Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This radio worked very well for a few weeks. I use it every day despite having multiple problems with it. Before I purchased I watched a YouTube review in which the reviewer described this radios durability. The video review I am writing of showed how the dynamo crank broke, as well as the antenna. I watched this review before purchasing and carefully considered these critical points of failure. Despite handling this radio with a high level of care, I have also had the crank arm and antenna brake. Furthermore, the headphone jack is very sensitive and does not reliably work. I listen to this radio almost exclusively with headphones, so this feature is important to me. As if these seemingly planned points of failure (antenna and crank) were not enough of a reason to avoid this radio, trying to deal with Etòn through email is very frustrating. This company does not value customer service. I will be careful not to purchase any Etòn products in the future. All of that said, this radio is rugged and useful. Plan on the crank failing, the antenna failing, and the headphone jack being very touchy. Also, I tried to avoid charging this radio from the USB adapter plugged into a wall outlet (or computer for that matter). I tried to keep this radio charged by only using the hand crank and the solar panel (primarily using solar). The battery would never hold a charge for very long, even if the radio indicated a full charge it would only play for about an hour through headphones. When the crank failed I began charging primarily from a wall adapter and using the solar panel to keep it topped off. This drastically increases the duration that I can listen to this radio. I like using this radio but after only two months of careful use it is only 15% as useful. I,would consider it a good deal if it cost 10-15 dollars, but for the price I would steer clear. Nothing against this amazon vendor, it was delivered promptly.