What brands do you think are OVERATED

[Breakdown]

Samsung makes good phones. My problem is that people who want a phone automatically flock to them (or iPhones as mentioned).

They don't need the extra power that a S4 brings. Most people just check emails and play Angry Birds on their phone. Their money is wasted instead of getting something more cost efficient. Although this does help advance the technology in mobile devices as since more people are buying these more powerful phones, companies will try to make even more powerful phones instead of the opposite of what would happen when only a small niche market wants these phones. On a large scale view, this kind of consumerism is good.

In my opinion, it's like having someone buy a $2000 PC when all they do is go on Facebook and play Farmville. These people will always exist I suppose.

 

edit : Fixed up some nonsense sentences. Getting tired haha

 

Cool. I get what you're saying.

 

Kinda reminds me of my dad actually. If you ask him, he'll say he wants the best phone at the moment so that he wouldn't have to upgrade for a while. He checks out other brands too, not just Samsung and Apple, so yeah.

[Joshua]

Please, don't be like Apple fanboys and claim your favorite company is the only company which innovates, especially not when Corsair isn't even innovative

 

Lol corsair isn't my favorite company! I have a coolermaster case, this are just observations I've made.

[Joshua]

Coolermaster Haf XB.

 

I also have one, I have no idea how that didn't come into my head.

[I'm Batman]

I also have one, I have no idea how that didn't come into my head.

i liked that avatar but mine is way better. deal with it.

[Godlygamer23]

For the amount Corsair charges for them things they are terrible. Any other fan in a similar price point is simply miles ahead in terms of silence.

My Noctua fan and my Corsair AF fan are are about the same when it comes to quietness.

[pewpewmerica]

Logitech, Samsung, Sennheiser, Valve

[Jumper118]

steam 

ea

intel cpu's

birds eye fish fingers

[Joshua]

i liked that avatar but mine is way better. deal with it.

 

No it isn't. (See my avatar for an appropriate reaction)

[Magic8Ball]

If a very large portion here are putting Razer, Apple, and Beats, are they still overrated in the context of this community?

[mr moose]

If a very large portion here are putting Razer, Apple, and Beats, are they still overrated in the context of this community?

 

I think these particular companies tend to be seen as over rated because in general we witness more people rave about how good they even in the face of opposing evidence.  Beats is a hard one because sound quality can be objective, however general observations can be made. for example If you read any professional audio forums, there's not much love for beats, where as else where they get better reviews. I know who i'd trust for a review.  Apple, particularly at the end of there product cycle have over priced hardware, it's a fact not an opinion, Apple becomes over rated when people start recommending them as being the best hardware you can get for your money.

[Magic8Ball]

I think these particular companies tend to be seen as over rated because in general we witness more people rave about how good they even in the face of opposing evidence.  Beats is a hard one because sound quality can be objective, however general observations can be made. for example If you read any professional audio forums, there's not much love for beats, where as else where they get better reviews. I know who i'd trust for a review.  Apple, particularly at the end of there product cycle have over priced hardware, it's a fact not an opinion, Apple becomes over rated when people start recommending them as being the best hardware you can get for your money.

Well I'm trying to play devil's advocate, so here we go.

 

More people rave about them simply because more people buy them. At the same time, more people rant on them for the same reason. As for Beats, I'd completely agree with you there. I don't see many Apple users saying that they're the best for your money. In general, I'd say many accept that they're paying for quality. Apple laptops in particular are in the high end as far as build quality goes, and some people just want a sturdy product. Maybe people want OSX on a laptop where it's very inconvenient to brew up a hackintosh.

[mightytech]

a car made out with complete automation is not a supercar in my eyes (weird but i also love nissan gtr which is also made with complete automation)

well Porsche innovated, he made the first hybrid car,and the first 4x4 4 wheel drive car was that same hybrid car. i love them but some dont its your opinion i guess :)

[kaneandtaker]

Apple, Razer.

[Ineko]

This thread has turned to such shit.

 

 

People are arguing their opinions as if they were fact.

 

Half the companies/brands people are listing produce amazing quality products and most have actually innovated in their particular field quite a bit.

 

I might sound like a Razer fan-boy here but the new Razer Blade is actually pretty amazing as thin as a MacBook air with an i7 that's not running super low voltage like the MacBook and a GTX 765. The amount of cooling needed... and to be able to fit it into that form-factor and still and still have a 6 hour battery life?

 

I think that's pretty damn innovative.

 

[LAwLz]

This thread has turned to such shit.

 

People are arguing their opinions as if they were fact.

 

Half the companies/brands people are listing produce amazing quality products and most have actually innovated in their particular field quite a bit.

 

I might sound like a Razer fan-boy here but the new Razer Blade is actually pretty amazing as thin as a MacBook air with an i7 that's not running super low voltage like the MacBook and a GTX 765. The amount of cooling needed... and to be able to fit it into that form-factor and still and still have a 6 hour battery life?

 

I think that's pretty damn innovative.

