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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I almost said something about that, but I already had written more (and gotten off topic) more than I had planned to.
I agree with you. I think that that is a weakness of CR, and has been ever since I can remember. Over the 20 years or so that I've been buying serious (vs Commodore-esce) computer stuff, I have glanced over CR's ratings, reviews, and recommendations, but rarely, if ever, have they had much of an impact on my ultimate decisions. In addition to what you mentioned, it seemed like the number of models that they tested was always very small--on every other kind of product that they tested, there were a lot of items tested. ...
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I've also found that if you read the actual reviews, they'll rave over one brand, but then label an inferior one their "pick" simply on the basis of price alone. I ignore them completely and put them into the same category of Oprah Picks on books.