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From: barrett@hpcnoe.UUCP (barrett)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 16:46:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 13 16:46:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpcnoe!barrett    Jan 18 13:46:00 1985

My experience with Consumer Reports is that they are good for  defensive
buying:  meaning that if you buy something they reccommend, you will not
get ripped off.  This means that they do net necessarily  give  you  the
best buy, just a good one.  

If you know something about the product category, then you  can  usually
get  a  better  product  at a lower price than their reccomendations.  I
have found this to be true of audio equipment, bicycles, and computers.  
I still use the magazine though.

Dave Barrett
hplabs!hp-dcd!barrett or ihnp4!hpfcla!barrett