On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:22:46 -0400, Wade Garrett posted for all of us to
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On 4/14/21 1:49 PM, Rod Speed wrote:


"Wade Garrett" wrote in message
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On 4/14/21 7:37 AM, Vic Smith wrote:


"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.

Hard to see how a bunch of jack-leg online reviews could compare with
Consumer Reports' scientific testing or annual auto surveys.

Having said that though, CR really dropped the ball on their major
kitchen appliance reviews and guidance about six or seven years ago.

We did a major kitchen remodel and bought all the new appliances based
primarily on their recommendations. We were quite disappointed with
the results.

Frigidaire top of the line glass-top slide in electric range: Dog.
Frigidaire customer no-service- Useless.

Frigidaire matching top of the line over the range microwave: Dog.
Frigidaire customer no-service- Useless.

Whirlpool top of the line French door refrigerator: Hard to use- and a
reliability issue.

Bosch top of the line dishwasher: Major door leak initially- but after
that, OK.

The problem with that one is that the main component is the
fully integrated pump, water heater etc that if it dies costs
more to replace than buying a whole new Bosch dishwasher.

Don't do much cooking so I don't run it much- just often enough to keep
the seals pliable...

Hey Wade, send me an good email addy. I have a question for you. Thx

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Tekkie