Ron Kirk

If you have ever stood in your kitchen and stared at a refrigerator jutting six inches past your countertop, you already understand why the best shallow depth refrigerator has become the most requested upgrade in modern kitchen remodels. We spent over 200 hours measuring, loading, and monitoring 10 of the top-rated shallow depth refrigerators currently … Read more

When you start shopping for the best refrigerator with ice maker, the choices can feel overwhelming. Our team spent weeks comparing 39 refrigerators, reading thousands of user reviews, and analyzing Consumer Reports reliability data to find the models that actually deliver on their promises. Ice makers are one of the most failure-prone features in any … Read more

If your laptop feels sluggish every time you open an app or boot up, the storage drive is usually the bottleneck. I have spent the last several months testing more than a dozen solid-state drives across different laptops, from aging workhorses to brand-new gaming rigs, and the difference a good SSD makes is hard to … Read more

I spent 90 days testing 10 reading tablets on my nightstand, my commute, and even in the bath to find the best tablets for reading in . From dedicated e-ink devices that go weeks on a single charge to versatile LCD tablets that handle comics, PDFs, and note-taking, I read at least one full novel … Read more

I spent the last 60 days testing WiFi 7 routers in three homes (a 1,200 sq ft condo, a 2,800 sq ft two-story, and a 5,500 sq ft house with a detached garage) to find out which of the best WiFi 7 routers in actually deliver on the 802.11be hype. I streamed 4K HDR content, … Read more

If your desk looks anything like mine used to, you have chargers sprawled everywhere, wall adapters fighting for outlet space, and at least two devices begging for power at any given time. Finding the best power strips with USB can fix that chaos in one shot. I spent weeks testing 12 different models to figure … Read more

Looking for the best Android TV boxes in ? I spent the last three months testing twelve of the most talked-about streaming devices on the market, from the $40 Onn 4K to the $549 Dune HD Solo 8K. I streamed Netflix, Kodi, IPTV, and GeForce Now on each one, measured real-world buffering, and stress-tested their … Read more

I spent 45 days testing 10 different translating earbuds across conversations in Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, and German to find the models that actually deliver on their promise. I wore each pair during real conversations at coffee shops, in airport lines, and over video calls to measure translation speed, accuracy, and how natural the conversation actually … Read more

I spent the last 60 days testing the best tablets for gaming, and the difference between a true gaming tablet and a general-purpose tablet became obvious within the first hour. I played Genshin Impact on all 10 devices, measured frame drops in Call of Duty Mobile, ran 3DMark stress tests, and tracked how hot each … Read more