Side by Side Comparison of: The Board Dudes vs U Brands

I'm using this for organic chemistry & its sooo fun and useful! Make sure you use expo dry erase markers. Absolutely no problems with this board. I would say it's worth the money

We love this! I bought it to put on fridge. We all add to grocery list as the week goes on. I just wish it had a place to put a small wipe off towel. Otherwise it's perfect! Never falls off fridge & wipes clean every time! I bought one for my daughter to play with too. I highly recommend!

Great little board for at a glance organization for my deals (I'm a real estate broker.) I wanted a board that was small that I could take down to write on and then hang back up. I failed to read the description, but be warned--it only comes with mounting with double sided 3M tape. This isn't what I wanted because I wouldn't be able to take it down, so I rigged up a little hanger out of things I had on hand. (I tried to poke a nail hole in the back and that didn't work lol.) still am very very pleased with the board! The marker is actually great too (I thought it would be a cheapo garbage one. See my pics--the black marker writing is the one it came with.) would def buy again, but be prepared on the mounting--that 3M tape will damage walls if you go to take it down! Update: it won't let me upload pics, sorry

Excellent board BUT THROW OUT THE MARKER! The marker that comes with the board left a visible smudge when I tried to erase it. When I tried to write with it for the first time, the ink wouldn't come out and messed up the board. I thought I could erase it, but it barely went away. After some time I got my board cleaned and white again, but the marker seemed like it had been sitting for a while--like a pen that hasn't been used in years. I gave the marker to someone else to use. Maybe they would have better luck. They got the ink to work, but when they erased it it left a grey smudge.Great, astounding board, bad marker. Maybe not all of them are like that.

Order was processed and delivered on time. I needed a 'white board' right away to take notes and do some easily changeable outlining. This came with a good lap-sized board with the white coating on one side and a cork type layer on the reverse. It came with a Dry Erase black felt tip pen, and some magnet strips, some adhesive tabs and 2 magnets. The ink wipes away with a dry paper towel. This works for me.

This order goes hand in hand with:Crayola Dry-Erase Magnetic Eraser and 2 Dry-Erase MarkersMelissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden NumbersMelissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden AlphabetI purchase this board solely to jumpstart my 5 year reading level. which is null at the moment so i have a lot of work cut out for us since school starts in a few more weeks.The magnetic board came in just as the product photo displayed (don't understand the "colors may vary") I was hoping on receiving the metallic silver and I did, thank god. Item that came with the board are he dry erase marker, mounting strips and two magnets (I can attach reading materials with no problem)Now I'm taking items out of my box and keep in mind I haven't even remove the shrink wrap from the board and the crayola magnetic dry eraser with 2 dry erase markers (still in its own package) has already magnetize itself to the board. WIN!Tested Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Numbers & Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Alphabet on the board and they held on really well.

Great markers - it is great that they do not wipe off on your hand because they are magnetic. However this makes the board much harder to clean as only the special eraser on the top will get the marker off. Buying a larger magnetic eraser would help if needing to erase large areas.

As expected! Works well, arrived neatly in a pack. My daughter uses this for her preK activities- a sheet inside a clear pocket. Colors are bold, erases cleaning even when I use my hands. I lay them down in a tupperware box, so no issues with drying here.

I use these with my games that use dry erase board. They have a magnet, in case you want to use them on your fridge. Best of all, they have a built-in eraser! They work awesome!

These Dry Erase Markers are fantastic. The colors are very bright and stand out against a white board and they don't stain your board. The erasers on the caps also work excellently and connect easily to the bottom of the pen so that you don't lose them. I've been using the purple pretty regularly for the last two weeks and it hasn't work out yet. I will report back with an update when it finally stops working but so far so good. I've also left the purple uncapped for several hours at a time and it didn't dry out.

