Barska 10x-300x Mono Compact Digital Microscope Barska 10x-300x Mono Compact Digital Microscope

Pros: None

Cons: Seller never said it only took videos using Windows Vista. Found out in instruction manual when I got item. Software is TERRIBLE for this product. Constant Pop up's and I ended up deleting it all. What a mistake. Newegg was no help either!

Pros: Unit works Great at a great price

Cons: No problems

Other Thoughts: Need to have something to hold it from moving. Its hard to keep it from moving around.

Pros: - great price as a shellshocker deal
- good picture quality
- worked just fine with Win7 pro 64 & included software

Cons: - included software is poor. It appears to be just a generic freeware webcab app. very clunky, not intuitive, etc. Dedicated software would be nice.
-I've found that focusing on an object you can dial in on 2 different magnifications. Assuming one is near 100x & the other around 300x, but you manually turn a dial to focus & zoom. It has lines that should enable you to tell what the magnification level is but there is no index or reference line. Plus how far away it will change the true magnification level. Not a big deal, but you have to estimate/guess at what the magnification level is. Ok for saying "about 100x" but if that's really 75x or 125x you don't really know unless you want to fiddle around calibrating it with something.
-No stand & the cord is so stiff you have to hand-hold it or the cord will knock it over/move it around.

Other Thoughts: Overall, it's a neat toy/gadget but by no means a substitute for a real microscope. It will give you the ability to get good, clear pictures and since the light is coming from the top down instead of up through a slide like a traditional microscope, you get a different perspective of the object.
Don't let my cons turn you off. they're legitimate gripes, but very minor considering what this does for such little cost. Don't expect hi-res pictures - I want to say they're 640x480 or something close to that. Enlarging them just results in pixelation as does viewing in full screen (at least on my 24" monitor). But at the native size, they're pretty good pictures.

Pros: Makes an expensive USB flash light.

Cons: Does not work on XP or Win 7 as packaged.
Newegg will not refund it.

Other Thoughts: Seems as if Newegg would take more responsibility here. This is unlike their usually solid service.

Essentially you're stuck with a 3rd party seller who at best might send a driver upgrade disk for Vista. How ridiculous, Vista?

Pros: Up to 300X magnification! Good picture/video.

Cons: None based on price.

Other Thoughts: Super fun to play with! Use with Win 7 Pro 64.

Pros: when it works it is cool

Cons: I can't get it to work consistently on Windows 7. Even on vista I have problems keeping it working. The software that it comes with sucks.
Don't Buy it.

Pros: small and compact. Average price.

Cons: Terrible software that is not easy to use.

Other Thoughts: I would not buy the product again there are better lower cost options out there.

Pros: Looks like beautiful design and concept and looked perfect for what I needed analysing and photographing agricultural pests.

Cons: I have yet to use it because all 5 of my computers are on Window 7 or Apple and their are no drivers available for them. support did not offer much promise for getting any drivers either.

Pros: This thing is pretty ko0l. I just got it to show my kids things magnified like bugs and finger prints etc. I'm sure i'll use it on my coins and whatever else i might need it for someday.

Cons: software is vista drivers but it still worked on win7

Pros: I had Asus P4C800E 478 motherboard, make this work again.
It cost $220 bucks 6 years ago. I bought 2 of them. It is cheap for recertifed.

Cons: none at all

Other Thoughts: It is perfect for window XP professional .