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Ths product worked great for about 3 weeks. Now it will not open automatically after rewinding a tape as it should. It just stays in the machine making a grinding noise until you manually release it. I guess you get what you pay for.

I chose this item a few years ago because I like the Magnavox name. The rewinder made a terrible racket when in use, and soon it stopped opening when it's finished. I had to knock on the lid to get it to open. My roommate put a tape in the rewinder one day as he was leaving for work. That evening we came home and found the rewinder was still grinding away! It was overheated, its casing had melted, and the surface on which it sat was discolored from the heat. Of course the tape was ruined, too. Scared me to death.

Rewinder does not last. Spindle wear out quickly and breaks. Not worth buying.

So far, I have rewound 3 tapes with this device. The rewinder sounds as bad as the one I was attempting to replace - squeaking as it rewinds. It is very slow and fails to open after reaching the start of the tape. Rather than opening, it remains shut and sounds like it is burning out the motor as it continues to attempt to rewind the tape - exactly like the old one does.

Love it Love it. It is so fast and I can save my VCR player in my TV. People may not have VCR's anymore, but I do with kids movies and things I tape while at work. I think this little item is worth it wait in Gold.