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Vicks SpeedRead V912US Digital Thermometer

Last Updated: April 17, 2020 (Refresh Now)
7.3
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
99
Old Reviews
9
Unverified
11
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45.36 grams
WEIGHT
100 meters
SIZE

Review Analysis - 79 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Ease of Use
 14
easy to use, use, thermometer, reading, quick
+100%
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" ...  It's simple to use.  ...  "
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" ...  This thermometer is easy to use and gives a fairly quick readout.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use  ...  "
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" ...  This medical thermometer is extremely easy to use, and easy to read.  ...  "
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" ...  Trying to get my toddler to sit still long enough (even when sick lol) is difficult, so I really appreciate the ease of use and the quick reading.  ...  "
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" ...  Ease of use  ...  "
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" ...  Love that it lights up so easy to read.  ...  "
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" ...  It’s so easy.  ...  "
Accuracy
 12
fast, readings, reading, appears, accuracy
+100%
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" ...  Fast and accurate.  ...  "
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" ...  The mercury thermometers were supremely accurate, as  ...  "
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" ...  One of the rating criteria that Amazon requests is "accuracy."  ...  "
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" ...  It appears to work accurately, but have nothing to qualify it's accuracy definitively.  ...  "
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" ...  Great simple thermometer with accurate readings  ...  "
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" ...  Accurate and fast reading which is essential when you have a squirmy baby!  ...  "
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" ...  Great and accurate  ...  "
Battery Life
 9
batteries, thermometer, dead, says, lo
+22%
-78%
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" ...  However after only one use it now says lo battery which is very disappointing. ... It still works fine while saying lo battery and will see how long it will last before having to replace it to use but disappointing.  ...  "
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" ...  Might be an old battery.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought LR44 batteries because the "Product Information" says "1 LR44 batteries required."  ...  "
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" ...  Came a dead battery!!  ...  "
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" ...  The thermometer had a dead battery. ... I opened it as soon as I have received it and the battery was dead!!  ...  "
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" ...  OR, we're getting delivery from an "old batch" that already has a worn down battery.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 4
worked, times, reading, second, purchase
-100%
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" ...  This one, however, worked very poorly. ... Did not work consistently.  ...  "
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" ...  Sometimes it beeped and produced a reading, other times it took 5 tries or just never worked.  ...  "
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" ...  Went to use it again a month or two later but couldn’t get it to work.  ...  "
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" ...  The device stops working. ... In our case, three weeks.  ...  "
Price
 4
one, best, reasonable
+75%
-25%
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" ...  Price was reasonable and one of the only thermometers on Amazon that was not price gouging.  ...  "
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" ...  Very fast,easy to read, best price.  ...  "
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" ...  Look around for best prices.  ...  "
Color
 4
see, quick, colors, color, also
+100%
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" ...  And it also love the feature of the colors.  ...  "
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" ...  It is very quick, when it beeps I love to see what color comes up.  ...  "
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" ...  I would prefer not to have the different colors indicating fever status.  ...  "
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" ...  Reads quick and my kids love to see the color  ...  "
Overall performance
 4
works, easy to read
+100%
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" ...  Works great - very fast.  ...  "
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" ...  I really like how fast and efficient this is.  ...  "
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" ...  The best thermometer we ever had, since it's very precise and fast (speed is paramount with sick children, especially at night).  ...  "
Display Clarity
 3
nice, large, yellow, temp, indicating
+67%
-33%
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" ...  I love electric thermometers, but most of them have a really small display. ... This one his a nice large display with great contrast between the numbers and the backlight.  ...  "
Build Quality
 3
plastic
+67%
-33%
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" ...  Most durable and quick read thermometer we have purchased.  ...  "
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" ...  Best thermometers ever big numbers doesn't take long color coded red green and yellow came with clear safe guard and little plastic disposable covers for sanitation  ...  "

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Specifications

Body
Weight:  45.36 grams
Size:  100 meters
45.36 grams
WEIGHT
100 meters
SIZE