Computer Shopper Magazine Subscription

Pros: The How to section; Product comparisons and reviews
Cons: Loaded with ads

Are you the type who likes to keep up with the latest in technology? If you like reading about gadgets and like buying the latest and greatest in technology, then one magazine you might enjoy is Computer Shopper, a magazine for technology buyers. ...

Pros: Very nice magazine with good articles
Cons: I miss the old large-format magazine

For anyone who has read the old Computer Shopper magazine, the new version will come as quite a shock. The 11” x 14” format is gone, replaced with a standard 8 ½” x 11” magazine. Remember the old one-inch thick tome? Gone too, replaced by a normal...

Pros: Excellent Reviews, Good Writing, Great for Comparison Shopping
Cons: There are a lot of ads if you are looking for stories

While not as good as it was a few years ago (does anyone else remember when parts of the magazine was in a large format and portions of it printed on newsprint because there were so many pages?), Computer Shopper still provides one of the best ...

Pros: lots of reviews, covers computer products as well as techie gadgets, easy to read
Cons: not much in-depth information about each product unless it's featured in an article

I enjoy browsing through computer magazines. It's great to read about up-and-coming products, and an informative way to learn not only about computers and peripherals, but other techie items such as digital cameras, GPS systems, and even Smart Phones. ...

Pros: Actually doing comparisons now!
Cons: Most of the e-business links are pretty standard

For those who have wondered what happened to my previous review of Computer Shopper - I've pulled it! I've found that the magazine's editorial staff has realized that the internet has radically altered the buying habits of IT professionals and home...

Pros: An Historic Magazine, Long Time Staff, Good portrait of industry Good source book
Cons: Magazine having difficulty keeping identity in web economy.

Over the last fifteen years, I doubt anyone has been as avid a reader of the venerable Computer Shopper as I have.
I have devoured nearly every column, and have allocated thousands of my dollars and many of "other people's dollars" to the...

Pros: Great technical articles. Many middle tier companies.
Cons: Your are the minnow in a sea of sharks with used computer equipment.

I have purchased every computer I have bought through companies in Computer Shopper. I have not had a single problem, but I was also very careful to do extensive research in to market prices of all components used in computers at the time. Some prices...

Pros: Fantastic bargins from retailers around the nation.
Cons: HUGE forum for fraudulent retailers, dangerious place to be shopping.

When you pick up a magazine that claims it can slash 70% off your new computer components, you have to say “gee-whiz”. And that’s just what Computer Shopper Magazine claims it can do.

History
The Computer Shopper Magazine is a...

Pros: Really useful product reviews Easy to read Useful ads An interesting read, well written
Cons: Not enough advertisements

Computer Shopper came to the rescue! I didn’t know how complex buying a computer could be. After three years of struggling with an old PC my brother gave me, I decided it was time to upgrade to a system that would allow me to do all the fun things I...

Pros: thick, filled with places to buy from
Cons: the articles are hard to get to!

In your typical magazine, ADs are an annoyance, and you wish you can just have the information without going through these useless ads! Well, Computer Shopper is for: well, the person who is in the market for a new computer.

Sure it has...

Pros: Price has stayed the same over the years, sometimes helpful advice
Cons: Too little content, too many adds, some poorly written columns

This magazine was once the staple of computer users and IT managers everywhere; no longer is this the case - as the size of the magazine continued to plummet, so has the readership.

Personally, I have never liked this magazine - there is...

Pros: Thorough, trust
Cons: Full of ads

Computer Shopper is a great magazine for computer enthusiasts. It is for, however, exactly as it says shoppers. It is full of ads, but these are very helpful to computer buyers. Besides having a very extensive number of pages dedicated to advertising,...

Pros: good for computer shopping
Cons: waste of paper, nothing but ads

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Computer Shopper is not a magazine. It's a catalog of ads! Sure, they throw you a bone by putting a couple of short articles about a product area, complete with ratings. And by some coincidence, all the...

Pros: Find the latest and the greatest
Cons: Theres no support groups out there!

Hey lets face it! As much as I love to read the informative articles it comes out with, it seems these days it much more fits into the "Computer Shopper Catalog" Division, not the Magazine one!

Oh yes, I do love all the information I...

Pros: Product guides are very useful
Cons: Cannot think of any.

I have been reading Computer Shopper since it helped me buy my first home computer. I usually save the previous 12 issues for reference. Product guides are very useful and I use the articles to help me upgrade my computer or solve nagging problems that I...