Read these thorough customer reviews before you purchase the Celestron 44104 500x Power Advanced Biological Microscope by Celestron.
The most helpful favorable review
+++ Very nice; great value +++
Solid construction and all the basics. Easy set up for the most part (I had trouble only with setting up the safety stop). The optics are fine for home use, and it's easy to use. The small set of prepared slides was a very nice surprise.
Only two things would make it a little more user-friendly: coarse and fine focus adjustments on the same dial (similar to the stage adjustment), and a switch on the light source.
Overall I would definitely recommend Celestron 44104 500x Power Advanced Biological Microscope for the hobbyist; it's a great value for the price.
The most helpful critical review
+++ Fire Hazard +++
Well I was hoping the review about Fire Hazard was wrong when I ordered this as I read all the reviews that were on at that time. However my experience was that the slides arrived damaged and the electric illuminator had the burning smell and was defintely overheating. This is the only item that I've ever actually returned to Amazon in the history of all items I've ever ordered from Amazon. Without the damaged slides and the overheating problem I think it would be a wonderful item however. Damaged Slides are easy to replace however the overheating issue is a very serious issue as it could catch on fire and cause your house to burn down or wherever you are using it. I hope to one day be able to afford one of the $500 - or above Microscopes as I'm still very interested in a microscope. But in the meantime I will choose to live without Celestron 44104 500x Power Advanced Biological Microscope as this microscopes overheating problem is too dangerous.
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