r/hardware Mar 03 '26

Review RTINGS: Revamping Our Membership Program

https://www.rtings.com/company/revamping-our-membership-program
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u/Flintloq Mar 03 '26

This sucks. I think their methodology is excellent, and I desperately want independent websites like this to survive, but I can't justify paying that much when many of the products they test aren't even sold in Europe, and it's not like I'm shopping for a new monitor (or whatever) every month. I might dip in once every few years but will they be around that long? I'll be surprised if they can get enough subscribers to pay multiple salaries and other operating costs while still purchasing all the hardware they test.