PC Peripherals why 99% SMPS reviews are wrong

[hatter]

The ugly truth? Most hardware-reviewing websites are ran by amateurs that think they should get as much hardware parts they can get their hands on – either to upgrade their personal computers or to sell them on eBay –, even if they don’t have a clue on how to review that particular part. They simply can’t say no to manufacturers offering products. Worse than that, there are some editors that think that only because a manufacturer sent them a product “for free†they should only say nice things about the product. This is obviously a veiled form of payola and not only unethical but illegal (at least in the United States). First, getting a product for reviewing is not “for freeâ€. The exposure the manufacturer will get on a particular website is worth thousands of dollars, since they are way more effective than traditional advertising – and reviews are posted free of change

And then Hardware Secret goes onto explain how a power supply unit should be tested.

Why 99% of Power Supply Reviews Are Wrong | Hardware Secrets

 

[FaH33m]

Hmmm quite an interesting read. I assume it applies to a lot of other hardware or devices reviewed online by amateur sites . Atleast in the case of graphics cards ,we have benchmarks to compare .

 

[vasim21]

Therefore u shud always stick to Legit sites before making any decision & User reviews on Newegg to some extent

 

[del_x]

Nice article found this interesting article too

DailyTech - Pay to Play: Uncovering Online Payola

 

[asingh]

Nice read. Quite a scientific approach.

 

[Lord Nemesis]

Nice article. Half the sites reviewing PSU's don't even have the equipment to load the mid to high PSU's properly and many simply give the rating based on the aesthetics and Multimeter readings.

 

[adi_vastava]

Cool, they hit them on face. direct links.

 

[broadway]

Hence it's good to stick to customer feedback.