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Should I use Notebookcheck?

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· 1 month ago

Use it: a free, measurement-heavy laptop and smartphone review publication that Reddit's laptop communities largely trust. Don't lean on its headline rating scores or game benchmark numbers; cross-check before buying.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources: Reddit threads, review aggregators, safety scanners, and company data.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence on support for readers
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Website

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Laptop shoppers wanting measured benchmarks
  • Gaming-laptop and ThinkPad buyers
  • Smartphone buyers comparing hardware
  • Enthusiasts who read full test methodology

Not for

  • Casual buyers wanting a quick pick list
  • Anyone trusting its overall rating scores — users call them useless
  • Game benchmark decision-makers — accuracy is disputed
  • Teams seeking software — this is editorial content, not a tool

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Headline scores are widely criticized; read the measurements, not the rating

medium

Some users report its game benchmarks disagree with real-world testing

low

Its paid Unibook comparison database costs extra

Pros and cons

Pros

  • In-depth, technical laptop and smartphone reviews
  • Reddit laptop communities largely trust its reviews
  • Called the best ThinkPad review source by owners
  • Long review archive spanning years of hardware
  • Security scanners rate the site as safe

Cons

  • Users say its overall rating system is useless
  • Game benchmark data accuracy questioned by users
  • Trustpilot reviewers dispute its testing methodology
  • Only 3.5/5 across 4 SmartCustomer reviews

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No breaches of Notebookcheck itself found; its security news section covers other companies' incidents.

official x1review x6security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free to read, ad-funded publication
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Users call its rating system useless
  • Feature depth: 5/5. In-depth, measurement-driven reviews of laptops and phones
  • Support quality. No evidence on support for readers
  • Security posture: 4/5. Automated scans found no issues on the domain
  • $0 raised Funding Bootstrapped media company
  • 3.5/5 SmartCustomer rating 4 reviews
  • 256 LinkedIn followers Notebookcheck Publishing GmbH
  • Free Price to read Ad-funded publication

Pricing

Website

Free

  • In-depth reviews and news
  • Ad-supported

Security

No breaches of Notebookcheck itself found; its security news section covers other companies' incidents.

What users say

Reddit's laptop communities largely trust Notebookcheck's rigorous reviews, while criticizing its rating system and game benchmark accuracy.

“Notebookcheck laptop reviews are simply the b”
Reddit, r/GamingLaptops
“Best website for thinkpad reviews so far: Notebookcheck.net”
Reddit, r/thinkpad
“NotebookCheck Needs to Fix Their Useless Rating System”
Reddit, r/GamingLaptops

Alternatives

Compare Notebookcheck with each alternative.

  • RTINGS

    Lab-tested laptops with published methodology and scoring

  • Tom's Hardware

    Mainstream laptop reviews plus active community forums

    Notebookcheck vs Tom's Hardware

  • Reddit r/GamingLaptops

    Owner reports cross-checking reviewer benchmark claims

  • Verified retailer reviews

    Real-world reliability data after months of ownership

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources: Reddit threads, review aggregators, safety scanners, and company data.

Free, deeply detailed laptop/phone reviews enthusiasts trust — trust its measurements, ignore its scores.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources: Reddit threads, review aggregators, safety scanners, and company data.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Notebookcheck homepagenotebookcheck.net
    official
  2. Reddit: Is notebookcheck any good?reddit.com
    review
  3. Reddit: Best ThinkPad review sitereddit.com
    review
  4. Reddit: Useless rating system threadreddit.com
    review
  5. Reddit: Game benchmark accuracy threadreddit.com
    review
  6. Trustpilot reviews of Notebookchecktrustpilot.com
    review
  7. SmartCustomer reviewssmartcustomer.com
    review
  8. MalwareTips domain safety scantools.malwaretips.com
    security
  9. Gridinsoft trust scoregridinsoft.com
    security
  10. Notebookcheck Publishing revenue profileprospeo.io
    news

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