Newegg's Eggxpert Review Program

Aldakoopa · 02-26-13, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by wingman99

Newegg just likes to tease you.

lol

I'm sure that's just to cover their butts.

I.M.O.G. · 02-26-13, 10:35 PM

Be sure to let us know when you get something, and I'd be happy to read the work of a fellow OCF'r.

Aldakoopa · 02-26-13, 10:59 PM

Will do IMOG. Just hope I can do a good job... I guess it's time to start reading up on some reviews to see how the pros do it.

drosera01 · 02-27-13, 09:30 PM

SOunds same like "Amazon Vine" program. Amazon is doing this for last few years. I had received a few items. Amazon mostly want to send you some crap books. Some other items I received were used once a twice before they died or broken.

Aldakoopa · 02-27-13, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by drosera01

SOunds same like "Amazon Vine" program. Amazon is doing this for last few years. I had received a few items. Amazon mostly want to send you some crap books. Some other items I received were used once a twice before they died or broken.

I shall revert back to the quote in my first post about what my grandmother said when I was young.

Aldakoopa · 03-05-13, 04:32 PM

Just got an email wanting me to review a Seagate laptop SSHD, which as far as I can tell will work just fine in a desktop anyway, so I'm going to accept it.

The email starts out:

"We have received this product from vendor for EggXpert review. Please reply no later than March 6th if you would like to take this assignment. Please decline this invitation if the product does not match your expertise or your computing environment."

So, it looks like they just don't send you things at random, but rather make sure you are in fact able to review it properly before they send it. Good deal... so long as somebody who doesn't know any better doesn't get sent a PSU to test and review. D:

wingman99 · 03-06-13, 11:57 PM

Post back here how you like the drive.

Aldakoopa · 03-07-13, 11:56 AM

Should I post in this thread or make a new thread in the appropriate hardware section?

EarthDog · 03-07-13, 12:12 PM

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So, it looks like they just don't send you things at random, but rather make sure you are in fact able to review it properly before they send it. Good deal... so long as somebody who doesn't know any better doesn't get sent a PSU to test and review.

And that is the thing.. there are 'reivews' there showing a high level of expertise but clearly its just not there...some of those people were chosen and will accept things they dont know how to properly test.

So...anyway, how do you plan on testing the SSD?

Aldakoopa · 03-07-13, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

And that is the thing.. there are 'reivews' there showing a high level of expertise but clearly its just not there...some of those people were chosen and will accept things they dont know how to properly test.

So...anyway, how do you plan on testing the SSD?

Well, since it uses "adaptive memory technology", I expect it will take a little time for it to actually get the necessary files copied from the HDD to the SSD, and so I will probably restart the computer a few times for the OS files to be moved, then, the only programs I own that I can think of that I would be able to measure a hopefully noticeable degree of improvement in loading times are games... so I might try a few different games, start them up, play them for a little while, close them, start them back up, play them all over again, etc. and compare that to my experience with games on my personal SSD and 7200RPM HDD to see how it stacks up against non-hybrid drives.

I will of course run a hard drive benchmark, and run it a few times to see if it improves. However, I'm not sure if the benchmark will really show the SSD portion of the drive's speed, because if I understand the adaptive memory technology correctly, it does not place any files directly on the SSD, but directly on the hard drive, then it determines from the programs, files, etc. that you use the most what files need to be written on the SSD, and I'm not so sure any sort of benchmark will be able to utilise that. I won't really know until I test it though.

I've already researched the drive to find out it's a 500GB 5400RPM HDD with only a 8GB MLC SATA drive... so anything that has to be read or written directly to the HDD will suffer much more delay than what gets placed on the SSD.

If there's any way I could do it better, or anything I'm missing out, I would appreciate any suggestions.

Bobnova · 03-07-13, 12:37 PM

Here's what I do: http://www.funkykit.com/component/co...d.html?start=3

Game/app load times are difficult due to Win7 superfetch caching a lot of it in RAM. Boot times are worth looking at though.

Aldakoopa · 03-07-13, 06:29 PM

That's right... I forgot about superfetch. Thanks Bobnova.

Looks like I'll just be running a few different benches then instead of programs.

foxmobouser · 03-08-13, 05:18 AM

Wow found this thread at random. Heyas
Just a couple days ago I got a PSU offer and declined it.

Aldakoopa · 03-08-13, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by foxmobouser

Wow found this thread at random. Heyas
Just a couple days ago I got a PSU offer and declined it.

Welcome to Overclockers.com!

It's good to hear from someone else in the program. I'm glad you declined the PSU offer since you don't have the proper equipment. That worries me now that I know they are sending out PSUs. Do you have a link to the product they were wanting reviewed? I would like to read other Eggxpert reviews on it when they're available to see just how many improper reviews there are of it.

