Belkin 8-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with Phone/Coaxial Protection and Extended Cord

Belkin 8-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with Phone/Coaxial Protection and Extended Cord..

Buy Belkin 8-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with Phone/Coaxial Protection and Extended Cord By BELKIN

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1179 of 1253 people found the following review helpful.
Two thumbs DOWN to the surge protector and its "warranty"!
By T. Rosenbalm
I had a power surge in my house. The only thing items that got damaged were the ones on this surge protector. It made loud pops, smoked, and arced until I unplugged it. I called file a claim but the policy is such that

1) you only get reimbursed for the value you could resell your damaged products before the damage occurred
2) you have to go to a repair store (lugging your tv and electronics) and pay the repair store to give you a quote ($40 fee) just to have a chance at a refund
3) you have to pay to mail back your surge protector
4) Belkin may request you to mail your damaged devices for them to check at your own cost (seriously, mail my dead tv?!?)

After multiple phone calls with Belkin (whose customer service is polite), I've come to the following conclusions. This is a scam. The $5 surge protectors did their job. My laptops were fine. The expensive surge protector made a mess, let my equipment get toasted and resulted in a lot of hassle that didn't even help me get a replacement tv.

I wouldn't recommend this to an enemy!

457 of 483 people found the following review helpful.
lightning strikes
By wogan
There are a lot of reviews on this product, but I had to add mine. After lightning struck a tree next to our house, our neighbors suffered several appliance failures, including a blown TV. Ours, including our computer survived (plugged into one of these). More amazingly, the outlet this was plugged into blew out of the wall, frying the protector, the TV lost its color for 3 days, but then popped back in and we are still using it. Our electrician says, he's never seen anything like it, but he's recommending this surge protector now.

93 of 97 people found the following review helpful.
Met most of my needs and expectations
By A. Dent
Brief evaluation
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This surge protector allows for up to 8 devices, including 4 'wide' DC adapters to be plugged in. It will protect them against power surges and, in addition, it can protect one phone line (RJ-11) and one coax wire if they are connected to pass through the Belkin surge protector.

My personal experience does validate the claims the manufacturer makes for the features that I am using and I can verify at this time. So far, I am happy and, in my opinion and based on its meeting real needs, good design, features and low price I recommend it as (in my view) one of the better it its class.

Soon after purchasing this unit I learned that for very little extra I could get and, in fact, I purchased the Belkin 12-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with Phone/Ethernet/Coaxial Protection and Extended Cord which has 4 extra outlets and comes with a true RJ-45 Ethernet support.

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The following are noteworthy, in my view.

Positives:

+ TRUE 8-outlet capacity. Unlike the traditional surge-protected power strips where one beefy AC adapter would cover 2 slots, Belkin's device truly accommodates 4 AC adapters and allows for 4 more plugs to fit in.
+ 'Protected' green light (must be on) provides assurance that the surge protector is operational. When the green light stays off it usually means that the surge protector 'expired' while protecting your device from a power surge and it must be replaced ASAP. [The Belkin warranty promises a free replacement under its warranty terms if you meet the requirements and, it seems, you pay for shipping the damaged unit to Belkin and, possibly, the new unit to you. That's likely to add up to the price of buying a new unit from Amazon and, if you factor in the hassle, probably not worth it.]
+ 'Not grounded' red light (must be off) will warn you when there's something wrong. Belkin's warranty won't apply if the light was on when your devices got fried. I don't know if for a fact but I assume they have a way of telling if that was the case.
+ 10 ft. long chord. This is very important to me and it was one of the criteria that had to be met when I ordered this item.
+ 90 degree plug allows you to easily plug it into a busy 4-plugs wall outlet.
+ Clip for cable management. I find it useful.
+ Thin (one inch) and flat shape. Stands well on a table or on the floor.
+ Telephone and coax cable pass through for surge protection. I don't use these but I'm surprised that something this inexpensive has them.

