Very Useful with Annoying Flaw
359713
This file is useful for people like me who don't like to file.  I have a large amount of mail arriving each month such as insurance notices and check deposit notices.  I do not want to read these items or even open them.  But if there is a problem, I will have to look through some of that mail.  So I simply store each piece of mail in the appropriate one of the 7 pockets.  That is much faster than opening each piece, unfolding it, opening the appropriate file drawer in a filing cabinet, searching for the appropriate file, and placing the mail in it.  I also could use this file to sort mail and postpone filing it in a file cabinet until I have more time.

The clear view on the front cover allows me to place the names of the file in front without glue, staples, or paper clips.  Each folder has a reinforced gusset to protect the tab labels.  Each tab has a different color.  And the whole file can be zipped shut if you want to take it with you somewhere.

But I found it annoying that I was unable to remove an individual tab from a tab holder with only my fingers.  And even if I could remove it, say with tweezers, how was I going to place it back in that teensy tab holder after writing on the tab?  I have had no problem in the past with the larger tab holders and tabs on other folders.  My solution was to not use the tabs, but instead list on the front cover, in order, the color and contents of each of the 7 pockets.
3521051
I am very pleased with this keyboard, it works as described and is turning heads in the office. 2 things prevent a 5 star: the lack of rubber feet on the bottom edge (near the space bar), even though there are two at the top on the battery area. I resolved this with 2 swipes of rubber cement. low profile but still prevents sliding. Second, the black area at the top of the key board is very soft - anything scratches it. I wiped it with a paper towel and it scratched. Impossible to keep looking good. Aside from the 2 physical issues, it is very useful!
107974
Pretty good product, like it more than other cases except for one big flaw. The ordering process was easy and the package arrived on time. It was well packed, and comes in a hard case that holds it pretty solid. Case is easy to put on, very slim, nice feel to it. One of my favorite is it is easy to hold and not slippery as other cases tend to be.

One major problem with the case is that it is very difficult to flip the switch on the side of the iphone to either put it on silent or turn the ringer back on. You almost need to use a pen or other pointy object to flip it. I totally hate this flas as I always need to put my phone on silent and back to ringer. I just use a key hanging off my key chain. I don't think it is a big enough flaw for me to want to return the case though. Everything else about it is what I want. I don't like that bulky feel of a otterbox case.
4666077
I love this case, but it has one flaw. The little magnets are always coming out. Luckily they stick to ththe front flap so I haven't lost them. Also, I am sure I can fix this with a touch of super glue, but I feel like I spent enough money I shouldnt have too. Otherwise I love this case, especially because it can stand on its own - game changer for eating lunch at my desk. Giving two stars because the magnets really annoy me.
1027301
This is great but has a design flaw . The front sides leaves room for the hanging folders to side off the side , which is kind of annoying
952545
I would like to tell everyone about the one flaw that makes this a 4 instead of a 5 star product. Aside from this one flaw, everything works great and its very convenient!

The flaw is the water spigot that spits out the hot water into the coffee filter is not designed so well. Or perhaps the cup that holds the filter is not designed well.

What happens every single time when I make coffee is the water flowing out of the spigot hits the side of the filter, and folds it down into itself. This results with the water+coffee grounds overflowing out of the filter and through the hole into the coffee pot, leaving you with tons of ground coffee bits in your coffee. NO BUENO!

The solution to this, is I wet the edge of the coffee filter and fold it under the section of the filter holder where the spigot arm moves across. This section is slightly lower than the rest of the filter holder, so you can fold the edge of the filter over it without losing too much of its height so that the filter is not lifted too much from the bottom.

This usually prevents the rest of the filter from folding in on itself when the water hits the side, because now the filter is stuck to that section and won't fold into itself.

