> In a world where hardware news drops simultaneous by multiple outlets literally within minutes of news embargoes being lifted.
Any outlet interested in journalism rather purely PR can purchase a retail sample on release and publish an endurance report at a later date, however long it takes.
From my experience people buy storage whenever they have a need for something faster or larger, unlike CPUs and GPUs which have peak interest around their release dates. Storage is evergreen in that sense.
> That's a lot of time investment to get result that are boring AF ("we tested them. they work").
What's boring about that? This is extremely valuable information for any perspective buyer. Either way you gain reputation for being a trustworthy outlet that people can rely on for accurate information.
> Have very little real life consumer relevance.
I disagree and I think most consumers would be extremely interested in durability of their storage devices, especially since most of them rely on it in the absence of backups.
> And the manufacturer that sent you the review sample definitely doesn't want to see (focus on edge case negative).
That's hardly relevant. Informing potential customers about extremely serious flaws in the product is quite literally their job - at least if they wish to have any semblance of integrity, trustworthiness, and respect.
Many choose to sell out and simply echo the approved selling points they receive directly from the company, but not every outlet does this and it shouldn't be held up as something that tech journalists should aspire (or be allowed) to do.
Any outlet interested in journalism rather purely PR can purchase a retail sample on release and publish an endurance report at a later date, however long it takes.
From my experience people buy storage whenever they have a need for something faster or larger, unlike CPUs and GPUs which have peak interest around their release dates. Storage is evergreen in that sense.
> That's a lot of time investment to get result that are boring AF ("we tested them. they work").
What's boring about that? This is extremely valuable information for any perspective buyer. Either way you gain reputation for being a trustworthy outlet that people can rely on for accurate information.
> Have very little real life consumer relevance.
I disagree and I think most consumers would be extremely interested in durability of their storage devices, especially since most of them rely on it in the absence of backups.
> And the manufacturer that sent you the review sample definitely doesn't want to see (focus on edge case negative).
That's hardly relevant. Informing potential customers about extremely serious flaws in the product is quite literally their job - at least if they wish to have any semblance of integrity, trustworthiness, and respect.
Many choose to sell out and simply echo the approved selling points they receive directly from the company, but not every outlet does this and it shouldn't be held up as something that tech journalists should aspire (or be allowed) to do.