How to write a tech product review?
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As above. Today teacher so bo liao until want us to write a tech review. I don't even write book reviews, not to say a tech product review.
Must be formal, because it will be published. -
i doubt any of the moderators know...maybe someone else come help??? or maybe you can buy PCWorld and copy the template?
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erm maybe u can start off with introduction of the product , follow by its unique features . Whats the 1st impressation of the product that it gives u ?
thats what should be in the review ... since review of product also give in a sense of promotion the product also but in another way ...
Peace Out ~ -
Mod of IT Support dunnoOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:As above. Today teacher so bo liao until want us to write a tech review. I don't even write book reviews, not to say a tech product review.
Must be formal, because it will be published.
My suggestions will be to read the reviews at computer times (now call what I forgot liao; me old) and copy their style of writing. You could borrow PC Mag from NLB too.
It depends on what product you want to review.
Some general questions that come straight to mind are:
Does it have a battery? If so, what's the battery life?
How hardy is it?
Colour?
User friendliness?
Usefulness?
You could also compare with competitiors' products and list a differences of the two.
Perhaps summarize by writing whether you would recommend this product to be bought.
The above ideas are just off my head; they are in no way a standard guide to writing your review.
It would be good if you tell us what product you are going to review. -
I can offer to proofread and edit.......
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wow mayi patronise my forum!
haha, well, mayi u can learn from those magazine like pc world or something? i am sure u did book review in ur sec sch days. it is actually similar to those. yup. -
Heh, good idea.Originally posted by unclebutcher:i doubt any of the moderators know...maybe someone else come help??? or maybe you can buy PCWorld and copy the template?
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I don't write reviews, I only provide support!Originally posted by eagle:Mod of IT Support dunno
Checkpoint NGX R60 Firewall. And I know nothing about hardware firewalls. Don't know where to dig for comparisons.Originally posted by eagle:It would be good if you tell us what product you are going to review.
One other thing, I'm not going to pay just to write a dumb review. Hardware firewalls aren't cheap!
This Checkpoint Firewall costs thousands of dollars... so I ain't going to find other firewalls to compare. If somebody pays, I don't mind.
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I don't write book reviews.Originally posted by hiphop2009:wow mayi patronise my forum!
haha, well, mayi u can learn from those magazine like pc world or something? i am sure u did book review in ur sec sch days. it is actually similar to those. yup.
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How to start intro?Originally posted by d3athy:erm maybe u can start off with introduction of the product , follow by its unique features . Whats the 1st impressation of the product that it gives u ?
thats what should be in the review ... since review of product also give in a sense of promotion the product also but in another way ...
Peace Out ~ -
the (product) is ??? company's latest addition in the fight against spyware, virus etc.. On first look, the (product) looks...............................Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:How to start intro?
btw, whats hardware firewall? -
A firewall that's part of a router.Originally posted by 105090:the (product) is ??? company's latest addition in the fight against spyware, virus etc.. On first look, the (product) looks...............................
btw, whats hardware firewall?
Hmm... I will just copy this introduction and add rubbish into it. -
how easy is it to configure?
would you need it?
What comes bundled with it? The router... etc...
Then google for more reviews for this particular product... There may be lots of reviews for you to pick and choose -
Compared to software firewall, hardware firewalls are physical add-ons to defend a server system from infection and spyware.Originally posted by 105090:the (product) is ??? company's latest addition in the fight against spyware, virus etc.. On first look, the (product) looks...............................
btw, whats hardware firewall? -
Good idea for a start, next you must start listing the firewall strenghts against intrusions.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:A firewall that's part of a router.
Hmm... I will just copy this introduction and add rubbish into it. -
go CNET.com and read all the reviews there also can
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3 of my fav website for product review .. maybe can copy abit here and there
http://www.pcworld.com/product/specs/prtprdid,40960525/specs.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/iriver-clix-8gb-second/4505-6490_7-32425795.html
http://tech.yahoo.com/pr/dell-xps-m1710/1993879107
can write about the weight etc .. spec .. function .. maybe cope abit of ppl review the good point bad point .. price ..
worth to buy anot .. comparison with other product .. give some 3 out of 5 star rating etc -
Specs.. then talk about how it compares to similar products
Price.. again, see if it's value for money by comparing to similar
Looks... how good or bad it looks
Useability.. if it is ergonomic, what are the drawbacks, performance...
Ease of use... to the people who want to use it, not to the tech-heads who think Ctrl-Alt-Shift F8 followed by Alt-Shift-PgDn is an easy and intuitive shortcut
give points out of 5 or 10.. score them as a total..
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I would add on a more technical way of definingOriginally posted by Herzog_Zwei:Compared to software firewall, hardware firewalls are physical add-ons to defend a server system from infection and spyware.
According to the OSI layers, namely (from 7th to 1st),
application layer
presentation layer
session layer
transport layer
network layer
data-link layer
physical layer
Hardware firewalls should be at the physical/data-link/network layer I guess (Not so sure, forgot liao...)
while software firewalls will be at the application layer -
How about those without the IT background grading it?Originally posted by eagle:I would add on a more technical way of defining
According to the OSI layers, namely (from 7th to 1st),
application layer
presentation layer
session layer
transport layer
network layer
data-link layer
physical layer
Hardware firewalls should be at the physical/data-link/network layer I guess (Not so sure, forgot liao...)
while software firewalls will be at the application layer -
I can't find a decent review on it. Most reviews are how-tos, which involve some complicated setup.Originally posted by eagle:how easy is it to configure?
would you need it?
What comes bundled with it? The router... etc...
Then google for more reviews for this particular product... There may be lots of reviews for you to pick and choose -
The way this review is being written, I'm afraid it will go so technical that it's not suitable for publishing to our average users out there.Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:Good idea for a start, next you must start listing the firewall strenghts against intrusions. -
Very technical liao, by the time I finish, I can publish a book on this, including some basic networking stuffs, firewall technologies, comparison and why it's recommended, why it's not bla bla bla.Originally posted by eagle:I would add on a more technical way of defining
According to the OSI layers, namely (from 7th to 1st),
application layer
presentation layer
session layer
transport layer
network layer
data-link layer
physical layer
Hardware firewalls should be at the physical/data-link/network layer I guess (Not so sure, forgot liao...)
while software firewalls will be at the application layer
It will be a how-to, a guide, not review. -
Die. Somebody give me a networking + security dictionary please. Must be ASAP (as simple as possible).Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:How about those without the IT background grading it? -
ignore me...
It is just tat I feel