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i bought this because of price and figured i could use it for a small light and radio if power went out-charged like it says the small lights on front work for a good long time but if you try anything else forget it battery is too weak-i gave it a 2 but that is probably one to high.

I've owned this item for 9 months now. This docking port for the ipod is enclosed to prevent dust and damage to your ipod. Simply hook up your ipod to the usb port on the boombox and listen to your ipod's music library. The ipod storage compartment could've been an inch longer for a little more room for the ipod, but other than that, I have nothing to complain about this item. The boombox's speakers give out decent sound for it's size, and is nice to take on fishing/camping/outdoor expeditions. Until companies manufacture a REAL boombox or home stereo system that has a built in ipod that one can load their mp3's directly from their pc, this is the best item your currently going to find. Other products out there are fragile and the ports don't protect your ipod. Apple's current product line of boomboxes are junk and fragile, don't waste your time. I'm very satisfied with this product and would recommend it to anyone.

The product is great but keep the manual handy. It's not exactly what I had in mind, but it does the job for what it's intended. It should have a seperate battery (small watch type or triple A) for the radio pre-sets and clock. When the power goes out for the 'power supply' for the outlets or mp3 hook-up, it's out. If you turn off the internal switch, you lose all memory. Should be splash resistant too considering it's marketed towards work stations.

Bought this item in Jan 08 because of the flexability it offered. I got around to plugging it in to charge it about a week after I received it and let it charge for the required initial 24 hrs. I had to go on a business trip driving a rent-a-truck for a 1300 mile journey and thought this would be great to bring along to listen to my ipod ..... After about 10 minutes into the journey the battery died. Repeatedly tried to get it to hold a charge, but to no avail .... Called Black and Decker and they refered me to a service center here in town (Luckily it was 2 minutes from my house) to get it repaired or replaced. Brought it in and they took the old unit and said i should get a replacement unit in the mail within 2 weeks. Will update on the Progress ........ Boy was I schocked .... I received a new one in 8 days ... charging it now for the initial 24 hours but can already see that it is actually charging ..... Great customer service from Black and Decker .......

Bought it because i have to test new homes in rough construction and the only thing that i need an outlet for is a 110v fan used to test the tightness of A/C ducts in the home by depressurizing it. turned the fan on 3 times for all 3 units just fine but i only had to turn it up about a quarter of the way. So after the tests i slowly turned the fan up and the B&D unit shut down and would not come on for the rest of the day. after a full nights charge, i turned on the radio (it worked) took it to work, turned on the radio and it shut off about 2 mins later. Never held a charge since.