How We Evaluate Products
How our buying guides are built today, and the method our hands-on reviews will follow.
Last updated · Draft for review before launch
Buying guides: how we build them
- We start from primary sources: federal agencies such as the CPSC, NHTSA, EPA, FDA, OSHA and the FTC, and recognised bodies such as the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Every figure in a guide carries a numbered link to its source, and each guide lists its sources in full.
- We write in our own words and never copy text or images from other publishers. Photos are licensed (for example under the Unsplash License) and credited on the page.
- Guides are dated, and we re-check sources when we update them.
Hands-on reviews (in development): 1. Measure
Each category has a fixed test bench. Every product goes through the same tests, recorded as structured measurements with units, conditions and dates. Monitor test bench.
Hands-on reviews: 2. Score
Measurements become 0–10 test scores against fixed anchors, then usage scores such as PC Gaming or Office. Not-applicable tests are excluded rather than scored zero. How scores work.
Hands-on reviews: 3. Compare
Comparisons are built from the same data, so they always match the reviews they link to. How we compare products.
Hands-on reviews: 4. Recommend
A product earns a pick only when it is the best measured option for that specific need. Picks list their limitations and are re-checked when results change. Sample page (fictional products): best gaming monitors.
Methodology versions
- Monitors: v0.1-demo · changelog