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> Wow.. and what if the reviewer sucks? That happens. What if you get a lemon? That happens. What happens if the reviewer is being paid? That happens. Literall
by jmduke 10y ago
> Wow.. and what if the reviewer sucks? That happens. What if you get a lemon? That happens. What happens if the reviewer is being paid? That happens.
Literally the entire value proposition of Wirecutter is that the reviewers are really good and unbiased because they spend a lot of time and effort analyzing products.
> What amazing products are you going to miss out on? Most of the stuff on Amazon is just re-branded FBA shit.
1. Wirecutter / Sweethome don't constrain their recommendations / reviews to things you can buy at Amazon.
2. You can buy an overwhelming number of electronics / products off of Amazon. To insinuate that it's all white-label rebrands is disingenuous.
- ghaff 10y agoI doubt any reviewer makes a perfect recommendation for a particular person. But honestly, for most things, Wirecutter, Cooks Illustrated, Consumer Reports (though don't use this much any longer), etc. will almost always get me to a good to very good choice quickly. And they're all transparent about their methodology and reasoning. No one has time to do all their research from scratch themselves. (And I have zero interest in doing so.)
- monkmartinez 10y agoThe Wirecutter! Get the BEST laptop, The BEST wifi router, The BEST blah, blah, blah. It's all bullshit. There is no BEST! And I doubt wirecutter is truly unbiased... There is works and does not work. In the end, 98% of all consumer electronics are going to end up in a dump... generally right after the warranty is up. Live with that or live minimally AKA do without.