Rather Impressed, But Some Issues
583999
First this is a handheld oscilloscope, so you have to go through menus to get things done.  It's real plus is the size and in tight places, it saves the neck strain trying to look at waveforms.  Of course this little oscilloscope will not replace the "full size" oscilloscope but it is a neat tool to have at hand when you need it.

The issues that come to mind:

There was no operating manual in the box and none of the user manuals on the internet seem to fit the firmware loaded.  Actually the box contained instructions on proper assembly procedures even though unit was already assembled.  So, after some time fiddling with the unit, I sort of have my arms around the functions. Still would like to find a manual for my particular firmware and see what bad habits I have picked up.

The unit doesn't have a AC function, in honesty may have one but I haven't found it.  So, looking at a AC signal on top of a DC level is a bit of a pain.  Again, if I had the manual this issue might be mute.  For now I solved by using a capacitor in series of the input.

There was no charging unit provided.  It charges off the USB port and with some minor fiddling all is good.
565321
It's a great deal for a solid laptop. I was super impressed by how lightweight it is. Battery life ~5-6 hours is good enough too. After 2 weeks, major issues thus far are 1) display driver crashing once a day, causing screen to momentarily go black. 2) mousepad with a mind of its own. Every so often, my browser will automatically magnify to 250% or shrink upon a slight touch. 3) screen auto-dimming suddenly even after switching off Enable Adaptive Brightness under advanced power plan. It happens when I switch between applications (i.e. Spotify to Browser).

The mousepad problem can be fixed with a $20 workhorse wireless mouse I have from LG. For the first problem, I just installed a generic graphic display driver from Intel's website per a previous customer's comments (delete the existing driver first). We'll see how this goes. The screen auto dimming problem only happens once or twice a day, only with switching from Spotify to browser, so it may be an isolated issue.

These 3 issues are all more annoyances than deal-breakers, as they minimally affect what I need the computer to do. 2 seem fixable, so overall I'm still happy with this guy!
3777199
Overall I am quite happy with this mouse, though there are some things to be aware of prior to purchasing.  The positioning of the side buttons may or may not work for your hand size/grip style.  If at all possible, try to test one out in person before ordering.  This is not a small mouse by any stretch of the imagination.  For me personally, this is excellent, since I prefer a larger/heavier mouse, but if you prefer a more standard sized, or smaller mouse, this may not be the best option for you.

The software is easy to use, and seems to be fairly powerful for configuring your mouse.  I did have a problem with it not loading, and popping up an error message in Chinese that I was unable to read.  I had to resort to google image translation in order to decipher it.  This is a shortcoming to be certain.  Error dialogs definitely should respect the language of the machine it is installed on.

The color configuration is pretty unimpressive, particularly after being exposed to Razer's Chroma system.  Using the same RGB values, my three light areas do not truly match in color, and I have been unable to get a truly good match for my Orbweaver that has the perfect color I wanted.  The side and logo is pretty close, but the mouse wheel is significantly lighter in color (you can see this a little in the attached photo, how the mouse wheel is much brighter than the logo or side buttons, and results in a more washed out color).  It is also not exactly accurate to say this has a huge color range.  While you can program in 16.5 million different colors, you will not get that many.  I don't know if it's a result of the LEDs being used, or the controller for the LEDs, but I would say it's much closer to a few thousand colors if I had to toss out a completely arbitrary number based on anecdotal experience.  All in all, however, it is nice being able to find a color to match my computer's theme.

Finally, I have noticed that the right mouse button squeaks fairly regularly with the pre-installed switch.  I have not tried changing them out to see if this is the switch itself, or the button mechanism.  I have seen other reports of this as well, so it seems to be a manufacturing or design issue with the mouse.  Personally I find it fairly annoying when I am playing with the volume down, but mainly because my computer is VERY quiet.  I suspect if you have a machine that makes a more "normal" amount of noise, you may not even notice it.

