Research
Find and compare options
Research a purchase across sites and come back with a shortlist and a pick.
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Including the constraints that actually rule things out.
How many to compare properly.
Check what owners say, not just the spec sheet.
Your prompt
Research this and come back with a pick. [your what you want] Shortlist 4. Start from the constraints that actually rule things out, not from the top of a best-of list. Most "best X" articles are affiliate rankings, and the item that fails your one hard requirement is worth nothing at any price. Read what owners say after a few months, not the launch reviews. The failure modes that matter (the stand wobbles, the coating comes off, support never replies) only show up there. Give me a table of the shortlist against MY criteria, then one recommendation with the reason and the thing you would be worried about. Include prices with the date and where you saw them.
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Why this works
Most "best X" articles are affiliate rankings, and the item that fails your one hard requirement is worth nothing at any price. This starts from the constraints that rule things out, reads what owners say after a few months rather than the launch reviews, and names what it would still be worried about.
Questions
- Does it buy anything?
- No. It researches and recommends.