[NOTE: The 'phone' jacks are RJ-11 (phone), not RJ-45 (Ethernet). I heard of installations where RJ-11 connectors are used for Ethernet but that is not the norm.]

Negatives:

- Other than encouraging the unrealistic expectation that Belkin would pay you big $$$ on connected equipment warranty, I can't think of anything bad.

Warranty
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On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is a worthless warranty and 10 is one that's unbelievably generous, Belkin's should be somewhere around 2 or 3 - 95% of all warranties on devices this cheap are likely to be a 1.

They do promise to replace the item if it sacrifices itself while protecting your devices for as long as you can prove that you didn't do anything stupid, you have a purchase receipt and you ship the damaged item to Belkin at your own expense. It's not clear if they will charge you for shipping you back a new item. This may or may not be something worth pursuing. My impression is that you are not going to save a lot of money to get a 'free' replacement from Belkin and you are likely to waste a lot of time in the process. I'd probably buy myself a new one if the one I have now stopped working but it's good to know that they do have a 'lifetime' warranty. By 'lifetime' they mean the natural life of the product but 'natural life' is not precisely defined.

As far as being reimbursed for damage to devices that this surge protector was expected to protect, my impression is that you are not likely to get much if anything unless you can afford a lawyer and you are willing to sue. You have to meet a long series of requirements that are expressed in several paragraphs of techno-legalese.

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I will have to repeat myself stating that, in my view, this is one of the better surge protectors in its class. It loses one star for the 'Ethernet' confusion. I could have and maybe I should have removed one more star from the over-hyped warranty statement printed on the box but... as sad as it is, everybody does it and Belkin's warranty is better than most so, I am awarding 4 stars on an item that inexpensively addressed real issues I had with protecting several devices clustered in a corner of my basement.

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Disclaimer:
I would call myself the opposite of a Belkin shill. After reading the news stories concerning some Belkin employees' attempts at promoting their wares at this site via employee-written reviews and other unethical practices I tended to stay away from the Belkin brand. In this instance, the price and the promised features were hard to resist and, to my surprise, I am very happy with my purchase.

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New Trent Airbender Mini - Rugged: Water Resistant, Dirt and Shockproof Wireless Bluetooth iPad Mini Keyboard case (upgraded version: fit Mini retina)

New Trent Airbender Mini - Rugged: Water Resistant, Dirt and Shockproof Wireless Bluetooth iPad Mini Keyboard case (upgraded version: fit Mini retina)..

Special Price New Trent Airbender Mini - Rugged: Water Resistant, Dirt and Shockproof Wireless Bluetooth iPad Mini Keyboard case (upgraded version: fit Mini retina) By New Trent

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123 of 132 people found the following review helpful.
Great Protection, Great Design, Great Price!
By Martin A Hogan
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1CZE10G46L0F2 Case weighs less than one pound with iPad mini.

All functional holes are available for camera, microphone, speakers, charging up/down volume and on/off switch.

Case cover with iPad mini is removable when you don't need a keyboard. Still has high protection.

Enclosed case is water-resistant, not waterproof, but incredible well designed with rubber surrounding your iPad mini the entire perimeter. Not water-resistant when opened. Heavily reinforced with hard and soft rubber for those accidentally bounces or drops.

Charges in about 2 hours. Bluetooth connection takes about one minute and you never have to Bluetooth it again.

Keyboard is 1.85 X larger than that on the iPad mini (3-1/2" X 7-1/2") Perfect for airplane tables. View screen is 180 degrees or 90 degrees.

Check out these qualities and the price against ANY other iPad mini protective case. Great even without the keyboard!

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful.
Tiny keyboard not so bad. Excellent Protection
By Randy Johnson
I am really surprised with this case. I thought the the ruggedness would make it too bulky and it does somewhat. It just doesn't bother me so much. I actually appreciate the soft feel of the plastic or rubber on the case and I really like it on the detachable case that holds the Mini. It actually makes holding the Mini feel "good". The detachable case is a big plus. The case is slash proof, but I won't be testing that.

