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The issue is more complex. Turning off the cache also triggered a bug. http://www.imore.com/consumer-reports-fails-earn-macbook-pro-credibility http://www.imor

The issue is more complex. Turning off the cache also triggered a bug. http://www.imore.com/consumer-reports-fails-earn-macbook-pro-credibility http://www.imore.com/consumer-reports-fails-earn-macbook-pro... > Consumer Reports uses a hidden Safari setting for developing web sites which turns off the browser cache. This is not a setting used by customers and does not reflect real-world usage. Their use of this developer setting also triggered an obscure and intermittent bug reloading icons which created inconsistent results in their lab.

mturmon 10y ago
This is a good point, which seems to be ignored by other commenters nearby. Additionally, this seems to be a case where CR (a venerable publication with many good qualities) used results in a home-brew single-point test to characterize a system's quality. This is not an isolated problem with this particular review. There's a lot of snake oil in audio systems, but CR reviews of audio equipment were a joke for many years because of over-reliance on specific lab measurements. CR has had issues over the years with mistaken testing of child safety seats, pet food, and other products over the years (see their wiki page). This caveat is apparent after subscribing for a few years.