Has far exceeded expectations
350936
OMG this toy rocks! I bought out for my grandson's 5th birthday 3 months ago and he has played and played with it with good performance. What has really surprised me is that his1 1/2 yr old brother had been playing with it every day, dragging it around and easily learned how to use the sound effects buttons ( I know, he's exceptional) and the light saber is still working great, no breakage only the need for a battery replacement,  incredible!
4486138
Better than expected, have had many compliments on it
3059047
We have had the Roomba 980 for nearly a month.  I must admit that, when I first learned about this device, I was very skeptical; but, more recently,  vacuuming has become more difficult for us and so I decided to give the robot a try.  It has performed far beyond anything that I expected.  Our 3-bedroom apartment has lots of nooks and crannies along with many legs (grand piano, table, chair, etc.) and the Roomba successfully cleans everywhere -- under the bed, sofa, and most chests and it has successfully navigated over extension cords and the edges of area rugs.  We have allergies and so we appreciate the HEPA filter and we have been amazed at how much more "dirt" this unit picks up in comparison with our regular vacuum.  The Roomba performs as advertised -- it senses dirty spots (under the dining table) and runs back and forth there, it finds its "home" when the battery runs low and then it continues the job after 90 minutes of charging, and it does a complete job in every room.  It has been stopped twice -- once in a bathroom when it nudged a light waste can and thereby blocked its only exit path from under a storage unit and once when it encountered a large loose loop of telephone wire (that I should have taken care of for safety reasons).  In both cases, it beeped for help and I was able to take care of it with no problem.  It is a very well-engineered product and I recommend it highly.  For those of us who don't have a lot of experience with robots, the first cleaning may represent an amusing event that would be hard to ignore.  The dog is still fascinated.
4221558
WOW!  :)  I have only used it one time since I received it, but so far this has surpassed my expectations!!!
I am extremely satisfied with it's overall performance.  I love it.
1955523
Like many others, I purchased this laptop while it was on sale for $99 on Black Friday.  I have other laptops and tablets so I didn't really need it.  It was just too good a deal to pass up.  Frankly, even as I was buying it, figured I'd just end up returning it because at that price, didn't think it would be any good.  So to say that it exceeded my expectations would be a vast understatement.  I am seriously impressed.  It streams Netflix, Hulu Plus and youtube videos flawlessly.  No buffering. It runs Minecraft and other flash games rather well.  I installed an older version of MS Office on it, which took about 3 minutes, and works perfectly.  Installing all the upgrades for Windows 8.1 took about 10 minutes, but there were over 70 so still, not too bad.  It recognizes my 128GB micro SD card just fine, which I've been using for extra storage.  Love the fact that I can take it along for the day without the charger, and not have to worry about the battery dying (10+ hours).  Slim, light weight, and I can slide it in my purse, just like my iPad, but with more functionality.
3841871
Far exceeded my expectations.  It works great.  It is easy to operate.  And the edges are smooth.  I can't believe the first time it was used, it made a perfect cut.  Highly recommend.
214103
High quality, nice looking,  exceeds my expectations.
1776064
This bike far exceeded my expectations.  I am primarily an in-city and path rider and have appreciated the performance on poorly maintained streets.  I've purchased bikes locally for several hundred dollars more than this that have had worse components than this beauty.  I followed the advice of several reviews and went ahead and purchased a more comfortable seat.  At first the double clamp mount didn't seem large enough for the seat, but as I started to tighten the clamp onto the rails of the seat, the rails just seemed to fit themselves in.  I also added a 9" kryptonite lock that fits comfortably mounted high on the inside of the frame toward the front tire without getting in the way (on a 20"/XL bike).  The assembly instructions are not sequential, but are part-by-part and are all over the place.  I chose the order to do things pretty incorrectly and often had to back-track.  However, even without prior building or tuning experience, the documentation was sufficient to help me figure out how to build the bike and tune it to my exact preference.  The brakes, derailleurs, and position of everything feel perfect now, which I have never done for myself before.  In the end, the experience of working through the build was a definite gain in terms of my confidence to keep my own bike tuned.

