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Your price for this item is $699.99
The comparable value price is $749.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 631 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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94%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the R8 Radar Detector's impressive range and performance, frequently praising its accuracy and ease of use. Many appreciate the GPS features and customizable settings, finding the display clear and intuitive. While some users mention experiencing false alerts and find the device somewhat large, the overall sentiment is positive.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Way better than the Escort Redline 360c

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I 1st bought the Escort Redline 360c and notice it was very laggy and the signal meter was useless on the Redline, everything is full signal even when the radar is far away, I just don't know what I pass the radar source. So I switch to this Uniden R8 and I can tell you its a way better detector. Much faster repsonse and the signal meter fades up as you get closer to the source gives you penlty of time knowing how far you are from the radar source.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Accuracy

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Outstanding

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My first non Cedar rd. Extremely satisfied with the rd

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Radar detection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Saves me everytime

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good on the go on travels saved me multiple time good distance and adjustable settings to frequency

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Radar detection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pricey but worth it.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works really well. Picked up a State Trooper 5 miles in front of me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Detector

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great radar detector that is plug and play. Settings are really easy to change too for a customized detector

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Range

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great if you live in the country! Bad if you don’t

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    To be honest the fact that it has long range is kind of a nuisance unless you live literally in the country. Otherwise it’s just false alerts after false alerts because of the sensitivity. Drove 2k miles with it and am going back to the escort 360c mkii because of the fact that it has users constantly uploading and the clarity of the UI on the radar detector itself is easier to understand. The uniden did its just, but I’d say it was definitely more of a hassle to filter than escort.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    BIGS

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it Would definitely recommend this radar detector for anybody who is looking for a radar detector ease-of-use and better than the passport escort

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Accuracy

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Spots cops running radar well in advance

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works great. It picks up everything! Only advice I would give is filter out k and x band.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Range

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Highly recommend!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was impressed with the capabilities including the long range and all the different radar bands.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Range

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Radar

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product,scans super far,knows detecting all areas wherever

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    False alerts

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Much better than the uniden r7 i had. Low false positives but it does mostly pick up the mazda cx vehicles

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Range
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best radar detector.

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    Best Buy Employee
    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best radar detector ever. I never realized how many radar and ladars there are in the area.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Accuracy

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Radar

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product really accurate it’s easy to use and great for roads trip definitely worth the money to invest

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Accuracy

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Radar Detector

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The radar detector does a great job. It is very sensitive and gives you ample warning pretty far out.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great.

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great. Lot of options. I would buy again. Easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Radar detection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best period

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best period. Way better than escorts line up.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’ve had it for a few months now. It’s saved me a few times. Learns quickly

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Radar detector

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This item works fea highly recommend looking into one

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Radar detection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No regrets here

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This thing has saved me multiple times. Worth the money

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Radar detection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    R8 Top Radar

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    13 years buying escort radars but the redline 360 was out of stock so decided to try the R8 and its the best radar i owned so far A+

    I would recommend this to a friend