When ordering hardware online

[CDC Mail Guy]

When you order online, which is better...5 stars with very few reviews, or 4 stars with hundreds of reviews with like 80% rating item with 5 stars.

Hmm, I thought I attached a poll, but it's not showing???

Edit: NewEgg in particular. Doesn't matter WHAT hardware you are ordering.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: CDC Mail Guy
When you order online, which is better...5 stars with very few reviews, or 4 stars with hundreds of reviews with like 80% rating item with 5 stars.

Your hypothetical choice is meaningless. Ask about the specific vendors in question?

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

Okay Blain, it's fixed.

 

[Blain]

Are you asking about Newegg's reputation or about customer ratings of parts they sell?

 

[Rhonda the Sly]

I think he's talking about hardware bought from an e-tailer. If I'm right, I'd say both are useless alone. Read the reviews themselves and it'll tell you a lot about the hardware and it's faults. I've seen people give OEM Hard Drives 1 eggs for not including cords and giving Motherboards 1 egg for not having raid, even if they're advertised to not have it. People also look to be in the habit of giving things 5 eggs for working on the first day. Your safest bet would be to read as many reviews as you can digest, starting with the 1 egg category, and compare faults between products. Newegg (or other e-tailer) reviews are a great way to find shit-luck incompatibilities that are flat-out deal-breakers.

Happy shopping, CDC Mail Guy!

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

Originally posted by: Blain
Are you asking about Newegg's reputation or about customer ratings of parts they sell?

The customer ratings. NewEgg's reputation is 100% IMO.