A Mixed Bag.  Good performance, quirky stability.
348516
We have owned this device for roughly two months.  To this point, I'm not entirely happy with it.

It has locked up on us a 4-5 times, which resulted in a power off/power on.  This appears to be the same as a factory reset, as it's underlying software seems to roll back a couple versions, and then we get to upgrade it, and sign in to each channel again.  This is extremely annoying.

In between crashes, the performance seems to be good though.  The picture quality doesn't suffer.  The UI seems responsive.  The remote control works fine (as long as you don't click the 'search' button, which initiates the device hang mentioned above).
3858367
The item is relatively good Bluetooth player.  However, there are some caveats to to the player.  I have following Bluetooth players: Sony, Kinovo, Amazon basic, JVC, PowerAdd and had Bose Bluetooth player in the past.  There is no perfect player.  All have their pluses and minuses.  People purchase Bose for the status symbol and resale value.  Sony SRSX7 has its goods and bad sides as well.

The Good:
1) The sound quality is much much better than the Bose players of about the same price range.  There is no big bass hump like there is in Bose mini.  Bose mini appears to be louder using psycho-acoustic tricks.  Bose is not a flat response bluetooth player.  It does not have as high fidelity reproduction as this unit.

2) The connection to the unit is relatively easy.  NFC makes the pairing easy.  However, with so many devices at my disposal, I rarely use the NFC method; I rather not get up from the couch.

3) Since this unit is heavy, the limitation of 6hr battery life should not be a concern.  It is I believe meant to be positioned in a fixed location and not designed as primarily a portable device.  In such scenario, having the device plugged in to a power source is I believe intended application.  So, the 6 hour play time to me was not a big issue.  Your mileage may vary.

4) Even though the unit is big, it has a indentation(ledge) on the back side of the device which makes the carrying this device much secure than other wise.

4) This device can play from wireless network.  I have played from the NAS over the wireless and well as wired connection without any problem.  SO, if you wish to play from a music server, this is a great means of playing thousands of hours of music over the wireless network.  Wireless network in general have much longer range than Bluetooth can aver dream of.

5) The Bluetooth connection is on the average better in this unit than most other units that I own. But, the limitations of Bluetooth is common to all players so there are not that much differences between players in the range; however, this unit seems to perform better in my home environment that other players.

6) The unit comes with built-in extendable antenna which can be positioned to optimize the connection.

The negatives:
1) The item is relatively large, 12 inches across.
2) It is heavy, not really portable as other players from Bose, JVC,  Kinovo, and others that I own.  The unit is about 4.5 pounds; it is not a light weight.
3) Although claimed to be 32 Watts of power, the actual sound output is less than Bose mini. The Sony unit appears to be much more inefficient than other devices.

I tend to use this device than other bluetooth players (portables).  The sound is crisp.  The noise level (hiss) is almost imperceptible. Try a nice piano recording such as Glenn Gould Goldberg's on this unit versus Bose, JVC, Amazon,etc.  The clarity of this unit is refreshing in comparison with other brands,  If you primary much to be payed is highly compressed one note bass line pop music, Bose will server you better.  However, if you wish a clear more even presentation get this unit.  Bose units are more of highly distorted bass note which does not suit delicate music.
2380428
Just got this system connected and, while not perfect, it is impressive.  I give it a strong 3.5/weak 4 stars.  Fact is, you cannot expect a 'one size fits all' component to be perfect in handling nuances between styles of music.  The only way to accomplish that, frankly, is with a separate equalizer.  I haven't yet tried a third party app for the iPhone to do any equalization, but since I accept the imperfection of a one-box system, I'm really not disappointed.  The KMC 3 handles mid-range and tweeter audio adequately for most, though it is stellar for some and mediocre for others.  The bass, however, is amazing for a box of this size and is above standard in response and in comparison to other systems of comparable price.

