Sorry for any confusion, it's actually not supposed to have any stars, it was a 'first look' with a full review to follow and I was experimenting and for some reason the scores stuck.
The score actually is based on a three-part assessment and averages out performance, reliability and value. I'll see if I can get those scores displayed in full because that makes more sense, from memory the Ratio got 5 for performance and 3 or maybe 3.5 for value, though I accept that 'value' is somewhat relative. Anyway it shouldn't be there at this point and I'll get it removed to avoid confusion.
As far as the pricing goes, well, the fabric is very, very expensive and the jacket's been put together in a no holds barred sort of way, so it's going to be expensive. Whether you think the price is justifiable is, I guess, relative to your means. I'd find it hard to justify spending the premium over the Spitz, say, but I imagine some people will feel the extra price is justified by the stretch in the fabric and overall, erm, niceness.
Posted: 31/03/2010 at 19:39
