The sliders have detentes, and are actually unnervingly loud when pulled on. Dont give them any more of your hard earned money. Obviously, I was very upset that my new APMs got defected from the case I bought to protect it, so, luckily for me and others too, I assume, Marlon, the Wiwu Marketing boss, was gracious enough to step up, hear our complaints and make right with what was a very sore subject. The strap that it comes with, instead of the threaded stand on the XB10, is sturdy. So far, they are very confortable and have good quality. But this unit drops the speed all the way down to 15 Mbps, thats not good. However, my size 12 was way too long (geez) Ive returned and reordered an "11! I thought these would be a good product. I cannot add anything to what others have said, so I will take a different approach. Aluminum rods so thin it may as well be a soda can.