PC Format

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

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

‘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

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

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