Was disappointed at first, but...
598846
Having loved Welcome to Temptaion, I was eagerly looking forward to Faking It.  I was disappointed in the first third of the book.  It seemed boring, there were too many names to keep up with, and the plot was confusing.  It also seemed to be lacking the wonderful humor of the first book.  Then all of a sudden it all kicked in, and the fun began!  The qirky humor, romance, wonderful dialogue was all there and I thoroughly enjoyed the last two thirds of the story.  I would recommend getting into it. The payoff is well worth it.
332691
First things first, this thing looks exactly like its picture, and does its function well. So I'm overall happy with it, but i'll go through some of the issues.

I was looking for something that would hold a lot of DVDs, organize the cables, look good on the wall, and keep me from having to build stuff. I didn't really find a whole lot out there. I'm not crazy about the price, but given my patience and time to build something on my own it was probably worth it.

Once I ordered it, it took a full week to arrive, and it wasn't prime. Not terrible, but would have liked it sooner. The packaging was absolutely money on this thing. They fit it in almost perfectly, and I didn't notice any damage. So that is a positive. There also was a notice that said before going farther make sure you take the screws out of the foam before throwing it away. I DID that.... important for later.

I laid everything out, located the instructions and got to work. The instructions were very helpful and on point. I was a little bit hesitant that the items didn't have stickers on them saying what part was what, but it was easy enough to figure out. I got through the majority of the items quickly and was impressed. The first problem I ran into was when I was about 75% complete. I came across a part that the picture didn't say which side was which, and that had an unfinished side and a finished one. So I laid the item with the correct finished side out. Screwed it in, but then some pre-drilled holes should have been there, they were not. I flipped it around and the holes were present. However, that would have meant an unfinished side was facing out. I drilled the hole myself to fix this.

I continued on my way assembling the unit and didn't have problems getting it together. There were a total of two screws that would go in the bottom part that holds the DVDs on (in the middle) so I put some extra wood screws in to hold it up. Then I went to do the last assembly step and put the metal bar hanger on the wall, and I found that I didn't have the wood screws that were supposed to be included. And standard wood screws won't work here as it needs to be something that will bit on the oblong metal parts. So i had to go to Lowes and buy something that would work. I could have used a washer, but I didn't trust that since that is obviously the weight bearing piece.

Once that was put in, mounting was pretty easy, and the rest of the time I spent trying to clean up my tv cables and such. I really like the fact that behind the DVD shelf there is a lot of room to hide power cables and such, helps to make it clean. It looks great and helped me to organize my stuff. I really want to give this 4 stars, but i'm rounding down in this case. I did have one part that wasn't correct (pre-drilled holes on wrong side) and I was missing parts that caused me to go to purchase something else. So I'd give it a 3.75 out of 5.
726215
For the price, I wasn't expecting too much, but I have to be honest: I was surprised by the initial results of the collar.

I'd adopted a dog from a local shelter, and eventually I came to the realization that while I was away, she was prone to some seriously substantial bouts of separation anxiety.  I had two options: I could either let her run amok in the apartment and destroy everything (but remain silent), or I could crate her and sacrifice the silence that I, and my neighbors, required.

Crating her became painful not only on my heart-strings, but problematic due to living in an apartment.  So, I decided to go ahead and kick it up a notch: Procure a collar--shock or otherwise--and see if that calmed her down.

Going the more humane route, I went with this collar.

Already long story short: I found that while it worked for the first week, she eventually found that if she barks long enough, the collar runs dry, and she can bark with impunity.
2426698
After reading all the poor reviews, I was very skeptical.  However, after fiddling with it a bit and reading some of the tips posted in these reviews, I lined up the connectors and got it to work...  I've only been using a few days, so we will see how long this lasts... There is a gentle misting sound that is not annoying at all.  I'm thinking there is probably a quality control problem with the production of these guys and it's luck of the draw if you get a bad one!
2686316
I was very excited to get this device, so when I opened it  and wasn't able to turn on it on, I wasn't too thrilled to see that the manual told me to charge it for 8 hours initially. I can't blame the tablet for that. Going against my better judgment, the little kid in me didn't want to wait for that, so I turned it on after only about a half-hour of charge. I will say that during initial Windows setup, it shut off due to a lack of charge.... My fault. The reason I'm including that is because it is a possible cause of how the device behaved initially.

