Good but with some drawbacks and poorly designed features that will frustrate you.
346375
Externally the case looks great, its compact and the  hinged window is well-designed. That said the internal parts are where I deduct 2 stars.

- The covers for the Powersupply and 5.25" drive enclosure look nice but are a real pain to deal with. I ended up leaving these off my build as snaking my CableMod cables through the two of them  was just a recipe for frustration.

- The 5.25" drive enclosure that can hold 2 drives is the cheapest, shoddiest afterthought I've ever seen. Maybe its just me I'm coming from the CM HAF which  I've had a decade (and I plan to use in another build) but I actually left this out of my build as well.  It feels flimsy and the EZ load screws are suppose to make things simply but they ended up popping off while trying to bend the thing it snaps into. That isn't where it fails though.. the real failure is trying to  remount it in the case with the PSU and its cables all hooked up. The entire bottom of the case is swarming with cables and trying to 'squish' the cables to keep this thing is in sad and frustrating.

This is a great case if you plan to use only SSDs however.... just don't plan on using the 5.25" inch dual drive bays.
1174550
Pros - I used it only for swimming and the lap counting is very accurate. Sleep monitoring seems very good.

Cons- Poor design in some ways. Yes, looks good, but the unit is barely secured in the band they give you, and if you don't use the extra security strap (provided) you may lose it as I did. Crazy bad design to get into the unit. You use a provided wedge to open it up to change the battery, and it always seems like you're going to break it. Easy to scratch it up when trying to open it. Mine showed the signs of "forced entry" and it gets hacked up pretty quickly. Steps not too accurate, and things like tennis or squash are not tracked hardly at all. Doesn't seem to know how much you're moving in these activities. I'm not leaping to spend another $70 to replace it. Burns through batteries like %$#& through a goose.
689780
As a cell phone and GPS, it is great on the go, it's sturdy, handy, and convenient. The GPS is one of the best, very quick and accurate.

The down side is that this will not replace a computer or camera, it's difficult to type on the virtual key board, programs are still hard to use with the small screen, and the camera is very disappointing (only 720p HD, not full 1080 HD).

The biggest drawback is the lack of customizability, everything is basically one touch or one setting, there is no room for customizing or setting anything specific (you can't even zoom the camera aperture or adjust the lens' exposure).

Doing computer work, typing, texting, messaging, e-mail, is still possible but incredibly difficult and tediuous, this will not replace a laptop.
3440707
Picked this up sear a couple days ago, will be taking it back withing a day or two. It looks good, it's built good, sound is great, I haven't tried videos yet and don't plan on it, Pictures where pretty good quality for the tiny screen.

The reason I only gave it two star is because of the controls and lack of settings, The control buttons do not click and you only have to slightly touch them to get them to activate, This is a very bad thing for a portable MP4 player, you simply can not put it in your pocket while it is playing. Sure there is a hold switch, but you have to hold it for just the right amount of time before it will lock or unlock it, very annoying.

The other thing is, that lets say you are listening to music and want to view some photos instead? The only way I have found to switch between video,music,photos, text, and record one you have one of them opened is to completely turn off the player and then boot it back up and go into a different one, then shut down again to switch again. Not my idea of fun when my cheaper MP4 player will switch without a problem.
4930673
I bought this product to make life easier for me and the family to do all the things I do in my home theater (watch live TV, watch PVR, watch DVDs, listen to music, watch photo slideshow). I did not have a good way of deciding between the 670 and the 880, so I chose the 880 based on the number of recommendations in Amazon.

First, the good parts. Using activities as a basis for the remote is a great concept and the way to go. After a couple of back and forths, I am able to control my devices quite well using just the single remote and so I would call it the "one remote to rule them all". I hope to be able to tweak the settings further to get it just right. I am even able to explain to my 5-year old how to use the remote.

The negatives are more annoyances than serious roadblocks. Still they could've been taken care of in such a hyped up product.

The first few are related to the remote itself. The "soft" buttons are really small compared to the size of the LCD screen. While you do get used to them, I can see that some people with bigger fingers could easily hit two soft buttons at once. There is really no point to the color LCD screen. Just a B+W LCD screen with white on black lettering would have sufficed. In fact, I got rid of the icons and background stuff and just use the clear blue screen with white lettering.
Also, the remote has a polished plastic feel to it and if your hands are dry, the remote tends to slip out. It would be better if the designers used a rubbery texture. Finally, the placement of some buttons (even the video transport buttons) is not ideal ergonomically speaking.

