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Samsung WEP500

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Pros
Inconspicuous design
Solid sound quality
Cons
Badly placed call button
Fit feels fragile

$27.80 - $99.99
From 10 Merchants

Full Specifications
Price as of 2/15/08	$120
Performance
Comments	Despite having a badly placed call button, this very small device offers very good audio quality.
Audio quality	Superior
Comfort	Good
Style	Very Good
Price (as of 2/15/08)	$73
Features
Weight	0.32 ounce
Dimensions (in inches)	0.98 by 0.71 by 0.47
Vendor-reported talk time	3.5 hours
Vendor-reported standby time	80 hours
Included USB adapter	No
Bundled earhook	No
Box contents	Very compact charging case, power charger, user guide, three earpiece covers

Samsung WEP500 Bluetooth Headset Review

by Narasu Rebbapragada

- The $73 (as of February 15, 2008) Samsung WEP500 felt slightly unstable when inserted into my smallish ear, and it lacks a back-of-the-earhook to hold it in place. I also thought that the call button was situated awkwardly. If these issues don't bother you, however, you'll be left to enjoy the diminutive size and impressive sound quality of this Bluetooth headset.

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User Reviews for Samsung WEP500

Reviewed by: kgivens

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Small size, doesn't look like a Borg appendage, light weight, no uncomfortable earhook, decent battery life

Weaknesses: Bluetooth still sounds crappy, small size means easy to lose, sometimes falls out of ear unexpectedly, stupidly easy to accidentally redial numbers

Overall Evaluation: This was an upgrade from a WEP200. I immediately hated the fact that the all-too-easily pushed button on the WEP500 did not default to the voice prompt menu, like the WEP200; instead it will redial the last number called. Simply removing the WEP500 from your ear can easily result in an accidental push of that button, and a slightly embarrassing unintended call. Putting it in your shirt pocked with it still turned on can result in repeated accidental calls. (To get to the voice command menu with the WEP500, you have to hold the button down until you hear a single tone). And although the in-canal earpiece is acceptably comfortable, it can gradually ease itself out, suddenly dropping to the floor.
Reviewed by: robpower

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Size, battery

Weaknesses: Sound quality with any background noise

Overall Evaluation: I bought this to comply with the new law in California requiring that cell phone calls be made handsfree. I suppose it is sufficient for that purpose, as long as the air conditioning or vent is turned off. But I also tried using it while walking down the street in San Francisco, and it was completely unusable. The person on the other end couldn't hear anything except wind noise.

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