1) Overrated != bad

Overrated just means that people think they are better than they really are. For example I said in my post that Apple is overrated. I really think they got some great products, but that does not mean they are immune to being overrated (and definitely not immune to being overpriced).

 

2) How is the Razer Blade innovative? No, making it thinner and lighter than normal laptops is not innovative, that's called evolving. You could argue that the touchpad which also doubles as a screen is "innovative", but it's innovative because it's a quite stupid idea so nobody bothered with it before. It's just a gimmick.

 

 

Anyway, it seems like a lot of people are very quick to defend the brands they love (which is just a sign that the brand might actually be overrated). Overrated and bad products are not synonyms. Someone can make good products and still be overrated. Good way to check if you might be a fanboy: Did you get angry or annoyed when you saw some brand in this thread? The stronger emotion you got, the higher the risk of you being a fanboy.

[mr moose]

. Good way to check if you might be a fanboy: Did you get angry or annoyed when you saw some brand in this thread? The stronger emotion you got, the higher the risk of you being a fanboy.

 

I got annoyed with a few listed:

 

Senheiser

Corsair

Samsung

 

Not because I necessarily like them, but because I think they were unfairly labelled over rated.  I have rarely heard any talk about products these companies have made as being better than they are. I am sure there are people that rave on about their S3, their hd215's or their corsair case but in my mind it's just not prevalent enough to label the company.

 

Does this fit your definition of what might constitute a fanboy?

[Ineko]

1) Overrated != bad

Overrated just means that people think they are better than they really are. For example I said in my post that Apple is overrated. I really think they got some great products, but that does not mean they are immune to being overrated (and definitely not immune to being overpriced).

 

2) How is the Razer Blade innovative? No, making it thinner and lighter than normal laptops is not innovative, that's called evolving. You could argue that the touchpad which also doubles as a screen is "innovative", but it's innovative because it's a quite stupid idea so nobody bothered with it before. It's just a gimmick.

 

 

Anyway, it seems like a lot of people are very quick to defend the brands they love (which is just a sign that the brand might actually be overrated). Overrated and bad products are not synonyms. Someone can make good products and still be overrated. Good way to check if you might be a fanboy: Did you get angry or annoyed when you saw some brand in this thread? The stronger emotion you got, the higher the risk of you being a fanboy.

 

Well maybe innovative was the wrong word to use there. Still a quality product nonetheless. The only reason I mentioned Razer is because you never hear people (at least me personally) saying that Razer is good. A lot of the time I hear people talking about how horrible all of Razer's products are, which isn't true at all.

[Lyons]

This thread has turned to such shit.

 

 

Does the thread not ask for people's opinions? I detest fanboyism and irrationality as the next guy, but you can't change a blind person's opinion on something if they can't see it.  ;)

[Ineko]

I got annoyed with a few listed:

 

Senheiser

Corsair

Samsung

 

Not because I necessarily like them, but because I think they were unfairly labelled over rated.  I have rarely heard any talk about products these companies have made as being better than they are. I am sure there are people that rave on about their S3, their hd215's or their corsair case but in my mind it's just not prevalent enough to label the company.

 

Does this fit your definition of what might constitute a fanboy?

 

This is what I was trying to convey. ^ 

[LAwLz]

Does this fit your definition of what might constitute a fanboy?

Not necessarily. You have to remember that different people have experienced different things. The people mentioning brand X might have experienced a lot of people who overrate them.

[NielsKersic]

Call of Duty, just because a lot of cod fanboys are saying other games are stealing ideas from cod, but it's actually the other way around.

 

Microsoft because they assume that people will buy Windows anyway, but actually a lot of people were unhappy about Windows 8, and though they said Windows 8.1 will be so much better, it isn't (in my opinion). 

If anything I think Linux is UNDERrated. It makes me happy to see steam pushing steam games to Linux.

And everything they did with the XBONE wasn't that good either.

 

And of course:

 

Apple,

Beats,

Samsung phones,

Skype,

McDonalds,

Abercrombie,

FIFA,

Tim Cook (Muahahah),

After Earth (In my opinion),

Nike,

[eshbop]

I got annoyed with a few listed:

 

Senheiser

Corsair

Samsung

 

I'd say a lot people over look other products in favour of these brands, when said other products are as good as or better, for a similar or lower price.

 

Still, that doesn't necessarily mean they're overrated.

[hamzahimself]

LOMBORGHINI

FERRARI

razer 

apple

PORsche 

BOSE 

MONSTER CABLE 

ASUS ROG 

ALIEWARE 

[jamomat]

Beats audio. Nuff said.

 

No actually. No. Must Rant. I hate people who wear beats audio. It's not even for status anymore and yet they still wear it.  There are plenty of other headphones that are better than beats.

 

I couldn't agree more..

[AdamG1401]

Alienware, Beats, Razer, Corsiar, Asus, EA, Call of Duty, DEFINITELY NOT HALO (The person that said Halo is my nemesis).

 

Then I could go to cars and we'd go for days.