It's pretty great but takes a minute to warm up for ...
354095
It's pretty great but takes a minute to warm up for all the colors and settings to work properly.
Strobe and flash are pretty much the same exact thing though, the light continually blinks to a new color after a few seconds and stays for a few seconds before blinking to another one again.
4229241
It's not strong enough to make entire meals or cooking but this oven can warm up almost anything in 5 minutes and defrost it in 10 minutes.  The wattage gets the job done and it's not too loud.

Controls might take a few minutes to learn, but they're very straightforward.  Its only real downside beside its lower power is that it is quite big and can take up half a dinner table.
3392945
Got this at Target for $20. It's incredibly effective and heats up really quickly for such a tiny thing. I'd liken the size to a gallon of milk.

I can't tell a huge difference between the low and high settings, but the low setting is plenty for keeping me warm while at my desk. I'm taking away stars, though, because it's quite loud. Sure, maybe I'll get used to it over time, but the box indicates a "low" loudness rating, which led me to believe it would be a lot quieter than this. As it is, on the low heat setting, it sounds like a fan on medium speed. For quiet heat, I'm considering buying a dish heater because those are silent.
2172112
At times a little skippy.  Let it warm up per instructions.
493605
I can honestly state that I did not buy this for the power bank feature. I got this for the warming feature. I suffer from Raynaud's, which is a condition that affects the circulation in my hands and feet making them get very cold regardless of the temperature around me. I have spent thousands of dollars on those little disposable hand warmers over the years. I've bought those reusable ones with the disk you flex to activate. They never "reset" like they're supposed to.
Now this gadget, it's a whole other story. It gets warm in less than a minute and maintains it's temperature well. I average 8+ hours out of it. IIt does a great job of warming up my hands and promotes blood circulation. I would buy one of these again in a heartbeat.
1429564
This little heater really packs a punch! It heats up my 14 x 16 room within 10 minutes.

I use this in my bedroom, and so far I've had it set only to go on if the room gets colder than 60 degrees. It has worked perfectly when I use these exact specifications. However, when I set the controls to have the heater turn on if it goes under 65 degrees, it never shuts off and the room gets pretty toasty. However, I don't mind just shutting it off manually, or with the remote.  So the thermostat is pretty iffy, but at least it knows 60 degrees.

I've owned it for exactly a month, and now there is a slightly annoying rattling sound. I believe perhaps one of the rotating blades is hitting the side. It seems to self correct but then the noise comes back. I hope this is not the first sign of a slow death.

It is aesthetically pleasing in the sense it does not look like a heater. It reminds me of a faux Romanesque planter sans plant. So, if that's your thing, you will be happy. My dog took no notice of it until the rattling started, and she has now made a new enemy and growls at it periodically.

Overall, blasts a lot of heat, no strange smells (yet), don't depend on the "extras", and it is a bit noisy.
3628996
My 3yo LOVES this.  It's pretty simple to use.  I just wish that for $30, there was a more immeidate way to set the timer.  Once you get it, you have to wait til the "okay to wake" time to set the timer.  It will glow green for a bit until the button is pressed or a certain time passes.  Then 24 hours later, it will glow green again.  So if you want to change the time, you have to wait at least a day each time.
1278036
It takes a little getting used to but works great!
610405
What I liked the most about this blanket was that out of the box when I turned it on it kicked up the heat just like I wanted. This is the best thing, it heats up quickly. When I get home I turn it on all the way up, it's under my comforter, and by the time I'm out the shower my beds nice and toasty. Also the 3 temperature settings and the 3 hour automatic shutoff is perfect, it's easy to broil yourself once you drift off to sleep. I gave 3 stars because like many others have said, eventually it starts to heat unevenly. I've had it for a few months and now it isn't heating over the entire blanket, but only near the main hookup. Nothing lasts forever so I'll be looking for a replacement before next winter rolls around.
2021531
I like it but it takes a while to heat up the food. I have to turn on at least one hour before at work to have my food heated but it's still a good product for someone that doesn't use and like microwave.
4632919
Let's say 4.5 stars, I really like it, I get compliments on it, Iuse it a lot, I love that it's versitle by having the option to add ice, it fits more items than I assumed. I only have 2 small complaints, 1. it takes awhile to get cold/hot I would estimate (just a guess) 35min to get cold or hot, so that means if I turn it on by the time I get to the store or restaurant it is still warming or cooling and not yet ready. Now I will say my car turns off all electronics when the car is off, so if your car plugs stay turned on even when your car is not, then you may have more luck with it cooling/heating before you need it. My recommendation is to buy the wall AC to DC adapter so you can pre chill or heat the cooler before you need it. Also when you show up to a party you can just plug it in at the party otherwise it will slowly warm up when it is unplugged. 4th of July I cooled the case down then showed up to an outdoor pool party where it was 100 degrees out, after a couple hours the drinks inside were warming up so I dumped ice in it, which was not a problem, but if I had the adapter I couple have simply plugged it into the wall and not deal with ice. 2: the lid is hard to open, especially with one hand. Every now and then while trying to open the lid, the entire lid disconnects and falls off, this may be a way they insulate better, I've seen this design on some small fireproof safes.. but I'm not a fan of the lid.
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.
3787324
It takes a little bit longer to heat than I'd prefer, but that's a first world problem i can live with.
206779
Works just as expected! Heats up in under a minute and is super easy and intuitive to use. The only reason I'm giving it four stars instead of five is that it's a little bulky and is a pain to always assemble and disassemble. If I could I'd give it 4.5. Make sure to find a good home for it :).
2326157
Ive had this unit for a couple of days now and it does really well at heating up my living room. I keep it on low and its super warm already. I have yet to turn it up to high yet.
There is a metal smell when you first turn it on. So be mindful that itll smell funny for a couple of hours. I may buy another one and mount it on the wall in my room.
3272646
I wish it didn't take so long to heat up some velveeta cheese. I cut it in small squares too and it takes like 20 minutes for it to warm hit enough to begin melting the cheese touching the bottom of this crockpot slightly. Then once it heats fully at about 30-40 minutes it really good and stays hot. In fact I'll have to unplug it at the hour point and let it cool a bit and then plug it back in after 10-15 minutes. Cleans super easy. I love it for dips and company.
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.