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I have the very same feeling concerning electronics. Searching for a particular product does not even popping up 5-10 comparison articles but the content of all

I have the very same feeling concerning electronics. Searching for a particular product does not even popping up 5-10 comparison articles but the content of all seems to be based on technical specifications of the manufacturer only, which I already have a hands on. Significantly more time required for consciously choosing a product to purchase (which in my case is critical because I am like Sheldon Cooper trying to choose between PS4 and XBOX One normally, to the horror of my wife, she wants a new TV and it is months long project based on accurate and quick data, and now this, with Google, which makes our family atmosphere even more tense : ) )

tpmx 5y ago
Niche, probably outdated, but indicative: The only way to purchase a laser printer with high printing quality these days is to buy something expensive and hope for the best. Magazines used to do actual reviews of these things.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  Brother MFC laser printers have delivered for me for over 15 years now. I have bought many for various small offices and my home and relatives’ homes, etc, and I have not heard any complaints. I especially like the scan function where brother web connect OCR’s the document and saves it as a pdf directly in your Box/Dropbox/OneDrive/GoogleDrive folder. Just wish it worked with iCloud Drive.
  - tpmx 5y ago
    Your comment is kind of like the "reviews". Yes, they work. I've got one of those. I'm interested in the printing quality though.
    - lotsofpulp 5y ago
      Oops, my bad, I did not properly take into account high quality printing. It is definitely too cheap to be anything high quality, they just get the job done for everyday printing at a low price.
ghostly_s 5y ago
In case you haven't encountered it yet: https://www.rtings.com https://www.rtings.com is a good site for TV specs/reviews specifically. I know someone who works there and their methodology seems legit (I like it more than Wirecutter).
- mihaaly 5y ago
  thanks!
formerly_proven 5y ago
Most reviews are useless from the start because most reviewers are totally dependent on manufacturers or dealers providing samples (yet will generally claim to be "totally independent"). That's before you get to reviewers who can't or don't know how to test the product in question and so end up narrating the manufacturers specs to their faux testing. There are very few exceptions to this.
Blackthorn 5y ago
A trick to find not-scam reviews is to put -amazon in the search query.

tpmx 5y ago

Niche, probably outdated, but indicative: The only way to purchase a laser printer with high printing quality these days is to buy something expensive and hope for the best. Magazines used to do actual reviews of these things.

lotsofpulp 5y ago
Brother MFC laser printers have delivered for me for over 15 years now. I have bought many for various small offices and my home and relatives’ homes, etc, and I have not heard any complaints. I especially like the scan function where brother web connect OCR’s the document and saves it as a pdf directly in your Box/Dropbox/OneDrive/GoogleDrive folder. Just wish it worked with iCloud Drive.
- tpmx 5y ago
  Your comment is kind of like the "reviews". Yes, they work. I've got one of those. I'm interested in the printing quality though.
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    Oops, my bad, I did not properly take into account high quality printing. It is definitely too cheap to be anything high quality, they just get the job done for everyday printing at a low price.

ghostly_s 5y ago

In case you haven't encountered it yet: https://www.rtings.com https://www.rtings.com is a good site for TV specs/reviews specifically. I know someone who works there and their methodology seems legit (I like it more than Wirecutter).

mihaaly 5y ago
thanks!

formerly_proven 5y ago

Most reviews are useless from the start because most reviewers are totally dependent on manufacturers or dealers providing samples (yet will generally claim to be "totally independent"). That's before you get to reviewers who can't or don't know how to test the product in question and so end up narrating the manufacturers specs to their faux testing. There are very few exceptions to this.

Blackthorn 5y ago

A trick to find not-scam reviews is to put -amazon in the search query.