> I agree, Amazon reviews used to be useful, but are now largely useless. If you're buying tech stuff, I find that the following approach works well: * Find t

> I agree, Amazon reviews used to be useful, but are now largely useless. If you're buying tech stuff, I find that the following approach works well: * Find the thing you want on Newegg. * Read a few of the five-star reviews. * Read a few of the one-star reviews. * Read most of the four and three-star reviews. You can use these reviews to get a sense for the actual faults with the product, and to see if the inevitable DOA complaints in the one-star reviews are a real problem, or just bad luck. * If the product checks out, buy it from wherever you like.