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Doug Newcomb

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Doug Newcomb

    The Sub-$200 Cobra 490i Radar Detector Gave Me Plenty of Warning—But Comes With Some Trade-Offs (opens the original)

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    A radar detector can potentially protect you from getting a speeding ticket, but the devices I’ve recently tested cost between $250 and $750, making them a pricey purchase. For some lead-footed drivers and long-distance road warriors, it might be easier to justify spending $550 on the Uniden R7 that offers the most consistent performance of the detectors I’ve tested or $600 for the Valentine 1 Gen2 that I found provides the best long-range detection. But for everyday drivers, the $170 Cobra RAD

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