Which PC based magazine subscription?

Tom|Nbk

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Im wanting a subscription to a pc/hardware based magazine for christmas :D which would be the best to choose ive heard Custom PC is good is it worth it? :)

Merry Christmas btw :D
 
AcidHell2 said:
The only one I would consider subscribing to is pc format..
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I quite like reading that but my local Tesco hasn't had that on the shelves for months. Plenty of copies of Nuts and Zoo and whatnot though.:rolleyes: Might think about a subscription. Could even wangle it as a Christmas present off Mum.:D
 
I had a PC PRO subscription from around '93 to '97. It was good then. I still flick through it a few times a year. But seriously, with the Internet, why buy paper magazines? What's the point? What do you get with magazines that isn't available on line?
 
clv101 said:
I had a PC PRO subscription from around '93 to '97. It was good then. I still flick through it a few times a year. But seriously, with the Internet, why buy paper magazines? What's the point? What do you get with magazines that isn't available on line?
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A) much easier to read on paper

2) you need to know what to search for on the internet, magazines will include stuff you haven't heard of before.
 
clv101 said:
I had a PC PRO subscription from around '93 to '97. It was good then. I still flick through it a few times a year. But seriously, with the Internet, why buy paper magazines? What's the point? What do you get with magazines that isn't available on line?
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More comfortable in the bathroom with a magazine, people give you a funny look when you take a laptop with you, can't think why ;)
 
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Briton said:
PC Format is my favourite but I don't buy PC mags any more. I think they're scandalously priced.
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I think the subscriptions are the way to go. Cheaper prices and delivered to your door. I used to go out and buy F1 Racing every month but if WHSmith didn't have it I'd have to go to Tesco and if they didn't have it, it was a case of keep eyes peeled in all magazine shops. Now I subscribe to F1 Racing, cheaper prices and they send it to me.:)
 
MarcLister said:
I think the subscriptions are the way to go. Cheaper prices and delivered to your door. I used to go out and buy F1 Racing every month but if WHSmith didn't have it I'd have to go to Tesco and if they didn't have it, it was a case of keep eyes peeled in all magazine shops. Now I subscribe to F1 Racing, cheaper prices and they send it to me.:)
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True that subscriptions are cheeper but I still think the mags are overpriced. Was good value when you couldn't download stuff and you needed all that coverdisk stuff but no longer worth it.
 
Briton said:
True that subscriptions are cheeper but I still think the mags are overpriced. Was good value when you couldn't download stuff and you needed all that coverdisk stuff but no longer worth it.
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Yeah I 'spose those of us with fast connections could opt for a DVD less version and save a few quid on the subscription price. Got a nice 6Mb connection at home. Come to Mama.:D
 
PC Format 1 Year 54.99 - £5 - Quidco saving = 49.99 with free Vantec pci cooler

Custom PC 31.99 with free case badge :eek: :D

PC Format seems fairly pricey with Custom PC being much more reasonable which one should i go for
 
Tom|Nbk said:
PC Format 1 Year 54.99 - £5 - Quidco saving = 49.99 with free Vantec pci cooler

Custom PC 31.99 with free case badge :eek: :D

PC Format seems fairly pricey with Custom PC being much more reasonable which one should i go for
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What is Quidco saving? :confused:

Personally I quite like PC Format. Wasn't that impressed with the few issues of Custom PC I bought. Suppose its down to taste and what you want a PC mag to be doing for you.
 
Give this a whirl if your thinking of CustomPC

3 issues for £1 with option to cancel at the end of it

There is also some mag deals, not just PC related, here: WHSmith Magazines including CD version of PC Pro
 
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Yeah - I'll bite. I'm building a new "custom PC" in Feb so I'll grab three issues for a £1. *Makes note in diary to cancel after three issues*.
 
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