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Archive for April, 2010

My old scale would give nine pound swings even for a 120 pound woman. This is not day to day, this was several readings back to back. I bought the EatSmart scale and its accuracy and precision are both impressive. Repeatable results and able to differentiate small increments (even held fishing weights to see if the 0.2 pounds accuracy was valid – seems pretty close). Compound that with the easy to read display and price and you have a strong product. As long as the item lasts (only had it for a month so far) and it is an excellent value.
25 Ft Category 5

Great Product but I wish I had spent the extra money to get the corpoerate version. The corporate version allows you to fax and email documents easier.
Absolute HID H3 8000K

I’ve used this product for about six years. The first watch that I used lasted about two years with no problems. The three subsequent monitors have given me a myriad of problems, from no HRM, to failure to charge, to crashing my computer, to failure of information to download. I ordered a unit about six months ago and used it for two weeks before it failed to charge. I sent it back and immediately got another which did the same thing. I don’t know if they’re dumping the defective monitors on the market or what, but getting two in a row with the same problem may not be coincidental. I highly recommend buying your monitor from Costco or some other local store that will give a full refund for defective gear. Using mail order involves shipping and at least a two week wait for a refund. I have basically been without a monitor for a month because of what seems to be a big drop off in workmanship. For someone who’s seriously training, this can be a very long time.
Barbara Kafka s Food

This card works wonderfully with my Lumix GF1 — set to save both JPG and RAW simultaneously, it has absolutely no issues. Video record startup is quick and seamless also. The card is also exceptionally quick at copying files to my laptop via the built-in SDHC port. No issues, and highly recommended.
Framed Art Poster 20×30

I LOVE my new Hoover Tempo! It’s a great little vacuum. For many years I’ve been using ‘better’ models, but no more. I’ve had problems with them all over the almost 30 years I’ve been a wife and mother, and after buying this model for my son and daughter-in-law a few months ago (and they LOVE their’s) I decided to buy myself one. It has great suction, and is lightweight and easy for me to maneuver and carry around.

My only criticisms are… I wish the electrical cord was about twice as long, and that the hose was made of a bit beefier plastic…but both are very livable as is.
Brooks B33 City Touring

Accurate, easy to use. Love the feature that it resets to 0 at midnight automatically. But you must use the extra tether clip! The large belt clip seems secure but it is not. I lost my first Omron in 4 days!
Just Fore You! Valentine

I love these. And if you like this vertical design, I recommend buying a few while you still can. (The design has yielded favor to hip-hop styles and earbuds, so Maxell seems to be discontinuing this model. It’s disappeared from all the drugstores where I used to see it.)

Face it: no mfr.’s compact headphones/earbuds last very long under normal use. A cord gets tugged once too many, you permanently lose one channel or the other, and then you can’t access the connections to re-solder them.

At least with these Maxell’s, you minimize your upfront investment. They’re comfortable and sound almost as good as the corresponding Sony models, but they cost only 1/2 or 1/3 the price. Maxell’s cord is also a foot longer than Sony’s (4′ instead of 3′), which makes a surprising difference in convenience if you’re plugging them into a laptop or into desktop computer speakers.
Maxell HB 202 Stereo

I was i bit worried to trust my expensive laptop to a non-OEM charger, but i have had this for several weeks and it works perfectly. I am glad I didn’t spend twice as much just to get the Apple branded one. I will be ordering 2 more (I like to move my laptop around to various places in the house and dislike the hassle of dragging the charger around).
PRO SERIES Equivalent AC

JUst as the other reviewers say, this vacuum has lots of power and does just about as well as the expensive models for a whole lot less money. You can’t beat this vacuum for the price.
L Equip 306700 Stick

Although a little to honest in it’s display of my actual weight, this is a good functioning, easy to use, accurate scale.
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