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Design Critique: Products for People


Encouraging usable designs for a better customer experience.

Feb 28, 2018

Let it snow! This episode finds Tim and guest cohost Mike Velasco talking about the customer experience of snowblowers. Or snowthrowers. Tim relates his newbie snowblower customer experience with the Toro SnowMaster 724 QXE while Mike relates his long history with snowblowers in general and his Craftsman 881730.

In a world where the word "innovation" is all too often misused by advertisers and Silicon Valley snake oil salespeople, the Toro is truly innovative. The light weight, the joystick for controlling the chute, the new design for moving the snow, the nimble handling, and the accelerator in its handle are unlike anything Tim found in other brands and models. Its speed is also impressive.

As mentioned in the outro, the website movingsnow.com is a terrific resource for learning about snowblowers, and thewirecutter.com also had a good review of the Toro.
https://movingsnow.com/2015/2015-toro-snowmaster-724-qxe-824-qxe-picture-review/

https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-snow-blowers/

https://movingsnow.com/2017/2017-craftsman-snow-blowers-whats-new-one-best/