One Year Later: Motorola HS850 Headset I did a "One Year Later" post about my printer a while ago, and it was
fun... So here's one about my bluetooth headset. It's the Motorolla HS850
headset. Overall Review:
I would not buy the Motorolla HS850 again. I think at the time I purchased
this headset, the cost was around $80. Even at half that price I would not
buy this product. This hasn't completely pushed me away from Motorolla
headsets, though. I did just recently purchase a HS900 headset with my new
phone. One thing that I found interesting is that the user reviews on Amazon rated
this headset very high. While, the user reviews at cnet rated the device
rather poorly. I don't know why that is. But based on my own experiences, it
casts some doubt in my mind about the reliability of reviews from Amazon
customers. Sound Quality:
When I first bought the headset, the quality was "Ok", but over time, the
quality seems to have diminished. When I'm talking to people on my phone, it
is very obvious to them when I'm using the headset. On my side, volume is the
big problem. In a quiet room, the headset is ok. But with the slightest
noise (for example: in my car), it is very hard to hear anybody. It is
absolutely impossible to use in any crowded location. On the other side, I
have been told there is a very obvious "robot voice" Design:
The physical design of the device looks nice. It's small, which is good. It
uses the same charger as my phone. And, I like that the flip out boom
microphone turns the device on. This means no more accidentally activating
some calling feature when something bumps against one of the buttons in my
pocket. On the other hand, I don't like the volume buttons. They're hard to find and
use while using the device. Also, the entire device has the wrong center of
gravity which makes it constantly feel as if it will fall off my ear with the
slightest movement. Also, the rubber gasket designed to make the device feel
comfortable in the ear lasted about a month before falling apart. This makes
the headset very uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time.
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