Also, how long ago were you invited into the program, and have you reviewed any other products yet?

EarthDog · 03-08-13, 12:22 PM

Ugh... scary.. Unless I know the person, Im putting these in the same bucket as newegg user reviews (comments).

Aldakoopa · 03-08-13, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

Ugh... scary

I agree completely... might be time to have a talk with Newegg over Eggxpert PSU reviews.

Bobnova · 03-08-13, 12:37 PM

Where do these reviews end up posted? I looked around a bit and couldn't find any.

Aldakoopa · 03-08-13, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobnova

Where do these reviews end up posted? I looked around a bit and couldn't find any.

They post them directly in with the regular customer reviews. Here is a link to one of the items that has ~~some Eggxpert reviews down at the bottom~~ EDIT: a ludicrous amount of Eggxpert reviews taking up several pages: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148903

EarthDog · 03-08-13, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Aldakoopa

They post them directly in with the regular customer reviews. Here is a link to one of the items that has some Eggxpert reviews down at the bottom: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148903

Do the best YOU can and feel free to ask for help on anything (as you have). This is... this is not any better than regular reviews.

Newegg, you blew it. Let the pro's do their job and maybe link to a couple legit reviews. The blind leading the blind isnt helping much of anything.

Aldakoopa · 03-08-13, 12:50 PM

I'll try not to blindly lead people into a confusing cycle of consumerism and regret.

By the looks of it, any legitimate and detailed "Eggxpert" reviews will only get buried by ridiculous amounts of average Newegg reviews with an Eggxpert tag under their name.

BTW, I'm glad this forum has so many knowledgeable people willing to help, and that the reviewers do such a superb job with the products they test and are willing to help me out and point me in the right direction for product reviews. Thank you to all the helpful people on this site!

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Aldakoopa Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Carolina	Just got an email wanting me to review a Seagate laptop SSHD, which as far as I can tell will work just fine in a desktop anyway, so I'm going to accept it. The email starts out: "We have received this product from vendor for EggXpert review. Please reply no later than March 6th if you would like to take this assignment. Please decline this invitation if the product does not match your expertise or your computing environment." So, it looks like they just don't send you things at random, but rather make sure you are in fact able to review it properly before they send it. Good deal... so long as somebody who doesn't know any better doesn't get sent a PSU to test and review. D: __________________ CPU: FX-4100 (4.2GHz, 1.25V daily --- 4.83GHz, 1.5V max stable so far...) COOLER: Hyper 212+ MOBO: Asus M5A88-V Evo RAM: 8GB (4GBx2) PNY Optima DDR3 (1400MHz) GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 (1050MHz core, 1200MHz mem) PSU: 600W Corsair GS600 SSHD: 500GB Seagate Solid State Hybrid 5400 rpm HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm SSD: 128GB Samsung 830 Case: Antec 300 Illusion OS: 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium... (OEM?)
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Aldakoopa Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Carolina	That's right... I forgot about superfetch. Thanks Bobnova. Looks like I'll just be running a few different benches then instead of programs. __________________ CPU: FX-4100 (4.2GHz, 1.25V daily --- 4.83GHz, 1.5V max stable so far...) COOLER: Hyper 212+ MOBO: Asus M5A88-V Evo RAM: 8GB (4GBx2) PNY Optima DDR3 (1400MHz) GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 (1050MHz core, 1200MHz mem) PSU: 600W Corsair GS600 SSHD: 500GB Seagate Solid State Hybrid 5400 rpm HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm SSD: 128GB Samsung 830 Case: Antec 300 Illusion OS: 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium... (OEM?)
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Aldakoopa Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Carolina	I'll try not to blindly lead people into a confusing cycle of consumerism and regret. By the looks of it, any legitimate and detailed "Eggxpert" reviews will only get buried by ridiculous amounts of average Newegg reviews with an Eggxpert tag under their name. BTW, I'm glad this forum has so many knowledgeable people willing to help, and that the reviewers do such a superb job with the products they test and are willing to help me out and point me in the right direction for product reviews. Thank you to all the helpful people on this site! __________________ CPU: FX-4100 (4.2GHz, 1.25V daily --- 4.83GHz, 1.5V max stable so far...) COOLER: Hyper 212+ MOBO: Asus M5A88-V Evo RAM: 8GB (4GBx2) PNY Optima DDR3 (1400MHz) GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 (1050MHz core, 1200MHz mem) PSU: 600W Corsair GS600 SSHD: 500GB Seagate Solid State Hybrid 5400 rpm HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm SSD: 128GB Samsung 830 Case: Antec 300 Illusion OS: 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium... (OEM?)
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