I'm shocked to see this thing even gets good reviews. The pros
930193
Wow. After having bought this now, I'm shocked to see this thing even gets good reviews. The pros: It has a rubbery bottom, so it won't slide around easily. It looks nice; blends in well with your actual seat. My problem? I just paid $40 for the flattest seat cushion I've ever sat on. I'm sitting here writing this actually wondering if the product I received is a joke or not. The "cushion" is like a half inch thick if you're not sitting on it. It's very thin. And it feels like memory foam. Imagine a half inch thick memory foam cushion... if you've ever had something memory foam you'd understand that a half inch of memory foam is going to do nothing. There isn't more padding on the sides either really. Yes it's SLIGHTLY thicker but you don't feel it at all. I guess I was expecting something a little more firm. Fortunately I purchased this to protect my actual seat rather than make it more comfortable, however... for the price I paid, I could have just bought a black towel, folded it once and tucked it in there and gotten better cushioning than this thing. At the end of the day, it just isn't worth the money. Maybe if it was $10-15, but definitely not $40. Also, that round thing on it is the logo and it's rather unattractive. And it doesn't seem like you can take it off either.
488173
for its bargained price and quality? I'm amazed. I love it!
672488
I was skeptical of course but there were just too many good reviews and all the bad ones seemed to be about a manufacturing defect instead about how the machine worked or if it worked. Mine was perfect out of the box and it seems to be working for me. I use it before lunch, before dinner and before bed. There is a reason it has 50 settings. I get on it on low for the first 5 minutes then amp it up to 10-15 for the next 4.5 minutes and the last 30 seconds I max it out. I find I need to change positions on the plate. I place my feet on the plate, turn it on, and then slowly twist from the waste back and forth, I lean slightly back and then forward, my body seems to know what it likes best. I am astounded at how little back pain I have and I have only had the machine for a week. I am starting to see more muscle definition and I have lost 5 pounds, however my weight often fluctuates so I can't say for sure this did it, but I believe it did and in another week if I continue to loose I will be thrilled beyond belief.
4227177
Im pretty sure some people get messed up products occasionally. I just never seem to be one of those people. I put this sucker together and am blown away by how amazing it is. Some people say light bleeds through the bottom. It does. When your pc is booting up! Dont notice it at all otherwise. The "ghosting" that had me on pins and needles????? nothing. I haven't seen it. Just a great product for an amazing price.

And being a prime member, I had this shipped overnight for 11 dollars!!!!!!!!! 11 dollars!

Amazon is awesome, and this monitor is so sick at any cost, much less this price.
3149635
Will be 5 stars after I get to use it out in the field! I am honestly shocked at nice this. I wasn't expecting much, after hours and hours of reading reviews and trying to find a travel tripod that is light but can still handle a decent load/weight on it. And I think I've found the one. Set it up and messed around inside the house to see how it works and handles, and I have to say I am very impressed. So much so that I had to come and write w review for it, which is something I normally don't ever do. If you are looking for a lightweight, flexible, well made tripod that is easy to carry around yet can still hold a decent amount of weight, then this is the one for you! It held my Canon 5d Mark IV very well. Yes, I was still nervous when first attached the quick release plate on there with my camera, but it really does seem to support it. Idk if it will handle my 70-200mm or not and I still have yet to test it out in the real world, but so far I am very pleased. Leaving some photos down below
3343181
Wow! I was so impressed when I received this- way better than expected
4950932
The reviews were good, the reality is better. It fills a room fantastically, connects to the phone or ipod from across the house, and runs forever on the battery. I tried hard to find downsides, and after a month of use, I've come up with two not-even-valid complaints -- The extendable handle for pulling it around is moderately flimsy, and it's kind of ugly.

Realistically, it's one of the best purchases I've made off amazon ( not that monoprice doesn't normally exceed expectations.)
3241972
I know there are lots of positive reviews for this unit, but I'm still amazed at its performance. Just yesterday it shocked me at its power.
I've had other boosters, but this one is super easy to install and maintain.
I'm a happy camper!
TaosGuy
4356701
I'm just amazed this is so small. I'm sure Millennials think this is not a big deal, but this is some kind of wicked voo-doo to me. This is fantastic.
3723878
It is shocking considering how thing they seem to be. The padding and weight distribution is great (I'm almost 200lbs).

