Ever try and program an old school version of the BL3500 without a BL1000?  Yeah, good luck with that.

I like mine and keep it on my desk.  Works like a champ.  Easy to take apart and clean, too.

Worst B&O product I've ever had is that stupid keychain.  Every couple of years I pull it out and use it for a week and then go "oh yeah, now I remember" and toss it back in the drawer.

i had a complete beosystem 4500 incl. beolink 1000, 5000, 7000. unfortunaly i sold it and buyed a new beosound 9000 incl. beo 4 remote... the beolink 5000 was always my favorite. because the remote was handy, two-way communication and the design with the transparent display was excellent. the point is that the beolink 5000 was a bit fragile and not so robust like a beolink 1000 and beo 4 in daily using.