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| Publisher: Future US, Inc.
Category: Magazine
List Price: $107.88
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Avg. Customer Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 121
Format: Magazine Subscription, Print
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B00005N7P0
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| Customer Reviews:
 Maximum Bozo February 12, 2002
2 out of 40 found this review helpful
This is a magazine made of clowns! Bozo rules! I friendly advice to people is to get almost any other magazine. This one is completely lost.
 NO-VAGUE "In-Between-The-Lines" STUFF! January 21, 2002
They are the only true "tell-it as it-is" Core of Writer-Reviewers in the PC-Industry who don't end an otherwise "Negative-Review" with a "Escape-Cause" (such as: "...on the other-hand, IF-YOU really have a need/want/like/etc for such "XYZ- Functions" then ...blah-blah-blah...BUY-IT!) at your-own-risk, surely! Of course, any items NOT-REVIEWED can naturally escape the Readers' attention, and due-consideration, but the SHEER-VALUE of what-is-said in each Review is so Forthright, Fresh and Authentic that "MAX" provides "A Welcome and Relaxing Read" for any regular PC-User to enjoy.
Awesome magazine! January 7, 2002
45 out of 47 found this review helpful
Okay, if you're a hardware power-junkie, this is your mag. Max PC rips on those who disappoint (should have seen the slamming report on K-mart's "Blue-light special" PC awhile back) and give out the coveted Kick-a** award to only those deserving few. It covers specialized PC modifications (Specialty paint jobs, lights, windows, panels, conversions, etc), hardware issues, love/hate issues with new PCs and products on the market and so much more!This magazine is also a lot more easy-going on a language level than a lot of other PC magazines. They don't say things "We believe this to be an inferior product". They say "This thing sucks!". It makes it a little easier to read than the standard, overly serious PC-mag. Also, once a year, the folks at Max PC put together the ultimate PC of the year. This is a PC builder's midnight fantasy full of the latest (most expensive) hardware. Then they give you a run-down on it's scores. I've recommended this mag to everyone I know who is even slightly interested in computers. They've also saved me much headaches (and a lot of cash) from their "Watchdog" column, which monitors a vendor's customer service, and/or financial problems with refunds/ returns or patches. I'd say get signed up, this mag is worth the cash!
Almost "Maximum" PC... November 30, 2001
23 out of 27 found this review helpful
I subscribe to this magazine. I really like it, too. But, once you get into specialized hardware, Maximum PC seems pretty "behind". For instance, they gush and slobber over Plextor CD-RWs, yet Lite-On CD-RWs have MORE capabilities (i.e. they can burn the correct EFM encoding on CD-Rs like Plextor BUT they can also burn 99 minute 850 MB CDs which Plextor can't) and Lite-On costs about HALF as much! But, Lite-On doesn't advertise in Maximum PC like Maximum's Plextor benefactors. Also, Asus Tek has been making a GeForce3 video card with video capture capabilities for several months now...seems more "Maximum" than the plain old "gaming" video cards they cream over (literally perfect 10 ratings). I don't recall seeing Asus Tek ads in their magazine....hmmmm. Let's face it, they provide "Maximum" exposure for their advertisers, not the hoped for "Maximum PC" OBJECTIVE hardware reviews in general. Maximum PC is a great medium for beginning your research...perhaps a more apt title would be "Medium PC."
AVID READER SINCE "boot" WAS THE NAME November 9, 2001
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
for computer enthusiast, MaxPC is a welcome sight in your mailbox. i can remember for years savorying every page of "boot" (as it was called in beginning) as i was (and still am) obcessed with PC's. Anyone, from advanced users - to beginners looking for knowledge - can profit from every issue of MaxPC. the icing on the cake is the subscription that comes with a CD-ROM as it is packed with demos, utilities, and other useful apps (very helpful for those not blessed with broadband connections). Until I discovered the community of hardware enthusiast web sites, MaxPC, formerly "boot", was my only really informative source for computing news and articles. To this day, i consider my subscription to it worth more than 10 subscriptions to most other computing mags. I can't wait until they merge with DVD media and maybe end up offering more info on Divx codecs, encoding your own movies, and best bang for the buck audio and video equipment. Try a few issues (with CD)and you may get hooked...
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