It does smell and if you have a strong sense of smell it may bother you, but it should disappear over time.

I'm actually surprised with the keyboard. I was able to do some touch typing on it as long as I didn't go too fast. They keyboard is cramped but those with small hands should manage ok. I have average size hands and typing on it wasn't so bad. I definitely wouldn't want to write anymore than a couple of paragraphs on it if I didn't have to.

If you have an iPad Mini and you're prone to dropping it, get this case. The part that covers just the iPad Mini is worth the price alone.

Edit: July 3, 2013
The screen protector seems to scratch easily. I have a little scratch in the middle and it's kind of distracting. One star taken away. :-/

53 of 60 people found the following review helpful.
Better than Kensington
By Amazon Customer
Okay. So I am becoming not only a bluetooth headset junkie, but also an IPad accessory/folio/keyboard junkie...

Initially, I bought the Kensington Keyboard folio, and found that as time went on, preferred to have the IPad in its own case without the need for the keyboard all of the time...plus didn't like the "bulky" feel of the device...so thought I would try something different.

Pros: This is a small keyboard, and it is pretty neat in that you slide the IPad behind the keyboard. This protects your IPad, but is also a very neat small bundle. As my daughter says, all the kids in her school are envious.

The keys are quite responsive, and having used standard keyboards on PCs etc, I enjoy the "punch and click" of a sturdy key. This satisfies me in that regard. When I used the Kensington, never did get the "feel" of it, as it is a softer kind of design. Some people may like that, but if you want to "feel" like you are typing, this fits the bill.

It charges quite easily with LED light indicator on the side. Seems to hold the charge very well. What I noticed right off the bat is that when I turn ON the keyboard, my IPad picks it up right away. Don't know why, but the Kensington seemed to get lost and I would have to go into settings and find it again...maybe that is just a bug. But, I don't have that problem with this keyboard.

Overall, the size is nice and compact, and it comes with a small neoprene type sleeve that you can then put the combo IPad/Keyboard into for storage. The longer I have my IPad the more I realize I like to keep things compact and try to minimize the size of the accessories.

CONS: Well, the only real complaint I have is that you really can't use this in your lap. The way the device works, is that you prop the Ipad into the slot and it is held up at a comfortable viewing angle. However, if you want to do this in your lap, it will slide all the way through, or partially, and doesn't stay in one position. That being said, when I need to type with the keyboard I am usually in meetings and so this isnt really an issue. But if you want to do this in bed, better get a lap desk.

OVERALL: Decent product at the right price point that gives you the satisfaction of feeling like you are typing again.

What I would like to see in the future: Give me a keyboard like this and make it so that they can somehow "click" together so that I can use it in my lap if I need to. Option for keyboard LED backlighting? or just some form of glow in the dark keys?

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WD My Passport for Mac 500GB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 (WDBLUZ5000ASL-NESN)

WD My Passport for Mac 500GB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 (WDBLUZ5000ASL-NESN)..

Grab Now WD My Passport for Mac 500GB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 (WDBLUZ5000ASL-NESN) By Western Digital

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604 of 614 people found the following review helpful.
You can use any external hard drive with your Mac....
By Chuck Bittner
TIP: YOU CAN USE ANY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE WITH A MAC AND DON'T NEED A "MAC COMPATIBLE" DRIVE. Amazon has a few cheaper drives if you look around. Be sure to buy the biggest drive you can afford as at some point you will need/want it. Be sure to check your price of the different sizes some are so close as to justify the up charge in price. At the time of writing the 1TBb drive was only $5 more than the 500GB drive so that is a no brainer.

If you're a Mac user setting up or erasing this hard drive up with your computer is super easy follow these steps. I never use software that comes with hard drives I just wipe them & use Time Machine.

