Joined on 10/12/07
Great adapter for a desktop
Pros: You can plug this right into a USB port, but the antennae are a bit big for that. Better is using the wire it comes with to plug in and then place the unit nearby for improving reception. That makes it a lot more suited to a desktop than a laptop or netbook. Plugged it into Linux Mint and had it working right away.
Cons: Not dual-band, so you have to keep your wireless router broadcasting at 2.4GHz even if it can also do 5.0GHz.
Overall Review: For $10, this was a good deal.
So close to being great
Pros: Clarity, power, and style for the money
Cons: Lacking midrange. Tweeter stands are too light and narrow to stay up if you accidentally bump the desk, and come crashing down.
Overall Review: If only these speakers didn't have a noticeably weak midrange, they would be worth double the money.
Good headphones when they work
Pros: -Snug fit -Low price -Nice, deep sound
Cons: -Might be too tight to wear comfortably, with no way to loosen them -Volume switch on cable does not work -The audio is finicky so that whenever I turn my head even slightly, I lose the right side audio. These aren't usable anymore without fixing this problem. Since I don't know whether it's the audio jack on the headphones or the audio cable provided, I'm just going to donate these.
Would not buy again
Pros: Scanning is fine. Steps to set up Linux drivers via command line are (mostly) clear on the Brother website.
Cons: If you thought you might use this as a black and white printer, think again. You can't print anything if one of your color cartridges is empty, even if you have plenty of black ink.
Overall Review: I bought this printer to scan documents and print basic text documents and now I need to shell out three times as much money as I should to buy ink I have no use for.
Junk
Pros: Read my tire pressure and displayed it to me a few times.
Cons: Battery lasted about nine months. Considering I rarely used it and it was a lithium battery, it obviously shipped with something almost totally used up.
Overall Review: I bought mine because it was on sale for $5 and I thought I'd give it a shot. It's not worth buying at any price though, assuming you are buying a tire pressure gauge that you expect to work.
Disappointing
Pros: Cheap, easy setup, throughput seemed to be very good
Cons: Dropped connection two to three times every session when trying to stream music or video. No response from vendor for support, so these had to be returned.
Overall Review: I tested these with one unit plugged into the wall by my router in my basement and then moved the other unit to different outlets upstairs connecting to my desktop. One outlet allowed only 10-12 Mbps; another, only three feet away but on another wall, allowed for as much bandwidth as my Internet connection could handle (about 54Mbps). Unfortunately, they don't like to stream much. Even finding good outlets for my desktop connection, the unit would stop working whenever I tried to stream any music or video, requiring a manual reset. This was every time I sat down for a session at the computer. I tried contacting support, but there was no response. I don't know if it was a heat issue or what, but that really killed the convenience of having them, so I went back to wireless.