Jipe,

It's worth adding that Consumer Reports reviews are written for laymen. For example, if you're a TV afficionado, you may not find much value in their reviews, as they will focus more on what a non-expert would appreciate or be irritated by. They're not focusing on that last bit of color accuracy or what would be best for a given room size, etc.

Similarly for bicycles, they don't necessarily know what derailleurs have a good reputation, but they will report their findings upon their observations: Are they reliable? How well does the indexing work? Things like that. Their reviews ARE subjective, but they are unbiased, except possibly a bit of personal bias for each reviewer, which they try hard to keep in check.

Did you read the free part of the review? If you did, I think you might see that they do consider a lot of what you mention. Be open-minded.

No, they're not perfect, but they try and they're far from incompetent, too.

I just bought a monthly subscription. Might cancel after one month, might not!