. The water was still very cold. I got up at 6 am and checked the bottle. It still wasn't cold on the outside but the water inside was still cold! Not ice cold but cold enough to drink! I'd say refrigerator cold. (I wish I had a thermometer!) I left the water and finally determined around 11 am that it would be at the point it wasn't as cold as I would've like it to be to drink it. So that is 27 hours. Wow.
Next up was the hot test. At 8 am I boiled water and poured it into the bottle and again left it on my kitchen counter. Again I noticed that the outside bottle temperature did not change except that the metal top felt a little warm. At the 10 am check the water still had a little steam. After checking several times I determined somewhere around 6 pm that the liquid was still warm but not hot enough to be at the temperature that I'd want to eat or drink something. That's 11 hours. Wow again.
I am very pleasantly surprised by the bottle. Despite it looking very thin and the packaging kind of cheap, this is an outstanding bottle. I wish I would've have a thermometer to check the temperatures. This test was performed from my kitchen counter so it's possible that other environments may alter these results some but I can't imagine needed the liquids warm or cold for even near this long.
I received this Hydro bottle at a discounted price for review purposes to give honest unbiased feedback about it's use. I am under no obligation to report favorable feedback, My goal is help other consumers find quality products. I would definitely recommend this bottle.
3377731
Before you'll spend time on my review I'd like to say that this unit was sent to me for testing by the seller with significant discount.
I've tried to be unbiased, but please trust testing results and make your decision on your own.

Surprisingly not bad. Soft plastic, exact sizing, easy to setup.

Two minor issues shown on photos:
- back is not protected
- minor inaccuracy on the front, but they much less visible in real life then under flashlight

UPDATE 1 DAY LATER:
Used it today, looks good and very comfortable. Set 5 stars instead of 4.

UPDATE 2 DAYS LATER:
Bought two more for friends!!! And really happy with this item
3030568
Was a little unsure to purchase but after taking the leap it was pretty accurate on its temps after some testing other items with a probe. I give this item 5 stars...
2532036
I was on the fence about this buy but SO HAPPY with this! The cold shot is seriously cold, the heat amazing, power is great and the noise level super minimum. Hope this lasts- Great so far!
1628245
So this is a pretty cool product. Packaging is great and it arrived quickly. I soaked it in cold water, wringed it a bit, and at first I wasn't sure if it was  cold enough to make much difference, but when I put it around my neck...ahhhhhh...it felt great! I used it while I was gardening outside in 85F weather. My dog tried it too! She was panting a lot, so I soaked it again and put it on her back and she seemed to like it. It's a nifty little thing to have especially in summer. I plan on using it when we go canoeing.
3572416
I am extremely pleased with how well it works!  My condo has extremely poor insulation and I'm on the top floor so it was commonly 85+ degrees in my bedroom during the hot summer months.  But now every night is a cool 68 degrees and I love it!!  And it doesn't take very long to cool down.  I did have to rearrange my room though because I didn't take into account the large hose that goes from the window into the portable A/C.  It takes up much room than I anticipated (a couple feet more).  Also, the unit really is kind of loud.  When reading the reviews, I saw others say it was and some say not.  I don't mind noise, but it did take me a couple nights to get used to it.  It's loud enough that I think a party could be going on in the Living Room (just down a short hall) and I'd never know it.  But to be able to sleep without roasting is a wonderful feeling.  I highly recommend it.
809853
Don't hesitate - just get it. We are in a small one bedroom apartment and I was dying from the heat. I'm 61 years old, female, and work full-time. When I would get home from work at night, I didn't feel like cooking or cleaning because I was stuck on the couch, unable to function due to the heat. We got this yesterday, set it up today, vented it out the window (ANYBODY can do this easily), turned it on, and within minutes the room was super chilled down. I mean really cold.

This is going to change our lives. The cost is worth it. My husband was a little upset that I spent $500, but I explained to him that it's about our health and happiness, and not like I just went out and bought a new handbag or shoes! Well now that it's set up in in full operation, man has he changed his tune! He is beyond thrilled!

I almost knocked off a star because the bottom of the box had clear tape through which you could see damaged Styrofoam. I'm pretty sure it was shipped that way from the company and not patched up by UPS. Maybe I'm wrong. Also because of the damaged box, there were a couple of little scrapes on the bottom front and side of the unit. They are not noticeable enough for me to return the item. I just think that shipping something this costly in inadequate packing is unacceptable. Shame on whoever did that!! At any rate, I decided to give 5 stars because I am rating the unit itself and not how it was shipped. I stand behind my review. It's an excellent portable air conditioner, and I wouldn't hesitate purchasing another one, barring any unforeseen malfunctions in the future.

UPDATE: 3 years later and we are still thrilled with this unit! We use it every summer and have had no issues with how it cools. If anything, it works TOO well as I get cold even with it on low. We love it and I cant imagine not having it when I need it. One of my best investments ever!