However, the software is where I had the most gripes. First off, the "more help" button takes you to a non-existent web page. The second thing that is not clear when you start out, is that you have to do a rough set up first with all your components and then you can go back and exercise finer control on functions, activity names, component delays etc. Also, when I set up my software, it kept asking me for inputs for my PVR even though it knew I was using a DISH VIP 722 DVR. The explanation on the side confused me and I first added my TV inputs to this page, then deleted it, and set up some default input. Finally, to customize the device function pages, one cannot drag and drop functions up and down or between pages at will. If a function you want is on function page four, you have to painfully click the up arrow next to it until it moves up by 3 pages. That is 24-32 clicks and some scrolling to get a function to the first page. Imagine doing that for 5 or 10 functions!! Just plain dumb.

Even so, I think this remote is something I will come to love and more importantly, other family members can utilize the home theater setup without waiting for me to come home and press buttons on 4 different remotes. Great!
594117
I bought this three weeks ago to use with my laptop after the internal speakers decided not to work anymore.  The sound is better than my laptop's speakers.  I like the convenience of being able to have my laptop in one spot and the speaker nearby.  That said, the design of the speaker is frustrating.  First, finding and opening the little flap where the charging cord attaches is tricky, especially if the light in the room is not good.  Then, when one grabs the speaker to attach the charger cord one will often find that they've accidentally pushed the sound buttons which are on the opposite side of the plug. Most annoying are the ultra-bright Bluetooth and charging icons that blink and keep a dark room half lit.  Sure wish they'd put the flap over that annoyance since I often listen to the radio through my computer at night. I also wish they'd made the controls a contrasting color. That said, this is still much better than no sound or dragging earbuds where-ever I go.
1816109
This is a good heart rate monitor although I have two complaints. It takes some time to update if used for intervals. That is after the completion of a set it does not register the correct HR right away, but the value continues to rise until finally reaching a maximum. Also, the buttons to swicth the warch into HR monitoring mode broke. these buttons are extremely poorly designed. They should be much more robust. Conveniences are used on the wrist rather than needing a  chest strap and the rechargeable feature. I will probably have to buy another one since my buttons no longer work because they broke off.
1606373
This is camera is capable of taking terrific photos. I have been impressed with the quality of the final product. Focusing is very fast and accurate. Its basic functions are solid and I suppose I do not regret buying it from that point of view.
The design of the camera leaves a lot to be desired.
First problem is the user information available. THERE IS NO USER MANUAL (except for the almost useless news print booklet included. It answers almost no questions). If you want detailed answers, you MUST go to the on-line Q&A site. Downloading a complete user manual seems impossible.
Second, Sony's usual poorly done software. The lack of a user manual you can actually consult combined with what I think is a confusing and incomplete  and inaccurate menu system built into the camera can be a real problem. Also, to get some of the functions to work (e.g., downloading the pictures through wifi) the instructions in the included "manual" seem to be wrong. One must download software into the computer to make it work, in theory, but the software does not work properly. There are numerous other examples.
Third, the batteries are entirely inadequate for the machine. I am glad I have 3. I need them all charged when I go to do a shoot.
I consider some the built in "features" silly, e.g., "scene selection".
Fourth, (and I admit, more minor) the manual controls (the buttons on the camera) are poorly laid and obscure.
I have used Canon cameras for years and never run into any of the problems I have had with this.
As someone who works with computers professionally, I vowed years ago never to buy Sony equipment because of a long string of problems with many different devices. I decided to buy this camera because I wanted a full-frame digital and this seemed to be the best. And it may be the best at the moment, but its flaws make using it frustrating and some of the "features" are difficult to get working. And the arrogance of not have a complete user manual available for a device that is not always used where a connection to the internet is available is just unforgivable.
As I said at the beginning, it takes fabulous photos but you are also paying a lot for poor design and bad software.
699826
This player offers good features, at a good price. But I am very disappointed in the lack of some basic features/functions:

 1) You cannot create/manage playlists from the player. Playlists can only be created and managed from the PC, and then copied to the player where it actually recopys the songs to the player - a very dumb and time-wasting thing.

