Thinking of trying DNA testing, it's on sale

[macmanjim]

The genealogy person at my local society says Family Tree is the best and I've read that 23 and Me is better than Ancestry, but I don't know from experience. I like the various tests from Family Tree, but it looks like it can get expensive quickly. I'd like to hear more experiences before plunking down money.

[super8mm]

I have done all the test that Family Tree offers and the ancestry DNA test.

One thing to consider is that most of the companies only do Autosumal testing but Family Tree also does the Y-DNA.

Y-DNA is only passed from Father to Son so it is probably the best at tracing the male lines back through time.

[Old Building Prof]

23andme does basic Y-DNA and mtDNA tests along with the autosomal. It's probably the best overall deal for the money. As I mentioned earlier, I think their autosomal is more accurate than FTDNA's. Because I was interested in uncovering the truth about my distant paternal lineage, I did FTDNA's Big Y, and I don't think there's anything more specific than that for its purpose. It all depends what your goal is though. The nice thing about ancestry is that they identify cousin connections for you (whereas with 23andme you have to document them yourself by contacting people).