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How product reviews could be better
My Two Cents
I just received one of my weekly product review email newsletters. What struck me is that what product reviews are missing are multi-unit, real-world tests. I'd like magazines/e-zines to test not one unit, but five or more (of the same model). Reviewing one unit doesn't help a reader determine if it's a reliable product. Set up five, bench test the hell out of them, then do the review. Of the five, did two stumble after installing lots of software? Did three have hard drive problems after two weeks of continuous useage?
A review about the softness of a the keyboard and the brightness of the screen is great, but I want to know if a new product is more or less likely to break down than a similar product.
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