 2) For some reason, the tracks I setup in playlists stopped displaying the Album names after I transfered the playlists to the player

 3) You cannot queue multiple selections (albums, genre, artists) to play. Only one selection can be queued at a time. The only way to achieve this is by creating playlists (yeah..right!)

 4) The Now Playing screen does not use the space well to display the Album and Track details - a lot of space is wasted with animated wave effects, and poor fonts size. You end up with a cramped area and very difficult-to-read scrolling text. What were the design guys thinking?

 I read a lot of reviews, and concur on most of the pet peeves about the weak FM tuner and transmiter, but I still think that the player could still be great without the playlist limitations. When you use a player a lot in the field, it justs irkes you when you have to run back to the PC for every little change. I am hoping that the folks at Samsung realize very soon that they have a potentially great product and provide the necessary firmware upgrade to address these limitations.

 I do not see how having Napster provide the software can be in their best interest; as Napster is interested in selling songs, not MP3 players.

 Otherwise, I feel I may have to shop around for a more friendly/usable player soon.
1937585
The clock face is great and once set up the automatic time function keeps time perfectly and adjusts for Daylight Savings.  Unfortunately, there are also a few major flaws.  Everything is controlled by a panel of flush mount buttons on the top of the radio.  Alarm set/disarm, snooze, radio and everything else must pretty much be seen to be controlled accurately.  You can't see the buttons in a dark room and as they are flush mount, you can't distinguish them easily by feel.  Also, there's a loud beep every time you arm or disarm the alarm.  All of this means that if you come to bed and someone else is already asleep, you'll have a very annoying time setting and arming your alarm.  If you work regular weekdays and never alter your alarm setting, the weekday feature will take care of most of this.  If you hit snooze, change your alarm time, or forget to set your alarm till you're creeping into the bedroom trying not to wake up your sleeping partner, you'll find the flaws in this form over function design quite annoying.

I love the clock, it sounds good and it works very well, but I'm pretty fed up with the non-intuitive and non-tactile interface and will replace soon.
4179384
This should be a five start product, but has some annoying flaws.

Motivation:

I live in an old condominium building with no simple means of installing hardwire ports or cable TV. The only access is via wireless. While this works well for most purposes, it doesn't not work well with VOIP Phone service. We have two Grandstream GXP1405s connected by a wireless extender. When the wireless gets crowded the VOIP connections sound terrible. I wanted a hardwire solution for the phones.

Enter the TP-LINK AV1200. Gigabit speed hardwire connections through the power system.

Pros.

The device is simple to setup and provides promised performance. I plugged one unit in the router/cable closet and one in my office. I connected on device to my router and the other to a hub with two phones. The connection came up immediately and phones started working.

The AV1200 is rugged. It is made of sturdy hard plastic. The device plugs into a power outlet where it receives power and the wiring for the network.

The AV1200 comes with two power line network devices that are already paired. This makes the system plug and play. There is a pairing button on each unit for adding more power line devices. This means that I can extend the network to other rooms and the basement.

The devices don't seem to generate a lot of spectrum noise. If I stand next to the device with a spectrum analyzer, I see some noise across some bands. The noise drops off rapidly as I move away from the device. In the living room and bedrooms there is little residual noise. This means that operating my ham equipment in the office would be difficult, but not in the adjacent rooms.

Cons:

The form factor for these devices truly suck. They were designed for the European (or any other 220V simplex outlet) markets. The device is too big and the male power plug is inconveniently placed as to take up both outlets in a standard 110V duplex outlet. It is clear that TP-Link took a device designed for 220V recessed simplex outlets and replaced the 220V hardware with 110V inserts. The instructions show the device being installed in 220V outlets where it fits perfectly. I had to arrange my entire power setup, as I placed a 6 outlet cover on my duplex outlet and this had to be removed in order to attach the device. This meant purchasing a power strip to replace the 6 outlet cover and plugging the strip into the outlet hogging AV1200.

While this may seem a trivial complaint, I highly value Human Factors design in a device. Retro fitting a device designed for one specific market to address a different market doesn't bode well for this company. What else is retrofitted on the device insides that will come to bite me in the butt later on?

