Micro Computers... not much else (Micro Computer Mart)

Name: i_p_jones

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Product:	Micro Computer Mart
Date:	20/09/00 (19 review reads)
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Advantages: Fair price, loads of adverts

Disadvantages: Let down by editorials and features, high subscription cost

I started buying Micro Mart last year, not because of wanting to buy computer parts, but for news and reviews. I wasn't too impressed - the only regular reviews are of shareware and games, and the news section is sometimes a bit slow to catch onto a story.

It was also a bit pricey just for this : £0.80 (at the time) per week worked out at £3.60 a week, and for £2.95 I could get tonnes more news and reviews, as well as all the mainstream advertisers. Even with a cover CD!

But this year, I decided to upgrade my old 386, and mainstream adverts seemed too pricey. I took up MCM again (now at £1.10 pw), and this time looking through the private and trade sections, I noticed that there is a better range of goods than mainstream PC mags, for lower prices. For example, I have seen Lotus Smartsuite Millenium advertised in mainstream for above £300, while in MCM adverts it goes for less than £20!

The main problem with MCM is the subscription cost of £80, as others have mentioned. However, I do not see why people would have annual subscriptions for this as they are unlikely to be buying PC parts 52 weeks a year.

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