I have found it to be a pretty good site but looking at the number of post after each story I wonder if anyone visits. After a B3D article there is usually a healthy number of post (even excluding the obligatory 20 or so grammar/ spelling correction posts), compared to <10 for most Extremetech ones. What is your opinion of the site?
Is Extremetech under rated?
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Link for the lazy types? :|
The quality of a site doesn't usually relate to it's success, or at least that's how I explain why EB is doing so damned well.
The quality of a site doesn't usually relate to it's success, or at least that's how I explain why EB is doing so damned well.
ET is an excellent tech site. In fact, I prefer it as a general hardware site over anything else on the web these days.
On that recomendation I'll add it to me list of daily stops. 8)John Reynolds said:
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Yep. They're a pretty decent stop (I'd highly recomend them). Weren't they the fellows that popped Nvidia's bubble in regards to "optimizations" within their drivers in 3DMark?
Yes it is part of ZDnet.incurable said:I wouldn't know if its underrated as I don't visit it regularly (just the odd link), but isn't it a ZDnet spinoff or something?
Hmmm, maybe now that you're asking, it'll replace HardOCP as the odd site that I only visit during prolonged phases of dire boredom in my bookmarks.
I've always liked the site but noticed that it was not popular (going by forum traffic).
Loyd Case and Jason Cross are both excellent tech writers. Loyd made his name writing for CGW in the 90s and Jason likewise more recently for CGM.
I believe, if I got it right, Jason is now at NVIDIA. Dave Salvator has also left for Intel.
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Dave did leave for Intel but Jason's still with ET.
They write good stuff. The one stand-out in my mind is their huuuuge 3D pipeline overview.
They really need to overhaul their benchmark graphs, though. Not only do you have to click on them to make them legible, they also sport that (IMO) poorly executed color scheme. But at least they start the x-axis at 0.
They really need to overhaul their benchmark graphs, though. Not only do you have to click on them to make them legible, they also sport that (IMO) poorly executed color scheme. But at least they start the x-axis at 0.
I have Loyd Case's first article for CGW (1993 or so) around here in my CGW archive...That guy has a lot of experience under his belt. I enjoy going back and reading those articles even today. His coverage of Windows 95 (oooh!), NetBEUI, IPX, and the up-and-coming TCP/IP (!!!), and so on. Too bad about Dave leaving...those two were quite a pair on Extremetech and back in CGW in the '90s.
CGW has just utterly and completely fallen apart. At least that fool Wil Smith is gone. CGW was just THE source for gaming tech info and reviews before the 'net got going bigtime ('97 or so I suppose).
Too bad about Dave leaving...those two were quite a pair on Extremetech and back in CGW in the '90s. CGW has just utterly and completely fallen apart. At least that fool Wil Smith is gone. CGW was just THE source for gaming tech info and reviews before the 'net got going bigtime ('97 or so I suppose).
Hey, I thought that one was pretty cool. One just can't take it too seriously, because it's not that kind of a movie. And who can say no to Salma Hayek's butt?
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