BACK IN STOCK!! QX-5 Computer Microscope was £79.99, now only £21.60 delivered @ Amazon!

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  robovski5 years, 3 months ago1 Like #1Show comment toolsReply

  I have to say that I wish I had one when I was a boy.
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  hottoshop5 years, 3 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  robovski

  I have to say that I wish I had one when I was a boy.

  
  
  Well at £21 I'm going to act like Peter Pan and order one. :-D
  I'm sure it will end up in the clutches of the grandson but not before I've experimented for a few months !!
  
  Looks to be a lot of fun and having read reviews for he past half hour whilst not being of Lab quality it will provide pretty good images.
  
  Terrific find Amibees ! Voted HOT and rep left :thumbsup: :)
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  withabix5 years, 3 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  Excellent!
  
  167 in stock....
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  flyingdoss5 years, 3 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Well spotted, amibees! Have just ordered one, thanks. Voted it hot, however every time I click on the hot arrow the temperature goes down. Am I doing something wrong?
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  sinjin_smythe5 years, 3 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  fantastic deal! I've been looking for one of these at a reasonable price for months! HOT!
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  rob2003755 years, 3 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  great find, HOT!
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  old-bugga5 years, 3 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Nice One, first Christmas pressie bought!
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  oibaldy5 years, 3 months ago2 Likes #8Show comment toolsReply

  I have the older model (QX-3) which is slightly lower resolution. As a school, we were given one so, for free, I could not complain. I have mine hocked up to a data-projector such that pupils have an idea what they are looking for. The resultant images are poorly lit outside the central area (even though there are top and bottom lights) and the quality of the image is not a patch on the image the pupils will get when they use their (traditional) optical microscopes.
  
  So, peronally, I would go for an optical microscope as the quality is better. However, the pupils prefer this digital option as they like to see things happening through a computer, despite the poorer quality. Therefore, before you buy, think: are you really buying this for yourself, or for your son/grandson? If it's the former, go for optical, otherwise, give this a whirl.
  
  Incidentally, Aldi had something similar in a couple of months ago, but with better build quality, so I would expect them to get them again at some random point in the future.
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  sheely-wheely5 years, 3 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  Ordered one for nephew as fantastic value. I bought one for my daughter years ago when they were £100 and she has loved it.
  
  Voted hot :-)
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  morrowsall5 years, 3 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  Very good price I've just ordered one for my boys voted hot!
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  baff5 years, 3 months ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  Brilliant price. Voted hot and ordered.
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  spaceman7635 years, 3 months ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Excellent find....... had a quick look at some reviews and prices elsewhere and this does seem like a bargain.
  
  Will be great for the kids.......Voted HOT!
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  aries-fairy5 years, 3 months ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Hi, does anyone who already has this know if it's compatible with a Mac.
  I've had a trawl through google but am still not sure if I have to buy extra software or not.
  
  Thanks
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  rizla015 years, 3 months ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  Thanks for that info OIBALDY.
  
  
  
  
  I suggest all read the reviews before purchasing.
  
  PLASTIC lenses. Poor light.
  
  It is a re-incarnatin of the MX3 (slightly improved).
  http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/index.html
  
  Very fiddly it seems to me.
  
  I think I will wait for Aldi:)
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  tasone5 years, 3 months ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  great find
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  rizla015 years, 3 months ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  Gone now anyway
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  spaceman7635 years, 3 months ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  rizla01

  Thanks for that info OIBALDY.
  
  
  
  
  I suggest all read the reviews before purchasing.
  
  PLASTIC lenses. Poor light.
  
  It is a re-incarnatin of the MX3 (slightly improved).
  http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/index.html
  
  Very fiddly it seems to me.
  
  I think I will wait for Aldi:)

  
  
  Yes it is entirely constucted from plastic but at the end of the day it is a kids toy! I think my kids will probably use this and break it before the Aldi deal actually comes around!
  
  From what i have read you do need a pretty up to date computer but as this was released in 2005 most of us should be ok.
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  idlebloke5 years, 3 months ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  Any idea how much the Aldi one was?
  
  Mucked around reading reviews etc for this one and for £20 decided to buy. Too late............
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  withabix5 years, 3 months ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  A bit more info here for those who managed to order:
  
  http://digiblue.com/digital_blue/qx5.html
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  amibees5 years, 3 months ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  Back In Stock Now! Be Quick

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