Good concept, cheap build quality
355927
I have owned a Photoflex Constellation for several years. I like the rugged cases provided - the fixture and CoolStar lamps would be useless on location without the substantial cases (which seem to be reinforced with PVC sewer pipe, so the cases are very sturdy.

I shoot a lot of interiors, framed with daylight through windows. So the daylight balanced color temperature of this fixture is essential to me.

Two problems give me cause to downgrade the rating:

1) Shoddy pan tilt head. Once you mount a Photoflex soft box on this fixture, the total weight is really beyond the capability of the supplied stand mounting hardware, which is similar to a cheap still tripod head.

2) Low confidence in the electrical build quality. The screw-in ceramic bulb sockets use a mogul base thread, which is like a super-sized common household Edison light bulb socket. Fine, but the electrical feed wires are secured by smallish screws. One of these electrical leads came loose while I was on location, forcing me to attempt a field repair. During the course of this repair attempt, another electrical lead pull free of the crimped on ring-connector which terminated in one one of the other mogul bulb sockets. That put an end to the repair effort, and my fixture sat on the shelf broken and unusable for two years.

Finally tonight, I decided to fix the light. It took me about 2 1/2 hours to completely disassemble the fixture, remake the connection, and put the light back together. Frankly, I'm not impressed by the inside workmanship of this light, and I really doubt it could pass UL lab ratings, if there is such a thing anymore (Underwriters Laboratories). The electrical wires seem undersized, and the crimped connectors are flimsy and do not inspire confidence. All-in-all, it would not surprise me if this fixture were to deliver an electrical shock in the future.

Photoflex is cheap lighting, nowhere near Lowel and certainly not Arri. Bottom line: Photoflex is budget lighting gear, and you get what you pay for. I've gotten some good use out of my Photoflex gear, including this fixture, but it can only be recommended if your budget absolutely will not allow better quality lights.
3481092
Nice idea, but fell apart pretty quickly after purchase.
3231341
Awful build quality, built to break in just a few weeks. Impossible-to-open blister pack. The audio quality was OK and the volume buttons on the side didn't work seamlessly on a Mac sometimes. Worked OK for a couple weeks before the headband broke. I've come to expect that from Logitech now.
431068
Loved it for the first week or so, magnet works decently enough so long as you don't bump the light at all.  However mine has developed an intermittent flickering to complete loss of light.  It also will switch modes without any contact on the button at all.  Cool concept, poor build quality.
1321877
This Charger is a fantastic idea. It's small enough to be out of the way, and does a good job charging my Sprint Motorolla phone. Not all chargers can do that. I love rte retractable micro USB cord, and the idea of having an additional USB charging port. The problem with this item is it's build quality. I used the USB port four times before it broke. The USB port just fell apart inside the charger, and became unusable. I was able to disassemble and repair the item. I glued the USB connector back together, and re-soldered several very poor electrical connections while I had it apart. Putting it back together was the hard part, as is often true of things with retractable cords. I'm now able to use it again, and I do love it, but if you are not the fix-it type then you may want to skip this one.
4023051
Overall a decent controller. The housing is made of obviously cheap plastic and doesn't feel very good. The analog sticks and ABXY buttons, though, feel just as good as on an xbox controller. The rest of the buttons and the d-pad feel awful and cheap.

The telescoping function works great, and it holds even large tablets. Bluetooth was also flawless. Functionally speaking, it's very nice but the build quality leaves something to be desired.
3876219
It's a pretty neat concept, and rather convenient to have on your keys. It didn't last long though as it eventually broke. Could be good if it utilized better quality materials.
2008775
Fairly nice design.  Metal seemed a bit on the thin side which makes it feel cheap and some of the metal edges were actually kind of sharp, so they need to do a bit better manufacturing the pieces.  One of the surface boards was warped so quality control at the factory is sleeping, but I saw no option to just get a replacement piece, and returning the entire thing would have been difficult, so I just live with it.  If I had to get another, I'd find one built a bit sturdier and better quality and wouldn't mind paying more.
561732
I've bought two of these now about a year apart and while they're awesome their build quality sucks. Both have the same defect: only one port works normally, and the other port only works if you hold the plug in a certain way - the internal components move independently of the case which ain't great.
476029
Great concept.  The unit is a bit unstable unless you have the glass centered over the base.  The swivel adjustments work loose if you move it around much.  The frame holding the glass is a bit prone to coming loose. It is worth the low cost of this unit, but if I had to use it everyday I'd want a more reliable unit.
4747632
This isn't a horror story. I got six month's use out of this thing. But wow, just some slightly better build quality...

The plug and the housing have separated. If you take a look at the image, you'll see a seam between the plug and the housing. It turns out that these two pieces are made as snap-together. There's no glue, they just snap in. And as my normal use can attest, that setup is NOT sturdy.

Right now I'm looking at a unit that is in two pieces, connected by wiring. The plug is stuck in an electrical socket, while the rest is just dangling. I'm just sitting here wondering why they couldn't make a slightly better clasp. It's exasperating.
2735911
This cooling pad got fantastic reviews on several websites, and the fans do a good job of reducing laptop temperatures.  The rest of the construction is very cheap, and problematic.  The USB hub causes the connected computer to go into a constant cycle of notifications that "the last USB device connected is not recognized by Windows" every time anything moves a fraction of a millimeter.  I returned the first pad I ordered, thinking it was defective, but the replacement has the same issue.

The base of the cooling pad is made of incredibly flimsy plastic. It took almost no time for it to snap.
1412879
It's a great concept, but it's not durable enough for everyday use. I type much better with a hard keyboard, and the Keyboard Buddy layout is probably the best one for the iPhone. All the other ones I've tried so far are between cumbersome and unusable.

The build quality is really bad. One of the return springs broke after a month of use. That's alright though (albeit slightly annoying) - the case still closes, but there's this dangling bit of metal to deal with when opening and closing. After 3 months of use, the keyboard started to go nuts. The 'fn' light started to turn on at random times, causing symbols to appear in the middle of sentences. Then, it stopped working entirely. It still pairs with the iPhone, but no input appears on the phone anymore. This is after numerous restarts and a full battery charge.

At $80 I feel kinda ripped off that it provided only 3 months of use. At the moment I'm just typing (poorly) with the onscreen keyboard.
4450380
The concept is great.  A cheap, no frills printer that is affordable to operate.  I can get this printer to work for a couple of weeks at a time and then something breaks and I need to reinstall drivers, troubleshoot issues, or both.  Bought this off newegg when it was on sale in conjunction with a coupon.  Should have spent the extra $40 to get a brother with a stable FW base.
1703932
I needed a quick solution with my former shower head breaking the week before family visiting.  So bought this hand shower with the matching shower head.  While it's functional and the stream is strong enough, the build is so cheap that it's not as nice as the older Moen fixtures they replaced.  And, I know that these are not built to last.
154148
Works fine but build quality is very cheap. You get what you pay for though. The device was easily recognized by Windows Server 2012 so I'm happy with it.
2603227
The reversible concept is nice in theory, but it doesn't work as advertised, which isn't really a problem because it has always worked. The downside is that the micro usb connector is fragile and made of thin metal. The cord section is excellent, however only small shocks to connector have causes 4 out of 5 of my cables to fail in just a few weeks.