I have shot with my DSLR for 9 years (using 5 different lens, 3 of them zoom lenses) and I had to clean the sensor 2 (two) times in that entire span (38,000 clicks). The D600 problems are a result...
You would have to go back several years (approx 2004) when Phi Askew 'was' this site to get objective, rational and comparative camera testing. Advertising, mobile and gimmicks pretty well dominate...