To be sure, I am a Bose fan and have several Bose portable sound systems.  I have no complaints about those, but I am a Klipsch fan from way back and wanted something with a bit more 'oomph' for my shop.  The Klipsch delivers.  I was able to get a decent sub-$200 deal on the KMC 3, so I would say for that price, the sound reproduction is worth the cost.  Not sure I would be so benevolent at $300+, however.

Pros:

Compact design
Ease of connection to Bluetooth enabled device
Incredible bass response
Dual voltage (only an issue overseas)

Cons:
D cell batteries?  Really?
Sound can get a bit muddy with increased volume...a factor of the bass overpowering the mids and highs, I think.
Very limited range with the remote
(nit pick) No tactile controls (not a fan of flush-mount, touch-sensitive controls)

So far, big band, Van Halen, April Wine, Pink Floyd and Robin Trower are reproduced faithfully and well, if not incredibly well.  Now, on to Zep...the true measure of any audio system!

UPDATE: 8 February 2015

Bought a second system for the house.  The white KMC 3 was discounted to $170 at my local store and, at that price, it's WELL worth the cost.  I enjoy the sound produced by this device and have now test driven it with all forms of music to which I listen.  Again, if you can find it at this price point, and can get past the idiocy of D cell batteries for portability, it's a great bargain.
2993549
This thing is pretty cool, but I've had several technical problems with it that make it very difficult for me to rate it higher than a 3. =(

First, the good.

+Looks great.  The physical styling of it is very cool and the screen is beautiful as well.

+Battery life is LOOOOOONNNNGGG.  I think I've only ever had this thing die on me once or twice.  Battery life is an important factor for me because I listen to higher bitrate songs than most people, so a "10 hour battery life" is only about 5 or less for me.  This thing boasts a 40 hour battery life, which means I get 15-20 hours of use out of it which is just great.

+Sound quality is pretty sweet too.  It has a True Bass feature which really enhances the bass sound of the songs.  It *really* sounds great.

+Lots of space.  At 16GB (14.4 GB, actually.  I don't know why they say 16GB.  It's inaccurate.) I can hold a lot of songs.

+Voice recording feature so you narcissists (like me) can record your own voice logs and listen to that sweet, majestic sounds over and over.  Or, you can use it to record lecture or interviews as well.

Anyways, that's the good.  Now for the bad. =(

-I've had a lot of small technical problems with it that really irritate me.  I've had it freeze on a couple occasions and sometimes it'll take several minutes to just start up.  Also, sometimes while listening to music it'll randomly make this strange buzzing noise for a second.  Reliability is a major factor for me, and while these problems aren't prohibitively frequent, they still bring down my faith in the reliability of the product.

-Uploading files to this thing via the included cable takes FOREVER!

-I don't like the navigation on this thing.  I have all of my songs organized in folders according to subcategories, artists, and albums.  I'd like to be able to listen THROUGH folders.  As in, after I finish with one folder, I'd like to move on to the next, but it does do that.  This make it very hazardous for me to navigate to a new song on this thing while I'm driving.  In contrast, with previous MP3 players I've owned I could just press the "next" button a bunch of times to get to the next song.

Unfortunately I can't fully recommend it.  There's just no REASON to get it aside from battery life and storage space.  However, those are two HUGE factors in MP3 players and they do warrant a purchase.  So, I'd say it's worth it for those reasons alone.  But if you have an MP3 player with a lower *listed* battery life and have had no problems with that, then the additional battery life in this thing is meaningless.  And if you don't have a need for a lot of songs, then this is also useless.  With those two factors gone, I see no reason for this product.

Alternatives to this product include the Sansa mp3 players (MiniClip, Fuze).  Those have slots for microSD card (I think it was that) that enable for MASSIVE storage space for little cost.  Their battery life isn't nearly as good though, however I've never had a problem with my old MiniClip freezing on me or making strange noises; and that accounts for a lot in my book.
4798061
Despite the long description and photo, this is the current model with the built-in USB and the compressors on the mic channels. At least that is so for the one I bought from Amazon.

Why the 3 star rating.

