[elteto]

This is what I do as well. I append the word “reddit” at the end of all my google product searches if I want to get an honest, high quality review.

[crankylinuxuser]

The other thing I do, in the hardware realm, is to see what open source and hacker efforts have been done.

If the thing is open and understood, then I will have a much better time. If not, it will probably soon go on the abandoned trash heap.