While the device spectrum noise trails off quickly with distance, it is still a nuisance for a ham operator like me. I can use my 50, 144, 220, and 440 hand radios in the office, the noise is significant. It is clear that TP-LINK did not pay particular attention to noise filtering when designing the device.

Overall

I would recommend this device to anyone in a similar situation as me. Power line networking has is issues when it comes to large scale deployments for utility companies, but for short distances, these devices are an elegant solution to problem that is difficult and expensive to solve.
788323
These cameras are pretty good. Work as expected with decent picture quality and performance once set up. BUT there are two basic flaws that annoy me so much that I cannot recommend them: no geofencing, and very slow to change modes within the app (i.e. arming and disarming).

This system needs geofencing. You should be able to set this up so that the cameras will arm automatically when you leave and disarm when you come home. Philips Hue has it. Even IFTTT integration would solve. But it doesn't, and I don't know why Netgear won't just implement it. Which leads me to my second gripe.

To change modes (arm or disarm) manually, you have to go into the app, wait for it to sign in, wait for the "mode" tab to appear, click it, and then wait far too long for the system to reports its status ("getting information") before you can arm or disarm. Sometimes "getting information" takes 30 seconds. This is unacceptable. It should be a snap to change modes. Heck, allow us to put the modes as a widget to the iPhone "Today" pull down like Hue!

If you like your home gadgets to have a basic level of automation, or you get annoyed when an app takes a long time to load, this product is not for you. It is just too annoying. Implementing these basic improvements to usability will allow the cameras to shine.
4102489
Some bad points:

1.) The manual for the Magellan Road Mate 3030 4.7-inch Portable GPS Navigator is hardly a manual at all. It lacks basic simple instructions on how to use it.  Whoever is in charge of documentation should grab one of the Garmin or Motorola manuals and learn how manuals should be written.  For the price one pays for these units, Magellan should be able to afford to hire a better writer.

2.) The unit lacks a SAVE function/button after corrections are made en-route during trip which have been incorrectly plotted by the map system in the first place.  It refuses to accept correction and keeps rerouting one via U-turns. Later trips using the same start point and destination provide routes with the same errors.

3.) The unit when purchased had NAV maps, as shown in the product description, and when that same product description was visited one week later the maps were changed to TELE-ATLAS.  I'm wondering whether it is legal for a company to switch the map system without notifying consumers.

4.) Magellan Road-Mates restrict registration of their units to Windows Explorer browser and doe not allow you to register if one wants to use other browsers.

And some good:

1.) The screen is large and very clear. There are a variety of customization options like navigation and map settings/preferences, auto-settings, and nice keyboard layout.

2.) The speech is relatively clear when the volume is increased, although it suffers severely at times in pronunciation of certain letters and combinations of letters.

3.) Advance warnings of upcoming turns are well placed and quick although calling THE BENDS ON THE SAME ROAD should be eliminated. They confuse one about upcoming actual turns. A bend in a road is not a turn, and causes the driver to look for an upcoming TURN *off* of the current road, which is what a TURN means.

4.) I am giving this unit a B- grade.
2279022
The thing does work well as far as picking up dirt and debris from the floor or carpet.
However there are far too many draw backs for me to consider it a good purchase.
1. Way too expensive
2. Battery life is too short and the instructions tell you to let it cool after using before charging - not very convenient
3. It will not stand up on it's own and must be leaned against a wall or furniture - not very convenient
4. You need to detach the extension tube to empty the dirt - not very convenient
5. The trigger is a little annoying but not too bad
6. The third time I went to use it the motor brush was no longer turning. I tried it with and without the extension tube. Then I tried the smaller motor head and it also did not turn. So I called the help line and after explaining this to them they had me take the brush out of the head and of course the spindle did not turn so they were about to send me a new motor head when I explained again that neither of the motor heads would turn. It was at this point I decided to send it back and forget about it.
2562672
Overall, I am mostly satisfied.  I wanted to upgrade to bluetooth and voice command to make the user experience easier, and the user experience is more pleasant with these additions.  There are things which bother me about the unit which I consider shortsighted and poorly considered by the designers at Garmin.