 The device while plugged in, seemed to not be charging or doing so at a very poor pace, as others have mentioned. It was sluggish, webpages were loading very slowly in desktop mode and in the Modern IE app. The WiFi randomly cut out, and most of the modern apps (The Metro UI) would open for a second and then force close with no error message. I was aggravated and very close to returning it. However I had read many reviews that lead me to believe that this was not the case for some people.

  I work in IT, and I'm not a person who can just give up on a device like this without troubleshooting first, regardless of how strong the urge may be. The first thing I tried was a very simple factory restore, not thinking it would do much but it was worth a shot as a starting point. To my surprise, it worked. The device was suddenly much more responsive, the apps were opening quickly and not force closing, the WiFi was working fine, and the battery was definitely charging whether the screen was on or off. Also to address another review, the charging LED by the power button DOES go from orange to white when it is fully charged. While it may not be the fastest charging device, it charged a lot faster than my 3rd Gen iPad.

Now to actually discuss a few things about the physical device. The Screen is nice, not as bright or pixel dense as my iPad was but the extra functionality I receive with Windows 8 is well worth the trade-off. Besides, I didn't really notice a huge difference when watching Netflix or Hulu. The difference was only noticeable with text, but either way it is still a nice and perfectly adequate screen with nice viewing angles and pretty decent color.

As for build quality, I don't know what people are complaining about. I was expecting to pick this up and have it feel really cheap and light, and not a good kind of lightweight. This thing isn't too heavy but has a nice solid weight to it as well as the keyboard dock. I'm not saying it felt as "premium" as the iPad did, but it is perfectly fine to me and not just because of the price. The touchpad on the dock is a little erratic at times and doesn't feel great, but it works fine for me. The keyboard is a little small as well, but I'd still prefer it over always using the on-screen keyboard. I applaud Asus for including the dock at this price because to be honest using Desktop mode in Windows 8 sometimes requires a mouse or trackpad to avoid a lot of frustration from mis-taps.

Overall, I'm glad I purchased this device. Anything intensive I can do on my desktop, though this little guy seems to be pretty capable. Obviously this won't replace your main computer unless you really only use it for web browsing, watching videos, and creating/editing documents (Comes with Office Home and Student for free..or at least bundled into the great price.) But it is great for what I do with a tablet and a little more. So if you order this and have issues with it, give it a chance and at least attempt a factory restore, which is very simple to do.
3260929
Took a while to ship, but not a bad product
4047613
At first I had it on the wrong settings and thought...not bad.  Now that I have it the way it should be...nice.
3391729
Didn't work at first, had to adjust it; then it worked perfectly.
842407
I was initially disappointed with this item, it was much smaller than expected and flat on the 'back' side. I ordered this as a gift and since I was irritated I decided to try bending it and seeing if it was as fragile as other reviewers claimed. Now granted I didn't go Hulk on it but I did apply a fair bit of pressure and it did not flex at all. After some thought I decided to use this item after all.
2826515
I read the reviews and was skeptical as well, but decided to give it a try.  At first I was disappointed with the signal, but after manually finding a station--the signal was MUCH clearer.  I tried to use the autoseek function, but it did not find the best station.  My advice is to go through every station that does not have programming in your area and find the best signal.  The charger doesn't fit exactly into my cigarette lighter adapter, but it works fine.  The look of the FM transmitter is very cool--it's made of the same material as the Zune casing and the display looks good. Despite the reviews posted below--I found the transmitter DOES work without the charger plugged in, but the signal seems to lose quality somewhat.  Overall I would say this is a 3.5 out of 5 and it does work as stated.  I am however left wondering if there is a better transmitter on the market that's available, or if this is the same quality I would get with any FM transmitter.
2384431
When this little speaker arrived, I was eager to give it a try. I do a lot of traveling, and was looking for something smaller to take with me on trips. As I plugged it in to charge, I was mildly disappointed to discover that the charging cable is not the typical mini-usb size. This means that I'll have to make sure to take the right cable when I travel. Once the unit was charged, I could not find the directions, and could not figure out how to get it to pair. I sent a message to the seller, and they responded very quickly sending me the instructions. In order to get this speaker to pair, I had to remove all of the devices I currently had paired. Once I did that, it paired right away. The sound is about what I would expect from a speaker this size. Sound becomes a little distorted at the higher volumes, but I didn't purchase this unit for higher volumes. When I'm in a hotel room or cruise ship cabin, I just want to listen to music while getting ready, without disturbing the neighbors. If I want louder music in other situations, I have larger and more expensive speakers. I still haven't decided if the lights on this speaker are a pro or a con. I kind of wish there was the option to turn them off. Overall, though, I'm very happy with this speaker for the price. It will take up less than a quarter of the space in my luggage that my other speaker did. And for the price, if it doesn't last me forever, it won't be the end of the world.
2141709
When I first received and thumbed through it, I was very disappointed, as I thought it was a more serious book - and the HUGE font gave the impression of a children's book (what's up with these huge font books lately?). However, it did sort of grow on me and overall, by the end, I was satisfied. He's not the best writer, but has a decent sense of humor and manages to pack a lot of history in. I also thought it was a more serious backpacking/hiking guidebook, but it contains virtually no information on actual backpacking. That's fine if you know what to expect, but I think most buyers will be surprised and confused by the contents.
1096656
way better after patched and fixed, glad I waited this one out
4210673
I had a hard time getying into this book.  Honestly, I was disappointed at first. . Once I figured out the people and the depth of things.  Loved it! !
3931139
Well at first I was sorta disappointed about spending $4 on a book that I wasn't going to even finish. But once u get about 25% thru it really picks up, and even I couldn't put it down. It is definitely worth a read, and I will be getting book 2.
2009204
This is an update to my earlier review.  Until I find out whether the issue happens again, I will upgrade from one star to 3.  While I still think it is not the best Kindle of the bunch, I did like it enough to hang onto it, especially for watching movies (that IMO was its best feature...  better than the ipad or 8.9 (too big - for me) but enough bigger to make it better than smaller fires).  On a whim, before returning it, I tried once more to see if it would boot up and it did.  So I will hang onto it for a while and see if it happens again.

