Comment Re:Rigged boards go to reviewers.... (sometimes) (Score 1) 180
Review boards often come to reviewers (particularly print magazines with long lead times) way before the final packaging and configuration details are nailed down. Reviewers have to trust that the hardware companies are giving them as close as possible exactly what end-users will soon be able to buy.
So, unless every end-user gets a tech from the hardware company to pay a visit and help tune the board - shipping a tweaked / tuned board to a reviewer is unfair, and very sleazy.
Even worse is sifting through all the boards coming off the assembly line, and finding the 1% that can run stable when clocked 30-50% over spec. Shipping these to a magazine and claiming that they are "typical" is downright fraud.
chris
So, unless every end-user gets a tech from the hardware company to pay a visit and help tune the board - shipping a tweaked / tuned board to a reviewer is unfair, and very sleazy.
Even worse is sifting through all the boards coming off the assembly line, and finding the 1% that can run stable when clocked 30-50% over spec. Shipping these to a magazine and claiming that they are "typical" is downright fraud.
chris
