How I Score Reviews, and What a 7 Really Means
The scale runs from 0 to 10 in half steps. Here's what each band means, so a score tells you something before you read a word.
A score is a summary and not the review. But a summary only helps if it means the same thing every time, so this is what the numbers mean here.
The bands
| Score | What it means |
|---|---|
| 9 to 10 | Best in its class. Easy to recommend to nearly anyone. |
| 8 to 8.5 | Great, with a flaw or two you should know about. |
| 7 to 7.5 | Good. Worth it at the right price or for the right person. |
| 5 to 6.5 | Fine, but better options exist for most people. |
| Below 5 | Hard to recommend, and I’ll say exactly why. |
What I don’t do
- No scores for pay. Paid posts are labelled as ads, and they’re never reviews.
- No scores from a spec sheet. If I haven’t used it, it doesn’t get a number.
- No hiding review units. If a company sent it, the review says so.