Hopefully that tip helps everyone who purchases that machine, because its very annoying to have ground coffee bits in your coffee!
3359862
I would have given this 5 stars, but I found a serious flaw in this unit. First of all the vacuum does a terrific job cleaning although the sensor that sees the wall, often doesn't let the unit get close enough for the single sweep to reach into the corner of the wall and floor. Next of all, the charger light, is obnoxious. First there is the red power light that is so bright that I'm afraid aircraft overhead might mistake my house as an available runway. Then there is blue charging light that makes the downstairs of my house look like a crime seen with police on the scene. The only thing missing is the "Do Not Cross Police Line" tape. Now for the serious flaw. When emptying  this unit, it takes patience and careful removal of the vacuum suction motor (separate) and debris catcher bin so as to not damage the electric contacts that power the suction motor. On more than one occasion, I had to straighten the contacts with needle nose pliers as they can easily get bent when reinserting the two pieces. If you are not mechanical/electrical minded, this unit is not for you, as this will probably happen and you may not know how to repair.
3621957
I just returned from vacation where I really put this light through its paces.  Overall, I like this reading light but there is one major flaw which keeps me from loving it.

Pros:

- light weight
- two levels of brightness (very helpful)
- light is easy to position to just the right spot
- clips on and stays where you put it (even with a Kindle)
- LED means a long battery life and don't have to carry extras

Con:

- where the on/off switch is located (on the light head itself) and because it is turned on by pushing it in, it is VERY EASY to turn it on accidentally.  As I was packing it into my luggage, I accidentaly turned it on and again when removing it from my luggage.  I had visions of it being bumped during the flight and finding out the light had been on for many hours without my knowledge.  I suppose I could take the batteries out every time I pack it, but don't really like that additional step.  Even when just moving it from one spot to another in my own house, I had to learn how to hold it to not cause it to come on (one time it did and was directly in my eyes -- I saw spots for a while!).
2633434
I love my Toshiba Satellite.  It was up and running out of the box without a glitch in any way.  The keyboard has the nicest
touch response I've ever experienced, although I must point out a major design flaw on the part of Toshiba: the one and only way to power the computer comes by way of a button of the detachable wireless keyboard.  So if something happens to your keyboard, you are not going to be able to plug in an external keyboard and operate this unit.  Bad planning by the product engineers, I would say.  Another minor ergonomic quibble relates to the Disc drive drawer, whose button is practically impossible to locate
by touch alone.  (The "open" button is recessed to the point where it is practically flush with the drawer.) I've learned to
use the "eject" button on my Windows Media Player rather than
hunt for the hidden "eject" button on the drawer itself!)  Also,
the floppy slot is rather awkward in shape.  I don't have much
need for that format, but would be unhappy if I did.  Other than
those things, I recommend the unit heartily.  The heat and noise
is far less severe than my previous laptop units by Compaq, IBM, and WinBook.  The huge bright screen makes watching DVDs a joy.
And the navy blue and black style is more attractive than photos would indicate.
3437462
I love this keyboard. My only issue with it is that the media buttons cannot be used one handed, since placing your thumb on the Fn key means you can't comfortably press F6 onwards.

However, my main reason for writing this review was that the keyboard I originally got (and its first replacement) had the same defect: pressing the leftmost side of the spacebar would occasionally leave the spacebar on an angle, with further presses to that side of the spacebar causing it to wobble instead of actuating the key. While pressing the right side of the spacebar would temporarily fix this, it was extremely annoying. Thankfully my second replacement worked fine, but the fact that I saw multiple keyboards with this issue means that it's most likely not an uncommon one. This can be easily reproduced on faulty keyboards by repeatedly tapping the leftmost side of the spacebar for about 10-15 seconds. I suggest the Das team add it to their quality control program.
1196351
I bought this as a replacement for my IPOD after dropping it at the gym.  I wanted something that used a Windows Explorer interface to transfer music.  The Sansa Clip Zip has Excellent functionality, features, and the overall design is well-suited for a gym rat.  The only flaw that holds it back is the power button and lack of 'locking' feature.

Several times I've pulled the Clip out of my backpack at the gym found that the battery is dead.  Not because I let it drain down during my last workout but because the power button at the top was tapped, unit powered on, and automatically played until drained.

Why not have a locking feature like the IPODS do?
*** Why is there no option to disable auto play when the unit is powered on? ***
Why isn't the power button recessed to help prevent accidental activation while in a bag?

