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Worth it or not: a gift guide
From portable grills to bathroom scales, we weigh the competition
By MarketWatch
We’ve all been there, standing in the aisle of a store, spending way too much time weighing the small differences between two similar products. Will the more expensive sleeping bag really perform better? When it comes to noise-canceling headphones, is $450 too much, too little, or just right?
Here’s some help. Throughout the year, we look at sets of two similar consumer products, and assess the better buy. This year, we looked at a wide variety of goods, including hear-rate monitors, paper shredders and carry-on luggage. To aid in your holiday shopping, here are eight suggestions.
GPS Heart-Rate-Monitor Watches
Worth it: Garmin Forerunner 610 ($400)
Those extra cookie pounds aren’t going to disappear on their own. This heart-rate-monitor watch with GPS has a weatherproof touchscreen that can be used while wearing gloves and lets runners wirelessly upload workouts and track them online.
Not worth it: Timex Ironman Global Trainer With GPS ($360)
The Ironman must be plugged into a computer to sync—and access to the advanced features of its partner exercise-tracking website costs up to $120 a year.
Timex says its customers get more free features than other users of the site. — Kate Poole
To read the entire article from MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/worth-it-or-not-a-gift-guide-2012-12-05
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