Heads up - Custom PC free issue for relaunch.

alexakasloth · 29 May 2019 at 18:39

Just a heads up if you read or are interested in reading Custom PC magazine, it seems they were bought by the R-Pi foundation and have had a relaunch. As part of this they are giving away some copies of their magazine here:

https://custompc.raspberrypi.org/features/try-issue-190-for-free

I just tried and received a confirmation email, looking forward to giving it a read as I haven't done so in a while.

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Feek · 29 May 2019 at 18:41

I did this a bit earlier today and found it quite amusing making a Paypal payment of £0.00

Teh_Next · 29 May 2019 at 18:48

They had the worst forums ever, full of absolute bangers.

Deleted member 77746 · 29 May 2019 at 18:59

Thanks for this just ordered one just because it's free, used a fake email address just in case they wanted to spam me.

Your order is confirmed
You’ll receive a confirmation email with your order number shortly.

Rroff · 29 May 2019 at 19:00

Aren't the days of these kind of magazines pretty much done?

Deleted member 77746 · 29 May 2019 at 19:04

Rroff said:
Aren't the days of these kind of magazines pretty much done?

owt for nowt!

kona786 · 29 May 2019 at 19:48

Great. Thanks

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 29 May 2019 at 21:17

Thanks @alexakasloth

Slam · 29 May 2019 at 22:11

Thanks for this tip

alexakasloth · 30 May 2019 at 09:42

Rroff said:
Aren't the days of these kind of magazines pretty much done?

I believe there is a downsizing, however physical mediums whether it's print or, for example the resurgence of vinyl, still have a place.
Personally I prefer a physical book or TPB to a kindle.

Scania · 30 May 2019 at 09:46

Having recently received a free copy of this I’m glad it was free, nothing in it that a few minutes of Google wouldn’t reveal, and struck me as somewhat biased towards Scam computers......

Not worth £5.99 I’m afraid, still a bit meh even when you consider this issue is free.

Terminal_Boy · 30 May 2019 at 09:50

Rroff said:
Aren't the days of these kind of magazines pretty much done?

Yup, nothing you couldn’t find with 5 minutes of free searching on Tom’s Hardware or here.

Deleted member 77746 · 7 Jun 2019 at 11:37

mine arrived, magazine cost on the front 5.99, ouch!!

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 7 Jun 2019 at 12:19

Wasn't worth £5.99 imho. I had a quick flick through, but gave it to the boss for his son to have a read as he's shown an interest in PC's.

Psycho Sonny · 7 Jun 2019 at 12:28

people who buy magazines tend to be those that are so bored that they just want something to read to kill time.

the cost of some of the rigs was eye watering. customising pc's using a dremel, etc is for advanced pc users who would likely know how to do it and best learnt from a youtube video anyway.

youtube and the internet has replaced magazines.

Junglist · 7 Jun 2019 at 14:32

Psycho Sonny said:
youtube and the internet has replaced magazines.

Sadly that's true. As a kid I used to love getting Gamemaster magazines and I think I bought every issue of the unofficial Nintendo Game Cube mag (had quite a few for the PS1 and DC-UK) they were the highlight of getting dragged to the supermarket.
I did have a subscription to Game Informer on my iPad which was nice to read well written articles but it just wasn't the same so i cancelled after a couple of years

Admiral Huddy · 7 Jun 2019 at 14:35

tbh I subscribe to Custom PC.. cancel for one edition then reorder .. I think it's a fiver each time.

Who remembers WH Smiths has a whole
aisle of PC mags.. Barely a few now.

robfosters · 7 Jun 2019 at 14:38

Do they still publish computer shopper?

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 7 Jun 2019 at 14:39

Yeah, I remember buying PC mags quite often years ago before I had fast, reliable internet.
Custom PC was one of the ones I'd buy quite frequently

Em3bbs · 7 Jun 2019 at 14:47

Admiral Huddy said:
Who remembers WH Smiths has a whole isle of PC mags.. Barely a few now.

A whole island with magazines? Sounds amazing!