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After years of testing, I determined Spotify is the best music streaming service overall because it makes discovering new music easy and it’s compatible with all speaker systems. Music Discovery (A+): * Spotify shines in its ability to find new music. When you visit an artist’s page, Spotify recommends
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After years of testing, I determined Apple Music is good, but it’s only worthwhile if you’re deeply invested in the Apple ecosystem. Music Discovery (C): * Apple’s created a clone of Spotify’s Discover Weekly, called “My New Music Mix” and “My Chill Mix.” The playlists are awful
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Free Service (F): * The free service only saves the last three hours of snapshots; no video is recorded. In most cases, three hours doesn’t even give you enough time to view the snapshots and the snapshots are only a screenshot that doesn’t provide any value. * You’ll get
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Free Service (A+): * If you don’t want to pay for a subscription, Amazon is the way to go as it provides more essential features for free. Nest’s free offerings are useless. * When Amazon Cloud Cam detects motion, it starts recording and saves the clip. It’ll continue recording
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After years of testing over ten robot vacuums, I determined Ecovacs Deebot N79S is one of the best because of its superior suction, battery life, and price. The Roomba brand is top-notch, but the Roomba 600 Series (614, 650, 675, 690) can’t compete with Deebot in performance categories. Navigation:
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After months of testing, I determined ILIFE A4s is the best robot vacuum because of its superior suction, battery life, and price. Roomba 690 has a great app and smart home integration, and the Roomba brand is top-notch, but this model fails in all performance categories. Navigation (D): * In my
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After a month of testing, I determined Shark ION F80 has great suction and comes with two batteries, but there are design deficiencies. Carpet (B): * There’s one motorized head, and it works on wood and carpet. It’s nice that you never have to remember to change the head.
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After weeks of testing, I determined UE Megablast sounds great at high volumes, has a clean bass, and it’s internet enabled, but it’s not as nicely designed as UE Megaboom 3. Sound: A+ * It has two 55mm active drivers. The difference of 5mm on both drivers compared to
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After a month of testing, I determined JBL Xtreme 2 is the loudest and best sounding Bluetooth speaker I’ve ever used. But I don’t recommend Xtreme 2 because the large form factor and lack of portability don’t make sense for a pure Bluetooth speaker. Sound: A+ * JBL
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After weeks of testing, I determined JBL Charge 4 is the best portable speaker option for most people because of its great sound quality, long battery life, and good bang for the buck. Sound: A- * Charge 4 is an amazing speaker for this form factor. It has a brilliant sound
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UE Boom 3 has crisp and omnidirectional sound with the best design on the market, but it lacks the depth and richness of Charge. Sound: C- * It has two drivers and two passive radiators. * UE Boom 3’s biggest advantage is that it delivers 360° sound, which makes it a
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After a month-long trial, I determined UE Megaboom 3 is one of my wireless speakers because of its brilliant design, wireless charging, and superior high-volume performance. Sound: A- * It offers omnidirectional sound, meaning it sounds the same from all angles, which makes it ideal for listening with large groups or