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In the past Jayki was ignored , and I know my requests were ignored [ recently ] ... Hmmmm , oh well ... Would be nice !
I would love to get regular stuff [ like from DX ] for testing , [ sure would ease the pressure on my wallet .... ] , yet still allow one to test and write reviews .. [ Which one enjoys ]
Seriously , even at $10 an hour [ time spent testing-writing ] , DX would be getting more then value for money sending out a $20 or $30 flashlight for testing - review !
I remember early on with the computer hardware sites , when they were sent products to review , there was often some Cash money in the parcel to guarantee a favorable review .
Yeah , the good old days , when Rubbish products were given glowing endorsements , and then 6 months latter , it became common knowledge that said product was Rubbish , and all the review sites that endorsed the product , glossing over the faults = Well , you get the idea ..
I remember testing one Mainboard , and it was buggy as hell , and I wrote so .. This one guy really dug his heels into me on his Forum calling me all sorts of things , turned out he had like about 1000 of these boards in his warehouse he wanted to sell . And about 6 months later , turns out I was right , the Board had a very bad rep for being buggy as all hell ..
Writing stuff - reviews can be tricky , as there will most likely always be some one taking exception to your words for what ever reason . Especially the sponsor !
What happens if they send you Rubbish to test ? In some ways its better to buy , as then you can write the truth and 100% the truth ! And not worry about offending anyone .
There will always be something some one does not like , like for me , Imageshack is doing something to stuff you guys around [ I havent had any problems ] but others have .
And thats sort of out of my control ... Finding a 100% reliable picture host , priceless .