>> BY
>> BY THE COUNTDOWN. IT ON 7 DAYS CAN YOU BELIEVE IT
PEOPLE, YEAH, WE KNOW WHO YOU
ARE GETTING THOSE LAST MINUTE
SHOPPING GIFTS
AND EVERY FAMILY HAS A TECH
LOVER ON THEIR LIST SO
FORTUNATELY FOR THOSE ON A
BUDGET ALMOST ALL A LEFT-RIGHT
CERTAIN SALE THIS TIME OF THE
YEAR THIS IS THE TIME TO DO
IT SO CONSUMER REPORTS BREE
FOWLER JOINS US NOW VIA ZOOM TO
REVEAL
THE BEST FINDS THIS SEASON,
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US. MORNING THANKS
FOR HAVING
ME SO WE LIKE TO START WITH
THIS EXPLAIN TO ME HOW DOES
CONSUMER REPORTS MAKE SURE
THEY’RE FINDING THE BEST DEAL
AND ALSO REALLY QUALITY
PRODUCT.
>> WELL WE DEFINITELY WE
TEST YOU KNOW WE HAVE ENGINEERS
IN THE LAB WHO ARE CONSTANTLY
PUTTING THE NEWEST PRODUCTS TO
TEST. MEANWHILE REPORTERS LIKE
ME
ARE CONSTANTLY COMBING THE
INTERNET SALES SAID LOOKING FOR
THE BEST DEALS
FOR YOU.
>>LAUREN VERNO: WE APPRECIATE
YOU BECAUSE I KNOW I LOOK YOU
FROM ANYTHING SO LET’S START
WITH SMARTPHONES WHAT SHOULD WE
BE LOOKING AT.
WELL YOU KNOW THIS TIME OF YEAR
EVERY YEAR IPHONES ARE HOT AND
THE 12 PRO AND PRO MAX ARE
NO EXCEPTION. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN
2 FOR ONE WITH HORIZON, BUT
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
WITH THESE THINGS THESE DEALS
ALWAYS COME WITH A CATCH.
YOU’RE GOING TO PAY IT OFF OVER
SEVERAL YEARS AND IF YOU STAY
IF YOU LEAVE HORIZON, YOU’RE
GOING TO LOSE
YOUR DISCOUNTS ALWAYS BE
CAREFUL READ THAT FINE PRINT
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ALWAYS
TELL PEOPLE SO
WHAT ABOUT THOSE SMART WATCHES,
YOU KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY OUT
THERE AT THIS POINT.
RIGHT AND AGAIN APPLE IS THE
HOT ITEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS YEAR
WE HAVE THE
APPLE WATCH AS E WHICH IS A FEW
100 BUCKS CHEAPER THAN THE
SERIES, BUT STILL HAS A LOT OF
THE SAME FEATURES AND DID
ALMOST AS WELL IN OUR TESTING
RIGHT NOW YOU CAN FIND ONE FOR
ABOUT $250 IN PLACES THAT’S
ABOUT 30 BUCKS OFF THE
REGULAR PRICE. YOU GUYS AND
THIS IS JUST ME RANDOMLY ASKING
DO YOU GUYS EVER COMPARE LIKE
TO SAY THAT FIRST GENERATION
APPLE WATCH TO NOW BECAUSE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: YOU CAN GET I
GOT UP EARLIER MODEL FOR MUCH
MUCH CHEAPER.
>> EVEN THE APPLE WATCH SERIES
3 WHICH CAME OUT A FEW YEARS
AGO, THAT’S STILL ON THE
MARKET. BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE
THAT TO THE SE WHICH JUST COST
A TEENY BIT MORE
YOU’RE GETTING A LOT MORE FOR
YOUR MONEY IF YOU BUY THE
NEWER MODEL. SO SOMETIMES IT’S
JUST WORTH WORTH IT PAY THE FEW
EXTRA BOMBS. ALL RIGHT WHAT
ABOUT SMART SPEAKERS.
SMART AMAZON HAS THEIR NEWEST
ECHO OUT NOW
AND YOU CAN GET UP FOR $70
WHICH IS ABOUT 30 BUCKS OFF THE
REGULAR PRICE.
ALSO AMAZON DELL MAKE SURE THAT
YOU GET IT IN TIME
FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE GOOD NEWS
IS TOO THAT THIS VERSION OF THE
ECHO DID CONSIDERABLY BETTER
AND OUR TESTING THAN PREVIOUS
VERSIONS OF THAT
EXPLAIN TO ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT. WHY IS THIS ONE
BETTER.
YOU KNOW JUST BASIC THINGS LIKE
SOUND QUALITY EASE OF USE WE
TEST, ALTHOUGH THE BASIC
FUNCTIONS TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
TO FIND OUT
EXACTLY IF THESE MODELS ARE
BETTER THAN PREVIOUS
GENERATIONS, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES IT’S NOT ACTUALLY THE
CASE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: SOUNDS LIKE
YOU’RE PRETTY COOL JOB. ALL
RIGHT, LET’S GO TO
THE LAB. EVERYONE CAN USE ONE
RIGHT ABOUT NOW WORKING FROM
HOME AND A LOT OF KIDS.
>> YEAH AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
IS MADE THEM REALLY HARD TO
FIND ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ON THE
LOWER PRICED END OF THE
SPECTRUM. THERE’S A
LENOVO YOGA THOUGHT WERE
FINDING IT FOR ABOUT $630 ON
AMAZON THAT’S GOING TO SAVE YOU
ABOUT A 150 BUCKS OFF THE
REGULAR PRICE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: WOW AND THAT’S
YOU KNOW EVEN FOR LAKERS, A LOT
OF KIDS ARE WORKING FROM HOME
PARENTS ARE WORKING FROM HOME.
SO LET’S START WITH LASTLY WHAT
IS THE BEST DEAL ON HEADPHONES
YOU’VE SEEN.
>> YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE BEATS
SOLO NORMALLY THESE ARE A GREAT
DEAL BUT WE’RE FINDING THEM FOR
ABOUT A $170 AT BEST BUY.
>>LAUREN VERNO: I ACTUALLY
SAY IF YOU’VE NEVER USED THE
BEATS SOLO AT HAVE YOU TRIED
THEM I YEAH IT IS YOUR JOB TO
TRY THEM THEY ACTUALLY ARE VERY
GOOD, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NOISE
CANCELING.
AND THEY’RE GREAT IF YOU LIKE
OVER THE AIR HEADPHONES THEY’RE
VERY YEAH, THEY DEFINITELY HAVE
THEIR FANS. I KNEW SOMEONE I WORK OUT AND MY FIANCE USE IT WHEN HE MOVES THE LONG WE HAVE
2 SEPARATE PAIRS JUST BECAUSE
OF THAT
I MEAN YOU KNOW YOU TEST ALL
THESE PRODUCTS, WHAT IS ONE
PRODUCT THAT RIGHT NOW YOU ARE
JUST LOVING THAT THERE’S A GOOD
DEAL ON THAT WOULD MAKE A GREAT
GIFT.
>> YOU KNOW PHONES. THIS IS A
GREAT TIME TO IF YOU KNOW
YOU’RE SHE MAY BE ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE THAT STILL HAS A FLIP
APPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS 5
G AND 5 G WHILE IT MAY NOT BE
WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU ARE
A LOT
RIGHT NOW. IT’S DEFINITELY IF
YOU’RE GOING TO SPEND A
$1000 ON THE PHONE WHICH IS
LIKE YOU KNOW YOU’RE LOOKING AT
FOR A LOT OF THESE MODELS 5 G