1. Plug in the hard drive
2. Open up disk utility found in your applications folder inside the utilities folder
3. Next select the newly plugged in a hard drive and on the right-hand side you should see partition click on that.
4. Then inside that screen on the partition layout drop-down choose how many partitions you'd like to set up. I generally go with one partition and just use folders to organize my files.
5. Then on the right-hand side you can name the partitions and select the format. If you want your hard drive to work with your Mac for doing Time Machine backups (which I highly recommend) choose Mac OS Extended. Sometimes it's good to make two partitions and one using "MS-DOS fat" if you might be transferring files to and from a Windows machine. The reason is Windows machines and Max can read and write to the "MS-DOS fat" format but your files will need to be under 4 GB each as that's the maximum file size it can hold.
6. Then click apply and your Mac will create all the partitions you wanted and you're good to go.

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142 of 146 people found the following review helpful.
A great portable drive for new Macs!
By maxmasa31
In ten years, I've owned at least five external hard drives from Western Digital and have never had a problem with any of them. They're reliable, well-made, and priced right. I've never had one die on me and the only reason I've owned so many is that they eventually can't hold enough of my media! To this day, I still use the first 60 GB drive I bought for twice this price!

The WD My Passport is a very compact, lightweight drive perfect for students or professionals. It's not much larger than a deck of standard playing cards and weighs just a bit more. It uses a USB 3.0 interface, which allows for faster file transfer speeds, but you'll need a computer with the right connection.

How can you tell? Basically, if your Mac was purchased before June 2012, it most likely has the slower USB 2.0 ports. All NEW Macs, however, have USB 3.0 ports. If you're not sure, another way to tell is if you look at your USB ports--if it's blue, you're good--if it's white, it's still USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible, though, so it'll still work on a USB 2.0 port; you just won't see the speed increase--it'll transfer at USB 2.0 speeds. Also, USB 3.0's theoretical speeds aren't as fast as Apple's ThunderBolt, but it's the cheaper option. Still, it's a huge speed difference over the older USB 2.0 standard. As an example, I transferred a 25 GB video file from my MacPro to the drive in under 5 minutes; my old USB 2.0 drive took 14.

If you're a Mac user, this drive comes formatted in HFS, so it'll work for your right out of the box, no problems. If you're a Windows user, you'll have to reformat it to NTFS (or just buy the regular WD drive, which is usually cheaper and comes formatted for Windows). If you're planning on going between the two platforms, however, you'll need to format it in exFAT using a Windows computer. An exFAT drive will work on any Mac OS running Snow Leopard (10.6.5 ) or later, but you'll need to install a driver for use on Linux. Another final option is to buy a third-party program, like Paragon for Mac, which allows users to write to NTFS volumes, or MacDrive for PC, which mounts HFS volumes.

All the technobabble aside, this is a standard 5400 rpm external hard drive that's great for shuttling around large files, and with the faster USB 3.0 speeds, is great for on-the-go editing of raw video footage in Final Cut on a Macbook Pro. For reliability, price, size, and convenience, it's an easy five stars!

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful.
Essential for the Retina Macbook Pro.
By Sledman
I've had the drive a few weeks and use it almost daily. I purchased a new Macbook Pro Retina and thought I could live with the 256 SSD drive in it. Turns out I was dead wrong. Even with streamlining my apps, not using it to store music and movies I still filled up the drive very quickly. I use this drive for everything, Dropbox,G-drive, movies, music etc. So far works great and the USB 3.0 is fast. Highly recommended. I do have a couple of notes:

1. This is the same as the standard 1T My Passport, only it comes pre-formated for mac (and has the "for mac" writing on it). You can buy and format the standard and it will be the same thing. I got this version because, I like the color and it was $15 cheaper at the time then the standard version and it saves me the 2 minutes of reformatting the drive.

2. It's very small and very light. I have an older My Passport and it's giant compared to this thing. The case is also plastic. Would have been nice to have aluminum for added protection but it seems sturdy. Also the aluminum and black will match your mac perfectly if thats what your going for.

