disillusioned about hardware review sites

[mowtown]

gooday all.

i'm disillusioned abt hardware review site like bit-tech.net. after hanging around... seemed they repeat a lot of PR stuf which i can get from blogs. few real writers and forum full of zombies. staf on trip & forum activity drops more than 50%. seriously, is dat 4 real now dayz?

 

[justsomebloke]

Whenever you get information from Any source you should Always ask Where did they get the info from & Why are they telling you.
Basically Trust nobody when it comes to reviews & cross reference them with Actual users whose posts you can track back.

 

[stormbind]

i used to run a review site where we tested items in labs as neutrally as we could (as actual users) and supplemented conclusions with public experiences.

when my site posted something carefully double-checked and still contentious, i received many personal complaints from bigger publishers (i.e. magazine writers) who were almost emotionally loyal to certain vendors. the vendors did not complain.

reviewers should be aware that they bring a personal and cultural bias to their reporting, and should ideally include some comment on this in their conclusions. ideally, technically specialists would be trained in media and culture before writing.

imho