Anandtech has closed

Quartz · 2024-08-30T14:24:59+0100

I'll let Dr Cutress tell the tale.

Diddums · 2024-08-30T14:34:51+0100

Forgot they even existed tbh.

VincentHanna · 2024-08-30T14:36:05+0100

I imagine a lot of people just watch Youtube videos now rather than read tech articles?

almoststew1990 · 2024-08-30T14:37:07+0100

I sometimes read the late 90s reviews so I am glad the website will stay up.

Diddums · 2024-08-30T14:44:57+0100

Anyone remember PC Format? Which slowly evolved in to Techradar? I used to love reading their stuff.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 2024-08-30T14:51:00+0100

Sad days.

I remember when the first thing I did everyday was checking the latest article on Anandtech
When mobos actually mattered etc

tangey · 2024-08-30T15:04:32+0100

Anandtech was the place to go to for really deep dives into the Apple Smartphone SOCs, the design of the CPU/GPUs etc. They did great articles as to how (at the time) the Qualcomm Socs were throttling very quickly and agressively compared to the Apple Socs. It was clear to me that they had some inside info coming from Apple. It wasn't a surprised therefore when Anand went to Apple. At it's peak it was the prime place I went to for tech reviews. Havn't been on that site for several years now.

pastymuncher · 2024-08-30T15:05:57+0100

Sad news indeed. I prefer actually reading a review article than watching a video where the person seems to like the sound of their own voice and rabbits on and on. I for one will miss them.

Vinno · 2024-08-30T15:13:32+0100

This is a shame. I spent many an evening reading reviews on their site over the years.

Freddie1980 · 2024-08-30T15:49:27+0100

It was the go to site for hardware reviews and news back in the 2000's along with Toms Hardware. The decline started when it was sold to Purch back in 2014 and Anand left at the same time, once Ian Cutruss left the site it struggled with it's content and it never recovered.

RIP Anandtech

Nelly · 2024-08-30T16:02:23+0100

No good telling people in this section of the forums, most of them are grumpy old men who more than likely can't get it up anymore and never post anywhere else, whinging about everyday life.

BUDFORCE · 2024-08-30T16:05:29+0100

jpaul · 2024-08-30T16:05:44+0100

yes that's a pity - 50/50 use of that and arstechnica - comments are often more intelligent than utube.

Junglist · 2024-08-30T16:08:21+0100

That's a loss. I get the convenience of a video review but I've always preferred a proper text review. AnandTech, Hexus, Toms Hardware and OC3D were some of the places I'd first go to for a review, if there was a written one available.

That's just two remaining now.

Fire Wizard · 2024-08-30T16:10:33+0100

This is a real shame. I always really liked AnandTech. Good detailed analysis of technology.

Quartz · 2024-08-30T16:23:39+0100

Junglist said:
That's a loss. I get the convenience of a video review but I've always preferred a proper text review. AnandTech, Hexus, Toms Hardware and OC3D were some of the places I'd first go to for a review, if there was a written one available.

That's just two remaining now.

You should try Kitguru and Club386 (the old Hexus).

Nelly · 2024-08-30T16:31:16+0100

Quartz said:
You should try Kitguru and Club386 (the old Hexus).

Trying to think of others that closed down, Xbitlabs was another, although it looks like someone else has bought the web address now >> https://web.archive.org/web/20160103150040/https://www.xbitlabs.com/

Junglist · 2024-08-30T16:35:32+0100

Quartz said:
You should try Kitguru and Club386 (the old Hexus).

I wasn't aware of Club386, thank you

I always forget about Kitguru! Creature of habit.

neojay · 2024-08-30T16:39:26+0100

almoststew1990 said:
I sometimes read the late 90s reviews so I am glad the website will stay up.

Thought I was the only one who did this, man I feel old knowing how long this site has been going.

Nelly · 2024-08-30T16:42:16+0100

Who remembers Rodney Reynolds - 3DGameman! :cry:

He vanished in 2016 and returned in 2022, and doing regular ever since on games, IT news etc, I didn't realise lol

3dGameMan

Rodney Reynolds started 3dGameMan in 1998 as a hobby. The first video was posted in 2000, 5 years before YouTube was founded. He was the first to start producing Video Reviews. Since then it's migrated into providing technical/gaming content. Also, he's reviewed thousands of technology products...

www.youtube.com