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 good product November 3, 2008
the on switch is a bit sensitive. You have to slowly move it but overall it works fine.
A great little item October 8, 2008
I've had mine for a few years now and it has held up very well. It works well enough that several months ago when my regular clock radio broke I just pulled out this one (formerly for travel only), and have been using it ever since.
It has a small speaker but the sound is pretty good all things considered. The radio picks up stations very well and I often don't even need to use the antenna. I listen to the radio a lot and haven't needed to change the battery in months.
It is easy to set and use. The lighted display is a little light bulb that shines on the face rather than a back light which I was originally disappointed by. However over time I have found it useful to have what is basically a little flashlight ready to hand for nighttime trips down unfamiliar halls.
I would absolutely buy this again, but my current one shows no signs of wearing out!
 surprisingly good little radio and clock October 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The radio obviously has no low end, but is crisp, clear, and loud. Pulls in many stations, sharply, on AM and FM, and tuning doesn't backlash on you. Slips into a shirt pocket. The open-lid/reset-radio/snooze/LED light button is really clever. Very easy to set. This is a great rig for waking to news or music on travel. I notice some others had trouble. This one's OK. I'd say..give it a good testing right away when you get it. If it works you will be pleased going forward.
I've bought 6 of these and am buying more September 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great product. Indestructable clamshell close, lightweight, and small for travel, a new battery lasts for a year or two, loud alarm, big numbers and nighttime visibility, snooze seems to keep working no matter how many times you hit it, am and fm work fine. I've bought 6 of these in the past, given most of them away to guests who used them and really liked them, and logged on again today to buy a few more. I've bought dozens of different small travel alarm clocks over the past 30 years (which I also use for my main home alarm clock--I don't like switching when I travel), and this is by far the best ever. I'm buying more so that I don't ever run out--I worry they'll quit making it someday. Never have known any of them to miss an alarm, in spite of that other review to the contrary.
 alarm works incorrectly August 16, 2008
We woke up late two days in a row because of this alarm clock. In disbelief, the third day we woke up early and stared at the alarm clock as it breezed through the set alarm-time without making a sound, or registering that it had missed the alarm time.
To add insult to injury, the clock misses alarms only when we set the alarm for intervals longer than an hour. A two-minute to one-hour alarm test works fine. When we set it for longer intervals, it won't ring. All indicators appear to be correct (bell sign if using the radio, z sign if using the buzzer, pm indicator where appropriate). It just doesn't ring.
The radio works fine, the clock works fine, the night light works fine. But what's the point, if the alarm won't work? This item goes back to the store.
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