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Can I get a really cheap wireless outdoor security camera?

Kris Petersson

Oh, sure. Amazon is becoming basically overrun with Chinese wireless cams, some as cheap as $50. But you’re not an idiot (or you might be, Guru isn’t here to judge) so you’ll realise that a budget security solution is basically the tech equivalent of buying cut-price toilet paper: it’s neither pleasant nor a particularly secure experience, and one which may just let human waste through.

GaGu would absolutely steer you towards a known brand that costs slightly more, be that the only-vaguely-known Kami (check out the chunky Wire Free Outdoor Camera, priced around

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