How PCWorld grades
Across 47 products that PCWorld and at least one other outlet scored, PCWorld's score sits 0.03 below the consensus on average, on a 5-point scale. That makes it number 8 of 17 from toughest to most generous among the outlets we track.
-0.03
average gap from the consensus
4.02
average score, of 5
21
products scored below the others
21
scored above (5 level)
Where PCWorld was toughest
| Product | Printed | Of 5 | Consensus | Gap | Outlets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keychron Q1 HE | 2.5/5 | 2.50 | 4.00 | -1.50 | 8 |
| Lenovo ThinkVision M14t Gen 2 | 3.5/5 | 3.50 | 4.28 | -0.78 | 6 |
| Wemo Smart Plug with Thread | 3.5/5 | 3.50 | 4.25 | -0.75 | 2 |
| Plugable TBT4-UDZ | 3.5/5 | 3.50 | 4.00 | -0.50 | 2 |
| Dreame Z1 Pro Robotic Pool Cleaner | 3.5/5 | 3.50 | 4.00 | -0.50 | 2 |
Where PCWorld was most generous
| Product | Printed | Of 5 | Consensus | Gap | Outlets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrent Rocket Nano V2 | 4.5/5 | 4.50 | 3.67 | +0.83 | 3 |
| Crucial T500 with Heatsink | 4.5/5 | 4.50 | 3.83 | +0.67 | 3 |
| Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra | 4.5/5 | 4.50 | 3.90 | +0.60 | 5 |
| Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) | 4.5/5 | 4.50 | 4.00 | +0.50 | 2 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD | 4.5/5 | 4.50 | 4.04 | +0.46 | 7 |
By category
Categories where PCWorld scored 3 or more products.
- Best PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs+0.23 · 4 products
- Best Portable Monitors-0.25 · 3 products
- Best Chromebooks Under $500-0.11 · 3 products
- Best Budget Laptops Under $700-0.10 · 3 products
- Best Laptops Under $2000-0.08 · 3 products
Every comparison
Sorted from toughest to most generous. The printed score links to PCWorld's review. The consensus is the average of every printed score on that product, PCWorld's included.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Only scores PCWorld printed on its own page count; numbers read out of article text or video by software are left out. We don't test products. How we measured this.