Poll: What additional tests would you like to see in our reviews?
In the LaptopMedia lab, we always aim to conduct the most useful for our users tests so that we can make their shopping as easy as possible. If you follow our reviews, you must have already noticed that we put our computers to meticulous CPU/GPU/Storage performance tests, as well as screen and audio quality, battery life, temperatures, and build quality tests. But is there something that we are leaving out and that you would like to know more about?
Our R&D crew works in many fields simultaneously but we want to know which one interests you the most?
Take part in our poll or just share your opinion in the comments section below.
Best regards,
LaptopMedia Team
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Instead of more tests I’d like to see more unique content and original articles. I think having more authenticity / transparency would go a long way too. And having tests which are more relevant in their respective context and have actual meaning to a user. I could explain further but not not sure if anyone is actually reading the comments so I’ll stop here.
Of course, please go on. Regarding the transparency, I replied HERE but please share your opinion / ideas about that as well.
We want to build a transparent community here but this can only happen with your help.
We have all the laptops. We have a laboratory for testing them. We have the know-how. It took us 10 years of hard work to build LaptopMedia and we want to make it the only place needed for anyone who want to choose its next notebook.
I would like to see more thermal tests on laptops. With the introduction of 8th gen chips, a number of high performance laptops have had issues with thermal throttling. It would be great if you could monitor temperatures during heavy workloads e.g. gaming or rendering. Thanks
I think that we’ve already done that, take a look:
https://laptopmedia.com/review/dell-xps-15-9570-review-a-notebook-for-everything/#temperatures-and-comfort
“In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.”
I do not think that it is necessary to expand the list of tests, because the difference between laptops in similar configurations is determined only by the ability of the cooling system to provide maximum performance. More interesting is the comparison between different configurations of the same laptop model, as you do in your recent reviews. For example, a comparison of performance between the i5 and i7, or a GTX 1050 and 1060, etc. The most interesting is the comparison of the regimes (temperature, frequency) of the CPU/GPU with prolonged 100% load. I think in a number of cases the… Read more »
one word – cooling. IMHO this is essential for the lifespan of each machine and respectively for the possibility to use it under stress.
It would be great if you guys could summarize the findings of display tests in a table. Comparing it with some competitors would be great as well. Also we know that most laptop CPUs don’t perform the same after initial run, so a graph showing effect of successive runs of Cinebench would be nice.
+ OS version number
+ Driver versions (esp. gpu driver)
+ BIOS version (esp for power and fan management, maybe memory)
Firmware can be upgraded over time, and might fix some of the problems found in earlier versions. Listing the version that was installed during the review or preview can be helpful to later readers.
+ Ambient air temperature.
+ Ambient noise level
+ Ambient light
Ambient conditions might differ by season, weather, or reviewer.
Subjective judgements might depend on ambient conditions (such as level of building ventilation noise, or brightness of sunlit room).
Thanks to all of you, friends! We’ll see what we can do for each of your suggestions.