ive had two 1000 3 600's and 1 400 which im using now and they all work great never had one die on me and for that price why not, just always cool tube or air hood it if your venting =)
the bulbs are weak, i always upgrade them at a local store, i feel like shipping the bulb by fedex ups or mail gets it shaken broken or just not right in colors, so i shop local, thats my preference....
other then that that I can suggest this as a cheap ass setup that works great out of the box as is...... amazon and apollo hold it down and they give good warranties if needed but still from 4 years ago i have a ballast running now...