The modern world is the consumer's world, which is why manufacturers have to look for a niche for literally every model. But this is what leads to the fact that for a balanced purchase decision, you have to dig through a lot of information from different sources. You probably came across this when you chose your last monitor or photo device. The amount of information in this case is comparable only to the volumes delivered to you by various RSS feeds. But there was a solution for feeds — aggregators, they allow you to combine different sources according to any of the criteria and study the issue comprehensively. And why not solve the issue in a similar way for reviews?
The website offered to your attention today can be called one of the most powerful tools for selecting the right equipment. Moreover, you can choose both the product categories that you are interested in, and the manufacturer, receiving lists ranked on the basis of a rather complex algorithm, allowing you to go further both to the official description of the product or reviews from experts and other users, and to the description of the product in the Wiki.
The FreakScore rating is based on the release date of the product on the market, the characteristics of the products and their ratings in different sources, and the sources have different weights, so recognized authorities like Cnet and DPReview contribute the maximum the contribution to the evaluation, and the ratings of specific users are much smaller, this is done to ensure greater objectivity of the rating and provide the most complete information about all the features of the products.
The Russian version of the site is only one of the branches of a large international project, so you will see a product evaluation based on a large statistical information collected from around the world. Head site TestFreaks.com created by the creators of the popular service PriceRunner.com moreover, the creators do not skimp on investments in the development of the project: today they amount to 4 million euros, which can serve as proof of the most serious intentions, although they can be seen simply by looking at the number of products and reviews covered.
As it happens quite often, the service is in beta, which is explained, as its creator Christopher Arvin says, by the fact that the team places the highest demands on the product, and is going to improve filtering, category support, as well as add one or two stunning features.
It seems to me that the presence of such a tool can not only save time and effort when selecting new equipment, but also give an opportunity to share your experience with others, which is a characteristic feature for the about-everything community.wiki pages.
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