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When a road test competition is announced for an item that you might find useful what goes through your mind?

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  • dwinhold
    dwinhold over 8 years ago +6
    I apply for a roadtest when I can be challenged but also give an informative review. I never look at the value because it shouldn't matter, if I am interested in the product, I apply. I also make sure…
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 8 years ago +6
    I apply for those where I think I can make a fair judgement. They have to be in my interest or curiosity range or - preferably - something I can learn from.
  • michaelwylie
    michaelwylie over 8 years ago +5
    Taxes. I used to be quite involved in RoadTest, but something changed on E14 with the tax situation and I haven't been a very active member of that group since.
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  • hugohu
    hugohu over 5 years ago

    Pretty much, I'm new, but I follow these:

     

    Is the product over 600 dollars? If so, is it truly worthy to pay the tax?\

     

    How will the blog/review be written? Do I really have the experience?

     

    Do I have a somewhat reasonable chance of winning? Is it, 4 kits in 20 submissions, or 2 kits in 70?

     

    If it's just a 17 dollar microcontroller board I can easily afford, should I really take it?

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  • hugohu
    hugohu over 5 years ago

    Pretty much, I'm new, but I follow these:

     

    Is the product over 600 dollars? If so, is it truly worthy to pay the tax?\

     

    How will the blog/review be written? Do I really have the experience?

     

    Do I have a somewhat reasonable chance of winning? Is it, 4 kits in 20 submissions, or 2 kits in 70?

     

    If it's just a 17 dollar microcontroller board I can easily afford, should I really take it?

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