Galileo 1200x Power Microscope | 
| Brand: Galileo
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $49.00
You Save: $50.95 (51%)
New (2) from $49.00
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 872
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.5 x 4.8
MPN: G-1200M
Model: G-1200M
UPC: 798932112006
EAN: 0798932112006
ASIN: B0009HNH54
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Just bought this, but do not need it after all.Brand new, never been used
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| Features:
| • | Everything you would need to get started experiencing the biological world | | • | Project the image produced by your microscope onto a wall | | • | Zoom eyepiece that goes all the way up to 1200x power | | • | Suitable for ages 8 and up | | • | 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
METAL MICROSCOPE; ZOOM EYEPIECE UP TO 1200X; INCLUDES SPECIMEN SAMPLES, COLOR FILTER, COVER SLIPS, BLANK LABELS, SPATULA, SCALPEL, EYEDROPPERS & TWEEZERS; INCLUDES SHRIMPS HATCHERY KIT WITH BRINE SHRIMP EGGS, SEA SALT, PROBE & BLANK SLIDE
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 just okay January 27, 2006
c (usa)
53 out of 56 found this review helpful
This microscope is just one step above a toy microscope, in my opinion. Granted, my husband and I are used to lab quality microscopes (and we knew for the price it wouldn't be lab quality!) However, we were disappointed. We purchased it for our daughter and it didn't quite live up to our expections. It isn't a sturdy/solid microscope, and you can't see very clearly or in great detail. I would say just "okay" for a young, budding scientist.
Not even for the price August 16, 2006
C. Carabine (San Diego, CA)
52 out of 56 found this review helpful
If you want to turn your kids off of science at a young age this is perfect for you. Focusing actually moves the entire unit and it is frustrating trying to get any semblance of focus. When you do get it focused, you can only ask yourself "Is this it?". It's like looking through several layers of saran wrap at something even when focused. I had no luck using the projector to see if it improved any. The whole product just feels cheap and flimsy, even for the price.
 Too bad. Never buy this September 15, 2006
Ganesh Kumar Eswaran (Lansdale, PA, USA)
43 out of 43 found this review helpful
I bought this microscope with so much enthusiasm, hoping to see common things like hair, leaf, flower, blood drop, etc through it. But this microscope is a huge disappointment.
It has three magnification levels which you select by rotating the eye piece. All three of them are horrible in quality. Even in the lowest magnification setting its too hard to bring the object to focus. Even after an hour of patience and trial and errors, I could still not focus it on anything. The medium and higher magnification levels are not even to be tried as they are horribly poor.
The built in light and project system is a joke. Its of absolutely no use as it does not work even a tiny bit.
Do yourself a favor and never buy this piece
Nice package, but there is a defect September 16, 2005
C. cohen
28 out of 45 found this review helpful
The package is very nice - however, the little bulb on the microscope was not working. The back up worked for a few hours and then did not function any more.
 Great for the price. January 4, 2006
Adam L. Molella (Joliet, Illinois United States)
23 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is an excellent microscope for the price. My experience was totally positive, no defects so far. Considering what a professional microscope costs (half a grand or more) this is an excellent item for the price. It comes with a lot of extras, that are convenient. The projector is amazing, considering all cheap (toy) microscopes are painfully monoptical. This is a "toy" that actually CAN do all the things a professional version would normally accomplish !
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