I have had every Kindle since the first one.  As we speak we have several working in the family and I myself switch between a Fire 6", HDX 7 and Voyage depending on my mood.  So I am an Amazon Kindle fan.  I thought this looked like a nice device and loved the colors.  I received it on Sept 30th and (as always) set up was easy.  The device is thin and the color (I ordered Tangerine) is great.

The Good:
The sound was phenomenal and the quality of videos was good.  I didn't like it for reading books (I hoped I would) but it was a bit too tall for comfortable book reading.  That said, it was good for reading magazines.  I liked the removable SD card...  especially as I could watch my Hero4 movies on the device.  Nice.

The Bad:
A couple of things I didn't like. Its a bit "narrow" and I found in landscape once the keyboard was up, there was almost no screen in view.  I also (like some other reviewers) found it VERY slow.

The REALLY Bad:
After only 5 days, it simply died.  I just finished watching a video and started to download another one.  It just died and is now dead as a doornail, after only 5 days of use.  ***New update.  I suspect that even though it had enough battery at the start of the download, the download ran it out... and FAST.  As I am not a total idiot, I did try and plug it in when it died but nothing happened.  I suspect that was because it had run so low it needed a minute to even start recharging.  The battery life is not good, even for normal use, so (assuming my guess is correct) its probably advisable to plug it in when downloading large amounts (like HD movies).

The Good (Again):
I am returning it to Amazon - no fuss, no muss - for a full refund.  Thank you Amazon!

I didn't like it well enough to replace it....  I will wait and see what the next new Kindle looks like. I would pass this one, if I were you.  If you are looking for a reasonable priced tablet, get the HDX 8.9 which is altogether a better device in all but looks.
3645665
Shorter than i thought. At first was disappointed, but realized with the cordless feature can fit anywhere! Very very bright! I must not have read the description very well, as i discovered its chargeable!  Takes 8hrs at least to charge, didn't say a max time though.  I charged mine for 10. It is working fabulous.
Im giving this a 4 star because in shipping i lost some of the little rubber feet. Its wobbly now. Seems like its going to fall over every time i touch it! Very annoying for something brand new.