still happy. I must have gotten a lemon
356022
It worked for 3 month and then gave up. I bought a new soldering Iron and using the base and the regulator. So no big loss for me , still happy.
I must have gotten a lemon.
2665873
Have one of these and it works great. Points off for this company for sending me two lemons which would not spin up. If you get a good one, you will just LOVE IT!!
1196238
Bought it for my brother to use in his garage while working; speaker blew & didn't charge day after Christmas.

UPDATE: February 2015

Original review was submitted just after Christmas; I'm updating my review based on excellent customer service. EC CONTACTED ME (I never reached out to them), and shipped me a brand new unit free of charge within about a week of posting the first negative review. After about a month of use, the new unit works perfectly, so I must have been unlucky with the first as it just seems to be a lemon. This type of customer service means a lot, so I've updated the star rating from 1 to 4. Thanks, EC Technology!
623736
Perfectly adequate, but somehow I'm still disappointed
727784
I received the phone as expected and soon discovered that the screen would go black. Oftentimes while using the device half the screen would go blank. I have needed to constantly pull the battery to reboot the device. I finally went to a Verizon store and they suggested I send it back; they feel the processor is overheating very quickly. It's salient to note I didn't want to return this phone and moreover I want to try this process one more time. I feel the review I gave you is not really fair, as you may make me a happy and perhaps delighted customer soon.
What do recommend I do now?
553123
First I thought it was completely DOA.  Then I tried my own trusty USB wall plug and voila... it got halfway through the boot cycle before the screen went black (except for the razor thin but colorful diagonal interference). After trying four or five times with identical results,  I boxed it up for return. I figure if my first try had two failed components,  the odds of a working replacement can't be great. But I'll never know for sure.
4545700
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I got a response back from Aukey, and they shipped me a replacement lamp, and this time it works! With this I am revising my review to 5 stars. The light cycles perfectly, and the touch controls work well. This is exactly what I was looking for.

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I enjoy the idea of this lamp, however the item arrived defective, and only the blue and green LEDs work (no red). When set to light cycling mode, the lamp turns from green to blue, and then shuts off, and then turns to green again.

The white light mode works fine, however I bought this for the light cycling mode.  I'm willing to revise my review if aukey rectifies the problem, but so far they haven't responded back to me.
4097391
Not sure how the rest of you had such a great experience with this tablet, but I definitely got the lemon of the bunch.  Charged the unit and upgraded the firmware first, as directed.  The unit would crash when trying to access Google accounts, Play Store, even just basic Settings options.  Sometimes the display would have red and blue outlines like you see with 3D, other times there would be jittery vertical lines all over the screen, forcing me to hard reset.

I am returning this unit due to what I perceive as being defective.  Contacted the seller to try making it work first, they were very good, very prompt in responding.  Told me I could return the unit with no questions asked.  Sure, I may have to pay for postage, but their kindness and lack of huffy attitude make it very worth it.  Not sure what I will try next (or IF I will try another tablet), as this was my first tablet experience.  I've even heard not-so-great reviews about the supposed top-of-the-line models, but that's a chance you take with any technology.  It WAS fun while it lasted, though... :p
4897674
Updated review:

I received a replacement for the original, defective unit (see below) from Amazon via two-day shipping.  The replacement reported it was fully charged in under an hour, so I'm guessing the battery had some charge on it from the factory.

Fortunately, unlike the first unit, this one powered on with no problems.  I inserted an SD card and took a small amount of video to make sure it worked.  The camera successfully recorded .mov files that I was able to play on my computer after transferring the files off of the SD card.  I can't comment on the video quality as I was operating in pretty dim light.  What I can say is that the view is very wide angle (with significant barrel distortion, not surprising for a lens this wide) and the controls are pretty easy to work.  I'll try to remember to update this review after I've had some time to use the unit in decent light, but for the moment I'm giving it a "middle of the road" rating as it does seem to be functional.

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Original review regarding 1st  unit received, which was defective:

The HD170's instructions indicate that you must insert the battery into the unit and then charge it before use.  They say to plug the unit into a USB charger, or a powered USB port on a computer.  When plugged into a USB charger the unit should turn itself on and you'll need to power it off to put it into charge mode.  When plugged into a computer, the unit should go straight into charge mode.

My HD170 did nothing when plugged into a USB wall charger -- nothing on the LCD display, no charge LED, nada.  So I plugged it into a computer instead.  When I did this the charge LED did light.  The manufacturers says to leave it charging until the LED goes out, which should take about three hours.