1. Inadequate gain on the pre's. While it may be fine for mic'ing your guitar cabinet, it is not adequate for voice over work.

2. Inconsistent performance, each channel requires different setting with the same mic.

3. Unbalanced, you need to pan a mic (to the left on mine) to get it to center the stereo image.

Despite those problems, it seems to be a great mixing console for the money, you would need to speed twice what I did to get the same features in another brand. For a working pro that is probably a good idea, but for the home user like me the savings is worth more than the inconvenience those problems cause. The reason for the down rating is 90% because of the inadequate preamp gain problem. They really need another 20db gain.

I do not know why they chose to do it that way? Afraid users would turn it up too much and destroy their amp and speakers? Too cheap to provide a 20db pad? As it is you wind up amplifying the noise in the subsequent stages along with the signal. Probably where Behringer gets their reputation for noisy preamps.

The one knob compressors seem to work OK. I quickly found out that their instructions to turn it up until the red LED came on was not good advice, unless you like choppy distorted sound. Turning it up until the LED comes on, and then backing off until it just does not seems to be about the best setting. That does bring up the signal level a bit, but it also brings up the noise level so you have to back off to keep the noise down, which kind of (partially) defeats the purpose. Still it does help a bit.

The internal USB seems to work well, Windows (XP Pro x64, in my case) keeps resetting to the internal sound card so it is a good idea to check that has not happened. The mixer and Audacity do not seem to use ASIO4ALL despite the manuals saying both are ASIO compatible.

As I said 90% of what I do not like about this mixer is the lack of adequate preamplifier gain. If that was fixed I would give it a solid 4-4.5 rating.

ADDED: Behringer Support said the mixer was defective. I exchange it for another one, amazon was great about that. That fixed all three of the problems mentioned above. However, the mic pre's are still a bit weak and noisy for my taste (I raised my rating to 4 stars, from 3, if the pre's were better I would give it 5 now). I can see the pre's giving 60db of gain on the replacement, but that is kind of weak if you want to run dynamics with -72db sensitivity on it, however with an outboard preamp you should be able to peg everything, and the noise is no existent.

One of the things I often see in these kinds of mini-reviews is people deciding that the equipment is junk without even trying to get a good one. At this price point they are not all tested as the come off the assembly line, you may have to be the final QC tester. I feel that for $100+ savings over a more expensive one that is acceptable.

While this one is missing a few things that the X1204USB has, it does have a better 12 step VU meter.
I did not realize that until looking more closely at teh X1204USB spec's.
1135748
Uneven both in performance and sound -- Bob Weir's vocals are slighted by the microphones in places, while Jerry Garcia comes off well vocally.  Some of the backup vocals (Donna Jean Godchaux especially) suffer from some distortion -- but there are nine discs here and a lot of good stuff, along with an informative booklet and nice packaging (by the day) within a solid box.  Some of the songs seem to be rather dutifully done -- "Big River" and the first "Me and My Uncle" sound that way to me -- but in general the band seems engaged, and by the third night is playing with fire.  The long "Dark Star" (on the third night only) comes across clear as a bell, and all three "Weather Reports" ( a number that grows on me) are all good.  The second "Uncle John's Band" is better than the earlier one, and standards like "Deal," "Bertha,"  and "Sugar Magnolia" are fine.  There's a lovely account of "Me and Bobby McGee," and Jerry has a soulful "Stella Blue," a song of his that I hadn't heard before.

Of course, there's a question of whether a set this big is worth its considerable price, especially with so much good live Dead concerts out there.  I picked it up at Barnes and Noble at 50% off, and in addition was able to use my members's discount AND a 20% off coupon.  So I got a heck of a deal.  It sounds great in the car, which is where I play all my Dead stuff.  I'm not sure I would have paid top dollar for it, but I'm glad to have it.  The Dead are never boring.
2233910
If you have gone through the mess of learning the myriad eccentricities of Ubiquiti systems, then they're pretty good with good features for a good price. That said, they're non-standard and the Ubiquiti folks haven't quite worked out the kinks yet (like using a non-sequel Db for their controller, which is crash prone and a challenge to rebuild each time it crashes, and Micro SD ports in the cameras for back-up, with no way to program them to back up to the cards).

