Zagg ZAGGsmartbuds (with Mic, Black)

My iphone's original earbuds were damaged so l looked for a replacement, preferably an "in-ear" type. I bought another cheaper brand for just $10, they were ok, but sound quality were far behind the iphone's ones. Soon l found myself looking for another set of ear-buds & had no problem paying much more for a premium sound.
A friend of mine bought the "Smartbuds" & told me they are much better than the iphone's earbuds. He was right, those earbuds are defiantly better than the iphone's ones, but does it worth paying much more? taking in mind the availability of many other rivals in the market today with price range of $10-$100.
I had my expectations high to the limit l thought these could be used as a replacement for the full size headphones l use with my laptop, but it turned out l was wrong because the frequency curve is a bit flat, and so the bass is week, just like 90% of in-ear speakers.
Also the wire is a bit annoying being very heavy compared to iphone's buds, so while using them just the regular way, the buds will come out of your ear, hence you should hang them over your neck as indicated by the manufacturer which turns out to be annoying to me.
Another thing that l didn't like is the volume slider button, it just moves easily, without sufficient resistance & so the volume may change easily without intention to do so while moving around.

Bottom line, Zagg Smart buds provide a combination of built quality, near-perfect sound & average price compared to other high-end speakers brands. But don't expect the good things altogether in a 40-50 dollars set of earbuds.

Updated on Nov 22, 2012

Update:
It's not working now anymore! I know what you're thinking "a misuse", but no, l used it in a very appropriate way but that was it.
Not to Zagg: please stick to manufacturing invisible-shields only!!

For the cost, I do not recommend these for the simple fact that two have failed over the mic piece for no apparent reason. I use these while at my desk or in the car. Price is too high for this simple fact. Other than that, they are comfortable and easy to use.