(The other mice in the image are the Mad Catz M.M.O.7, which is no longer being made, an excellent mouse despite the mouse wheel being garbage, and the Tt e-Sports Ventus Z, an excellent mouse for the money.)
4464459
I bought this laptop because I needed a new one for travel that was both powerful and lightweight. Although there are aspects about it I really like, and acknowledge that it's a great buy - especially at the boxing day price that I bought it at (around $700 incl.tax), there are quite a few issues with it. As others have mentioned, the touchscreen issue is a real problem since once of the main reasons I bought it was because it also had a touchscreen for ease of use. I've tried numerous troubleshooting options from various forums and nothing has fixed this issue permanently. The speakers are not the best as they are a little pitchy. And its highest brightness is not that high in my humble opinion. Part of me wishes I had gone with a different laptop, so definitely do your research! If you're looking for a lightweight travel companion and not a main computer, it'll do just fine. However, I would wait until the touchscreen issue is resolved.
1795673
The keyboard works very well.  The PC stick also works very well, but I do have a few issues with it. When it first booted up I tried to have it take windows updates but it would not.  When I googled the error code, I found out that I had to turn on the windows update windows service, for some reason it was disabled out of the box.  I could set it to start automatically at startup, however I suspect there are quite a few people who would not know how to do that.  Also, the wifi antenna seems flimsy to me and I am concerned that it could be fairly easily broken.

But when it is running I love it.  I got the device to run video streaming using Kodi and it works perfectly so far.
3557919
I wanted to switch to the Macintosh platform for many years, and finally the MacBook allowed me to do it: the right combination of price and product. I'm quite happy with the result, although there is one big thing in the midst of my happiness that doesn't allow for complete satisfaction, or a 5-star rating for that matter.

Let's get the negatives first: there are issues, significant issues, with a number of MacBooks. Apart from the mooing or the staining, finally minor things in the great scheme, the problem that it's potentially deranging is the Random Shutdown. My MacBook, bought from Amazon, is experiencing one of the potential Random Shutdown Situations: the cold one. Almost inevitably, when starting up or waking up after a long while, it shuts down without warning. After a while, I turn it on and let it get warmer, and works like a charm.

A charm indeed: this is a powerful, flexible and elegant computer, with marvelous graphics, great speed and easy-to-understand organization. It allows for productive usage almost right on and leaves very little to be desire, but for a little better case, since the connections between the sides and the top case / keyboard are rather unconfortable unless you have your hands clearly over the top, and not on it as many do. Besides that, the only compliant, and it's really nothing, is the fact that many parts of the case don't fit together perfectly and feel like they are a little loose.

Then again, many users complain about more serious random shutdowns, including getting to the point that the computer is almost useless (not my case). So, beware. When mine works, and it does most of the time, it is a wonderful computer, working with a consistency, elegance and speed that shames Wintel machines. It boots fast, really fast, and it's ready for work almost inmediately, unlike those tortoises running XP; updating the OS is rather unobstrusive; using external devices is quick and simple; ditto with installing new software. All in all, even the pics included for desktop images are great.

What is not right, besides the real problem of the shutdowns? I'd like another USB port, since two are too few; I'd also like an standard Video Out connector, not the MiniDV thing that requires an adapter; certainly I'll prefer an internal modem instead of an external, USD 50 one. And the internal speakers are poor in quality. And I'd have fitted the parts more precisely, with less wiggly room between them.

My recommendation? Read Apple's discussion boards, and if you can wait a couple more weeks, do take your time till there's a clear solution to the many different Random Shutdown scenarios, that apparently are in the neighbourhood of 5% of the installed base. If you need the computer for mission-critical apps, do wait. If you live in a place without easy access to AppleCare, the post-sale maintenance service, be extra-careful. If it's not the case or you are just really willing to try it, take the plunge. Do buy one. It is a great computer and for the majority of users that have a perfectly working computer, the experience is extraordinary.
3733257
This product went from high expectations while in the box to a  bit of disappointment in use.

The good parts:

1. The HA100 looks good. It's quite small - roughly 2 1/2" x 2 1/4" across and only maybe 3/4" thick. The fit and finish are excellent showing a combination of the shiny high tech black common and a nice brushed finish for the top.

2. Operation is flawless. It showed up on several tested iPhones and iPads and paired quickly and easily. There was no issue getting a good signal to several output devices using both the 3.5 mm and RCA plugs (both supplied).

The not so good parts:

1. It has no internal battery. The factory supplied way to power it is to use the supplied 120 v power cord so you're tied to needing a outlet to use the HA100.