Once the unit indicated it was charged, I inserted an SD card and tried to turn it on.  Nothing.  I reseated the card and the battery with no improvement.  I had a voltmeter available so I popped the battery out and measured across the leads.  The battery says it's a 3.7V unit and I measured almost 4V across the terminals so it does appear to have charged.  Several more attempts to get it to turn on, including trying different SD cards and reseating the battery multiple times had no effect.  I then tried plugging it into a different computer's USB port and the charge LED came on again, so I let it sit until it again indicated it was fully charged.  It still wouldn't power on.

I packed the unit back up and have shipped it back to Amazon (who conveniently provide free UPS shipping for returns) and am waiting on them to send me a replacement.  I'll update this review based on what I find with the second unit.  Hopefully the next one will actually work.
3407226
I want the last 4 hours of my life back.  I finally found the drivers on the website.  I followed the directions, watched a tutorial, screwed up my boot sequence with a nice 0xc000000d error (that was especially fun), tried 4 different USB cables.  Install, uninstall, install, uninstall...  Finally realized the USB port on the unit is bad.  The light on the DAC would only stay red.  It was red whether it was on or off.  If it doesn't turn on, then you can't finalize the drivers.  I was really excited about this DAC because on paper this gives me some options I just can't find on other units.  I'm willing to give it another go though.  I'll return it and try again.  I'll edit this review as soon as I get it back and give it another shot.

9/13 edit - I returned and replaced the DAC.  It's working really well now.  The first unit just had a faulty USB connector.  The new unit turned right on.  I installed the drivers no problem.  Everything went smooth.  I really like running i through my headphones and then with a switch, I can also run it to my receiver that powers my bookshelf speakers.  It's a really nice unit and delivers plenty of power.  Sound quality is nice.  The better the source, the better it sounds.  It's a great bang for the buck.
218742
Updated 6/20: The second unit arrived yesterday and I plugged it in and this time the LED lit up immediately.  My phone paired without a hassle, and it is now installed in my vehicle and I tested: Music does stream through Bluetooth.  I think this little device may have redeemed itself.  I will do more thorough testing this weekend.

For the record, I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with which I am using this device.

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From the reviews I've read online, this item is exactly what I am looking for.  So I was very excited to receive it today, only to find the unit would not turn on at all.  I plugged it into the wall outlet using the included power adapter, only there were no lights on the unit to show it was on.  I tried pressing the touch sensitive top of the item to see if it was turned off for some reason to no avail.  In the instructions for the product, it indicates in the troubleshooting section if this happens to return the unit.  So I am in the process of cross-ordering another unit and returning the defective one, and continue to be hopeful this next one will work.

I should note the item did arrive sealed in a plastic bag, but it didn't look like normal retail packaging.  Not sure if this was how the item was original packaged or if the unit I received was refurbished or not.

I will update this review after I receive the next unit.
2592267
As I say below, the company sent me another cube, which works beautifully. Very responsive to trouble. Previously, I said: Apparently, I got a lemon. Total piece of junk. I bought two on a one-day special. The light quivers and nothing charges. Hope that the incomplete charge is not ruining anything. Never opened the other. Please advise how to return for my money back!
1854650
It maybe my equipment as it did work for a while. I'm keeping it even though I got another model from  bestbuy.
4308159
Mine did not work. They are sending me a replacement though, so I hope that it works.
3792497
I think I may have received a lemon. The appearance of the product was nice. The screen is big, easy to swivel, and has locking mechanism to hold the disc cover closed instead of a push button.  However, the speakers did not work and the battery did not hold any charge after 10 hours of being plugged into the wall.  I ordered this while on vacation for our return trip home since our other one broke on the trip down.  Returned it to amazon as soon as we were home.

Update (6/30/17):
The seller contacted me and sent a replacement.  It works perfectly.  The speakers are loud and the battery holds a full charge after being charged for 6 hours.  The seller was easy to work with and responded to questions quickly.  I suggest contacting them directly for a replacement if you have one that seems to not be working properly.
308779
Didn't catch a virus that it should have, so I'm not 100% happy at this point.
4434444
I bought this sealer open-box a little over a month ago but didn't get around to try to use it until yesterday. The user's manual was missing but as I paid only around half-price and the basic instructions are on the machine anyway, I didn't care. But when the indicators failed to light up when I plugged it in and nothing happened when I pressed down the lid, I naturally assumed I had gotten a lemon. One it was too late to send back.

Today, I was already looking to purchase another when I decided to give it another go. This time though I downloaded the instructions, thinking that perhaps I wasn't doing it right. When I read that the indicators are not supposed to light up right away it gave me hope and sure enough, once I bypassed 'firmly' and pressed down real hard the vacuuming started.

So if you think yours is not working, try pressing the lid harder and chances are it will start.