PalliPartners Compound Microscope for Adults & Students - 100X-2000X High-Power Biological Microscope for Students, School Lab & Home Education, with Slides Set & Phone Adapter (White)

This was a gift for my 10-year-old grandson, but it held much interest for the entire family, myself included. I'm actually thinking about getting one for mysef.

As a former biology teacher, I bought this to use at a beach house with my grandkids this summer. They loved it and were amazed by it. We especially liked being able to use the cell phone attachment so many people could see the same view at the same time without having to take turns. It also made it easy to take photos of what we were looking at. It comes with plastic microscope slides and two sets of prepared slides, which is a good start. When ordering this microscope, I recommend also ordering glass microscope slides and cover slips, an eye dropper, and maybe tweezers. It would be nice if the microscope kit contained these. They wouldn't be difficult for the manufacturer to add these few inexpensive items to future kits as standard equipment.

Excellent quality for the price! Easy to use, and packs nicely back into the box after use. Well-made products.

This microscope was great value for the price in my opinion. I’m very happy with the top and bottom lighting. It’s easy to use, to focus, and teach to kids. Even my sullen teen was interested and engaged. It gets the job done and was fun and simple, what more can you ask for? My complaints are not big. One is the length of the power cord - pretty short if you’re not in a lab with outlets set into the table. The microscope must be used on a flat surface but you can barely reach the wall from the table with this. Also? It contained blank slides but no slide covers which is insane to me. I kept checking the box repeatedly thinking I’d missed something. I do believe the kit should have included slide covers and maybe a scalpel & some tweezers. For a few dollars more it could save the buyer the time and cost of having to go and buy a slide prep kit. From the description it seemed these things would be included. Comments even mention color filters being included which … well I didn’t get those. Maybe this was a return but truthfully it seems anything you get from Amazon these days is missing something. So yes buyers take note of those things but I still recommend the microscope.

This has been great for my daughter.

My reason for this purchase was as a gift. I thought that it would be a valuable educational experience for a young person interested in micro things. I know I would've had a blast trying out new things as a kid. Being open to new experiences outside of the Internet and social media is important. I didn't want to gift an item that I was not able to check out first, so I carefully checked out the microscope . First impression is that this is a wonderful starter tool for the aspiring scientist or even just the super curious young person. The magnification is awesome. I looked at a penny and some flowers. It's a whole different world in mini! Learning about the structure and appearance of a natural thing is especially interesting. Technology starts with the basics, so if someone is looking to advance their knowledge of technical things, they should start from the beginning. Comes with magnifier attachments, and best of all there are a box of plastic slides to use. Some of the slides have examples of natural things on them; such as, broad bean leaf, pine wood slivers and housefly legs(!). That was a surprise! So, you can use the microscope right away with the samples on the slides. Way cool! This durable microscope will definitely pique the interest of a young person in the family!

Is a great Ford for kids, they just get it to day as a Día de Reyes gift and they are amazed. It comes with a lot of samples and some other empties so you can try your samples. I love the color palette and the zoom

The image quality is very good, and the phone adapter works well. My only complaint is there are accessories listed in the instruction booklet that are not actually included: scissors, dropper, tweezers, dissecting needle, collection bottles, and a hatching box. These items are listed with the items that ARE in the box, so they don't appeare to be optional items. I am unable to find a way to contact the seller, so the only option is to do without, or return the item.