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 TERRIBLE DON'T BUY IT!!! WARNING!!! March 9, 2010
Red Lion
CAUTION-- if your thinking about buying this product-- STOP NOW!!!! I purchased the camera when it first came out (less then a year ago) and now it's dead. I called tech support and the only offer a 90 day warranty and that's it. There is no repair service or anything for the product. So you are stuck with a piece of junk plastic. If you don't want to have a headache, DON'T BUY!!!!!!!!!!
 Videos that are hard to keep March 5, 2010
suefein
I bought a Flip Mino thinking that this was the ideal size camcorder for my purposes, to record my grandchildren as they grow up. To look at the video clips that I took, I wanted to put them onto a DVD that I could play in my DVD player, rather than my computer, which will be upgraded or otherwise changed every couple of years. I found that this is a very hard thing to do. The only way I found to do this is to upload the video clips to Flip for a charge of about $20. I am willing to pay this. But with my old camcorder I could make permanent copies myself, which was MUCH more convenient. I think Flip is stopping this service in March. So I don't know what I'll do with videos I take next year. I would NOT recommend the Flip Mino because of this difficulty. It takes fine video clips, but then what do you do with them if you want to keep them. Search me. Maybe if you are a computer geek you can solve this problem. But I think a product should have a wider range than this for its customers.
Only 2 minutes available February 27, 2010
jelart
I purchased Flip Mino in May, 2009. It's a wonderful product. Easy to use and carry. Until yesterday, I could only make two minutes of video. Other memories are gone. I am trying to get hold of the customer support. I know I am out of warranty time.
I'll wait and see what they'd say about it. The memory card is built in. There is no way for me to configure it.
Expensive Disposable Camera February 18, 2010
Christopher Beeger
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Flip Mino HD is an impressive little gadget. Its video quality is far beyond what you would expect from such a tiny device, and its small size and intuitive interface make sure it always claims a space in your pocket. I really can not say enough good things about this product's features.
However, I don't recommend buying one. Just four months after purchasing this camcorder BRAND NEW, it has stopped working entirely. It doesn't turn on, it doesn't show up on my computer, and it certainly doesn't record videos any more.
My camera is in flawless physical condition, so I am lead to believe that the innards of these devices are of very shoddy quality. I have scoured the internet and found many others facing the same situation I am. The manufacturer recommends that we place a paperclip in the reset button, which has not resolved the problem for myself or for thousands of others.
The warranty covers an unacceptable 90 days after purchase. This company must have very little confidence in this product to only offer support for 90(!) days. I doubt they are ever surprised to receive angry phone calls or product reviews.
In short, this is an impressive and fun to use product that unfortunately has a lifespan of about 3 months. For that reason, I do not recommend it.
 Great little camcorder February 18, 2010
Savvy Consumer (Norfolk, VA USA)
It fits in my shirt pocket, so I take it everywhere with me to catch those special images. I love the portability, and the image quality meets my needs. So far, so good.
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