shouldiuse.io

Categories

VERDICT

EEVblog Review

Worth it

Should I use EEVblog?

No Script, No Fear, All Opinion - eevblog.com

· 1 day ago

Free, unscripted electronics gear reviews plus a large community forum — ideal for hobbyists and engineers researching test equipment. Skip it if you pasted this URL expecting a software product to deploy.

Confidence

High. Based on 40+ public sources: forums, Reddit, YouTube, store, and security pages

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free content

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
StoreVaries
SupporterDonation

Best for

  • Electronics hobbyists
  • Engineers researching test gear
  • Beginners learning electronics
  • Fans of teardown-style reviews

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — this is a blog, not a tool
  • Buyers wanting neutral, scripted, spec-sheet reviews
  • Non-technical readers; assumes electronics literacy
  • Teams needing vendor SLAs or support contracts

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Forum posted a 'WARNING: Compromised Accounts' thread; use a unique password

medium

Store sells reviewed gear (121GW multimeter); 'paid reviews?' debate dates to 2010

low

No formal security page or vendor support exists

low

Creator-funded via donations and Patreon; content direction can change abruptly

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Deep, unscripted test-gear teardowns: multimeters, oscilloscopes, PSUs
  • Reviews visibly drive purchases — 'Had to get one after Dave reviewed'
  • Large, active forum covering beginner to metrology questions
  • Widely cited by Reddit, Tom's Hardware, and Hackaday audiences
  • Free content backed by 1.01M YouTube subscribers

Cons

  • Not software — nothing to deploy, integrate, or license
  • Polarizing style: some viewers 'want to love EEVblog but just can't'
  • Opinion-first format means bias, not buyer's-guide neutrality
  • No security page; forum account compromises reported

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known product vulnerabilities; forum has a compromised-accounts warning thread and no security page.

official x4review x5security x2news x1
  • Compromised forum accounts, Staff posted a 'WARNING: Compromised Accounts' thread; scope unclear from public snippets.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Core content is free, donation-supported
  • Ease of use. No usable evidence
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Deep teardowns, tutorials, massive forum archive
  • Support quality: 4/5. Active community forum answers beginner questions
  • Security posture: 2/5. Compromised-account warnings; no security page found
  • 1.01M YouTube subscribers Per channel listing
  • Free Content price Donation and merch supported
  • None raised External funding Per Tracxn profile
  • 2010 Active since Earliest forum posts in evidence

Pricing

Free content

$0

  • Videos, blog, podcast
  • Full forum access

Store

Varies

  • Merch and 121GW multimeter
  • Shopify storefront

Supporter

Donation

  • Donations page
  • Patreon tiers, member perks

Security

No known product vulnerabilities; forum has a compromised-accounts warning thread and no security page.

  • Compromised forum accountsStaff posted a 'WARNING: Compromised Accounts' thread; scope unclear from public snippets.⁸

What users say

Across Reddit and forums, EEVblog reviews are credited with driving gear purchases, though a minority find the style hard to love.

“I thought the review was great.”
EEVblog forum, Testgear
“Had to get one after Dave reviewed”
Facebook group
“Does anyone else want to love EEVblog but just ... can't ...”
Reddit, r/electronics
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources: forums, Reddit, YouTube, store, and security pages

Free, opinionated electronics review site and forum — great for gear research; it is not a software tool.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources: forums, Reddit, YouTube, store, and security pages

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. EEVblog – No Script, No Fear, All Opinioneevblog.com
    official
  2. EEVblog YouTube channelyoutube.com
    official
  3. EEVblog Official Storeeevblog.store
    official
  4. EEVblog Donate pageeevblog.com
    official
  5. We Can Make Multimeter Reviews Bettereevblog.com
    review
  6. Does anyone else want to love EEVblog but just ... can't ...reddit.com
    review
  7. Rosewill Photon-1200 PSU review referencing EEVblogtomshardware.com
    review
  8. WARNING: Compromised Accountseevblog.com
    security
  9. EEVblog security page (none found)eevblog.com
    security
  10. EEVblog Company Profile & Competitorstracxn.com
    news
  11. Paid EEVblog reviews?eevblog.com
    review
  12. Trustpilot reviews of eevblog.comtrustpilot.com
    review

Rate this review

Anonymous. You can change your vote.

Loading votes…

Comments

One queue. No nested comments. Give a display name first. Limit: 200 words per comment and 7 comments per day. You can edit or delete yours.

Save a name to write a comment.

0 / 200 words

No comments yet.