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Dryers - ratings.(clothes dryers)(Evaluation)
Seventeen of the 26 tested dryers are available, including all of the
11 highest-scoring
In performance order
KEY BRAND & MODEL PRICE OVERALL SCORE
NO.
P F G VG E
1 Kenmore (Sears) Elite 6295[2] $650 84
2 Kenmore (Sears) 6281[2] A CR 500 81
Best Buy
3 GE Profile Performance 780 * 80
UPSE592EA[WW] Wizard
4 Maytag Neptune MDE7500AZ[W] 1,050 80
5 GE Profile UPSB519EB 800 79
6 Kenmore (Sears) Elite HE3 1,100 79
8282[2]
7 Whirlpool Duet YGEW9200L[W] 1,000 * 79
8 Whirlpool YLEQ8000J[Q] A CR Best 680 79
Buy
9 Whirlpool Gold YGEW9878J 630 78
10 Whirlpool YGEW9868K[Q] $1,000 * 78
11 Kenmore (Sears) Elite 6283[2] 630 76
13 Kenmore (Sears) Elite 6206[2] 1,100 75
15 Frigidaire Gallery GLER642CA[S] 600 73
18 KitchenAid Superba KEYS700J (1) 660 * 71
19 Fisher & Paykel DE05 890 * 69
20 Maytag Atlantis MDE8600AZ 750 69
22 GE UPSR405EB 600 66
(1) Similar to not-available tested model.
Cell-phone alternatives
Report: page 26; Ratings: page 28
All but three of the eight tested FRS radios and one of the two
tested GMRS models are available. The Motorola T-6400, price not
available, is a good choice for talking over longer distances.
Within types, in performance order
BRAND & MODEL PRICE OVERALL SCORE
P F G VG E
FRS RADIOS
RadioShack 21-1860 $100 71
Motorola T-6200 NA 69
Cobra FRS 225-2 A CR Best Buy 60 61
Motorola T-5200 $65 55
Uniden FRS 440 100 52
GMRS RADIOS
Motorola T-6400 NA 58
Recalls
2002 Honda CR-V
Safety-belt pretensioners could release in a crash, leaving front-seat occupants unprotected.
Models: 2,573 vehicles with automatic pretensioners.
What to do: Have dealer repair front pretensioners.
2001-2002 Nissan models
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