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Old Jun 19, 2021 | 2:20 pm
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Originally Posted by richarddd
Amazon has stopped selling RavPower, apparently because it was paying people for reviews. Amazon confirms it removed RavPower, a popular phone battery and charger brand - The Verge
Originally Posted by lwildernorva
I'm beginning to believe that paying for reviews is analogous to steroids in sports: the original narrative was that only the weaker brands, just like marginal pro athletes with steroids, needed to pay for reviews. I've been very happy with my most recent RAVPower purchases (and didn't get paid or given free product to review them) so it really shows that even bigger players with decent products are feeling the pressure to boost their reviews.
That's too bad. I was considering getting another one of these:

https://www.ravpower.com/products/rp...-usb-c-charger

I guess I'll take it on a trip and see how it does, though I don't have a laptop that takes USB-C as power. Actually I have an HP Spectre which is a couple of years old but not sure those USB-C ports are suppose to be used to charge it. Would be great if it does, because the HP power brick is larger than that RAV charger.
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