Very cute and vibrant colors BUT the magnet is very weak so any shifts around my super busy college student with stuff to do whiteboard can knock them down easily, so I recommend you get a good magnetic holder for like pens and whatnot, or personally I just keep them in a little cup since the whiteboard is on my desk anyway. Not a deal-breaker for me and I would purchase these again once they run dry so if that doesn't bother you then these are perfect which is why I left 5 stars. I'm not inconvenienced by this in any way but just in case someone out there might be, this is a heads up.

Works exactly as they are advertised, the quality is solid, and they don't run out after a month.I'll probably buy just black ones next time, because I don't need this many colors, but from the same company, since the quality is great!My only "complaint" would be that the ping and green colors are a bit too light (as advertised, but still), so it's not super easy to read, which kinda makes me not want to write with those two colors, but it's great for highlighting certain things on the board etc, so it's not a waste.

It's everything I expected...well, almost...I did sort of expect an eraser at the bottom end of the pen that wasn't there but I found a dampened paper towel works just fine. The magnets to hold things to the board work very well. I attached the board to the wall with the double sided sticky pads and the adherence is really good.the 8 little magnets I'm using on the front of the board.

The sticky "tape" squares that your supposed to attach to the magnets and the board are gross, they smell nasty and leave a film on your fingers so I would suggest not using that part or wear gloves. I didn't plan on mounting the board or attaching the magnets to use it on a metal surface I got it for doing my math homework and not have to use so much paper. It's very good so far.

I have been satisfied with the functionality of this board as a wipe board and also as a good place to stick magnets. My son's set of magnetic poetry is on this board, which makes it easy for him to create and recreate with ease. The only drawback we have experienced is with the adhesive squares that are supposed to be used to hang it. They didn't keep the board on the wall securely (but maybe that was partly due to the paint on the wall) so we had to find another way to hang the board. There are no other ways to hang it (i.e. by string or wire) so we had to come up with our own solution. We found that wide Velcro strips attached to the wall and the board work well--it has not fallen off the wall since we hung it using Velcro.

I am quite pleased with this dry erase board. It is just the right size to put on your refrigerator without looking tacky. The board arrived in excellent condition without any warping. It lies flat on the fridge and stays in place securely with the four included magnets. I do wish it came with a little eraser too but for the price I can deal without having one. The included dry erase marker writes very well on the board and wipes off cleanly with a paper towel. It also comes with 2 magnets for the front of the board to hang appointment cards and other things. Overall a very good product.

I am very happy with my purchase of this whiteboard. I typically use it for completing my chemistry homework (since I mess up quite often and end up having to erase and start over). The size is excellent, and it allows me to complete about one whole problem per board before needing to erase (which is good for the problems that I have to do) but is portable/comfortable enough to sit on my lap and fit in my backpack (yes, people probably judge me for this). My one complaint resides with the marker... I ended up purchasing the fine point markers with erasers. None of them seem to have enough "ink," but the fine points have a much better writing size and the erasers are a nice feature (although some streaking occurs no matter what - I CAN get this clean with water).

Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a high-end board in these dimensions on Amazon. However, this Board Dudes board works fine.There is some ghosting, but it's minor -- about what I would expect from a high-quality board that was a year or two old.Unlike in the product image, the frame comes stamped with a "Board Dudes" logo.For mounting on cubicle walls, the product recommends stapling 4 small Velcro squares (included) to the cube, sticking the other half of the four Velcro squares to the back of the product, and hoping you got the alignment right to stick it to the wall. It's not the easiest system due to the small size of the Velcro, but it works without leaving a mark.The board is able to hold up its own weight with all its accessories. The magnets, however, are able to hold only 1-2 sheets of standard 8.5x11" copier paper.The included medium-point black marker, while not labeled as low odor, does not smell strongly at all.

Nice product overall, but look around, they can be found much cheaper

Markers are good and love the eraser-attached designed...just you have to scrub pretty hard to remove all remnants of color with them.

love this, brilliant design. Product would work better for me if it was a finer point.

