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Best Budget Lawn Mowers – Consumer Reports
The sweet spot for lawn mower value is between $350 and $500. Even at prices below that range, you’ll find a few very good gas or battery push mowers in our ratings, some with helpful features like folding handles and the option of upright storage. Among the three gas and four battery models featured below—all priced around $300 and recommended…
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The Best Kitchen Knives to Buy for Any Cooking Style and Budget
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Knife blocks seem like a great idea at first. You assume there are a variety of useful knives in there, and you get a whole row of steak knives for one low price. You may not eat steak that often, and never with seven other people, but who can say…
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The best budget robot vacuums for 2025
Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us from point A to point B. Yes, some bots blow hot air on their bums (mop pads), deftly navigate dog poop, and have arms to pick…
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Best Budget Office Chairs – Consumer Reports
What did we learn? That it’s indeed possible to find a reasonably priced office chair that’s comfortable to sit in, easy to adjust, and outfitted with plenty of support for your back, butt, and arms. In fact, we found three—all priced at $200 or less. While many chairs are marketed as being ergonomic, keep in mind that that term gets…
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Best weekend deals under $50 — 21 budget items I’m adding to my cart now
It’s no secret that life can be expensive, but that doesn’t change the fact that there will always be items we want and need to buy. As a deals writer, my job is to bring you the very best bargains — and this weekend, I’m seeing some extra impressive deals to fit any budget. In fact, many price tags just…
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You need a new mattress but don’t have the budget — is a new topper worth buying this World Sleep Day instead?
This Sleep Awareness Week 2025, you might be wondering whether it’s time to replace your mattress. We all know that mattresses have a lifespan, with even the best mattresses needing to be replaced at some point. But buying a new mattress can be expensive, even if you do manage to find a decent sale. In some cases, investing in one…
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Women in Cyber Security on the Rise, But Facing More Layoffs and Budget Cuts Than Men
Gender diversity in cybersecurity is slowly improving but inequities continue—a new report finds that the field has 5% more women than in 2023, but that they’re more exposed to other workplace challenges than male counterparts. About 32% of women respondents said their organizations experienced security layoffs over the last year compared to just 23% of male respondents. For Women’s History…
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MWC 2025: TCL 60 Series Brings E-Ink Experience to Budget Phones
TCL, a company popular for its affordable smart TVs, budget phones, and other home appliances, is taking it to MWC 2025 to introduce their new TCL 60 series of smartphones. These are the successor to their previous 50-series, and feature a 108MP camera along with a bigger battery life. They have revealed six phones in total, so go over them…
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Nothing Phone 3a specs leak suggests this could be Android’s newest budget superstar
Since bursting onto the smartphone scene in 2022 with the Phone 1, the awkwardly-named Nothing brand has been a consistent fixture on our list of the best cheap phones you can buy. Founded by the co-creator of OnePlus, Carl Pei, Nothing’s handsets combine solid specs, a fair price and a truly unique design in a world of similar-looking black rectangles.…
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Pixel 9a leak reveals Google’s budget phone keeps this disappointing design feature
The Google Pixel 8a is currently our pick of the best cheap phones, and only one handset looks capable of displacing its superb price-to-performance ratio: its upcoming successor, the Pixel 9a. But Google had to make compromises to get the Pixel 8a in at under $499, and one visibly obvious one is the size of the bezels impinging on-screen space.…
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