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Move to the beat with this water-resistant EXTRA BASS portable wireless speaker. This 1.89-inch speaker provides Bluetooth connectivity with compatible smartphones and other devices for easy sound streaming. A powerful embedded magnet and one-touch EXTRA BASS button activate the portable wireless speaker's digital signal processor to give your music punchy bass.
 
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Awesome Portable Speaker
on May 14, 2017
Posted by: Richard
Verified Purchase:Yes
This speaker is one of my favorite gear I own.
The audio quality is darn good. It is no desktop sophisticated system good, but for a speaker with such a small form factor, I'm very happy with its sound. I usually turn on the bass booster when listening to music and turn it off when I listen to podcasts.
The battery life is great. I use this for my weekly 8-hour road trips, and I use it everyday for about an hour. I end up needing to charge it about once every two weeks.
My Best Buy number: 2961196563
My Best Buy number: 2961196563
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Fitbit Charge 2 Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband: Put your daily exercise motivation on your wrist with the Fitbit Charge 2. This heart rate & fitness wristband automatically tracks all-day activity, sleep and exercise. It also features personalized exercise modes to view real-time stats on display, a way to track your cardio fitness level, and guided breathing sessions to help you find moments of calm in your day. Packed with the smartphone notifications you need most and a new sleek design with an interactive OLED display, Charge 2 is your perfect companion for all-day and workouts.
 
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Much better than previous gen
on March 16, 2017
Posted by: Richard
Verified Purchase:Yes
I had the first generation and wasn't satisfied with it at all. That's why I was skeptical when I saw all the raving reviews about this second generation Charge. I bought it thinking I would return it if I didn't like it.
However, I was pleasantly impressed by this band. Fitbit has obviously been listening to their customers and all the complaints I had about the previous band were addressed. The battery life is great, I can use it almost a whole week with HR auto on. The band is also less dependent on your phone, now you can start a run right on your band and your phone will feed GPS data to the app automatically. The bands are replaceable now, which means you can change the band easily and cheaply from third party manufacturers. Also, the notification function is much more useful now, showing calls, texts (imessage on iPhone), and calendar events.
I wish it had better accuracy guessing the distance I run without my phone but I know that's not realistic for such a compact band (mine gives about 10% more distance than I really run).
Overall, I would totally recommend this band.
My Best Buy number: 2961196563
My Best Buy number: 2961196563
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I would recommend this to a friend!
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Only at Best BuyEnjoy flexible computing at work and at play with this HP Spectre x360 notebook. Specially engineered to rotate around a 360-degree metal hinge, the display on this laptop folds back upon itself to create a handy tablet in seconds. The HP Spectre x360 notebook's 4K high-definition display delivers stunning graphics and with Windows Ink compatability, making the machine ideal for designers and movie lovers alike.
 
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A decent laptop overall
on March 14, 2017
Posted by: Richard
Verified Purchase:Yes
Given its price tag, this laptop is great, maybe even the best at the moment. The build quality is solid, hinges are sturdy, no gaps between parts, and the aluminum body is just gorgeous (I would even say on par with MacBook Pro). The specs is top notch, laptops with similar CPU, RAM and SSD from competitors would cost over 2000 if not more. The pen works great, keyboard is pleasant to type with and that Windows Hello? 100% accuracy and unlocks the computer in 2 seconds, all I need to do is look at it. And most importantly, while all other companies are eager to drop all ports, this one has every port you'll ever need -- USB type A, USB type C, full size HDMI, full size SD card slot.
However, there's one big weak point of this laptop -- the display. On paper it is one of the best in the market, wide color gammet, 4k resolution, thin bezels, etc. However, my unit has a serious light leak on the top left corner. I use Lightroom a lot for photo editing, and if you have used LR before, you'll know why this is a big issue to me -- that corner shows a preview of your photo. This light leak makes photos look brighter and less contrasty in preview, that's quite annoying when I browse through presets and look at the preview panel. Another issue with the display is that mine flickers a lot, and I mean A LOT. Being a student and an amateur photographer, I stare at the display almost all of the time when I use it -- editing photos and reading papers, and the flickering really makes my eyes tired only after a short period of time. I do have to say that my display does not make any sound when the brightness is not at 100%, as other uses mentioned in their reviews. Maybe HP need better QC/QA with their displays.
That being said, this laptop totally worth the money and if you're fine with the display, go for it, you won't regret. As for me, I'm returning mine and hopefully Microsoft will refund my Office or at least let me transfer my license for future use.
My Best Buy number: 2961196563
My Best Buy number: 2961196563
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Move to the beat with this water-resistant EXTRA BASS portable wireless speaker. This 1.89-inch speaker provides Bluetooth connectivity with compatible smartphones and other devices for easy sound streaming. A powerful embedded magnet and one-touch EXTRA BASS button activate the portable wireless speaker's digital signal processor to give your music punchy bass.
 

Can I plug it on my tv

It supports 3.5mm headphone jack and Bluetooth. If your TV has either connectivity, you can use it to play sound for your TV. Also note that you can buy two of these and assign one of them to be left speaker and the other right speaker. Although at that point, I'd rather buy an actual sound bar made for TV.
6 years, 10 months ago
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Richard
 
Only at Best BuyEnjoy flexible computing at work and at play with this HP Spectre x360 notebook. Specially engineered to rotate around a 360-degree metal hinge, the display on this laptop folds back upon itself to create a handy tablet in seconds. The HP Spectre x360 notebook's 4K high-definition display delivers stunning graphics and with Windows Ink compatability, making the machine ideal for designers and movie lovers alike.
 

Not a laptop expert, so is this model pretty much a bigger version of the 13in one (HP - Spectre x360 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive)?

For the most part. Do note that the 15'' model has a 4k display with wide color gammet. Not sure the spec is same on the smaller one.
7 years ago
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Richard