I love them so far! Great colors, and good erasers. Only thing is the magnet may not be as strong as I was hoping for, but they are holding up for now. I'm excited to see just how long they last. Fingers crossed.

The colors are ok. the purple marker didn't had a magnet and it doesn't work.

I needed replacements for a board I hang on my wall. The marker itself is 3.75 inches and with the cap on they are 4.80 inches. Good size for my calendar board that I have to not cover too much info on the board while being stored on it. Fine tip so really great for writing. Wouldn't be good for large or bold letters to be read from a distance though.The OCD in me is sad that the magnets are not strong enough to hold the marker sideways. But like other users have commented they are better stored with the tip down.

Nice board. Kind of wish the magnets came with tape or some way to stick them to the back of the board. The market was super dried out too.

Package of 2 turned out to be only a package of 1. Paid double for one. Save your money.

My purpose of buying this board was to use it for organizing my daily tasks. I put it on the refrigerator and it was okay for the first few weeks. Then one day my son accidentally hit it and as soon as it fell on the floor one of the sides got detached. I think if it would not have fell then maybe the board would have been a great product for its value.

It's perfect for leaving messages, making short lists, or posting pictures or other things sort of like a bulletin board. It is magnetic and comes with a couple silver magnets for holding things on it. The adhesive mounting is plenty strong.One big downside: The plastic clip that holds the pen on the top of the board lasted only two days in our office. It's flimsy and brittle and quickly broke away, so plan on a different way to keep a dry erase pen handy.

The magnets for this are worthless, both the ones supposed to attach it to something metal and the useless round ones meant to hold something to the board itself. If you're lucky, you might get one post-it note to stick.I had to go out and buy a 5-pack of magnets and contact cement them to the back of the board to get it to stick to anything at all.The only thing going for it is that it's cheap... but hey, you get what you pay for.

I wanted a cheap white board to go on my fridge and that is exactly what I got. The board looks nice and is the perfect size. Unfortunately, the magnetism wasn't strong enough to hold it on my fridge and thus it just slid right down the door. I decided to correct this by adding magnets. I bought these Magnets -Economy 1/2" Round Disc with Adhesive Backing~ 250 Pcs! costing me another $15. I attached the magnets to the back of the board and now it works great. The board comes with a marker. The marker came apart when I pulled the lid off. So I had to get another marker. Now I have a great white board that fits perfectly on my fridge and a marker that works, so I am quite happy. But I probably could have spent $25-30 on a quality product and saved myself the time and hassle it took to make this one work.

Love the fact that I can keep these on the refridgerator next to the whiteboard we have up there but a couple of the colors are so light they are not really usable

Disappointing.....The product arrived quickly and was well packaged so that is why I gave it 3 stars, but the markers themselves are not very vibrant and they don't work very well on my dry erase board. The color is weak and dull and smudges easily. I thought it would have a finer tip on the end of the pen to write with, but it's too thick so the writing comes out too big and difficult to read. The magnet on the marker also does not stick well to my fridge. Maybe it's the weight of the marker that causes it not to stay on well. Anyway, if I had to buy these over again, I would not, and I do not recommend them. For the price they should work as advertised. They do not.

This is actually a pretty great product...so long as it inst damaged. The pens that work are exactly what I was looking for - the tip is fine and allows me to write more precisely. Problem - 2 of the pens were defective. The ends were damaged, like someone stepped on them which caused the ink to dry out. Not worth the hassle to exchange so minus a few stars for product quality.

when I first got these I was excited to see that they actually did have magnets on them and stuck to my fridge. Every color worked except the purple. It was dried out. I had to throw it away. Then 3 weeks later I went to use them again for my calendar board and they were all dried out except for the black!!! seriously I only used them once and that was just to see how the colors turned out. I was very disappointed! BUT i suppose you get what you pay for. They only cost me 4 bucks. Wasted money is wasted money though. Do not waste your money. I ended up buying expo colored dry erase markers. No problem with them!!!