2. The power cord has, at its plug end, one of those incredibly annoying huge transformers which hog up a great deal of space at the outlet or power strip. This hog of a transformer is oriented ideally for a power strip and is thinner than others. Still, I'm sick and tired of this trend of having a huge block at the plug end of a power cord. I have some power strips where I lose half the outlets due to these transformers blocking more than their share of real estate. In this case, the HA100's transformer isn't a worse case than others but it's still something I want to never have to contend with again. Good luck with that.

To be fair to the HA100, it does say for home stereo use and home stereos do demand power so this limitation is, perhaps, asking it to do things that it wasn't advertised to do. If you have a matching 12 v power supply such as available here at Amazon, you could also use it in your car, but it'd mean a rather complex mass of cabling, but it should work (not tested).

Still, there are many portable devices which have 3.5mm or RCA inputs and it'd have been quite nice to have the HA100 provide the Bluetooth / NFC link to these devices but alas, it's not to be. Also that *#&*#& enormous transformer at the plug end of the power cord. I'm so tired of this that I almost want to remove a star due to that, but I won't.
1448975
This is a great player for the price, it works and sounds great, and that is all that matters, right?

I totally agree, but there are a few problems that kill this little MP3/WMA player's glory.

All have been mentioned so far, and I am pretty sure that everyone is aware but now, but why not put my two cents in it?

-I like the fact that you have an arm band and a belt clip. There is a rubberised enclosure for the player that facilitates the mounting to the arm band. My problem is the player's unusual shape causes it to stick out like a sore thumb on the side of your arm. I suggest increased awareness in situations in the gym where there is a possibility of rubbing, as the buttons on the player are akward and stick out.

-Since we are on the topic of buttons, I have read several reviews of individual's players losing button functuality over time. I do not doubt this from feeling the shoddy construction of the buttons. The lock function is also buried too deep down in the menus.

-Speaking of menus, common functions are buried deep and make it a pain, especially when the rubber casing is on, it makes the top buttons hard to access, including volume.

-Music still sounds nice at max volume, included earbuds are good, but may not quite reach some waists.

-Complaints about radio reception; I have not tried it myself, but Rio claims to have solved these problems with the latest firmware update.

-It makes a difference, you will notice the differences in the menu format.

-The software sucks, use anything but the Music Manager. It does work in terms of basic functionality though. The USB cable is proprietary, and Rio states on their website that they have tested SD media up to 1 GB.

-Battery life is adequate, as advertised.

-The screen shows a lot for something in its price range, maybe a little too much, although the LCD does look a little archaic. I will expand on this in the next bullet.

-The LCD screen is the Achilles Heel of this player in terms of durability. Two weeks after I got this thing from Overstock, I clipped it on my Interceptor body armour in an ammo pouch, and took it on an 8 mile ruck march. At the end, I forgot and threw my armour in the back of a truck. When I got back the screen was done. It will take a fall anywhere, but once the screen gets hit, it is done.

In summary, this rocks if you can get it for 30 bucks, it is expandable to 1 GB, but you have to be cognisant of your surroundings, or you will break this toy.
4472756
Out of the box, this is a stunning piece of electronics.  The screen size is impressive as is the simplicity of the unit itself.  Turning it on it continued to be impressive. I charged it the required time and turned it on and it just kept on impressing.

However as I use it more and more, I find issues with the interface and unfortunately the car power adapter.  The first thing to end the honeymoon with this device was the fact that it kept telling me I was speeding.  Easy enough, I'll turn that off.  I navigated to the settings and turned this feature off.  But, at this point there was no submit option, just back.  So I could change the setting but never submit the change.  This frustrated me and my human navigator till we turned it off.  Later we found that we could turn it off, but not during it's active navigation.

Otherwise it is very feature rich.  I am impressed how easily I can find any address in the state and beyond. The turn by turn works well and it has helped me find several homes and businesses I was unfamiliar with.

But about 6 weeks into using the device it blipped off and would not restart.  It took some troubleshooting but I tracked it down to the power cord.  It will still charge with the AC adapter but the car adapter cord is shot.  This severely limits the functionality of the device since the on board battery last barely 30 minutes.  I have been reduced to using an AC inverter to get it to work on longer trips. The cable not working is a major bummer, but better than when I thought the entire unit fried.

But all in all I do like the basic functionality of the GPS. I don't know that I can go without a turn by turn GPS from here on out.