3. After I received it and commuted for a bit I realized I probably should get a case for it. After looking online I decided on the Amazon Basics case. I can report it looks great, functions perfectly and adds the extra protection I was looking for so If I drop my bag I wont have to worry about the drive.

Again, If you need a great drive at a fair price then this is the one.

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Sabrent USB 3.0 To 2.5-Inch Sata Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure Case (for 9.5mm, 12.5mm 2.5-Inch SATA-I, SATA-II, SATA-III HDD and SSD) Black (EC-TB4P)

Sabrent USB 3.0 To 2.5-Inch Sata Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure Case (for 9.5mm, 12.5mm 2.5-Inch SATA-I, SATA-II, SATA-III HDD and SSD) Black (EC-TB4P)..

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
External Enclosure for original MacBook Pro Harddrive
By NRDK
I bought this enclosure in order to use it for a SSD upgrade, and following that to store my original harddrive from my mid 2010 MacBook Pro.

The enclosure looks sleek, and is actually metal in a market where there are a lot of brushed plastic. It functions well in OS X despite the claims of wanting Windows only operating systems. Installing a 2.5" SATA drive is easy enough, with just having to push the drive into the connector in the case. From there, it's a matter of securing the drive in the case with 4 large screws, which are a bit hard to get in with the screwdriver provided. After that, there are 4 tiny screws on the outside that are a pain to get in place and screw in with the magnetic screwdriver included, hence the 1 star deduction for the pain of screwing in mini philips screws that are displaced by the magnetic screwdriver included, I ended up using my own screwdriver from a tool kit I have, and it worked much much better. Beyond that, it also comes with a small protective case which fits very snugly over the driver itself but it's a shame there is no room to store the cable in addition to the drive in the case, as I do with my Western Digital Passport external harddrive. Still, all together, not that big of a deal.

Other than the pain of securing the drive together with the tiny screws, this driver works great and is a steal at $20 for a USB 3.0 to SATA aluminum enclosure. I had no issues shelling out the cash for this, as it will keep my original harddrive from my MacBook Pro in a very secure environment for some time, and provide a great backup solution for me.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
It's a great enclosure, much better than the 'slide the drive in from the end' type.
By Levi
This enclosure has a clamshell type design, which means it is made in two equal halves which allow you to securely fasten the two halves of the enclosure together with four screws. A lot of the slightly cheaper 2.5 inch drive enclosures have a small end cap that you screw to the end of the enclosure with two tiny screws, which is much less secure and reliable in my experience. This enclosure is made of metal (not sure if it's steel or something else) and coated in rubber which makes it seem like a high quality piece. It fits together very well, and it seems very strong. It's USB 3.0 for great speed, and backwards compatible with older USB standards. It has a DC barrell jack for external power supply, but it works without that because of the USB cable with two USB plugs on one end. There is a physical power switch, and a nice blue LED light on the end to show power and data transfer status. The screw holes are hidden by two silver plastic stickers which probably won't stand up to being removed and replaced more than once or twice, if you're very careful. once you put the drive into the enclosure, you should leave it in there unless you want to be able to see the screws, which would really take away from the nice look that the enclosure has when its properly assembled. It comes with the screws obviously, as well as a screw driver, and an imitation leather case, which is good for keeping mild dust invasion at bay, but won't offer any other protection. If you plan on dropping your drive on the floor or hiking in the rain with it, you should not rely on the enclosure or its case but, instead, plan on not dropping your drive or going hiking in the rain with it, or get a different enclosure or a Pelican case to keep it in. If you just want a case to keep a notebook drive safe from direct contact and dust and you don't want to spend 60 dollars pick this enclosure over any of the others on amazon in the sub 60 dollar price range.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
WD Passport KILLER! USB 3.0 Speeds + included Y-Cable! Supports 1TB 7200RPM 2.5" HDD.
By Zen
First off i bought a WD Passport and was greatly dissapointed to find out the USB cables that shipped with the External HDD were faulty and couldn't support the power hungry read/write speeds of large files. Also the HDD in the passport is a 5400RPM drive. i felt this was unnacceptable for such a brand name product and at the cost of $90 for a 1TB.

