Review Unit Reviews Vs. Purchases

http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/01/04/review-of-the-toshiba-satellite-l...

There are lightweight, super-thin Ultrabooks, there are touchscreen tablets that are so in vogue right now, and then there are laptops that go in the other direction with giant screens and an overall assembly that probably weighs as much as a common house cat. This Toshiba is an example of the latter. Why did Ron Schenone choose this over other options currently available on the market? He'll tell you why!

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[turtledrum13]

I would rather hear a review from someone who DOESN'T own the product. If someone's getting hand units left and right to review, they aren't going to be partial. Take Wilsontech1's kindle fire review for example. He was way too satisfied with it because he didn't want to admit it to himself: it clearly sucks

[MominSnofkin]

Gigity

[kakarot1234567891234]

@kurisux I see your point, for that kind of person, a desktop would really be more beneficial since the internals can be upgraded for years providing how well backwards compatible new hardware will be, I guess for the person who prefers a laptop they would want to use the computer around the house and not in one physical location, just a thought :D

[kurisux]

@kakarot1234567891234

Yes, but for the "normal" person who is at home and never moves the machine, it still seems odd to me that they would choose to spend the extra money on a laptop rather than a desktop.

Then again, non-techy people and their purchasing habits make absolutely no sense to me, so any explanation will still just make me think "WHY though"

@_@

[SuperMuddiger]

i have a 18" laptop 17" is not that great

[kakarot1234567891234]

Even when I don't buy products outright and I get them sent to me as a review unit, mainly I deal with smartphones, I typically use that device as my personal device for a certain period of time, therefore even if I didnt buy it, I can still give an honest review as to what its worth to the end user.

[kakarot1234567891234]

@kurisux I guess its because some people need to be more "mobile" than others. Take the university student for example. If they live on residence, not all housing complexes have that much space for a desktop computer. The "road warrior" the business person who's always on the road might be better off with a laptop.

[kakarot1234567891234]

@fakemanoan You could try Nvidia's line up of the 500M Series (GeForce 525M, 540M, 550M, etc) or if you're more of an ATI (Now AMD) fan, the ATI(AMD) Radeon 5650M is also a pretty nice card

[kakarot1234567891234]

@MyPhoneGoezBeep Agreed, although as a reviewer myself when I think about especially with new and aspiring reviewers when they get that first product sent to them they are so full of joy that perhaps to show thanks to the company that sent them their appreciation they may not go over the cons or minimize the cons. Although again I agree with your point and Ill expand it on further saying as the reviewer gets more an more review products, they will be more confident to share what the cons are.