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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: robertbusby7
Updated:07-04-07
Duration of ownership:1 Weeks
Strengths: Excellent outgoing sound quality. Sleek design. Great signal quality. Good noise filtering.
Weaknesses: Comfort of the earbuds. Incoming sound is a little "tinny" compared to my old Motorola and Jabra devices.
Overall Evaluation: I ordered two of these; one for myself and one for my wife. It's more pricey than some of the others but it's worth it. This is the best headset I've ever owned.The noise filtering doesn't seem to work quite as well as the video on the Jawbone website, but then I've never had to use it around a leaf blower or weed whacker. It picks up wind, but is better in wind than my prior devices.I don't like the earbuds because they can tend to be a little uncomfortable, but I may not have put on the right one yet (it comes with four different sizes/styles). I read another review that recommended using a Jabra eargel thing instead and may try that.The signal strength is superior to both Jabra and Motorola headsets I've owned. It doesn't suffer packet loss (and stuttering sound) in the short few inches between my hip and my head like the Motorola did.
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: atwnsw
Updated:07-01-07
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Strengths: Improves the sound quality for both parties as I drive with top down in convertible....
Weaknesses: Size. Also, based on other recommendations, I bought jabra mini eargels and they work great...
Overall Evaluation: So, I was excited and skeptical after all the reviews. As expected it arrived and works like a charm. I suspect the next generation device will be smaller in size (at least I hope). Otherwise it works great. Highly recommend AAA+++
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Overall Rating
3 Star Review
Reviewed by: jwreeder
Updated:06-24-07
Duration of ownership:5 Days
Strengths: -Unique look-Comes with multiple earloops and adapters to customise fit
Weaknesses: -Marginally better sound quality considering price-Difficult to fit properly-Heavy and insecure feeling
Overall Evaluation: I purchased this based on the recommendation of my brother who uses it almost constantly. Considering the price I do not notice a significant improvement over the sound of the much less expensive ($22) and more comfortable Plantronics unit that this was meant to replace. It also took well over an hour trying to find the magic combination of earloop and adapter to fit and after it was fitted about as good as I could get it, including some slight twisting and bending of the wire earloop it still felt insecure and the rubber adapter that fits into the ear canal did not provide a good sound seal. The problem is compounded by the fact that the earloop is lightly spring loaded to press the sensor against your cheek but this has the side effect of tending to pull the adapter out of the ear. This is likely the reason that I feel the sound quality is not what it should be for the price. Additionally, the material that the earloop is made of is very stiff and apparently a bit brittle since one of the earloops broke near the end when trying to fit it. I am going to attempt to fit the earloop a little better than the fit that I have now and give it another chance but it would be better if the earloop was of more malleable material to allow the user to fit the loop better since, as they note, everyone's ears are different. On a usability note, my old headset made a sound when you lost signal, the Jawbone doesn't seem to do that. I found that particular feature of my old headset very convenient and miss it on this one.
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Overall Rating
2 Star Review
Reviewed by: coleykap
Updated:06-22-07
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Strengths: Clarity of sound - both receiving and sending is first class.
Weaknesses: Terrible fit into the ear.
Overall Evaluation: I very much appreciate the sound quality, as did those I called using the jawbone. It is noticeably better than other bluetooth headsets. The problem, which to me is significant, is that none of the supplied, sized rubber ear pieces actually extend into the ear when worn with the over the ear harness. Even when I jam the ear piece into my ear it always pops out. That means that to hear effectively I must hold the earpiece to stay in my ear, which completely defeats the point of "handsfree" - especially important when I am driving. What would cure this is probably a combination of a different over-ear harness, with a longer ear channel capped by a rubber piece that fits snugly and comfortably in the ear - like what Sony and Shure use. A pity about the fit, because the sound is wonderful.
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Overall Rating
4 Star Review
Reviewed by: scottegos2
Updated:05-31-07
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Strengths: looks fantasticincredible rangegreat noise canceling (usually)
Weaknesses: hard to get it to fit rightearpiece a little fragile
Overall Evaluation: This is the only headset I've ever had people come up to me and tell me how great it looks. Also, if you get it set on your ear/jaw just right, the noise canceling is awesome. Finally, the range is easily double or more anything else I've ever used. On the other hand, people say that my voice didn't sound very good; getting it adjusted snugly in your ear and on your face takes some doing sometimes; the wire in the earpiece tends to snap if you bend it wrong (happened to me and a friend). At least, their customer service replaced the broken ear loop right away. Tough call to make whether it's worth 3 times the price of most other BT headsets.