OK, I guess one more beef I have to give.  I, like 10% of all males, have partial color blindness, and the green from the proper road is very hard to distiguish from the beige of the other roads.  I am told that it is pretty clear to others, but a little trickier for me.
98254
I bought this case for my first gaming PC build, and I am extremely happy with it so far. There were a couple of issues with it out of the box though. The first was that the blue plastic window had cracked at one of the plastic rivet holes, and I had to remove the rivet so the window would seat flush with the side panel again. The second was that the 80mm fan on the window panel was DOA. It looked like the power cords came disconnected from the chip during shipping. Aside from that, the front and back fans do a pretty good job of keeping air flowing well enough. I will most likely upgrade the back fan to a 120mm down the road, but it does the trick for now.

It is nice to have a tool-less tower for once also, but the removable panels were a bit of a problem for me at first. The metal covers pop out well enough, but I had to file down the rough edges on for the optical drive bay so that my disc drive would fit and I wouldn't cut my hands up while reaching inside the case.

I will also say, that the pictures on this site don't do the actual case justice. Even though the housing is made of light, low quality metal, it still earned me some compliments from some of my more seasoned PC savvy friends. So far, I'm very happy with my purchase, but this one loses a star for the broken fan and panel window.
4682018
Pleasantly surprised!  Very high-quality equipment
85680
When I received this a while ago as part of the Vine program, they were selling for $250. It was really tough for me to recommend it at that price. Now that they are in the ~$100 range, I'd say give it some serious consideration if you like the looks of it. The sound is, IMO, very impressive at louder volumes.

So, why do I rate it as just "OK" given how much I like the sound? A few things, some of which might matter to you. If they don't, then this should be a real winner for you (seriously):
- While the sound is impressive at higher volumes, it's just okay at lower volumes (at least one mine). Once I hit "5" on the volume knob, it seems like another amplifier turns on because the sound changes quite a bit for the better.
- On mine, if I turned the volume up and then back down, a constant droning noise will begin that sounds like the disc player is running. It's probably something defective with mine, but it is annoying. It will stop if I just turn it off and then back on, though.
- The shape is pretty odd to me, and the two side ends come to a point that I'll admit...I've smacked into a couple of times. It's not painful, but it's not pleasant.
- The remote is cheap. On the plus side, it's very thin - I'll give them that. It's shaped like a football (and matches the shape of the main unit), which isn't the most intuitive thing for me to hold onto because I'm used to rectangular remotes. The biggest issue to me is that it uses the same thin conductive sheets for the buttons that (and I'm dating myself here) the old Intellivision controllers used. I just like regular buttons.

On the plus side, and there are a number of them:
- Good flexibility of playback, including a built-in Apple dock, USB connection, auxiliary audio input, CD player, and FM tuner. It has a lot of bases covered.
- Solid build quality.
- Can play loud, and it sounds very good when loud.
- A shape that stands out from the rest. I already said that it's not my favorite aesthetic, but it will turn some heads.
- It comes with a remote control.

Overall, for about $100, I think that this is good system for bedroom, dorm room, or small office if the things that I mentioned above don't bother you. It will play plenty loud in any of those areas, and it can playback a large number of music formats.
2768913
I'm very satisfied with this product, but I feel that there are some cons that I should list out that I wish I had known prior to making the purchase. I'll start with the pros first:
-One of my biggest fears was that it wasn't going to be as sturdy as advertised, but It is actually doing a pretty swell job of holding up my gaming console (ps3) and occasionally my laptop.
-I love that it looks really sleek and clean, adds a good look to any set up.
-You are able to adjust the level of the shelves and add more if you wish.

Now on to the cons:
-You are technically supposed to be able to 'hide' the electrical cords/hdmi cables/ etc. behind the center bar, but it's really inconvenient if you don't have wires that are long enough to go straight through the center bar, there are these dividers on both sides that you can't just have it come out short.
-The shelves do sway left and right which gives it the illusion that it's really unsafe and about to collapse. Also if you wiggle the shelves itself slightly you're able to lower it without first loosening the screw...that also took points off for sure

Overall though this was a good purchase that I was glad to make. Would recommend this to others.
2874072
Looks great, good build quality, but very hard to get used to
4844948
The screen is very clear and crisp, and much larger than I thought it would be. Unfortunately, there are two very annoying flaws:

You can see the edges of the screen glow brighter under certain circumstances, like when you're watching something that's very dark (such as a completely black screen.) That isn't too much of an issue, and doesn't really get in the way.

