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Galileo 1200x Power Microscope
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Too bad. Never buy this
(1 out of 5) by Ganesh Kumar Eswaran on Sep 15, 2006 (Bangalore, India)I bought this microscope with so much enthusiasm, hoping to see common things like hair, leaf, flower, blood drop, etc through it. But this microscope is a huge disappointment.
It has three magnification levels which you select by rotating the eye piece. All three of them are horrible in quality. Even in the lowest magnification setting its too hard to bring the object to focus. Even after an hour of patience and trial and errors, I could still not focus it on anything. The medium and higher magnification levels are not even to be tried as they are horribly poor.
The built in light and project system is a joke. Its of absolutely no use as it does not work even a tiny bit.
Do yourself a favor and never buy this piece
It has three magnification levels which you select by rotating the eye piece. All three of them are horrible in quality. Even in the lowest magnification setting its too hard to bring the object to focus. Even after an hour of patience and trial and errors, I could still not focus it on anything. The medium and higher magnification levels are not even to be tried as they are horribly poor.
The built in light and project system is a joke. Its of absolutely no use as it does not work even a tiny bit.
Do yourself a favor and never buy this piece
63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
just okay
(2 out of 5) by faeriemoonmama on Jan 27, 2006 (usa)This microscope is just one step above a toy microscope, in my opinion. Granted, my husband and I are used to lab quality microscopes (and we knew for the price it wouldn't be lab quality!) However, we were disappointed. We purchased it for our daughter and it didn't quite live up to our expections. It isn't a sturdy/solid microscope, and you can't see very clearly or in great detail. I would say just "okay" for a young, budding scientist.
59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
Not even for the price
(2 out of 5) by C. Carabine on Aug 16, 2006 (San Diego, CA)If you want to turn your kids off of science at a young age this is perfect for you. Focusing actually moves the entire unit and it is frustrating trying to get any semblance of focus. When you do get it focused, you can only ask yourself "Is this it?". It's like looking through several layers of saran wrap at something even when focused. I had no luck using the projector to see if it improved any. The whole product just feels cheap and flimsy, even for the price.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
It okay
(3 out of 5) by R. Prescott on Aug 14, 2006 (Utah)It's okay. Wasn't terribly impressed. The regular retail price would have been a rip-off. Glad I got it 60% off.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Poor Craftsmanship
(1 out of 5) by Jerry Mcnair on Feb 11, 2007This microscope is poorly constructed. I purchased it for my daughter to use for a school project. Each of the lens were of poor quality, making it almost impossible to focus. The biggest problem was the microscope came without instructions of any kind, not even a note informing the consumer that there is a hidden compartment underneath the base for a battery. I would not recommend this product not even for a elementary school project.