Category: Reviews
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Logi MX Master 3 review: an almost perfect wireless mouse
TL;DR: It’s the best mouse I’ve ever owned, but every now and then it scrolls on its own. I love it so much I have one for my Windows PC as well as the Mac-specific model for use with my MacBook. Last year I bought the Logi MX Master 3 and entered the exalted ranks…
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Roborock S6: the best robot vacuum for hard floors, long hair and messy kids
2023 update: We still use this thing every few days and we work it like a dog. It has held up fabulously through 4 years of heavy use with minimal maintenance and no serious problems. The model in this article has since been replaced by the “S7” model. We wholeheartedly recommend the Roborock brand. Way…
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Google WiFi Review: Finally, strong signal everywhere in our thick-walled home
Our Google WiFi rating: 5/5 In a home full of smart bulbs, voice assistants, cameras, streaming TV, music and more, a strong WiFi network is the backbone. This month, we made the jump from 3-year old “antennas and a black box” router to Google WiFi, a mesh network system. Yes, it’s more expensive up front than renting…
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Our 2nd bed from the Internet: cheaper than the competition and super comfortable
We’re back from hiatus! We’ve moved to a new home, in a new state, and we have a brand new bed from the Internet! Just like our first bed from the Internet, the bed frame, mattress, and mattress toppers are all from Amazon.com. Unlike the first bed, though, this time our bed is king size, with…
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Nest Cam vs. Yi camera – Yi puts Nest to shame as the superior baby monitoring camera
Our Yi Dome Camera 1080p HD rating: 5/5 It all started when Mr. Homeupgraded’s brother got a Yi camera for watching his betta fish. At the time, we had a Nest Cam pointed into our daughter’s crib for stealthy baby spying. But, after being on the receiving end of a bunch of high quality fish videos and…
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Review: Shush the world with these affordable white noise machines
I blame summer for my box fan addiction. My parents started it – rather than run the air conditioning, they’d stick a box fan in my bedroom window. The first night with the fan was noisy, but then I’d get used to it. Come September I’d turn the fan off and be instantly reminded of all the…
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Review: Keystone KSTAP14B portable AC kept us cool during Seattle’s 2016 heatwave
Last updated: 8/26/2016 Our Keystone KSTAP14B portable AC rating: 4.5/5 It’s HOT here in Seattle, but our Keystone KSTAP14B portable AC unit arrived just in time for yet another 90 degree day. It’s about the size of a mini fridge and it vents hot air out your nearest window while expelling cold air into the room. Depending on…
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Review: Wacom Intuos Pro is a professional tool at an affordable price
Last updated: 8/24/2016 Our Wacom Intuos Pro (small) rating: 5/5 I got a new tablet! This review is specifically for Wacom’s latest Intuos model, the Wacom Intuos Pro. How I use a Wacom tablet I use my tablet almost exclusively for illustration and digital painting in Photoshop. If you want to use an affordable, professional grade tablet to draw, color,…
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Best router 2016: ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router is an unstoppable WiFi beast
Last updated: 7/26/2016 Our Asus RT-AC680 router rating: Today we’re gonna look at our favorite router, the Asus RT-AC68U, also called the Asus Wireless-AC1900. We got one for our house in January, both of ours parents got this router at our recommendation, and my sister and her techie husband also upgraded to this router this year. Suffice to say,…
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Ultra-quiet Kenmore Elite 41582 washer and 81582 dryer hands-on review
Researching new washing machines taught me two things: Every machine has bad reviews from a certain percentage of owners Most reviews don’t talk about the things I really care about in a machine, like noise and capacity I chose the Kenmore Elite 41582/81582 pair because they seemed to have the most positive reviews for their price tier and because…