I love that these have the erasers on them, but they don't write well on the weekly wall calendar from Crate & Barrel that I bought them for. It might be that the calendar requires thicker markers - to be fair I didn't try them on a regular dry erase board. If they wrote solidly on my calendar, i would be in love with them. I'm sad they don't work for me.

I have a little whiteboard in my room for reminders and errands. I left something on there for more than a couple weeks, and now the color is still visible despite vigorously trying to erase it. Maybe the cold weather affects it(it seems harder now than before to erase something)? It's not an issue with the marker that came with the whiteboard, so I'm not sure what the problem is with these.

Just ok. When I opened the box and unwrapped the product, I realized it was very cheaply made with scuffs all over the silver border and a thin cardboard backing. The board comes with two options for displaying it. You can use the four double sided tape or the magnets. I opted to use the tape as other reviewers stated the magnets weren't strong at all. The only problem with taping it to the fridge is that I can't take it on and off to write on it but I'd rather have it stuck to the fridge then keep sliding down. It's a nice size and easy to write on. The marker that comes with it will probably need to be replaced soon as it's cheap as well.

I use these for homeschooling my daughters. Like other reviews mentioned, the quality is not great. The back is indeed cardboard with a thin sheet of magnetic dry erase stuffed into the frame in front and not fastened to it at all. The other problem is that the "stylish" frame falls apart at the corners with the slightest bump (none of these parts are glued and they aren't very secure)--and then the cardboard and the dry erase section and everything comes tumbling out. I finally wound up gluing the various sections of the frame to each other last year. And then the board pitted and scratched...But that was kind of expected.And they keep raising the price of this thing and lessening the quality. The first board I purchased had 2 markers and holders (which actually worked!) and an eraser, and the second board was as pictured here. Overall, these are a whole world away from the real school model mini white boards which come in packs of 25 and are a flat sheet with wood composite backing. My advice is to try your office or school supply store instead of ordering this.That being said, I did wind up using these practically every day. I didn't mount them to anything so I can't vouch for or against their hanging quality, but my girls toted them around and we used them on the floor to write on or use magnetic letters with, and they worked ok for that purpose (after the initial repairs).Since I live in a remote area of Alaska and we don't have real stores around here I may wind up purchasing these again for this year, but I hope I can find something a little better.

I was looking for a relatively simple whiteboard to replace the one broken during a Christmas party. To my surprise, there weren't many options so we decided to give this one a try despite the four-star review average. Like others have mentioned, the board itself is unfortunately warped. There are only so many things that can go wrong with a whiteboard, and the company has somehow messed this up and continues to ship out defective product. Only three of the four magnets make contact at once. Though it isn't extremely noticeable, I fear the board isn't as secure to the fridge as it should be. $12 isn't worth the hassle of processing a return, so we're going to roll the dice with it. Should this one fall and break, we'll be looking elsewhere for a replacement.

This product is well priced, but that is all that I got out of it, only to lose nerve and the money in the end.It looks well on the photo, but when you place it on a metal fridge, which I assume most people will do when they tape the magnets to the back, there is a good chance that it may not stay there. It broke at the first fall on the wood floor only to shatter small pieces of plastic across the floor where my toddler plays. Why? Because it wasn't flat enough to be able to join all four magnetic corners to the fridge. Why? Well, the board is backed by a cheap cardboard surface, and even the plastic frame couldn't prevent the bending of it. It was well packaged and I used care in taping the back. If that's not enough, then the design is pretty flawed.Needless to say, I removed the plastic and let my toddler have it before it ends up in trash one of these days.

