Do some research on the net.

There have been extensive testing of just about every unit under the sun at one point or another by one publication or another. Just be careful about false advertising and biased reporting.

You won't get the "best" protection for the least amount of money in this realm of the world. You can get decent protection, but it's all relative. It's really about buying the best RD YOU can afford. Just keep in mind how expensive tickets are when you get one, and measure it up against that.

If a ticket is going to cost you a ton of money, then you only have 2 choices; Either A: buy the best RD out there or B: don't behave stupidly.



P.S. Just FYI, only the top of the line Cobras are even remotely worth looking at....if at all. I've had a ton of different radar units, including the cobras, and there are clear cut winners out there and clear cut losers. Can you get by with it? Absolutely. Would I trust it? Probably not most of the time, and therefore it defeats MY purpose for having one in the first place. But everyone is different and their comfort levels and driving styles differ as well. So weight it up by using performance vs budget, rather than the other way around.