Expensive feel, but has weak link components.
927919
The pro: it looks really nice and feels weighty. The filters are reasonably easy to replace, if you use vaseline on the ends, and can be bought on Amazon, Subscribe and Save. They keep my white hair from turning yellow-orange.
The bad: I had to replace the bracket (Sprite sells them on its website) after a year or so because it srpung a leak--it's just plastic. More annoyingly, the rubber tips on the outer ring, for the gentler shower, get misaligned and spray randomly. I have not been able to realign them, and the Sprite website does not seem to sell a replacement head only. For $54, the shower head is only a couple of years old! For the record, we do not have hard water or anything.
1440226
Solid mouse, but lacking some basic features for such a high priced mouse. I play many compatible FPS games, so when many pro players began to use FinalMouse, infigured I would try it out. While the lightweight design and great sensor work great for FPS games, it I missing some basic stuff. Lack of a pc utility was a big thing for. They advertise this mouse as "driverless" which is rather meaningless because the drivers for mice are always optional, and more often than not, this drivers are utilities which add functionality. For example, it would have been nice to be able to control the led brightness, and set dpi values and assign functions to the mouse buttons. the inability to control the LEDs is a big drawback as well, especially with computers like mine where power is supplied to USB ports after shutdown, forcing me to have to modify some windows and bios settings to prevent the light from being on after power off.
93556
Exceptional precision and feel.

The fact that the controller doesn't have a rechargeable battery or Bluetooth in it's base configuration is a disappointment considering Sony is doing it. Requiring the user to download the XBox Accessories in order to acquire the device's drivers isn't intuitive.

All of this is secondary, however. When the controller is connected it's the best around.
1707776
I have been looking for a sturdy, hard to break guitar controller for awhile, and I stumbled across this product. The description is tantalizing. The price is close to the official guitars. After ordering one, I was impressed with its' looks and the weight - this thing is heavy! I loved it until I plugged it in. It works....somewhat. It has an annoying tendency to play the note and then drop it - resulting in cut off sustained notes. I was getting credit for hitting them, but the sound was choppy. I used the enclosed wire connection to achieve the same result. After some use, even some of the reasons I bought it for started grating on me - the weight gets heavy fast and the (almost) full size stretched out my arm farther than I was used to and felt bulky compared to the cheap Guitar Hero guitars. I guess there is a very good reason they make them so small. So guess what - I went back to the cheap plastic Guitar Hero guitars, even though I usually beat the you-know-what out of them within 6 months. So now when friends come over, they all want to play the Starpex and I (ahem) let them! Someone make a heavy duty guitar controller, please.
1173031
I may have gotten a dud, but the top came off my mouse so I have concerns about build quality on this mouse.

Otherwise, when I got a chance to use it, it tracked really well and the scroll wheel worked well too.

Unfortunately another issue was that it didn't feel comfortable using so I would not want to use this mouse for long periods of time. However, if you need something very portable and lightweight then this fits the bill with regard to that.

Overall 2.5 stars and rounding up to 3.

NOTE: I was sent a free product sample for review. I was not paid or told what to write.
874077
I have been using this lens for about a month, so I think that I have a good feel for it.

PROS
1- It has one of the best optical stabilization systems that I have ever used.

2 - Its range of 18mm-200mm is amazing.

3 - It feels firm and solidly built.

4 - It produces crisp and sharp pictures when the light is good.

CONS
1- The control ring is strictly "by wire" and does not inherently control anything.  Therefore it forces you to go into the camera's god-awful menus and submenus before you can manually control anything.  I found this to be so much of a pain that when I want to slip into a manual operation I find it easier to simply remove the Sony lens and put on a third party manual lens.

2 - It is very slow.  It does not work well in low light conditions.

BOTTOM LINE
You should definitely have this in your kit.  But do not expect it to do everything that you want.  Make sure you have a few good, fast, manual prime lenses to cover the situations where this will fail.

Peace

David Courtney
2141450
This is a good portable mouse, but the build quality leaves something to be desired.  I love that I don't have to carry around a separate mouse and number pad when I'm traveling.  That said, it isn't very comfortable in your hand when used as a mouse and when used as a number pad it slides around a little, but having the functionality of both in one package makes it worth it.