PS: NOTE! When I use the volume up key on my LG television remote control, it changes the mode on the portable air conditioner! None of the other TV control keys affect the air conditioner, just the volume up key. It switches the modes between cool, humidifier and fan. Not sure what can be done about this but it's something I can live with. UPDATE on this point: Turns out there is nothing that can be done about it but we solved the problem by putting paper over the controls which blocks the remote control wave (paper weighted down on top of the unit and part of the paper hangs down over the controls which we lift up when using controls).
54213
Because I most appreciate reviews written by people who have long experience with a product (not Well I just opened it up and it seems good), Ive waited several months to post my review of this spa.  In short, I love it, though it definitely has some shortcomings, well-noted in these reviews.

I ordered it a little early in the year, thinking that the warning against using it in temperatures below 40 degrees could be defeated if I could just get it up to 103 degrees during our warmer days.  Didnt work.  It really struggles to get to 103 (my preferred temp: 104 too hot and 101 or 102 not as enjoyable) in cooler weather.  Now that warmer spring days are helping the situation, I usually turn it on at noon for use about 9 or 10 pm at night.  When I get in, I turn it off.  So its running about nine or ten hours each 24 hours.

If I don't use it on an evening, Ill still run it some so that on the following day it will still be able to get up to temp.  Otherwise the temp drops too much and theres no catching up in that 9 or 10 hour "on" cycle.

As far as keeping it clean, the included chlorine float dispenses too much chlorine even with the little baffles fully closed, so I just pick it out of the spa every other night.  With more use, that much chlorine would probably work.  Theres not much water in this little spa so a little use generates a lot of contamination.  With us, its mostly just me and I am usually showered before using the spa.  Thankfully, water is cheap and plentiful here so I will drain and replace the water pretty often, though doing so means its gonna be 24 or more hours before it gets back up to temp.

My first spa lost air so it was replaced by the folks in Phoenix AZ who sell it.  They were very kind and helpful and the replacement was painless, though it did mean the spa was out of commission for a few days.  The replacement works dandy.  The separate inflatable cover did seem to lose air but now that we are having one or two hot days I can tell it's a reaction to air temp, not air loss.  Hot days: seems full; cold days, seems not so full.

I bought some of that foam flooring that you can get at Costco, the kind you would use in front of the workbench in your garage, and set the whole thing on that.  Because our spa sits on landscape rock (which I tried to rake all out), I didn't want it sitting on any edges and I didn't want to track gravel or dirt into the spa.  So far that foam flooring is working great.

I went to the electrical and plumbing supply store and had the guy make sure I bought the right size extension cord for the amperage of the motor.

My biggest tip is this: I bought a sheet of that blue plastic bubble stuff made to cover and heat pools and cut it to fit the spa.  So, when I get in alone, I take the spa cover all the way off but just fold the blue bubble cover back enough to slip into the spa.  That way the heat dissipation (is that the right word?) is reduced.  Anyway, Ive never been in the spa so long that I felt it had cooled off too much.  Its always hot longer than I care to sit in it, and sometimes Im in it a loooong time.

BTW, on that last point: Ive read that the use of the bubbles means the spa cools faster.  That seems obvious but I wouldnt know because to me the bubbles are kinda silly and I never use them, except for a few seconds when I add a ph reducer or something.  The bubbles in this spa are not therapeutic like the very strong jets in a larger, more expensive spa.  In my humble opinion.

Anyway, thats my two cents.  Id recommend it, and have, and now friends are enjoying 103 degree water in a setup that cost them $300, not $3000.  It's worked great for us here, where we rent and wouldn't be able to install anything permanent or which requires a 220 volt connection.
3876362
Pleasantly surprised. Used one treatment, and thus far it has worked decently. I only used about 1/3rd with 1/4 tank of gas. Drove about 40 miles after and then waited the following day to do a cold start-up again. I immediately noticed that my "mild" out of sync rhythm was smoother ! Now the engine idle rhythm is more consistent - as I think it should for a 12 y/o car. My 2000 civic for years had a strange out-of-sync idle and I was not able to get rid of it with other products. It was similar to a mild misfire. I checked for codes but found none (for years). I tried a lot of products and nothing seemed to smooth out that issue as much. I bought this product very cheap compared to several other products on my local auto parts store.

I am surprised and pleased to some extent. For that price, it was worth it. I still have some in the bottle left over for a second treatment.

Please note that I used more than the recommended amount. With any luck it might just clear up even more. Definitely would buy again. Great product !! I will update in coming months to see if engine is still going ok.

June 2016 Update:  After a few plug changes I noticed that the plug tips are extremely white (like it was bleached). Very impressed. I
just hope it does not damage the fuel pump. Thats really strong stuff.....
2123174
I bought this based on other's reviews.  I turned this on and barely felt any heat, but since other reviewers reassured us that the heat actually wafts out like a vortex, I waited a bit.  Boy, was I pleasantly surprised.  The heat coming from this little unit is gentle and encompassing.  This gets an A+ from me.  The only issue I had is that the safety button on the bottom which turns off the unit if it is not sitting squarely on the floor seems to be malfunctioning.  That, or my floor is really uneven.  So I had to keep repositioning this heater until it clicked on.  Minor issue, really, and better safe than sorry.
2286675
I had one previous laminator a few years ago, and it drove me nuts with how long it took to warm up. I was expecting the Fellowes L80-95's claim of "less than 3 minutes" to be an exaggeration. But much to my pleasant surprise, it took less than 2m30s to warm up. After it's ready warming up, it maintained its heat as I took a few minutes getting the material ready to laminate. It didn't get warmer, making it too hot to the touch, nor did the heating mechanism turn off so that it would get cooler.

