Great In Just About Everyway
I purchased this product got it up in running in 10 seconds. This model is great it has the easiest user interface I have ever seen. Just use the buttons on the top and it will tell you how to work it.

The features are outstanding it has everything that you will need for the present day and what is to come in the future. I would defintly recommend this for just about anyone who drives at all. This model has amazingly great range on it. I have found it to have a few false alarms here and there particulary in pop mode but its easy enough to just click the city mode on the top and basically get rid of all those false alerts. The only down side is probably the size of it, by no means is it descrete when you have a police officer in front of you or behind but drive legally and you won't have any problem since there not illegal. I defintly recommend Cobra over everyone else due to there exclusive safety alert I have been surprised by how many times that thing has gone off and I the emergency vehicle is a ways back out of sight. Buy this product trust me anyone who drives at all will find it very handy. The price of speeding tickets now a days means that it pays for itself if you get caught off guard even once.

Great detector
I bought this radar detector about 7 months ago and since then it has saved me at least 4 times from state troopers that had all their lights off on the side of the road (so you wouldn't be able to see them until it was too late). This detector usually lets me know about .4-.75 mile in advance of a radar signal (more like 1000-1500 feet if the signal is blocked, i.e. trooper parked behind a concrete barricade). Overall, I would say this is worth the money, since one speeding ticket is about $200 in Pennsylvania!

Cobra 12 band radar/laser detector
It is just amazing. Thats all i have to say about it! Its well worth the GREAT price I got it for.

We havent gotten any tickets since we got the radar detector.

COBRA RADAR/LAZAR INPUT
THE XRS9830 12 RADAR-LAZAR DETECTOR DOES EVERYTHING YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE IN THE BUSY CITY OR ON THE HIWAY. THE FIRST TIME I USED THE DETECTOR IT PICKED UP EMERGENCY VEHICLES EVEN BEFORE I HEARD THE SIRENS. I HAVN'T USED IT ON THE HIWAYS YET BUT AFTER READING ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS I AM SURE IT WILL BE FINE. THE ONLY DOWN SIDE I CAN SEE IS THE COMPASS. IT IS NOT 100% ACCURATE ACCORDING TO THE COMPASS IN MY INFINITY.

Good Detector for the Money
I have used this radar detector for over a year now. It is the best detector in this price range. Be sure to read the manual completely as it is necessary to turn on some of the bands in city mode. When I started using it every day I quickly learned where the false alarms are. Rouge warnings are the ones to look out for. The Laser warning has gone off several times (in fact the alarm will really get your attention) but with laser once you pick up the signal, you're probably nailed. The emergency vehicle warning works, but not very many emergency vehicles have the transponder necessary to activate the warning. My detector has been very durable, it seems to get really hot sometimes with the sun beating on it, but it has never failed to work. Sometimes it's hard to see the screen in bright light, but the audio warnings make up for that. I like the voice warnings because it tells you the type of radar it's picking up, so you don't have to look at the unit to find out. At one time or another it has picked up each type of radar advertised and each has a different audio alert. Intellimute is nice feature. I don't use the compass.

I look forward to the day when I can buy an expensive detector and do a side by side comparison, but overall I would say if you pay close attention to the settings and keep in mind what a radar detector can and can not do for you, this is a good choice for the money.