I'm not as old school as Braithwaite but I used to do the same types of reviews for more modern equipment. I remember being half blind after measuring the light

I'm not as old school as Braithwaite but I used to do the same types of reviews for more modern equipment. I remember being half blind after measuring the lightning levels for 8 hours on plasma TV's, losing my mind after finishing a 40 laptop test and sleeping beneath my desk in the magazine's office. We used to do detailed tests with dozens of measurable points, making objective features 90% of the final grade with huge spreadsheets counting every specific feature of a laptop, TV, phone, MP3 player, later tablet or netbook. Back then I knew every review in my magazine was made with precision and care, I knew they could be trusted and reading two thick pages about a device made sense. Today it rarely does.