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I'd say Anandtech is the closest we come to this level of detail today, and we just have to hope they'll keep going long term.

haikuginger 9y ago
Anandtech was lost years ago. It's been a ghost of itself since Anand and Brian went to work for Apple. Ian Cutress still writes good desktop CPU/architecture reviews, but editorial quality and consistency have gone way down, and most of the content that comes out of there just isn't up to par with the publication's formerly high standards.
- bluedino 9y ago
  I really miss their Mac reviews, which they don't do any longer. Quality photography, heat and screen measurements as well as benchmarks, and some real, technical insights. Even if they were slightly biased towards the Mac. Compare the 2013 Retina article - https://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review https://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-... All the attention they gave the 2016 was basically a presser with stock photos from Apple - https://www.anandtech.com/show/10799/apple-announces-4th-generation-macbook-pro-family-thinner-lighter-with-thunderbolt-3-touch-bar https://www.anandtech.com/show/10799/apple-announces-4th-gen...
annimorpheus 9y ago
HardOCP still does good in depth, hasn't changed in 15 years.
Jonnax 9y ago
Notebookcheck are a German outlet that do high quality reviews of laptops. Things like using a thermal camera to show hot spots, measuring display response rates, display calibrations, noise levels plus the standard performance tests. Tft Central is another one for monitor reviews though they only review the most popular since I think they're understaffed.
- Brakenshire 9y ago
  Yeah, Notebookcheck were the first equivalent that came to mind.
- detaro 9y ago
  prad.de is another good one for monitor reviews.
- mrybczyn 9y ago
  yup, notebookcheck is the only place I read for good reviews.

haikuginger 9y ago

Anandtech was lost years ago. It's been a ghost of itself since Anand and Brian went to work for Apple. Ian Cutress still writes good desktop CPU/architecture reviews, but editorial quality and consistency have gone way down, and most of the content that comes out of there just isn't up to par with the publication's formerly high standards.

bluedino 9y ago
I really miss their Mac reviews, which they don't do any longer. Quality photography, heat and screen measurements as well as benchmarks, and some real, technical insights. Even if they were slightly biased towards the Mac. Compare the 2013 Retina article - https://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review https://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-... All the attention they gave the 2016 was basically a presser with stock photos from Apple - https://www.anandtech.com/show/10799/apple-announces-4th-generation-macbook-pro-family-thinner-lighter-with-thunderbolt-3-touch-bar https://www.anandtech.com/show/10799/apple-announces-4th-gen...

annimorpheus 9y ago

HardOCP still does good in depth, hasn't changed in 15 years.

Jonnax 9y ago

Notebookcheck are a German outlet that do high quality reviews of laptops. Things like using a thermal camera to show hot spots, measuring display response rates, display calibrations, noise levels plus the standard performance tests. Tft Central is another one for monitor reviews though they only review the most popular since I think they're understaffed.

Brakenshire 9y ago
Yeah, Notebookcheck were the first equivalent that came to mind.
detaro 9y ago
prad.de is another good one for monitor reviews.
mrybczyn 9y ago
yup, notebookcheck is the only place I read for good reviews.