PC Direct

This one's not bad for a business orientated computer magazine. For your £2.99 you get a cover CD with at least one free program on it & a 280-page magazine which is mainly advertising. As I said, this one's main target is the business user, but homeusers can find some fairly useful features in it at times. In a typical month's issue you'll find the likes of: E-Shopper, which covers new stuff from the Internet world, interviews with relevant people & reviews of new Internet, related products. News hotline covers the breaking news that's happening in the computing world. The news is breaking when the magazine goes to press ...

PC Direct is like the other magazine I've written an opinion about, PC Advisor. They both offer pretty much the same things; loads of adverts (and I do mean LOADS), a cover disc (seemingly getting less interesting and useful with each new issue) and the odd interesting article. I currently subscribe to PC Direct, but won't be renewing my subscription. This months copy came through my door without a cover disc, but I can't be bothered to do anything about it because there is nothing on the disc that is of any interest/use to me at all. The magazine offers little to distinguish itself from the other PC mags around, but then neither does it ...

I was very impressed with the way PC Direct write their magazine, it is very informative, packed with reviews of systems, hardware and software and also has a lot to inform the beginer and the expert user. Their revoews are comprehensive and are nearly always of many different buying scenarios and budgets. They are written fairly and thoroughly, not missing anyting really, as each buyer has different opinions and needs. The magazine also has a lot of balanced content (once you have waded through the overwhelming number of ads) from internet sites and technology reviews and tutorials of installing and upgrading your hardware. There is always a ...