What DOES bother me is that this monitor has severe ghosting issues when playing games. I thought it was an issue with a specific game (Dark Souls III), but it also happened on the title screen for a Dejobaan game about giant robots - it plays the game's title song and scrolls the lyrics in a circle. The way the lyrics are shown really makes the issues with this monitor very apparent.

This is a very good monitor for desktop usage, watching movies or Youtube videos, and image editing, but I don't recommend it for "Gamer" use, unless you can tolerate the ghosting.
411286
This is a luxury item with a corresponding price.  For that reason, I have high expectations and I found material shortcomings.

First, though, I want to mention the positives.  Except as noted below, the build quality is lovely.  There are few items that I own that ooze this degree of class and beauty.  I simply adore it.  The moving components slide smooth, the leather is sumptuous, and the color choice is a home run.

The touch controls are great.  The ability to adjust volume and tracks was simple and liberating.  Nicely done.  I deemed the sound quality to be very good.

Now for the negatives.  I have to say that my expectations of the noise cancelling were not met.  I tested the Bose noise-cancelling headphones, the Quitecomfort 25, and the noise blocking was dramatic.  I expected the same results here but it was just okay.  Maybe the developers wanted to balance the strength of the noise cancelling with sound fidelity, since the dampening introduces a slight hiss, and the Bose headset has crummy sound.  Worse, however, at least with my particular headset, I experienced some odd sound aberrations that I think is a defect.  Just listening to the silence, I would sometimes hear a rumbling sound like someone was moving furniture in a distant floor.  Odd.

I do have a concern about build quality.  The stitching on one earpiece was slipshod.  It was worthy of a cheap garment.  I would have concerns that the stitching would not hold up with regular use.  I posted a picture of this defect below.  The most significant defect is the battery door.  It is too loose so the battery loses contact.  At first, I thought I was just having problems with Bluetooth connection issues or a discharged battery.  But then I discovered the the problems were solved when I would press on the battery door.  There is no fix for this, and I have to keep pressing the door.

Due to the defects, I will return my purchase.  And I will not ask for a replacement.  I will stick with my noise-blocking ear buds, even if they have inferior sound, because in a noisy environment like a bus or a plane, silence is a higher value than sound fidelity.  Had the noise cancelling been more robust, and if the product had no defects, I would have given it full marks after I received a replacement.
32533
The design is nice, and I'm really happy with the storage space (but then again, this is my first 2gb mp3, up till now I've had (about) 500MB ones)(I dumped the music from 2 old players into it an a bunch of newly burned cds, and I still have about 567 MB left), but the headphone jack is on the side making is a bit awkward when I carry it around in my pocket, and it's too small for my (all of them) headphones/earbud; and the buttons on both sides makes it kind of hard to hold and navigate though the menus without pushing something you didn't want to.
Then there's the problems with the audio, most of the music works fine (classical and most my techno), but a lot of my fave songs don't work, where you can hear the music just fine, but the voice is barely a whisper, or sometimes parts of it go from being really quiet to really loud. Most of the Rock and Metal just comes out sounding horrible and has a lot of static (though Nightwish actually sounds fine, most of the Rammstein, Oomph!, Flyleaf, and other bands with odd effects or a lot of bass have sound problems), . A lot of the songs also sound kind of echo-y, or Tinny/metallic... I tried out different headphones to see if those where the problem, but the problem stayed the same). Another problem is that occasionaly the music would sometimes skip, as if I was listening to a scratched cd

Then there's the problem with the menu selection.
There's only 2 options for the Shuffle: On and Off, and when it's on, it seems to play the same 10-20 out of the 300-something songs instead of going though all of them... couple of times it played the same song 5 times in a row, or every other song
For the Dsp, there's 5 pre-set options: Flat, Bass, Pop, Rock, Jazz; and all of them have very little difference between them (the only one I noticed was the Rock, and that didn't help with the sound), and You can't choose the settings of it yourself.

Overall I don't recommend getting this if you're a Music Fanatic/Audiophile
As for me, I'm getting another Creative Zen (I had a Nano (512mb) for 2 yrs, but I recently lost it, which is why I ended up getting this), and giving this one to my brother, since his last one's display screen got fried after leaving it in the car (in the sun) during the summer