Customer Reviews

Memorex MC2850-03 Lime Clock Radio

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I bought one of these items for my desk at work. Several days after getting it set up and familiar, the clock malfunctions and gains/loses time. The CD player then stopped working and, shortly thereafter, the radio as well. I got it replaced with the exact same item, only to have the CD player be so off-balance as to have the entire unit shimmy when a CD was spinning. Of course, the laser couldn't read the CD, so it didn't play. Worse yet, it's gone UP in price since I originally purchased it!

I wrote a fairly positive review after getting one of these, but shortly thereafter, it permanently stopped playing CDs. Next the alarm became unreliable (not exactly a desired feature in an alarm clock).

Finally, the alarm quit altogether. Given the similar reports I'm seeing here...

This cd/clock radio could be the poorest quality product I have ever purchased. It lasted for only 3 months - it conventienly outlived its warranty, of course! First the skip function broke on the cd player. That I could live with. Then the cd player broke all together, which was the entire reason I bought it. I figured I would just use it as a radio/alarm only, until a few days later, when the power button broke. Do yourself a favor & do not buy this product.

We bought this for my daughter last Christmas. After a few months the CD stopped working. We bought this type of clock radio specifically for the CD feature. With a 90 day warrantee this is now mostly worthless. I wish I had seen these reviews before I had bought it. Look elsewhere for a CD clock radio.

...a robotic fly head, complete with enormous, multifaceted eyes? If so, this item might be just the thing for you. We chose it to replace our infuriatingly unintuitive Timex "nature sounds" clock radio. Setting the alarms is straightforward, the sound is good at low..medium volume, and the display can be clearly read from across the room, which is where I prefer it placed because it looks less malevolent at a distance.

I take exception to the "intuitive layout" editorial comment above, however. For example, if you insert a CD and hit the "play" button, nothing happens. Pressing combinations of buttons and praying to the God of Fly Heads won't bring relief, either, until you pick the thing up, turn it over, and move a little hidden slide switch from "radio" to "CD".

Obviously, this is a clear astetic choice for pre-teen and teen girls! The cool color and sleek styling is a definate thumbs up!

As a mom, I was also pleased with the easy to use functions, well marked buttons and surprisingly good sound from the CD player. I would definately purchase this again! My 10 year old is THRILLED!

I bought two of these players for my kids. Within 3 months the alarm quit working on one unit and within 6 months the CD players quit working on both units. If you plan on using the CD player frequently, buy somethig other than this Memorex

All I can say is this does not work in any sense of the word. This product's utter failure at what it was designed to do (play cds and tell time) is both amazing and apalling. The top that encloses the cd while its playing (when that works) is horribly mis-aligned. It does not close properly. Also, the digits irritatingly blink on and off. It loses time...up to 40 minutes later than I had set it originally! Right now (after 3 months of tolerating this) it no longer will turn on to play my cds or to turn on the radio tuner. Although the digits still appear (blinking), it doesn't change the time at all. When I try to reset the clock, the digits turn off! Thus NOTHING works right on this thing. It is utterly useless. Don't even think of BUYING this JUNK.

I bought this clock radio for my office and have been mostly pleased with its performance. As another reviewer stated, CDs that play fine otherwise have a tendency to skip from time to time, which can be annoying, but overall this product is worth the money, especially if you aren't going to use it every day.

I use this in my office and I love it. I didn't want to spend a lot in case it "walks", but I still wanted a CD player that sounds halfway decent. The sound on this is better than I expected, even with classical CDs. The controls are not the most intuitive that I've seen, but once you figure it out it's not hard to remember. The only (minor) complaint I have is that it skips when I close my desk drawers too hard. Still, it's a great office cd player/radio.