HERE comes the AWESOME!

CONTENTS: (inside package)
-1 manual that explains what to do if your Computer recognizes the Ext.Enclosure but does not see the physical HDD/SSD.
-1 Sabrent HDD enclosure.
>The top and bottom is a MATTE aluminum that is interchangeable, meaning you can place either on top or bottom.
>The PCB has a optional power port, but is not necessary. of course has USB 3.0 female port (the ugly looking flat type)
>The PCB board also has a ON/OFF swtich. LOL.
>LED is a Blue color. Even though its bright, its not the color/intensity that hurts your eyes when you stare directly at it. Great!
-1 Y-cable. Here's whats cool. The male USB 3.0 side that plugs into your laptops/PCs USB 3.0 branches out a USB 2.0 male for
power. Normally some manufacturers do this at the male side USB 3.0 where it plugs into your External Enclosure making the cable shorter and wastes cable overall.
-1 Soft leather pouch to hold your External HDD in. However does not have enough space to hold cable, only the ext.HDD.
-8 Screws total. 4 Chubby screws that hold down your HDD/SSD onto the plastic Silver holder. 4 Thinner screws that hold down the aluminum top and bottom covers onto the plastic Silver holder (2 thin screws per black cover).

BUILD QUALITY -/- INSTALLATION:
-the silver you see in the image is actually plastic sprayed with a silver lacquer that protects it. Is of course hollow.
-The top and bottom black covers are Aluminum coated with a silicone/fuzzy Matte black. When you touch it it feels like a hybrid of metal and rubber. Almost like touching Suede. However gives off a cool feel as it is aluminum.
-Blue LED at front is not like the super strong bright LEDs that hurts your eyes or lights up a dark room.
-the space that holds the SSD/HDD is rather tight. When you first place in your HDD/SSD you have to insert it at a descending 30 degree angle to the SATA connector as you push it in very SLOWLY. Removing is just as easy, gently push out opposite the SATA connector, as it dislodges gently raise it at a 30 degree angle ascending.

SO WHY IS THIS AWESOME?
-I bought the Sabrent Ext.Enclosure for $16 and the HGST 1TB 7200RPM SATA-III 32mb Cache 2.5" HDD for $86. A total whopping price of $102.
However, I get a GUARANTEED USB 3.0 speeds with the well-built Y-cable, built-in On/OFF buttons, a Aluminum ext.HDD enclosure, and a HDD that has a capacity of 1 terabyte and operates with a 7200RPM efficiency.

-Compared to a $72 1TB 5400RPM hard Plastic enclosure with a Defective USB 3.0 cable that WD Customer Service will pretend not acknowledging. See all the horrible reviews about this problem. I myself tried the 2TB not the 1TB WD passport and i lost my data from the defective cables. The data became irreversibly corrupt. I ended up returning the Drive to Amazon for a Refund. THANK YOU AMAZON!

FINAL THOUGHTS:
I highly recommend this if you have 2.5" drives you want to custom build and carry on the go. This Enclosure Supports SSDs. I have used this enclosure to "Initialize", and Format a "New Simple Volume" on a Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD.

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iOttie One-Touch Bike Mount Holder for iPhone 5 4S 4 3GS iPod Touch Samsung Galaxy S4 S3 S2 Nokia Lumia 920 HTC OneX EVO 4G Rhyme DROID RAZR MAXX Google Nexus LG Optimus G BlackBerry Z10 Torch Compact Size GPS

iOttie One-Touch Bike Mount Holder for iPhone 5 4S 4 3GS iPod Touch Samsung Galaxy S4 S3 S2 Nokia Lumia 920 HTC OneX EVO 4G Rhyme DROID RAZR MAXX Google Nexus LG Optimus G BlackBerry Z10 Torch Compact Size GPS..

