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Brand new Apple Headset Newest.
List Price: $ 29.00
Price: $ 23.21
NOTE! BUY FROM AMAZON! DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTY SELLERS!
I trust Amazon. Though the headphones are more expensive if you buy from them, they are genuinely Apple. The sound quality could use some improvement. The basses are weak and the highs aren’t the clearest. However, they work pretty well as casual use headphones and terribly as exercise headphones. Sweat easily gets in the remote and causes it to stop functioning. Use with caution when exercising. Using the remote is dead simple. Volume up, volume down, and center button. Click center once for play/pause music, twice to skip forward, three times to go back, and hold for voice control [if on newer iPhones (will it work for iPod touches?)]. It is very convenient for answering/making calls. The microphone yields good quality talking and listening is clear. The connector part of the microphone has changed from weak rubber to a hard plastic. However, the cord can still easily be pulled out.
I would say these are decent headphones. They’re good for calls and some music listening. Just be sure to buy it from Amazon and not a someone selling their product in the Marketplace.
Quick Note: If the product is not genuinely Apple, then don’t rate the headphones. The bad reviews due to fake headphones are creating an incorrect rating. Instead, rate the seller lowly, ask for a refund, and buy the headphones from your Apple store, Target, Best Buy, Amazon (with Amazon.com as the seller), etc.
Those iPhone earphones (the ones that come with your phone) are pretty fragile. I know they’re not the most durable or sweat-resistant earphones on the market, but I like the remote and mic features too much to go with something else. Ever since I got my iPhone I’ve gone through at least 5 pairs of these things.
At the store, these earphones will run you around $30. I was hesitant to buy an unrated item from a seller (Beast Deals) I hadn’t used before, but for $12.88 I figured the chance to find an outlet for earphones over 50% cheaper than at the store was worth the risk, and bought it. Obviously due to my 5-star rating, I’m glad I did.
The earphones do not come in a box or in white packaging like at the Apple store, but are coiled like they would be inside said packaging. The earphones are, as far as I can tell, genuine. The sizing is the same, the length of the cord seems to be the same, examination of the head and earbuds seems to indicate it’s the same product. I tend to keep these earphones in my pocket with my phone, so we’ll see how the life of the product is in a semi-taxing environment like that as time goes on(I take them out and put them back in my pocket several times a day every day).
The earphones seem 100% functional. Naturally I tested audio quality, remote capability, and mic capability, and all of them mirrored my earphones that I purchased at the Apple store. Needless to say I am pleased I found a place where I can buy these headphones for less than half of what I normally purchase them for.
I will keep tabs on this review and come back to post if I encounter any problems with this product in the future, but at least now I’m completely satisfied and pleased with my purchase. I will definitely be coming back here to purchase replacements for myself and/or my friends and family.
Hope this review helped 
**EDIT 11/03/2011**: Looks like some other customers have had problems with quality of their headphones from this page. I also see there are a lot of different vendors now selling it. Personally, with the pair I bought from Beast Deals, my pair is still going strong and working great. I even accidentally left it in my jeans pocket and put it through the wash. I was amazed that they still function perfectly (I was sure to make sure they were dry before I tried to use them).
I can unfortunately only speak to the pair I got from Beast Deals, which is a vendor I’d trust. If they’re up around $12.88 still, they may not be the cheapest. Just select “16 new” (or whatever the number) under the price to see all vendor options.
If I were to buy again, I will probably try a cheaper vendor first, just in case, but will go back to Beast Deals if there’s a problem.
Beware. This Is A Scam!,
I ordered this Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic a few days ago because of the very low price, and because of Amazon’s reputation as a trusted retailer. This order was fulfilled by a third part retailer – The OEM Shop.
The Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic arrived a few days after I placed my order. The Apple packaging and instructions were not included in the manila envelope from The OEM Shop. There was also no printed receipt included within the manila envelope. The only thin that was included in the manila envelope from The OEM Shop was the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic.
When I tried to use the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic, the play/pause button did not function properly. And, when the mic was used in the recording of audio and video, there was static in both recordings. Although the price for this item was low, it was not woth it because the product does not work as it should.
Amazon’s description for this item is “Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic (NEWEST VERSION) Retail Packaging] by Apple.” The item that I received is not as Apple would sell it. And Amazon should not sell it like this either, even if it is through a third party retailer. I made this purchase because of Amazon’s reputation as a trustworthy retailer.
If you’re interested in the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic, I recommend buying it from Apple. If Amazon wants to be known as a reputable retailer, they should discontinue their partnerships with dishonest third party retailers like The OEM Shop.
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