I know a lot of hams with these, and they're happy with them. I have a Yaesu FT60 and a Wouxon dual bander, and like the Yaesu for its intuitive programming capabilities on the fly. The Wouxon is programmed via software and can't imagine trying to program it manually. The Ching-lish owners manual drives me crazy. Use headset/boomset in both, and both have Diamond antennas...they're the best for these radios.
For the money, you can't beat them. As was already said, when they die, keep the battery and buy another one for $30!