Feeding the paper in was straightforward. You just put it in the sleeve and feed it through.

The laminating itself was a bit slow. It took about 1m15s for a letter size lamination. But when it spit out, it was perfectly solid. My previous laminator heated the material a little too much so that it was kind of floppy when it came out of the machine. Not so with this one. It was warm, but not warm enough to make it floppy.

The temperature regulation on this machine is really quite impressive.

I laminated a scrapbook cardstock that had some cardstock cut-outs glued on it. As a test, I also laminated a few index cards to see how it handled being fed multiple pieces in one laminating envelope. You have to be a bit careful loading it, but otherwise it does fine.

This laminator only goes up to 3mil, so if you're looking for a heavy duty laminator, this isn't it. But for a light duty laminator, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

The only downside is that it had a funky smell right out of the box. The smell went away within 30 minutes, so I don't think it's enough to dock it a star.

Full disclosure: I received a test model for review but was not otherwise compensated for the review. It is possible that the test model is slightly different from the final retail model.
2474914
It hasn't gotten real cold yet- but I have noticed it warmer in the cool evenings.  I haven't taken a steam iron to them, but it would help the appearance.
441270
If you're looking for a little cooler for your desk or dorm room that will service one person, then your expectations are reasonable.  Much more than that, and you're really stretching it.  I received my cooler yesterday and still have a handful of things I'd like to test, so these are my initial impressions with more to come.

I have a reverse osmosis unit in my kitchen so my motivation for purchasing this was to keep from filling up the fridge with bottles of water.  I still need to use the included filter in order to release water from container into the unit since the lid has a spring loaded release built into the cap that is triggered by the filter.  So. . .after setting everything up and plugging it in, the blue temperature display went down to about 42 degrees in about 20 minutes.  I also cleared a considerable amount of water through the system in order to rinse excess carbon dust from the filter out of the unit.  I filled my first glass of water, approximately 8 ounces.  For anyone who is questioning how cold 42 degree water is aside from the obvious. . .it's colder than tap but warmer than the water you would keep in the fridge.  So, after 8 ounces, the blue display immediately went up a full 6 degrees.  The next person is going to get a glass of water warmer than the first.  It took another 15 minutes to come back down.  This was fairly significant to me, especially when you consider I had drained a relatively small amount of water.  This comment is of course reflecting my personal preference and not a slam on the company.  It's a small unit and I'm sure that it's design somewhat limits it's functionality.  I've read a number of reviews posted on Amazon for this unit and I'm truly surprised that reviewers are promoting it for offices or families where numerous people are using this cooler.  Bottom line, if you want truly COLD water, you'll need to add ice or keep a bottle in the fridge.  If you don't want to limit opening the fridge or avoid taking up room in the fridge with water bottles. . . and the filtering aspect of this unit is what appeals to you, then this will work.  I wanted something I can bring camping and run well water through, so I ordered the extreme filter.  It will be interesting to see the Total Dissolved Solid reading between the two, which will be part of my update in the next week or so.  My initial response to this unit is lukewarm.  Not really impressed, but not completely disappointed. It should still work for camping.  My expectations were probably a little high going into this purchase.

Water quality is difficult to comment on at this point since I am using water from my reverse osmosis unit.  I will update this post after I run a bottle from strictly tap and provide TDS readings.

UPDATE 7/4/16:  I'm glad to hear that others are having a better experience with their units. To my disappointment, another glitch in my system that results in flooding my counters.  I finally took it to school and have it under a fume hood where there is a sink/drain when the unit malfunctions.  I don't know why the nozzle leaks so badly.  I've gone to extra efforts to make sure the nozzle is completely turned off, even flicking it a couple of time to make sure it settles in place.  However, at least once a week it will completely drain the entire unit, leaking one drop at a time.  By the time I get up in the morning there's water everywhere.  At least at school it's not as much of an issue.  I'm currently looking for a replacement nozzle of better quality which will fit this unit.
4158022
I'm so glad I followed the instructions and placed this under my pet's lightweight bed, plugged it in, and waited for 2 hours to check the temperature BEFORE letting my pet use it. It was SHOCKINGLY HOT! This thing couldn't have been but a couple of degrees from melting and my pet's bed was so hot, it was giving off a smell, which I'm sure was melting. I immediately boxed this up for return (as soon as it cooled off.) Instead, I went to the local pet store and got my dog double memory foam bedding to help her keep warm from below. She's not complaining anymore and my dog's not being cooked by this faulty "warmer", so it's all good now.