In addition to those recommended ISPs, nine more providers earned very good Overall Satisfaction Scores. Like our recommended ISPs, most of these are regional providers. For instance, Allo Fiber, which operates in 50 cities throughout Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, and Nebraska, earned top marks for service, speed, reliability, and technical support. Other providers that do well…
Water filters are a booming fear-based economy. But people have good reasons to be leery of their drinking water—chlorine, microplastics, PFAS everywhere, heavy metals in the groundwater, whatever else bothers me tomorrow. But while most water filters seem to make many promises, only some back them up with independent third-party lab tests—something I’ve been sad…
To find out whether you should invest in a dedicated frozen drink machine, we tested three from Ninja, Margaritaville, and GreenPan, and compared them to one of CR’s top-rated blenders, the Vitamix Ascent X2. We made soda slushies, frozen margaritas, chocolate milkshakes, and piña colada mocktails and hosted a taste test in the lab to…
If there’s one thing that decades of car seat testing have shown us, it’s that you don’t have to pay top dollar to get a safe, high-quality child car seat. Many of the top-performing seats in CR’s car seat ratings cost less than $250, from infant car seats to convertible car seats to high-back booster…
To determine which brands make the best ranges, CR created a statistical model that incorporates the Overall Scores for every gas, electric smoothtop, electric coil, and induction range in our ratings. Our calculations reflect lab performance, available features, predicted reliability, and owner satisfaction scores. We also looked at prices: Brands get credit for delivering high…
We did the math to help you find the hybrids that will start saving you money the fastest (and a few that won’t). We calculated the payoff time using $3.14-per-gallon regular gas, $3.96-per-gallon premium gas, and 12,000 miles per year. We also used CR’s exclusive real-world fuel economy ratings and compared the sticker price for…
All of the major laptop manufacturers have gaming sub-brands these days. Just to name a few, Lenovo has Legion, HP has Omen and Victus, Asus has ROG, Acer has Predator and Nitro, and Dell has Alienware. These are a good place to start, especially if you’re looking for something more budget-friendly. Asus has the most…
Based on the new K3 platform, the Seltos is configured with three gasoline engines for world markets. We expect two of the three will come to the U.S., similar to offerings in the outgoing Seltos. Based on initial figures released by Kia, this points to the base powertrain being a 149-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with…
For some creators, Kirk’s killing has only crystalized the risks they’ve long associated with this career. “Most of us knew that we were in danger or had some level of threat just by being public,” the person behind Organizermemes, an anonymous, left-leaning X account, tells WIRED. But even small amounts of hesitation could affect a…
Ask About Time-of-Use PlansContact your electricity provider to ask whether it charges different prices for power at different times of the day. If it does, try to avoid using energy-guzzlers such as dishwashers and clothes dryers during peak hours, when the rates may be highest. What you might save will vary by the time of…