Reliable Electronics Review Websites?
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Wudang
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If which.co.uk has a free review I'll check it out. More generally I'll look at a bunch of review sites and see which identify pros and cons and give reasonable caveats. Sometimes on Amazon I'll check the 3-4 star reviews and if the cons are all trivial or actually pros to me (eg no touchscreen, no AI, etc) I'll consider them. Sorry it's not more help.
rjh01
Gentleman of leisure
How about Choice magazine? They are on-line and give good reviews.
I will look into it, I've not heard of choice until now.
rjh01
Gentleman of leisure
Strange. In Australia it reviews products. For example it found that many sunscreens do not work as advertised. These sunscreens were then pulled from the market. In other countries Choice means other things.
Maybe you could use my link here https://www.choice.com.au/ But you need a subscription to see much. I have a subscription.
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novaphile
Quester of Doglets
The subscription is exceptionally good value for money, but if you are only interested in reviews of one class of device, buying articles one at a time may suit you better.
Beelzebuddy
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Any review site will tell you what options are available. Google the products yourself to see what people gripe about, whether they find fixes for their issues or express regret at not buying an alternative.
theprestige
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No single review site is reliable enough for me. When I'm shopping for a new piece of consumer electronics, I do a web search for "best X" and grab a handful of the most promising top results. Usually it's a mix of familiar review sites. I then read up on the methodology and scope of each one, then just make a mental note of which product(s) show up on more than one site, with similar reviews. That's the one I get. So far, it's been pretty successful. The only times it's been less than ideal is when the exact features I want don't exist in a single affordable product.
Ironically, you could probably use this same methodology to find the one best review site.
Ironically, you could probably use this same methodology to find the one best review site.
That is my method, I just tend to get a lot of review websites that seem kinda sus to me.
theprestige
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They're all kinda sus.
The Great Zaganza
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I check Reddit for experiences with the products
arthwollipot
Observer of Phenomena, Pronouns: he/him
Choice is an exclusively Australian publication. The American equivalent is Consumer Reports but I have no direct knowledge of its reliability.
They are reliable but when it comes to consumer electronics, they are slow.
They are a bit in the tank for organic too but otherwise I check them out for major purchases; cars, appliances and such.
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