What it does

alaTest is a dedicated search engine for finding reviews for products like digital cameras, mp3 players, computers, video games, and a hot of other electronics. The site claims to have links to over 2 million product reviews from over 700 international sources. Some of their sources include such reputable sites as CNET and Consumer Reports. Products featured on the site are given an alaSCORE, which is an overall rating of quality that is based on the average of the scores given to the product by different review sources. Also included are user ratings as well as links to online vendors with price comparisons of the specific product.

In their own words

alaTEST is a unique service helping consumers with their shopping decisions by objectively informing them about product quality. We are totally independent towards product manufacturers, retailers and review sources.

Why it might be a killer

alaTEST gives consumers the ability to research a specific product and judge its overall quality without having to search for product reviews from a bunch of different websites. Everything you wanted to know about a product before purchasing it is available on one site.

Some questions

A lot of other websites offer services similar to what alaTEST is doing. Also, a lot of people rely on reviews from the actual online vendor of the product instead of bothering to do the research with a third party site.

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