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137 of 147 people found the following review helpful.
Don't trust it
By Christopher Platis
iOttie, I mean you guys no harm as this is definitely a decently built product and I appreciate your excellence in response to customer complaints. Just to let you and other readers know beforehand, I'm not the crazy exception to the crowd who just wants to complain to be heard. I (like most of you) spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to find the best phone holder for my bike. After the positive reviews, I went with this iOttie to hold my brand new iphone 4s. After hitting one bump at ~10-15 mph, my phone flew out. In iOttie's defense, i did NOT have the (nicely) attached rubber band around my phone for this fall, so I suppose you could say this is my fault (even though realistically the rubber band shouldnt be doing the protection, it should just be for peace of mind). My phone somehow survived the fall without a scratch (it is in a thin incase case), so i pedaled on sweating my new purchase all the while. My ride was short, not even 10 miles. In those 10 miles, TWICE did the clip that attaches the phone to the clamp fall out. And YES, i did have it <> all the way in. I just do not trust it. My roads are definitely not as paved as they could be. Im riding a Trek SoHo hybrid bike. After further research, I decided that no iphone holder is secure enough for me--it just doesn't seem worth the stress thinking that it could fall out at any moment. I have requested to return my product but my mother threw away the box it came packaged in. What a stress.

EDIT**: 1 week my initial experience, a representative from iOttie called me and very kindly offered me a replacement product. Great service. My new iOttie is mounted back on my bike, locked in secure, and my phone is wrapped securely with the band. First day riding into work was today and thankfully NO PROBLEMS :). As with any bike mount I suppose there is going to be a bit of a fear (for me atleast) about dropping the phone. This product is definitely a decent product at an unbeatable price. Customer service all the way! Thanks iOttie. I will report back after a week or so to let you know how it goes. Hope my phone never takes a tumble again, otherwise I love being able to check my maps while im on the go!

48 of 55 people found the following review helpful.
Reliable, versatile and trustworthy.
By Alexandre Goncalves
A few months ago I was on the hunt for a device like this. I like going out on my bike riding without a destination in mind and often ended up in areas where I couldn't easily find my way back home. I always had my smartphone on me but the GPS is not as useful when kept in your pocket, I needed to watch the screen as I paddled. Back when I started looking for these, there was only one model available, very bulky, expensive and it got low reviews from users cause phones were flying after hitting minor bumps on the road. The iOttie is cool and affordable, there is nothing better around the web for the same price! It allows you to mount the phone on vertical or horizontal positions, has a firm grip and as a safety precaution, it includes a rubber band (not visible on the picture) that allows for more security against unauthorized flights. I've used twice around the city, hit bumps and potholes without a problem. However, I am not a mountain-biker and have not taken this product for a real off-road experiment, although I believe it will pass this test as long as carefully setup in advance.
The reason why I did not give it 5 stars is that no matter how I mount my nexus one, one of the plastic tabs is always on the way of a button - either the volume control or the home button - and this button gets pressed unintentionally with the vibration from the bike. It takes a few minutes to find the sweet spot, where the button don't get unintentionally activated, but also can't be operated with fingers either. Another missing feature is some sort of hood for rainy days, it could be even sold as a separate accessory. Other than these two minor points, I highly recommend the purchase!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Perfect
By AZDrew
I purchased this for my iphone 4s and my Evo 4g, fits both phones perfectly and i have never had any issues with the product. Make sure you use the safety strap for that extra added safety.

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Ionic BELLA Samsung Galaxy S5 Case Smartphone (AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon) (Gray/Green)

Ionic BELLA Samsung Galaxy S5 Case Smartphone (AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon) (Gray/Green)..