But the APs are pretty good and have very good coverage. They do not do all that they advertise, though, such as seemless hand off between related APs as one moves through the building.
4870269
I want to like this laptop for what it is: an unbelievably smooth, lightweight, fast computer.  Unfortunately I've had to exchange this device three times, each time seemingly better than the last but not without problems.  Suffice it to say the first unit had dead pixels, the second wasn't properly sealed and the bottom would creak when used.  The third and longest lasting of the group is fine except for two issues: it doesn't stay asleep (randomly knocking me off IM conversations on my desktop) and it constantly has issues with the audio wherein things that should make sound do not.  The system makes noise, like when adjusting volume levels, but frequently Adium or Chrome or another application will just not play sounds.  Couple this with AirPlay audio randomly failing and I'm not that pleased.  Only a reboot seems to fix the issue.  This appears to be documented as an issue with the OS, but doesn't affect everyone so it's hard to say.

It's minor in of itself but when it happens nearly on a daily basis I'm a bit put off.  So I'm going to try my 4th and final unit.  If the issues persist I'll drop my review, if not then it's a 5 star winner.

Pros:
++Lightweight
++Fantastic battery life
+Fast, thanks to SSD
+Backlit keyboard
+Amazing trackpad

Cons:
-Edges are a bit sharp, can be painful to hold in certain circumstances
-Bottom is aluminum so it can and will slide on your lap
--Build quality and buggy software that should have been fixed by now

OS is a draw for me, I like Windows better for some things (gaming, file management), MacOS for other things (photography, general browsing).  If you're familiar with MacOS this is what you'd expect only better/worse with some regards (performance and battery life/build quality and bugs).
4961645
Usable interface for setting up patches, and a lot of sounds to play with including synths and other stuff. Construction feels solid. AC adapter included. The balanced output (switchable between pre/post effect) is very nice to have. The tuner is usable, although it is a little jumpy. The Mark Bass amp simulator is good and many of the other effects are good too.

I think the sound in general is not all that clean. Various amounts of noise are introduced when using effects. And even though each effect has its own little graphical screen, apparently none of them have any meters or feedback - not even a clip light, or gain level reduction on the compressor, nothing.

This is a versatile multi-effects box, especially if you want lots of effects to try out. But not the best.
1848405
Overall I'm happy with this laptop.  It handles my multi-tasking tendencies.  The SSD gives it a really quick startup.  Battery life is solid.  But it's been a mixed plate overall.  While the bulk of the time I am happy with it, there are so many little things that add up to a lot of inconvenience.

- 3 usb ports.  Ok that may not be a big deal, but I'm used to having 4.  I keep a lot of devices plugged in and I really miss the extra port.
- slow usb connection on startup.  I use a usb keyboard and mouse a lot, and it takes a good 10 seconds for them to be recognized when I wake up the computer from sleep.  I've never had such slow performance on any other computer I use.
- erratic cd drive performance.  Maybe I just got a lemon, but the cd drive doesn't always recognize the disc I put in.  Sometimes I have to re-insert it a few times before it reads it properly.
- no physical cover on the camera.  Again, probably not a big deal to most people, but I'm paranoid.  I only want the camera to see me when I know I'm using it.  So I tape a piece of paper over it.  Not a big deal, but also unsightly and not as convenient having a built-in cover
- whenever I plug in my speakers to the headphone jack, I get a popup menu on the screen and I have to select my speakers before the computer will recognize them.  Again, this isn't a big deal but it's an extra step that I've never had to bother with on any other computer.

Ultimately I'm giving it 4-stars, although I considered giving it 3.  But I think many of the things that bother me won't be a big deal to most people.

