Well, I would suggest you need to learn how to trust first then find the
web site later. Or I don't think there are many people creating web site
trying to fool anyone.
I really like X-Bit. They're irreverant, don't seem to rely on sponsorship*
and very thorough.
I remember a while back trying to find reviews on a certain CPU cooler and
most of the 'review sites' gave it a good review but, if you looked closely
enough, there was almost always a "thanks to Thermaltake for supplying the
test unit" type of message. How fair is a site like that going to be? At
least those crazy Russians at X-Bit seem to pay for their own equipment.
(They test to destruction often enough, they'd pretty much have to.)
I remember a while back trying to find reviews on a certain CPU cooler and
most of the 'review sites' gave it a good review but, if you looked closely
enough, there was almost always a "thanks to Thermaltake for supplying the
test unit" type of message. How fair is a site like that going to be?
Your conclusion is not necessarily sound. Those review sites often send
out mailings with verbiage similar to: "We will be conducting evaluation
tests on ______ products. To have your product included, send it to..."
If they don't send one, their product won't get evaluated, that's all.
Purchasing a unit for the tests only stops the product manufacturer from
hand-picking a particularly cherry unit for the evaluation, thus making
the evaluation less credible, IMO.
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