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Comment by ChrisMarshallNY | Hacker News Reader

I've always enjoyed Marques Brownlee (MKBHD)[0].

He's made a pretty lucrative career of great reviews, without selling his soul.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee

He's great at getting there first with the unboxing or review with insane visuals and editing, but the content itself is very lacking. He's very heavily biased towards Apple devices, and doesn't dig deep at a technical level, preferring more subjective judgements which are difficult to compare across devices. I don't find his advice any more objective than a Reddit comment.

I tend to use reviews as a "try this door" kind of thing, and do my own research. Probably the most awesome review site that I used to rely on was DPReview[0]. I haven't really looked at that site, in the last five years, but they used to be absolutely top-shelf, and full of geek value.

I tend to be heavily Apple-biased, myself (I write native Swift software for Apple devices). Other sites tend to be heavily biased towards Intel/AMD (usually gaming review sites).

[0] https://dpreview.com

You seem to be longing for a combination of iFixit teardowns, Anandtech deep dives and JerryRigEverything roughtless tests.

I am with you, but that's a hell of a niche to fill.

Dave2D is similar style but more detailed

I think he is entertaining, but I don't find his reviews critical enough. He typically reads off a spec sheet and shares subjective opinions of just a few days of use. I need deeper, more critical reviews

MKBHD is good for entertainment purposes only.

I find him soothing.

Most TV these days is so "nails on chalkboard" omg-turn-it-off-quickly that I wonder how they make money.

Perhaps they get paid to give viewers anxiety.

The reviews as actual reviews are terrible. And the retro tech series - well if you know anything about the items being discussed you'll find quite a few inaccuracies. It's pure entertainment.

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