I have had my fair share of refrigerator/magnetic white boards. I used some 99 cent ones I bought from Target or received as a gift, for years in my last apartment. It's not very complicated stuff but somehow Board Dudes manages to mess it up. First, my package arrived, unharmed, yet there was no double sided tape inside. It seemed like there should have been some from the instructions, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I emailed them and as a positive for them, they replied and offered to send me some. That's ok, it's probably a factory slip-up. I got some tape myself.The problem was when I attached the magnets to the four back corners. I put it on my fridge and it immediately dropped to the ground. The problem is the clip that holds the dry erase marker on top prevents it from sitting flush on the fridge. It sticks off the fridge about 1/2 cm which enough to make the magnets ineffective. As I am sure you know, moving magnets away just a few mm greatly decreases their strength. The fix was to remove the clip altogether. Now the board stays but with just a bump, it gets knocked off.Like I said, I have used other boards with no issue. Perhaps it was because this is a different fridge that is "less magnetic" (is that a thing)? I just find it really annoying to have to find hacks to make something as simple as a whiteboard work.

This board is very cheaply made. It looks like one of those "made in China 70's" products. The corner already fell off it. I would suggest spending more for a quality product.

I purchased these to go with the new magnetic dry erase calendar for my refrigerator. At first I was pleased with these. The colors were vibrant and the calendar looked cool with different events in different colors. When the end of the month came I was frustrated because I couldn't erase the markers. I contacted the company that I purchased the calendar from and they sent out a new calendar in case there was something wrong with the first one. I filled out the 2nd calendar with these dry erase markers and at the end of the second month the same thing happened. I would be careful if you are using these on one of the calendars on here.

"Fine Tip" only last the first two times you use it, colors turn dull after a few uses (my orange is a gross shade of reddish brown now) and are difficult to see. Magnets are strong and work well buts that's about all it has going for it.

Nice set, but only the black marker works the best and shows up clearly. The rest are way too faint so they don't get used hardly ever..

The magnets and erasers all work great the but markers themselves are very faint and light. I need darker markers to see things more clearly. These markers are not good. I bought newer ones and they are much darker and much better.

Wow. Black marker is literally the only one that works so that's pretty disappointing. The others aren't dried out but just so faint that even upon first use they don't show up on the board! Wouldn't order again.

These erase really well and the colors are bright. The big issue I have is that I read they wash out of clothes....but they absolutely do not. They do not wash out of any material. The only thing that it came out of was a cotton pillow. I used hand sanitizer. I checked online to see the best methods to get marker/dry erase marker out of clothes and nothing worked. Regular detergent, stain treatments, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, murphys oil bar, pre-treating, soaking...you name it I did it. A couple of my kids outfits are ruined and a very expensive Disney princess dress.

The white board is great however I ordered 10 of these and ALL of the markers were dried out.

Used a sponge to clean the board and now its useless. Dry erase marker won't erase. GG

The stickiness is not effective; it fell off the day after I put it on the wall.

This thing made me sad. Never stayed on the wall, fell so much it broke. But I dont mind making the most of what I got. I just dont recommend.

My board was warped, all four corners didn't sit flush on the refrigerator, and because the magnets are so weak the board would fly off or slide down the fridge whenever you tried to write on it. Don't buy it, find a different one.

The sides were all bent, so the four corners were not flat. Each time I write on it, it's like pushing down on a wobbly picnic table. Often this action causes the board to fall all the way off the wall. Buy from another brand!

The magenta marker leaves permanent marks that cannot be erased ever. My dry erase board will never be fully clean again because of this.

ran out of ink immediately

These are not fine point at all. the medium point that came with the dry erase board has a finer point!! also the label on the markers keeps coming off and gets little black stuff all over my hands. very disappointed

The colors fade over time and become way too light. After a few weeks a couple of the magnets came off so I had to use super glue, and the ones I missed are coming off whenever they want to. Also, the colors are too light, i.e. the hue you see in the picture isn't what the ink looks like on a white board. They need to add more dye to the pens so the colors are true to the color of their lids. The erasers are convenient. The pens are the right size.

Nice colors but the orange was dried up when we opened the package and the erasers work ok but not great.

Super bad quality. Not even clear on regular paper.