I gave up on CR when they gave Obama and interview and supported obamacare
Yes, they tend to be watermelons - Green on the outside, Red inside. So it’s a bit of a surprise they actually went after the computer of the liberal elites.
Back in the 70s I did washing machine repairs. CR rated a Kenmore as recommended, but did not recommend a Whirlpool, and the Kenmore was a rebadged Whirlpool. Don’t know what goes on under the hood at CR, but I don’t trust their ratings.
I quit listening to CR back when they rigged their testing to intentionally force the Suzuki Samuri they tested to “tip over” in testing. They had to finally fess up to taking extra measures to force the issue (which in turn was a reminder of the similar behavior many years before by Ralph Nader and the Chevrolet Corvair.