Edit: Just after posting this review my computer spontaneously shutdown (crashed) for no apparent reason.  It happened while I was away from the computer so I don't know exactly what might have caused it.  This is the second time it has happened.  The first time I thought perhaps I had shut it down without realizing it and chalked it up to my mistake.  But this time I know I left it on cause I was only away from it for about 15 minutes.  As a result, I'm dropping it one-star from my original review.  If it happens again I'm going to drop it another star.
1895817
The router is amazingly capable for such a small device, with (qualitatively) good throughput speeds in the configurations I tried.  All of the parts (WR702N, power supply, cable) seem solid.  In the bridge mode (for which I primarily purchased it), though, it was mixed at best.  In testing, it worked fine at home where I had the WR702N sign into my home wireless network in bridge mode and then had tablets and a laptop sign into the separate SSID that the WR702N created.  Each device could readily get to the Internet through the WR702N and then my normal home wireless.  I didn't measure throughput speeds but for general surfing and a YouTube video or two I didn't notice any slow-down.  One nit: the set-up instructions infer you should leave the WiFi channel on "auto" but when you try to save that configuration in bridge mode, a box pops up saying that you have to change it to the same channel as the provider's channel.

Here is my main issue with the WR702N:  I wanted to use its bridge mode to let me share a WiFi connection in a hotel that only lets you have a single sign-in per room, but there the device was unsuccessful.  The hotel network was one in which the network is open but to use it you have to sign in with a password every time you connect.  The signal levels were mid-range as indicated on my laptop and tablet.  As with many hotels or other WiFi hotspots, several routers using the same SSID were available with similar signal levels and that may have confused the WR702N because it seems to link to both the SSID and a specific MAC ID.  Connecting the WR702N to the hotel WiFi initially was smooth and it worked well for a couple of minutes, but then it dropped out and I had to re-establish the connection.  That cycle repeated several times, and I finally just gave up and used one device at a time directly to the hotel WiFi.

The only other issue that I have encountered so far is that the power supply is roughly the same volume as the WR702N itself and the plug doesn't fold, so for travel the packing volume with cable is more than twice the size of the device itself.
3468873
What can you say? Performance is well done. Recording could be better.
2357461
I bought this originally to watch over our boat, and decided to test it out at home, first.  I will break the review down into several parts:

Overall: 4 stars.  The camera is feature rich and well-built.

Setup: 4 stars.  It is an IP device you are placing on your home network.  In this respect, it is no different than setting up an FTP server or other device at home that you want to access from the outside.  You need to set it up internally, first, then poke a hole in your router's security settings to allow you to see it from outside the network.  If you are technically savvy or have an IT background, this will take some work but all of it will be at least passingly familiar.  If you are not, and don't know what a router is or how to set up IP devices, then this will quickly get frustrating.  Having said all that, as a consumer-grade device, the setup isn't too bad.  A few tips: change the port to 8090.  Use the DDNS that comes out of the box (foscam.org) - it works.  The manual is pretty good.  The translation form Chinese to English isn't perfect, but you can certainly get the gist of what the manufacturer is trying to communicate.

Image: 5 stars.  Crisp, clear, good zoom, wide range of motion.

Audio: 3 stars. I can hear what is going on fairly well and the speaker also works.  Not great audio, but suitable for this device.  It also has audio in and out jacks if audio is a higher priority for you.

Recording: TBD.  I set up the alarm parameters and am waiting to see what comes back.  The email SMTP set-up was pretty easy and sent a successful test message.

Browser: 3 stars.  the web interface is pretty good, but the plug-in is a pain.  There are instructions on how to set it up for Chrome & Firefox, but with today's browsers this things shouldn't need a plug-in.

iPhone: 1 star.  The phone app is abysmal.  Spare yourself some aggravation and buy the IP Cam Viewer on the App Store for $3.99.  Easy to set up and works with any IP camera on the market.

Firmware upgrade: 3 stars.  Fairly straightforward to actually process the upgrade. Google the firmware update and it will take you to the right Foscam page.  But you have to register, and there is a back and forth through email to verify yourself to Foscam and then have a link to the firmware emailed to you.  Shouldn't be this complicated.