However, I don't think the build quality of this device justifies the price point.  For a fifty dollar mouse, I expect better than the cheap, plasticy feel of the casing.  The device rattles when you shake it and the scroll wheel wobbles from side to side.  I know that if I dropped this thing, it would shatter.  Having said that however, the keys and mouse buttons are nice and feel good, but they're about the only parts of this device that do.

I wish one of the bigger electronics companies would come out with a similar device with better build quality, knocking the price of this one to 20-30 dollars.  If the price were lower, I'd give this device five stars.
2695099
First off, I want to say I love the mouse. It feels really comfortable in your hand and the ability to map commands to the extra buttons was basically the reason why I bought this mouse. I use MS Visio daily for work and have to hold Ctrl. to zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. I mapped that to the thumb button and its made my day exponentially better. Every feature they promise, they deliver on and i have successfully used the mouse on just about every surface i could think of including glass.

The downside. About 6 months into owning the mouse (which i now found out I had bought a refurb) it started acting very erratically. The mouse would multi-click when i only intended on one click, or would drop whatever i was dragging without me letting go. If i was trying to draw lines it would draw multiple lines on my path because the button seemed to let go. I thought it was a driver issue but did some research and found this was not the case. Some googling found MANY MANY MANY users with this mouse having similar issues and have had several replacements from Logitech do the same thing after a while. I found one person who's solution seemed to be the only longer-term one. Basically I took the mouse apart and had to bend the metal spring that contacted the micro-switch for the left mouse button to make a better connection. This solved my issue entirely, but, the clicking tactility of the left mouse button is all but non-existent now. Its more of a mushy feel than a clicking feel.

I learned to live with it and I'm actually going to be buying another one of these and downgrading my current one to my home use to get the tactility back at the office, but, word of caution for the less initiated.
3142656
I need to caveat this review with the fact that I only paid $40 for this mouse, and use it solely for office use which includes a decent amount of CAD (requiring a good fast tracking mouse). I realize many others paid a lot more for this mouse, so their reviews are still justified.

The mouse tracks very well, and with the palm extended, fits well in the hand. It is a little smaller than a conventional mouse, but matches the size of a similar Microsoft laptop mouse. The build quality seems high with an aluminum chassis.

Some of the buttons are in awkward positions. The 3D side button can not be used with accuracy (clicking it 'in' instead of 'down' or vice versa). I instead mapped this to simple commands rather than movement. The secondary bottom to the left of the left click is also stiff and can only be pressed if you pinch both sides, However in general the additional buttons come in handy over a conventional mouse at this price.

The software leaves much to be desired. It is buggy at best, and I found it very difficult to get it to work as I wanted. Finding the right drivers (I use this both on PC and MAC, was very difficult. In fact I could never get the software to work for my mac, and so therefore could not map any of the buttons, and have to use them for their default functions. Would have much rather seen a more plug and play type of mouse.

I spend a bit of time trying to get the Bluetooth connection to my MAC to work, but could never get there. My PC does not have Bluetooth. I instead just use the included dongle. I seem to have no connection issues using the dongle instead of using Bluetooth with, which I am happy enough with.