I did publish a blog about my experience with them with a few pics:

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3327239
1. Who designed this thing? How many managers approved that design? Just how many people were involved in this unholy abortion of horrendous design? The curve? That butt joint? White? 2.5" Hard Drive?
2. Skip mode rocks. Quick mode is pretty nice.
3. 4K Baby!
4. It's a lot faster than previous models, but I'm a bit disappointed. I was expecting more. Compared to other modern electronics it feels "last gen".
5. Built-in streaming, no purchasing a dedicated streaming box.
6. TiVo Support is great unless you have a complicated issue. Level 2 support is Satan's spawn.
6. The way a TiVos works just rocks. Anybody doubting the UX's utter dominance simply hasn't used one. Anybody can figure it out. It's clean and smooth and pretty. Seriously, if you want DVR capabilities and value your sanity then you need a TiVo.
2871295
It is amazing how well this works if you do it.
1663635
I bought this to replace my still working, but 10 year old Dirt Devil. I keep my house pretty clean, so I wasn't expecting to see all the stuff in the dust bin when I vacuumed what I thought was a clean carpet. I saw things that had me wondering "where on earth did that come from", and "what is that?" I'm no vacuum expert, but this thing completely amazed me at what it got out of my rugs and carpet. I was skeptical at how powerful these  turbo air powered roller brushes are on all the newer vacuums, but I have to say it has a lot more force than I ever expected and not just a gimmick. Yes, it could have a bigger dust bin, though I don't think it's a deal breaker. Yes, the hose attachment is unconventional and not the longest. Maybe it's not the lightest, but I didn't think it that heavy. No, the turbo nozzle doesn't attach to the vacuum, but really, I think these are pretty petty complaints by a lot of people. You don't have a couple of extra seconds to attach the hose? You can't remember, or are too lazy to pick up the nozzle and bring it with you from storage to clean? You're too wimpy to push or lift a 16 lb. vacuum??? I'll just say I'm glad I don't live with those people. Too much drama over a vacuum cleaner. I'm not paying $200.00 extra dollars to have a snob appeal vacuum that doesn't do it's job any better than this one. It cleans my carpet very well and I can use the $200.00 I saved on a lot of other things. I would buy it again. Oh, and I saved an extra $20.00 with a coupon from Bissell here on Amazon.
3700334
I need to rave about this. This is an absolutely amazing machine. My coworker got this about 5 years ago and he raved about it being the best at that time and also very flexible. It seems like it has just gotten better and better over the past 5 years.

The look:
I was impressed by its look. I say it looks little better than this picture. It's well designed and looks fine to be displayed in plain view in the living room next to the TV - the only stuff I have displayed in the plain view includes PS4(standing), TV, ATT modem (Standing), and this. They all go well together.

The convenience:
Yes,  it comes with these little bolts to screw in to fasten the cover after installing the hard disks, and it can be inconvenient for some people who would constantly swap the disks. I does not bother me. I could have fasten those bolts but I actually just left it not screwed. All the bolts are going into the back of the machine so whether it's screwed or not is not really visible from the front. And as long as it stays in one place, just putting the cover back in place seems to be enough.

Ease-of-use:
My main purpose of this is to share the media files on all my devices locally and remotely - multiple laptops, two desktops, multiple smartphones, and a tablet. So I just connected this to the main router (ATT modem). All the other devices are on the same network or the secondary network (to a router that is wired to the main router) or just simply 4G LTE. I could map the drive in my computers so it just works like local disks. On the android devices, there are DiskStation apps - DS file, DS video.. - I am using DS file to access all my files and it works like a charm. Streaming 600mb+ video file from NAS to the smartphone on ATT 4G LTE has been seamless, it lags about 2 times for 1 sec in the entire 30 min video.

It also has the DiskStation manager which is basically the User interface sitting on Linux for the configuration and monitoring. Synology provides the Internet access; it registers the device with your ID and creates a URL in their quickconnect.to domain. It is super convenient. At any time, you log in to your account and it gives the admin UI + real time monitoring of the device for the simple stuff like CPU usage and up/down speed - which is just enough for my use.

Compatible Hard disk:
I bought just one Seagate NAS 4GB. The reason that I bought this model over WD NAS 4GB RED is based on a benchmark result that showed Seagate 4GB was faster when it was reading a large file (over 1 mb at a time) which is good for media files. Indeed, I experienced that transferring a massive number of small files is taking seemingly way longer than one big file of the same size.

Others:
It also comes with a few packages that you can install by clicking; which includes, PHP on Zend, Git, a lot of CRM tools, ERP systems, media servers.. your network speed and hard disk capacity will be the limit.

Overall, I should have gotten this a long long time ago!  Totally recommending this.
710746
surprisingly good.  it certainly feels a little cheap, but in actual use it is great
2582408
A lot of people think this will be a bad product because of the price. That might be the case most of the time, but for this, I was blown away by all I got for $10. Before you judge something by its price tag, try it and see if you like it. Surely you have $10 to spare. I'm happy with my purchase, and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
4131457
Super cool - I kind of surprised my husband with this - who actually loves it now!