TopTenReviews obviously uses Amazon's statistical data to create their lists. At least 1 of the associated links for each product will take you to Amazon where you can quickly and easily add the product to your cart. Expect alot of marketing agendas to be integrated in there as well. This does not give a real world experience for the avid shopper looking to find the best offering in a given product category. For this, we need an actual product review.
I have also spent alot of time reading online reviews and TopTenReviews are some of the worst examples I've seen. A good thorough review should be done by someone who is able to use a product to it's potential and takes time to reads a product's documentation. I say this because I just read a review on TopTenReviews that was very poorly done. It was for a portable steamer/vacuum. They obviously did not even know how to use the unit correctly let alone using it to it's potential. And using a machine in ways not consistent with the unit's intended purposes could be a hazard.
Bottom line is, you have to know how to use something before you can justify being qualified to review it. And I find TopTenReviews to be so inadequate and lack the knowledge to give any advice whatsoever. Depending on the product, improper use of a product could cause serious harm to someone. That said, TopTenReviews should consider having their reviews audited by a 3rd party to ensurer they are not putting someone in harm's way. And that goes for many other review sites that try to promote themselves as a professional resource like TopTenReviews
If anyone wants to know about the shaky review done on TopTenReviews, here are the details:
Category: Portable Steamer
Manufacturer: Vapamore
Model: MR-50
The review scrutinized the unit for reasons such as, but not limited to:
1- a narrow mouth limiting suction
2- too heavy
3- problem vacuuming whole pieces of cereal
4- only able to pick up a few ounces of metal screws
The test bed appeared to be a vehicle and the reviewer simulates bringing the Vapamore MR-50 as a travel companion being to clean up messes like pet hair pieces of food on the floor. Steamers are an excellent method for cleaning surfaces like counter tops, wood, tile, upholstery, carpets and more. But one of the main things I notice about the portable steamers available today is that we have to use a towel or rag to wipe up the moisture and left over dirty water from the steam. Vapamore invented the MR-50 as a dual function device. It steams and Vacuums. Any knowledgeable person should have understood what this means
But the reviewer at to-tenreviews was trying to use the MR-50 as a standalone portable vacuum, which is absolutely NOT how it was intended to be used. It's the moisture and dirty water that remains after using the steam feature that this vacuum function was designed for. Sure, it can do some some debris but the reason for it's small narrow mouth is because the MR-50 was designed to be much like the larger full size steamer/vacs that some of us have used/rented to do our carpets. You are supposed to thoroughly vacuum your carpets before you steam them. If you want to steam your carpets you must clean up any and all debris that is loose, big or small. Commercial steamers apply the steam and vacuum the dirty water and moisture afterwards. They have a vacuum function too. But, you don't use them as the stand alone vacuum that cleans the carpet before you steam clean it. Proper use of this type of equipment dictates that we thoroughly vacuum our carpets with a standalone vacuum and THEN you use the steam cleaner. Of course it can also vacuum. But it's limited capacity to vacuum smaller pieces of debris is not a limitation, it is because that function is designed to be used in conjunction with the steam clean function.