Plantronics Foldable USB Stereo Headset (Optimized for Laptop Use) (Audio 470 USB)
by Plantronics
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Customer Review: Nice product at the right price
Summary: 5 Stars
I really liked that this was only $30 and was targeted toward a laptop. Really, it could be used with a desktop too, but the fact that it is portable is nice. It has a nice USB adapter so you can use it for digital or analog. I've already used it with gotomeeting and to record a video for our in out board product, EIOBoard (www.eioboard.com), and it worked beautifully. The sound quality was excellent. For the support we do for our in out board product and our distribution product, this tool is going to come in very handy. I'm on here now to buy a couple more for our office. Some people complained a little bit about how it folded up and that it could have been a little stronger, but I think it's pretty solid, especially for $30 bucks.Customer Review: Great headset for this hearing impaired user
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had ongoing headset problems because of my progressive hearing impairment. Originally I purchased the Plantronics Foldable USB Stereo Headset intending to use it on my laptop with DNS 10. I decided to try it out with my desktop PC to see if it gave me better sound quality than the headset I have been using. In one word: WOW!! I can now hear clearly my DVDs, audio CDs, internet radio, etc. The volume range is much wider than I need and the clarity is wonderful, even without using my hearing aids. This is an unexpected plus.
Note: It took a bit of gentle experimenting to learn how to fold and unfold the headset. I now store it in a zip-loc bag when it is not in use to avoid tangling wires.
Customer Review: Good Product , but durability is a concern
Summary: 3 Stars
Bought this product because I needed a headset the I could fold up and take with me from home to the office and on business trips. First time I opened up the package and tried to unfold, I snapped the head set in two because I didn't carefully look how to unfold it. My Bad.
Got the same headset as a replacement. The sound quality is good all around. When I travel, I wrap the long cord around the folded headset. This worked great for a while. Then I started to lose sound in the left ear piece. Turned out the wire in the mute/volume switch came lose probably from constantly wrapping/unwrapping. This could not be fixed. Now I am deciding if I want to replace with the same or try something new.
Customer Review: Great, but....
Summary: 4 Stars
This product works extremely well and it's compact!
The microphone does a great job picking up my voice and not much else. No need to worry about background noises, thankfully.
The sound also works quite well. I've used this headset for watching movies, talking on mic, and playing games.
The one problem I have had with it, however, is every so often the connectors to the sound switch (where you change the volume or mute your mic) comes unscrewed ever so slightly. This causes the headset to not work properly and adds a TON of static. It can be easily fixed by simply screwing it back on, but it is annoying at times and took me a while to figure out what was going on.
Customer Review: DO NOT buy if you have small children
Summary: 2 Stars
Not because they will swallow small pieces, but because the headphones are so weak structurally, that they won't stay in one piece very long. My two year old had them for literally 2 or 3 minutes before completely snapping them in half. Sure, the sound quality was great, but it doesn't matter if you can't put them on your head. On closer inspection, one of the most critical stress points of the phones is one of the weakest points structurally... the plastic thins out to two small strips.
So, I would just beware that you have to be extra careful with these headphones if you want them to stay intact; I had to return the ones I bought and look for something a bit more reliable.