What tech reviews get wrong with their recommendations

Dear reader,If you read tech reviews, you may have encountered the phrase: "The best option for most people" or some of its variants. But what is the best option for most seems like a highly subjective thing, where people can and will disagree.iPhone 17 is a great example, as most tech sites consider it the best iPhone for most people, and they have a solid argument going for them. It brought many features to the base iPhone that had only been available on the Pro phones. For example, its display now supports both the always-on display and 120Hz refresh rate. But the thing is, I don't think that the iPhone 17 is the one most people should get. It's the 17e even if it's boring.However, the way The Verge reviewer Allison Johnson described the iPhone 17e might be one of the most notorious examples of tech sites directing people towards one model. With the title: "The iPhone 17E is good, but you probably shouldn’t buy it," the article begins as follows:The iPhone 17E is a better value…