Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Not what they used to be....

PC products have always had a good reputation and have been know for their reliability. The 333VS misses the mark. Although it is a good design and appears to a well-built unit, I have a 6 month old unit with 2 bad bearings. I have also experienced pre-mature failure of the H & L pad.Since a sander is only as good as it's components, equipment manufactures would do well to dump the cheapo Chinese bearings and get back to quality components.I am now faced with investing another $30 in replacement bearings, or applying this amount to a replacement unit. I am extremely disappointed in Porter Cable....