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Around 5 years ago I was an avid reader of PC Format. The reviews were irreverant, informative and inspiring. My only problem with it was the half dressed chicks on the cover who I found a little... more

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  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ajmer

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Honest and well written

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Only comes out once a month!

    I have to admit that I have a real soft spot for PCFormat magazine. The first ever edition came out shortly after I started university on my first computing course (the current edition is its 10th anniversary edition), when floppy disks actually were er...floppy, and I’ve kind of grown up with it in the world of computing, helped on the way by the well written and genuinely useful articles and reviews in this magazine. I’ve enjoyed it immensely from that first edition, even though it seems to be mellowing out just a little now since those younger, louder and brasher days - although ... more
  • 26 of 26 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kano

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages good all round magazine, competent writing, LESS ADS! plenty of try outs

    Disadvantages Disadvantages tries to do it all.....

    Looks like I am going to do a run of magazine opinions now, I get so many of them I might as well share my experience with you! This is another computing magazine from, you guessed it, Future Publishing!! (Do they have a monopoly or something!) It is very very different to PC Plus (see my other op on this) in that this magazine is really aimed more squarely at a home user who has a good (perhaps not fantastic) knowledge of computing. The type of person who would not want to reformat their system ever, and who plays games more than they do anything else (except perhaps internet surfing) on ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SkyscraperFanClub

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Comprehensive detail on software and hardware of all kinds.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Advice section too unfriendly.

    ‘PC Format’ is the leading PC publication from Future Publishing, who print what can comfortably be regarded as the leading range in PC related magazines. It covers both recreational and utility software and hardware, where ‘PC Gamer’ is more focused upon games and entertainment. ‘.Net’, a third magazine, covers the Internet. ‘PC Format’ stands head and shoulders among these and all other PC magazines as the best by far. The cover-mounted software is responsible for the bulk of the price - £4.99 for 2CD edition, £5.99 for the DVD version. These ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    R_Easton

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages good all-rounder mag

    Disadvantages Disadvantages not an lot about anything due to all-rouder nature

    PC Format is a great computing magazine. It has a mixture of games reviews and hardware/computer reviews. It has a quite large section with news on the computing world, recent gaming events and new hardware announcements. The magazine has recently been re-designed to a more ‘modern’ style and everything is easy to find. -Software- PC Format has previews upcoming games and reviews of recently released games. The reviews are 1 or 2 pages and about 1/3 of that is usually pictures. The games are given a percentage score with advantages and disadvantages for each game. It also compares ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mandyco

    5 Stars PC Fortune 09/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great content

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too expensive

    Most computing magazines are either Internet, Games, Hardware or Advert orientated. PC Format is a totally different magazine. The magazine is divided into sections. PCF News This section informs you about all the latest news in the computing world. For example the hottest hardware, the latest and greatest games and even ISP news, with all the so-called free ISP's going under it's always good to keep ahead on what's going on. Basically, this section gives you up to date information. Practical. All throughout the magazine, there are loads of practical hit and tips, and advice on how to perform ... more

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