In summary: This mouse promises a lot, bit falls short on many of these. However, at a $40 price point it still out preforms many other office/laptop mouses.
4078876
I actually really liked this controller. Its heavier than a regular Xbox One controller, has nice grips, and a few ways to customize it to fit your preference. Its otherwise just a regular Xbox One controller for double price. If you're finicky with things like remapping buttons and adjusting stick sensitivity, like I am, youll find this controller to be worth the price tag. Sadly, after a couple of months of relatively light usage, the RB button jammed up and has since become loose. This was never a problem for either of my two standard Xbox One controllers, which I used on a daily basis for several years. Its not the worst problem in the world, but I was definitely hoping it wouldve held up better. If this happens after 2 and a half months of light use I have to wonder just how well it will hold up in the coming months when I play with it more. In terms of its performance, I really liked the controller. In fact, its really hard to use my old controller as Ive grown used to the feel and function of the Elite controller. I cant say that its high performance capabilities make up for its lack of durability, but its almost that good. The case, the interchangeable parts, the grips/heavy feel, and extra usb cord have all worked remarkably well. I wish there was a way to fix my controller, because I really did enjoy using it up to this point.
4196837
I love the feel of the mechanical keyboard. I hate the tail. The cord is as big as my little finger and not flexible at all. It feels like I have tied on one of those orange construction type extension cords to my keyboard. My CPU is on the floor next to my desk, the cord is not quite long enough to reach behind my monitor, so the cord drapes in front across my desk. I sometimes hold the keyboard in my lap when I game, the cord is most definitely in the way at those times. I do not use the USB 3 at this time, but I am planning a mother board upgrade later this year. The backlit keyboard is a must for me and this one shines. I have not worked with the set of macro keys yet, but they are conveniently located. It is a heavy keyboard, but I like the solid feel and the weight does not bother me. I have to say I was disappointed the first day dealing with the cord issues, but the mechanical keyboard has me spoiled. If you are considering this purchase please consider the limitations of the cord.

Added 3/10 - Email sent to Gigabyte due to "i" key intermittently going dark when rest of the keyboard is lit. Just two days over Amazon return time frame so will have to work with the mfg for repairs or replacement. Will report back later.
844900
Alright so, let me start by saying this clearly- the mouse itself is nice. The soft rubbery texture to the surfaces over left and right click feel good, and the mouse itself feels good in the hand. The red plastic buttons are probably placed a bit strangely for most people, and you won't be using the ones on top during games, aside from mundane tasks like opening inventory or switching weapons. The scroll wheel is sadly plastic, but it feels fine.

The drivers on the disc SEEM to work correctly, easy to use, if a little bit bare-bones and filled with user unfriendly Chinglish...
Up until I got to using the macros, I was happy with my purchase.
Turns out you can set macros, but there's no dropdown to actually bind them to a key. Such a huge and honestly embarrassing oversight, the macro function is basically half built. If you have no need for strings of commands built into your buttons, and instead just want to map certain keyboard keys to the buttons, you can do that fine. You can even map something simple like Control+V for copy. But if you want to be able to set a macro for a media key like volume+/- or something like a string of text or functions, you cannot use them because the drivers are not complete.

I'd easily bump this thing up to 5 stars for working drivers, but until then it's a 3.

Speaking of which, whatever company that rebranded this mouse Combaterwing- the drivers for other versions of this mouse actually work.(MASIONE X11)
314200
I love Gear Beast merchandise, especially their armband for the Galaxy Note 4.

This wired headphone leaves A LOT to be desired.

I've been reviewing quite a few wired headphones for the last several weeks and I really love the SoundSoul "M-10" because of the practical features such as great sound reproduction, thick wired connection, separate on/foff switch (to ignore incoming calls, if necessary) and a nice, compact hardcase.

The GearBuds have some of the same features as the "M-10's" but I'm disappointed in a couple things.

One, the wire is noticeably thin and it doesn't have any kind of reinforcement to the earpieces. They should have made a flat wired-connection. A flat wire is harder to become tangled than the standard round wire.

Also, the sound reproduction, even with a digital amplifier, is VERY week.

The Good:
+ Good, hard case
+ Reasonably priced
+ Comfortable eaplugs

The Bad:
- Mediocre sound
- Thin wired connection

Gear Beast has to go back to the drawing board and elevate this product in their next iteration.
4585671
The sound quality is amazing, and the design is beautiful and unique. Those were the reasons that actually made me buy it in the first place. But if I had tried it on before buying, I probably would have second thoughts about it.

The elastic inside the headband is way too cheap, too weak for this gear. I've had to open my headband to check it and it seems worn out! I'm replacing the elastic for a brand new one (which I'll have to buy and sew myself) with just two months of actual use, because I can't stand the ear pieces pulling my ears down all the time (it ends up giving me headaches in less than two hours of playing). The ear pieces are hardly adjustable too, and this headset doesn't feel lightweight at all for me - after I remove it, I still feel it on my head  for quite a while.

