This is a great little camera. The picture is incredibly sharp. I was able to see my bird walking around on the floor of the living room in detail. Installation was easy and my computer didn't choke on it once! It installs Windows Live which you don't really need to make it work, so unless you like this overinflated software for messaging, I wouldn't chose the option to install it with the camera driver. The clip part that is supposed to fit on the top of your laptop didn't fit mine very well, so that was a bust. And positioning the thing so that it's stable and at an aesthetically pleasing angle took a little finagling. Overall though I still chose to use this camera over the snake eye because the installation was easier and the picture was clearer. A good buy for the money.