Selected from reviews for this blender:
This blender is louder than some others, but that is the price of power.
Powerful, though a sound baffle wasn’t part of the production budget. Be prepared to wake the neighbors, but at least you can hand them a perfectly blended smoothie when they bang on your door.
But, the drawback is, it is REALLY loud - probably due to the all metal drive. If you have young children in the house please take note, they will be frightened.
The ice turned to sluce before I could blink. I could not believe how fast it blended the ice. It is absolutely amazing.
It’s squat, ugly, industrial gray and utilitatian in design and as loud as a mig at takeoff when going full blend, but underneath this blender lies the heart of a beast that will surely never die.
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My journey began many months ago when I was living in Houston. I was spending a lot of time at the computer and needed to have a chair with good ergonomics. From my experiences, and a little research, I determined that a healthy chair would require the following at the minimum:
- adjustable seat height
- adjustable seat angle, including being able to tilt forward
- adjustable back angle
- either no arm rests, or very adjustable arm rests
I dove into my research for an affordable chair that would meet my needs. I initially set my price limit around $200. That very soon started to creep up as I discovered how expensive the market was. It seemed pretty inflated to me, but I figured since I spend so much time in front of my computer, it was worth it for my health and happiness, and hopefully the chair would last me five years.
Well, the price just kept going up. It was truly amazing. Everything that seemed sufficient was $600 or more. There were some around $300 or $400, but for one reason or another they seemed unconvincing.
Then I stumbled upon the Raynor Mobility Multifunction Task Chair at Office Depot. This chair had everything listed above, plus adjustable back height, and it was $100!!! And now it is even cheaper.
I bought the chair and have been very happy with it for many months. I sold it when I moved, and when I arrived here in Durham I bought another one.
My only small gripe is that the seat padding could be a little denser. It’s actually fine how it is, but if I was a little heavier (I’m 170 pounds) it might be uncomfortable. Also there is some play in the mechanisms, but that barely affects my experience, and for the price the construction is excellent.
- Features: A. The only reason it doesn’t get an A+ is because it could have adjustable back depth.
- Seat cushion comfort: B+
- Construction: B+
- Price: A+
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I usually don’t put these kind of “interesting adventures of a curious consumer with a pleasant temperament but high expectations for the quality of his bordering on sinfully unnecessary gadget purchases” posts on my blog, but I cannot get over how much I love the headset i have for my phone. It stays on my ear and is very comfortable, both the earpiece and the microphone work better than those built into my phone (a Sony Ericson 610/616), it has a volume wheel and a microphone mute button, a standard sized plug, and it was $20!!
http://tinyurl.com/4eusk
BTW, to use it with my Sony Ericsson phone I have to use an adapter like this (there are several different ones on the market, all brandless I think): http://tinyurl.com/4vbg2. Take that, proprietary interface!
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