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I'll be doing around twenty hours of driving in the course of a week or so here pretty soon and i'm looking to invest in a radar detector. Basically the one I have my eye on is the Escort Passport 8500 X50. The one with the blue display.

All i've read are good reviews about it, everyone keeps comparing it to the V1 or something, saying its better, a lot less false alerts, and saying that overall even though the V1 has the arrows, the 8500 responds faster.

Anyways all I'm looking for is anyone who can either give the thumbs up on this unit, or can point me in another direction. Thanks.

when it comes to windsheild mounted units, they all do their job as good as any other imo. you can only get so much warning anyway. my crappy old one picks up a mile away on the freeway, and i have never been pulled over (i speed a lot). unless you're investing a lot of money for the ones that jam, i wouldn't worry about being to picky. just compare specs, and buy what you like. not a whole lot is different. both companies reputations are very good.

I use the X50 at present myself. great detector.
http://www.radartest.com has comparisons and reviews.