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Woah. I'm also 32, and when Anandtech started I was building PCs for myself and others. It was an incredible resource, and it's been incredibly consistent in t

by passive 12y ago

Woah. I'm also 32, and when Anandtech started I was building PCs for myself and others. It was an incredible resource, and it's been incredibly consistent in the years since. What always struck me was his discipline and dedication, even in those early years. Whenever there's some nifty gear announced, I always wait for the Anandtech review to purchase, and whenever I want to compare something new with something old, I know the old Anandtech review will have just the details I'm looking for. There have been other sites that dove into particular details in more depth, but none that provided a consistently deep level across so many topics. As much as Anand may have received an education through this journey, I know he has educated so many of us, and through that, strengthened the tech community in ways that will reverberate for years to come. Thanks for all you have done, Anand, and please let us know what comes next for you!

Tloewald 12y ago
Anandtech essentially replaced Tomshardware as my go-to place for information on PC hardware. Oddly enough, Tom was a doctor turned tech writer as well. Go figure.
- ejdyksen 12y ago
  MacRumors is also run by a doctor turned tech writer, Arnold Kim: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html
- frankchn 12y ago
  Although not primarily a review site, Lens Rentals has a very detailed blog about all things DSLR and mirrorless camera related (http://www.lensrentals.com/blog http://www.lensrentals.com/blog). Lens Rentals and its blog was also started by a doctor (Roger Cicala) and he remains the main contributor to the blog.
hkarthik 12y ago
I'm around the same age and started reading Anandtech when I was a high school teenager in the late 90s. We scrounged together cash to play the latest version of Quake, upgraded to the latest 3dfx Voodoo cards, and overclocked our Celeron 300A chips till they burned out. Most of the info on what to do came from Anandtech and associated forum discussions. Thanks to you, Anand, you'll always be a legend for our generation.
- passive 12y ago
  Ahh, the 300A. I remember being blown away by the results people were getting with that. I didn't manage to get my hands on one for a few months, but when I did I lapped the heatspreader (the only CPU I ever lapped, thanks HardOCP!), and ran it at ~540 for several months. It did get unstable and had to be dropped down after that, but it was still >500. As much as the actual performance was awesome, the important thing for me was really the achievement around it. I was just some kid in my parents basement, and through some reading and a little elbow grease, I was able to match the performance of the most expensive CPUs in the market. I was empowered, thanks to Anand and his ilk.

by passive 12y ago

Tloewald 12y ago

Anandtech essentially replaced Tomshardware as my go-to place for information on PC hardware. Oddly enough, Tom was a doctor turned tech writer as well. Go figure.

ejdyksen 12y ago
MacRumors is also run by a doctor turned tech writer, Arnold Kim: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html
frankchn 12y ago
Although not primarily a review site, Lens Rentals has a very detailed blog about all things DSLR and mirrorless camera related (http://www.lensrentals.com/blog http://www.lensrentals.com/blog). Lens Rentals and its blog was also started by a doctor (Roger Cicala) and he remains the main contributor to the blog.

hkarthik 12y ago

I'm around the same age and started reading Anandtech when I was a high school teenager in the late 90s. We scrounged together cash to play the latest version of Quake, upgraded to the latest 3dfx Voodoo cards, and overclocked our Celeron 300A chips till they burned out. Most of the info on what to do came from Anandtech and associated forum discussions. Thanks to you, Anand, you'll always be a legend for our generation.

passive 12y ago
Ahh, the 300A. I remember being blown away by the results people were getting with that. I didn't manage to get my hands on one for a few months, but when I did I lapped the heatspreader (the only CPU I ever lapped, thanks HardOCP!), and ran it at ~540 for several months. It did get unstable and had to be dropped down after that, but it was still >500. As much as the actual performance was awesome, the important thing for me was really the achievement around it. I was just some kid in my parents basement, and through some reading and a little elbow grease, I was able to match the performance of the most expensive CPUs in the market. I was empowered, thanks to Anand and his ilk.