All it would take is a firmware update with the feature to turn off auto-play when the unit is turned on to make this a 4 or 5 star product.

Other reviews echo this flaw in the product.

***update, I replaced this product with the same model after a year of frequent use.  The left channel did not output audio anymore, unknown why.***
547755
I do like this label maker, the fonts choices completely meet my needs.  The only thing is that I wish I had listened to the other reviews about the excessive tape margins. The amount of wasted tape *really* bothers me and makes me less inclined to use this label maker.  My Dymo in this respect was designed far better.  This really is a design flaw that Brother should address. Unless of course it is intentional to make the users burn through tape faster in which case I will stop purchasing their products entirely.  The only other thing is I wished I had paid up a bit for the label maker that accommodates the larger tape size. It would have been so much more useful for storage items.  If you are on the fence, I'd pay up.
801631
This is technically a very nice little cash register with a built in solar-powered calculator. The concept of money, customer service and math are all utilized and it's a great product for those purposes. Love the product for that reason.

2 big complaints:

1. The solar-powered calculator is extremely annoying overall. My daughter can only see the digits on the calculator if she's got it under a light or in the window. It will totally stop working otherwise and she gets upset. There is a battery in the unit but no idea what it's for since it won't work when it's not in direct line of a light source.

2. The cash drawer flies open every time, causing the money to fly out everywhere. And it would be nice if the unit could make some kind of noise when you swipe the credit card. But whatever.

Overall, good product, but could use some tweaks.
2707807
For the price and size, it outputs a good amount of light that is helpful is all kind of situations.  However it has one critical flaw: to turn the light off, you must partially unscrew it. This means that for hours on end you will have a loose flashlight in your pocket. Eventually it WILL come all the way apart, and the three or four mini batteries inside will spill out.
If you're lucky, all the pieces will stay in your pocket and you can re-assemble it. This has come unscrewed in my pocket once every couple of weeks since owning it, and the most recent time it did so in such a way that I lose all the pieces except the shell that attaches to the keychain.

The design is braindead.
4968553
I have a keyboard tray in the office, and wanted one for my home workspace which is in my guest room - so i wanted something I could just stash in the closet when I didn't need it.  This fits the bill really well in that it's light, and the height adjusts very easily.

However, there's one big flaw.  I measured the the actual tray carefully, to ensure it would fit into my desk's knee space.  It does, which is great.  BUT.  If you need to adjust the height to its lowest setting, the legs will expand to be wider that the tray's width.  In my case, it means that the legs don't fit into the knee space under my desk.  Which means I have to keep the tray at a higher setting than I'd prefer.

That problem aside, this does exactly what I want.
4920628
Picture quality and sound are excellent, the rapid rewind feature is terrific, and the unit's full-size chassis makes it fit in nicely with standard A/V gear, if that's a concern.  The remote is unusually well-designed and convenient.  Whenever the unit is powered off, a loud  "bump" sound comes through the speakers--this isn't the case with  any other VCR I've tried, including an earlier Toshiba model.  And when one  is watching TV, the unit defaults to "Display" mode, showing  time, channel, and program information superimposed over the TV image--one  has to press the "Display" key twice to clear it, an extremely  annoying inconvenience...
4190050
I really want to like this thing because it does everything I want it to, and I have other products from this manufacturer. Unfortunately it has a rather glaring design flaw that renders it all but useless after about 5 minutes of use.

The Good: A great detector with every feature you could want. The adjustable sensitivity has me wondering how I could possibly use a tool like this without it again. The haptic vibration is great when you can't hear the audible beep for whatever reason.

The Bad: The build quality is generally fine (it's a PCB encased in plastic, how can you mess that up?)... EXCEPT for one glaring detail. The sensitivity dial will eventually split and break loose from the shaft it's attached to, making it impossible to adjust sensitivity, and worse, turn it on or off. The first time this happened, I ordered another one (they're cheap!) thinking it was a one-off issue. Now that the second one has failed, I've got to think they dropped the ball in the quality assurance category. Other manufacturers have similar dials that don't split in half like this, so I know it's possible. Perhaps a future revision will address this, but until then I can't recommend this otherwise fantastic device.