All of the parts feel very solid, and the gears shift cleanly and without much noise (none from the rear derailleur, and a little from the front (Shimano) derailleur going up from first to second gear).  The derailleurs most definitely need to be adjusted in order to work cleanly, so expect this extra slightly involved task.  Also, the handles seem perhaps on the firmer side and my hands feel sore after a long ride even with heavy gloves on.  I might go in for some soft handles come springtime.

Also, the snow can be pretty heavy here in Boston during the winter, and my road bike has an impossible time after a storm, but this bike handles moderate snow and ice well.

In all, I love this purchase and definitely trust this company!  Also, to respond to a previous complaint I read about parts coming poorly packaged to where they were bent and/or scratched, I'd say that the manufacturer has perhaps responded the this because the packaging seemed sufficient and nothing came blemished (more than expected) or bent (at all).

Definitely purchase this bike if it's in your budget range.
257687
Outstanding Product!  Performs better than expected.
1305058
Exceeds my expectations, I absolutely love it!
1962801
Absolutely will recommend this Oster countertop oven. It has even surpassed my expectations, it cooks great,
and evenly, whether it be cookies, pizza, or whatever I have cooked in it, I have been very pleased with it's performance.
It's big enough to cook what is necessary, yet doesn't hog all the counter space, and everything I have cooked seems
to get done a little faster, and much more even in heat distribution, than your typical large house oven can do. It does
have a short cord, but I find that to be an advantage, not a disadvantage, for you don't have all the extra cord on the
counter space.
747753
I'm very particular about sound quality and versatility, and this product has both. With the amount of time i spend on-the-go, MediaBug meets, and honestly exceeds my expectations. I have "introduced" it to water more than 10 times since buying it and the speaker quality hasn't been compromised in the slightest. I have owned several "waterproof" Bluetooth speakers in the past and so far I find this to be the only one which meets my high expectations for sound quality and sound clarity for a larger crowd A gem for the price.
740330
Far exceeded my expectations. ..in both price and performance.  I was unhappy with my old shredder, overheating after 5 minutes of use.
NOT the case anymore.... This shredder has a great appetite and hasn't stopped since I got it.
I recommend it to everyone!
3656146
Candidly this product has exceeded my expectations. For some of its short comings (cheap plastic housing cover), the way it articulates around the base stand, and the mounting plate itself (one of the corners came bent) - is entirely eclipsed by the durability. I did add a piece of wood to the underside of the clamp, as the footprint felt a tad small, particularly with the current setup mentioned below .

Granted it is hunks of metal with a gas shock inside, but it is still impressive. Initially I was pleased with mounting a 29" ultra wide Samsung monitor that was near the upper end of the recommended specs.

Currently I have mounted a beefy 32" Samsung monitor which is out of spec for the stand, but after tensioning things with the biggest wrench I could find - it hasn't fallen off and broken after ~4 months of being mounted.

So yeah, are their nicer mounts? Sure, of course they are. For the price point, this product is surprisingly durable, and despite some shallow critiques, the product overall is far and beyond what I thought the little stand would accomplish.
819333
I've had my Kindle2 for two full weeks now and waited this long to write a review because I wanted to make sure my initial appreciation of it would last through many hours of reading and that I'd be happy with the whispernet service. Now, five books downloaded and read later, I'm happy to report that both the acquisition process and the reading experience have exceeded my expectations. I'm thrilled with my K2 and am planning to buy my husband one of his own, so he won't be trying to mooch mine all the time.

My Kindle goes everywhere with me, and I'm amazed at how much more reading I'm able to do during odd moments where otherwise I'd be left with nothing to do. I was stuck in a long line at the post office yesterday, so I whipped out my K2 and started reading. It wasn't half a minute before at least half a dozen people were crowded around, all absolutely agog, wanting to hold it, get a demo of how it worked, etc. I bet several of them have ordered their own K2 by now.
1684338
This device has far exceeded my expectations! I definitely recoomend this product.
1314596
Stunning,  better than I would have ever anticipated