Andrew Everard:
professorhat:I know some find the technical data interesting and useful, but I would suggest they are very much in the minority.
Magazine sales figures tend to concur with you, prof chap.
Perhaps but would you sell less copies if you'd include some basic charts even if its only in small box? Those that are not interested will ignore them, but for others, which will probably include many that purchase expensive 'premium' products or just tech heads, you perhaps gain
even more credibility/readership. I'd hazard a guess and say that some will want more information than you provide. Perhaps they bought the Ultimate guide, then again they may just went with another mag that prints technical findings or resort to e-test sites in addition of looking at the product in person after doing the research. What's there to loose, perhaps 2 or three less product reviews/editorials or an advert or three less for reasons of limited space. You have to strike a balance but we are talking about often very complex technology and anything that explains why something works/looks the way it does and what can be done if it does'nt quite life up to expectations could be helpful. Measurements, even if they are not the sole deciding factor, don't lie. Personal opinions no matter how well qualified/trained, can at best be subjective. As you are apparently using ISF certified equipment, printing your findings is, I assume, a question of page space rather than anything else.
Anyway, interested the see if there's someone here that agrees with me