Also, the USB plug is very bulky, pretty large on the smaller sides, so it keeps pushing other USB plugs sideways. I had to use the extension cord just to be able to keep my mouse receiver on the same side of my computer, making a nice mess on my desk. The extension cord, by the way, is not covered with nylon to prevent tangling and breaking.

The mic and volume control piece is just maddening, because it has a square-like form and is too big. I think it should be something lean and oval-like, something that adapts well with the headset cord. Actually, every "just above cheap" headset that I've had before presented a better control piece in this aspect.

The software is another disappointment. It seems all pretty, has this Diablo 3 appearance, but it's just so simple and poor that I really would rather have SteelSeries develop something with clear interface but with actual nice resources/features. And it should include controls for the mic. The pretty interface doesn't pay off for the lack of effort in the programming of this software.

Overall, my conclusion is that the idea of this headset was way bigger than the work put into making it. The design is beautiful, truly unique, but lacks functionality and comfort. And when you take a better look at it, it seems that it was produced in such a hurry that no one ever stopped to realize about the finer details. I expected more from a SteelSeries/Blizzard licensed product, specially if its regular price is above $100.
107968
I got to play with the Corsair K40 along with the Logitec G410 side-by-side at the same time.  I'm a pretty big keyboard enthusiast, but most of what I play with now days are true mechanical keyboards, usually using Cherry MX switches. The Corsair K40 is not a mechanical keyboard, but rather a standard rubber dome keyboard with a bit of a few gaming-specific mods added on.

Build Quality -
To me, the keyboard does not have a great feel.  The board is entirely plastic, and feels just slightly heavier than a generic keyboard that might come with a pre-built machine.  The keycaps are clear and then covered by a matte black paint.  The actual legend for the key is transparent with a slight silver paint on top.  So even when you have the backlight turned off, the keys are clearly visible.

The keys are also slightly raised off the main board surface of the keyboard. With the exception of the media keys and a few other custom keys, the main body of the keyboard is sealed from random dust and debris.  In order to get into the circuitboard area, debris would have to somehow get in-between the keycap and the stem. This is a nice touch, especially if this keyboard is a gift for someone who maybe isn't as clean about their Cheetos habit as they should be.

The Keys -
The keys have a linear feel - a slight bump feeling when you feel the rubber dome collapse, but that's it. Also, the point at where the rubber dome collapses is not the actuation point.  These keys are impressively heavy footed, requiring around 68 grams of force to depress.  These are closest to Cherry MX Black stems, which are usually recommended for gaming.

NKRO rollover was another surprise. I was able to get to the point where I could not hold down anymore keys, and the keyboard was still registering every key pressed. On the aforementioned Logitec G410, I was only able to hold down 26 keys before they stopped registering. On the K40, I was able to hold down the entire alphabet, all the numbers, and a handful of symbols. I think this keyboard might actually register every single key press.

Nitpicks -
The keyboard comes defaulted to a red backlight. If you want to change it, you have to download and install the Corsair software. This is a small nitpick since this is usually true with most of the RGB keyboards nowadays. The Windows generic driver simply isn't equipped to handle a color-shifting keyboard.

Conclusion -
The Corsair K40 is an ok - if a tad overpriced in my opinion - gaming keyboard.  Unfortunately there aren't a whole lot of mechanical keyboards out there that offer macro keys, much less media keys. The RGB lighting is a nice touch and playing with all the backlighting options should keep you entertained for a while.  For the price, I'd like the keyboard to have a slightly more beefy feel though. It honestly doesn't feel much different than the stock Dell keyboard that came with my Optiplex - both in weight and typing feedback.

Oh, and this keyboard has the old style Corsair boat logo, not the Gaming "tribal" logo, if you're interested in that sort of thing.
147068
Good but cheap feel, then again, you pay half price of original
874160
Seems expensive for what you get. It works but does not provide a really stable mechanical connection. While attached it levers up and down very easily, enough to cause left or right channel dropout. It's OK for car or desktop use but I wouldn't carry an iDevice around with this unit attached.