1.  No vertical dashboard.  The Garmin 50LM has a nice "More Data Layout" in its display options which is basically its vertical dashboard.  However, all of the 2595LMT's dashboards are horizontal.  I strongly prefer the vertical dashboard because it allows the eyes to focus on either the map or the dashboard.  The Garmin LM50 has a nicer layout with the vertical dashboard than this "advanced" 2595 LMT unit.  Makes me wonder why Garmin didn't include an equal number of vertical and horizontal dashboards with the software or as an option to cover all preferences.
2.  Overall the 2595LMT fonts look smaller than the Garmin Nuvi 50LM, and the screen looks dimmer and fuzzier.  I'm not sure if this is an illusion, but it is something to consider. Also this could be because I'm used to having a vertical dashboard which concentrates the image and pixels more than the horizontal dashboard does.
3.  Unlike the Garmin 50LM, there is no way to change your country map and then find your city.  Voice Command offers some relief because if you "Find City", there is a "Change Country" option.  Absent that, you have to hope that the city comes up when you enter it.  I think this is a flaw for a device that covers "North America".
4.  Speed Camera Proximity alerts are now available only with a Cyclops subscription for the 2595 LMT at $25 per year  This was included with the 50LM free of charge.
5.  It would be nice if Garmin designers would be a little bit more like Magellan and use US Zip Codes as an optional starting point for destination entry.
728275
I've decided to keep them despite a lot of frustrations:
- a fiddly charging plug
- stiff buttons and not very ergonomic control box, also not very intuitive for music, radio or podcast app control
- exercises are limited to circuit, no cable machine, limited weights, and cannot create custom exercises
- V02max test has a bug that causes it to fail on treadmills (the product is tilted towards outdoor running)
- no pass through feature to hear ambient noise, so it's anti-social and you have to be careful in busy areas
- this model doesn't have automatic rep counting despite it being more expensive than the Sport Coach that does
- the app doesn't integrate with myfitnesspal or fitbit to help provide an overall activity picture

It has a lot of good points too:
- very high quality sound
- comfortable and they don't fall out during sweaty workouts
- V02max fitness tracking to see improvements from week to week
- workout voice coaching in the app is a good substitute for a gym class
- a good selection of workouts if you like functional training, ie burpees, kettle bells, lunges, squats etc
- informative voice feedback at intervals during long activities like treadmill

Jabra needs to keep working on the app to make it more intuitive and support a wider range of workout styles. The hardware is due for a refresh and previous buyers should be offered a generous trade-in offer because they are pretty expensive to begin with.
3052064
This product has three jobs: Holder, Charger, and FM transmitter.  It's adequate and may be good enough for the budget-conscious, but it does have several annoyances.

As a Charger:
  Seems to work, no problems.

As a Holder:
  The side clamps and bottom tabs are fully adjustable and accommodate my iPod's sleeve/case well.  I keep the holder tilted back a little, and have had no problems with the iPod slipping out.
The long flexible, goose-neck is great for putting the iPod within reach but it slips, as does the friction ring on the power-plug.  The unit does not always stay in position.

As an FM transmitter:
Couldn't get the presets to stick and it's impossible to see the transmitter display while driving.  This is very annoying on trips that cover more than one broadcast area.

The sound quality is "AM" at best.  Fortunately, the iPod's headphone jack is still accessible, so you can bypass the transmitter (to your car's aux port).

Pros:
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1) Adequate holder and charger, for the price.

2) Does not block the iPod's headphone jack.

3) Better than nothing as an FM transmitter.  OK for most podcasts and audiobooks.  Not so good for music.

Problems:
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1) The transmitter display is unreadable from the driver's seat -- especially if the iPod is positioned so its screen is readable.

2) The transmitter defaults to 88.1 MHz and the presets do not seem to work.  This is a pain every time you start your car, if 88.1 MHz is not usable for you.

3) There is no (working) remote control.  This means that you must look, and grab, at the unit to change FM frequency or start/stop/rewind the iPod.  This is difficult and dangerous while driving.

4) The unit has two bright blue lights.  These are a major annoyance for night driving -- especially away from city lights.

5) The unit does not position the iPod as well, or as firmly as, a good-quality mounting system.

6) The iPod is not stopped or paused when the car is shutoff or started.