"Ralph Mowery" wrote in message


Another bad rating is if you get something
that is damaged or defective on arriavle.


Pretty sure online reviews really hurt Consumer Reports subscriptions.
I know I dropped my CR subscription when online reviews became widely available.
The main issue with using online reviews is you have to have enough of them, and use your
judgement in reading them. Obviously, you don't pay any attention to reviewers who haven't
even used the product, rave about feature that don't interest you, or down-rated it because
of random shipping issues. If shipping is a chronic complaint, it's a real issue.
When I built this computer, in 2015, I ordered my computer parts exclusively from Newegg.
The reviews for the MB I bought - Asus Hero VII - were mediocre at best. But so were ALL
the other reviews of new generation MB's, no matter the manufacturer. But the main problem
was DOA's that reduced the scores. I surmised that the bulk of the DOA complaints was
simply user incompetence, so I ordered anyway. The MB has been flawless.
The quality probably increased as number of reviews increased, but I never checked.
Maybe at that time Amazon had more reviews on that MB than Newegg, but I didn't look.
I think Amazon has the most accurate reviews because it somehow has developed a "culture"
for reviewing products. I know I have reviewed by far more Amazon products that anywhere
else. On some sites it seems the bulk of the reviews are "complainers."
Just some of my thoughts on it.