I love this Umbrella! The design is cool - and wonder why it took so long for someone to come up with it! I absolutely hate getting in the car when it's raining only to have the umbrella drench you folding it to get inside! This is so awesome - keeps you a lot dryer! Nice size, a little heavier than other umbrellas but that doesn't bother me at all!

On the "plus" side, it's very easy to use. (Granted, you really have to look closely at the control buttons, as the symbols for play, rewind, etc., are black on black and very tiny.) But the "minus" makes the ease of use a moot point as the end result is unsatisfactory. I have a number of audio cassettes that are voice only (no music). I am breaking up the digital transfers into segments that run anywhere from 20 seconds to two minutes. The cassettes play fine (I've played them on a few different players to make sure), and they sound fine when monitoring the digital transfer through the ear pods. However, when playing the digital files back, there are always audio drop-outs in each segment, where a syllable or an entire word goes missing. It would be one thing if it happened every minute or so, but it's anywhere from every five to ten seconds. For my needs, this renders the digital files useless. I emailed FORE through the Amazon site, telling them about the problem. To their credit, they refunded the cost of purchase. I have no way of knowing whether my experience reflected a problem with my particular machine, or if it's a default with this model in general. Others commenting here seem to have no problem. But at least the manufacturers did the right thing by issuing the refund. I'll still have to find a cassette converter that makes digital recordings without the drop-outs.

It was very easy to replace and works perfect. However, what wasn't easy and actually frustrating was clearing the replace drum code, I finally had to call Brother for help to clear it.

I'm hearing quite a lot about these cup products lately. I received a sample of the Instead Softcup by mail and decided to put it to the test.