Please refer to the "Blackout Revisited" post, for further discussion on the amount of content per mag. I was surpirzed to find that DPM does not have a very high percentage of ad space when compared to some other mags (you're right!).

Yes, product reviews were crossed out. It's interesting to hear some mags charge for this. As far as the reviews being authentic: When was the last time you read a negative, or not-glowing gear review in a mag. It doesn't happen. And it's no coincidence that the same brands that had products reviewed purchased ad space in the mag.

When you follow the money, it is clear the mags may not give unbiased reviews. I'm not saying the reivewers ly or anything, just that they aren't totally neutral.