Overall, after 4 days I am happy with this camera.  The features are good and the camera does what it advertises.  The biggest complaint I see in the reviews and the hardest part to set it up is the networking part.  But once you get it set up and get the hang of operating the camera, you will be very pleased with what it can do and how well it does it.

UPDATE: I've had the camera for about 6 months now.  Just put it inside a dome and mounted it outside our front door.  The housing worked great, only the mounting screw was a bit short, causing the camera to be too high up inside the dome, so I had to substitute a longer one.  Then I had to plug it into a poweline adapter.  Much to my surprise, it worked great.  Responded a bit faster than over wireless, too.  Still happy.
2203220
I've enjoyed this new car navigation system for a week and decided to return it. As you may expected this unit has very good graphical interface. In 2D and 3D mode, the displayed map is always beautiful. In the view of performance, this unit has a kind of reasonable performance. Recalculation of route is fast enough. At least the speed is same as that of its competitors. GPS reception is also good, I think it has the newest SiRF III chipset and it guarantees superb reception performance. Free traffic monitoring is one of the best features of this unit. I think lots of people (including myself) buy this because of the free TMC. It works pretty well. 3D view of freeway interchange point is also helpful.

But, in spite of these superiorities, I decided to give up using Navigon 7100 because,

1) Well known (?) memory issue. Mine has 2GB legacy SD card, instead of 4GB faster SD card. I've never tested the performance difference between the two SD's. But I think they will show difference. Even though I can assume the difference is very small, 2GB memory has too small free space for upgrading or user data. Simply, I don't want to buy 2GB with 4GB price.

2) Although the GPS reception is good, it takes too much time for it to initialize the system. It takes 3~5 minute to get the GPS signal after turning on the device. Even you are in the opened area. (If it gets signal once, it can keep the signal pretty well. That's why I think the reception is good.) This is too painful. I have to spend such a long time to start the navigation. You know, I can drive fair amounts of distance in 3 min. If I drive to wrong direction in this dead time, I have to spend more time to get back. This is very annoying.

3) The awkward routing algorithm. Sometimes, it makes me lot of turns even though there is a straight road connection. If there are several parallel roads, it always designates a specific road to drive, in spite of the efficiency. Because there is no traffic information for the local road, occasionally, it guided me to the most jammed road. if I drive away from the jammed road and take another parallel road, it always keep saying "go back to the jammed road" (even though there's no difference in efficiency between two paths and two paths are parallel) sometimes, it picked up a very weird route regardless of the routing option. It will make your travel time doubled.

4) The awkward rerouting by traffic monitoring. Free TMC is definitely the best feature of this device. But this feature sometimes makes the trip time doubled. Let's say you are at point A. You have to drive to point C, 10 miles away from A, through a freeway. But from point B, 9 miles away from A, there's heavy traffic and totally jammed. Then the fastest way to drive to C is taking the freeway and drive to B, then taking locals to C. -But if Navigon gets this traffic information, it will guide you just local road and avoid entire freeway sections. If the freeway is long enough, maybe it redirects you to freeway. But it guided me to locals from Santa Monica to LA downtown and avoided 10 miles whole i-10 section. That was 9:00PM and there was a slow traffic at very near the downtown. This is nonsense. To avoid this situation, when it notifies you the traffic, you have to check the map very carefully and decide to avoid or ignore. You have to do it, while you are driving, even in 60+ miles. That may kill you.

I think Navigon has tried their best, but still not enough. Definitely, it has some superiority over its competitors. But, also it has very critical bugs that can make you very nervous. I think you'd better wait though it's very attractive. You can buy this after they fix lots of bugs other users and I suffered. Don't be a beta tester of Navigon paying more than $500.
4672598
Good performance. Audio is fair, but the balance between soloist and orchestra leaves a little to be desired.
1962950
good performance, better than a similar big box store version,
462491
Great performance. Poor quality recording. Needs equalization