I’m with the OP. I just gave up on tomshardware pages entirely, even with ublock origin, reader mode, and other tricks. The enshitification just makes it to difficult to garner the info I want, and it’s easier to find it elsewhere.
Where else do you like find that kind of info? I still have a Tom’s Hardware shaped hole in my heart what needs fillin’
Anandtech. Oh, wait!
Should someone tell Steve about adblock?
Gamers Nexus is making a point about what it’s like as a consumer. Obviously they know how to block ads, but they’re looking out for other people, not themselves
A big point is that all written tech news has been going downhill for ages. Anandtech just closed, in case y’all missed it.
They simply can’t keep up with SEO blogspam, social media and ad enshittification.
Gamers Nexus is this weird intersection of old and new, like an old school hardware outlet that grew up on YouTube. They’re lucky in that respect, not many outlets are so fortunate.
Tech Jesus is awesome
Plus he has a following of people who like his take on being open and to the point. It feels like a breeze of fresh air sometimes.
There used to be tons of outlets like that. Techreport was stellar with methedology and transparency, I even wrote some articles as a side thing for HardOCP, and the owner of that site was very blunt.
