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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by throwaway09223 on Sunday August 14, 2022 @08:42PM (#32464585)
I remember reading their computer reviews a few decades ago and being gobsmacked at how ignorant their process and conclusions were.

I assume that other articles have similar issues, and that I'm just unaware because they're not within my area of expertise.

Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by thaeli on Sunday August 14, 2022 @10:00PM (#32465063)
CR's core failing is, on the surface, their greatest strength: they refuse to have any "special" contact with any manufacturers. Unfortunately, this also means that they don't ask, or listen, when their test procedures are nonsensical.