There’s an old expression that goes something like this – quality never costs as much money as it saves. Just an old expression? Or, is there some truth hidden away in this?
More often than one might expect – quality doesn’t necessarily equate with high cost. In fact, the relationship between cost and quality could be tenuous at best. Cost effectiveness – it seems to me, is the more important issue to consider when making a major purchase.
But, how do you know if your hard-earned dollars are being spent in the most cost effective manner. One obvious answer can be be summed up in just 8 letters – research.
Back in the day, Consumers Report was my reference point in developing the most cost effective approach to spending the “big bucks”. As an aid in cutting through the chaff; avoiding being influenced by market manipulators (read – advertising); and, as a product feature comparison tool – Consumers Report, could be relied upon.
In the Internet age though, I’ve left the “paper in hand” scene far behind – and until recently, I’ve Googled madly to dig up product comparisons. Not quite as easy as it sounds – separating the wheat from the chaff, in search results, tends to be time consuming and, not without some degree of frustration.
I finally realized (I can be a slow learner sometimes
), that there had to be a better way than trying to write the perfect Google search string in order to obtain the most effective results. And, lucky for people like me – there is a better way – product review and comparison sites.
One such site which I was introduced to recently is – FindTheBest.com. A site that’s a major step up above the average, in my estimation.
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FindTheBest lays out products in a fully comprehensive manner, allowing for feature and price comparison in a side by side format – leading to a fast and highly efficient search. A feature and price comparison, makes the job that much simpler.
Here’s an example: Tablet Computers filtered by price. You’ll notice that the same search can also be filtered by – Screen Size, Battery Life, and Internal Storage.
The same search – this time filtered by Battery Life.
The overall inclusiveness of the site is overwhelming and in a short review, such as this one, I couldn’t begin to cover all the possible benefits. I suggest instead, that you pay a visit to FindTheBest.com. I’m sure you’ll be every bit as impressed as I was. You might consider Bookmarking the site for future reference.


Very cool, thanks Bill!!
Hey Darryl,
It is a cool one, isn’t it? Pretty impressive stucture, I thought.
Best,
Bill
I have been an avid reader of your blog for a while now. I feel quite ashamed that this is my first time posting lol… But anyways I just wanted to say one thing
All your posts are invaluable, you don’t see a blog as useful as this very often. Bookmarked for future reference
Thank you Kevin,
Your comment is the perfect antidote for a very cold Canadian Winter’s night. As my old granny might have said – “it warms the cockles of my heart”.
I very much appreciate that you would take the time to write such a flattering comment.
Looking forward to having you drop by often.
Best,
Bill
Hi Bill,
Here in the UK we have Which? magazine, but that’s subscription only. Like you I have used search engines but find it’s a lot of work and I’m cynical about the results. I’ve used the Trusted Reviews website for technology-related products. http://www.trustedreviews.com/
FindTheBest looks excellent and even though it’s clearly American-orientated, could well be useful here. Thanks.
Kind regards
John
Hi John,
Yes, I agree – blind searching is wasteful and can be misleading. Better to focus on specialty sites. Your link (TrustedReviews) looks very interesting.
Thanks for that.
Best,
Bill
Nice one, John. Thanks. I even went ahead and backed it up since I am in the sandbox. I have forgotten to do that at times and lost some.
Hi delenn13,
Glad you like it. Forgetting to back up in the sandbox, sets my teeth on edge just thinking about it
. Sandboxie does give me a reminder when I close the browser, as I have CCEnhancer set to open automatically, which prompts admin permission ( thanks Bill). Also if I bookmark something Xmarks will prompt a sync (thanks again Bill).
Need all the reminders I can get at my age.
John