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Great protection. 1/10th of the otterbox price
By Robert Sishe
This case is awesome. It has 2 parts, the purple rubber layer and white hard shell. It fits my S5 5 perfect. It provides adequate protection for my phone at 1/10th of the otterbox price. I only paid 2$ for it. Plus, my phone is pretty and doesn't look like a brick.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Yes! It's perfect :)
By Anysha Powledge
Love this case and the color omgggg! I love mint. Of course I accidently dropped my phone already but I had this case on it and it didnt pop out and there's like a small nick on the case, that's all. I deff recommemd this buy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent choice for new Galaxy S5 case
By Moriah
This case is an excellent choice in terms of looks, protection and durability. It doesn't add any weight to the phone at all which is very nice. Protection wise, I think it covers all the angles well. All soft spots are protected with thick silicon. I am sure it will last as long as the phone if not more. I see the only reason to change the cover is to try on new things.

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CAD U1 USB Dynamic Recording Microphone

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217 of 224 people found the following review helpful.
Read this before you believe bad reviews!!!
By Daniel C. Cronk
My girlfriend got me this mic for my birthday as I like to write music in my free time. This mic works beautifully for the price and anyone who says otherwise probably didn't read the instructions that came with the mic. There is actually a setting on your computer (for PCs) called either "AGC" or "Mic Boost" if this is enabled on your mic it will be very sensitive. I too was experiencing buzzing when I first plugged in my mic but after READING THE INSTRUCTIONS I found that if you turn off this setting on the mic it will eliminate all those extra noises you don't want to record. So I went into my mics settings in the control panel and turned of the "AGC" option and now the mic records beautifully and I have no extra noises in my recordings.

143 of 149 people found the following review helpful.
Great mic, people on here are WRITING bad reviews becuase they don't know how to use it!!!
By Mattinthebox
Okay you guys, i read many of these reviews before getting this product, and they said it picks up all these radio signal sounds and such but there is any easy solution to completely getting rid of that horid buz sound. I bought this thinking what the heck its $30, cheapest usb mic on the market. At first when recording i heard very annoying sounds, so I began to do some research online about what causes this sound. See most laptops and some desktops, actually most desktops now days have two pronged electricity power cords; it's missing the third one. The third one makes the device(computer) grounded meaning electricity can't pass through all the computer's ports and such. This electric current goes through the usb port of the mic thus causing the buz sound. Simply if you have a laptop unplug the computer and the mic will work amazingly!!! On desktop computers, if you don't have a back up battery then simply buy a three prong adapter from radioshack and add it on to the end of the desktop's power cord. This will also get rid of this buzzing sound that people are leaving horrible reviews about. The mic itself is amazing for the price it could be easily be compared equal to some hundred dollar mics!!! The plastic stand that it has works very well. Also, the usb plug is gold plated which allows more data to pass to the computer allowing better quality in recordings. Not only this, the mics cord is actual at least a meter and a half long which is absolutely awesome. Like most professional mics, a windscreen and a pop filter are very important to bring the best quality of this item. I use this for vocals and rapping and it works very well. I actually became disappointed with all the bad reviews thinking that their mic is broken or is a cheap piece of trash, so please support this review so people see it at the top, so they know how to use a usb mic!!!
thanks for reading, Mattinthebox

152 of 160 people found the following review helpful.
Works for me
By S. Fontenot
I bought this mic to record voices for some amature video games my friends and I make (and secretly for beatboxing late at night). To this end it worked well, so I got a few friends together one day and we decided to try singing into it. Again, it worked above expectations. So I decided to put it to a real test: I recorded myself playing solo bassoon at various distances, and I was surprised at how it could pick up everything from tongue and pitch alterations to the clicking of my keys in a quiet room (with the boost on).

However, the puff reduction (thing that keeps the "p" sound from squealing) doesn't work nearly as well as I had hoped, but this is remedied by keeping a fair distance away when talking. Doing so subjects the recording to room noise and echo, but it's a fair price to pay for a $40 mic. Thumbs up.

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