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I enjoy the site - Sone of the writers know their stuff... but others are more interested in click bait titles and linking to other articles they have written that are barely related (looking at you Rob Thubron)... Mods are also incredibly biased and will simply delete posts they don’t agree with or close topics without actually reading the entire thread first.

This is my go-to website for all technical needs. These guys are super independent, from my perspective. They call the things what they are. They don't take bribes to promote some brands or products. They even have a super useful downloads section with a bunch of the apps that I use every day. I respect TechSpot and their opinion!

some are good some are bad often you get banned just by posting sarcastic comments they dont like often the articles are biased and full of unnecessary BS just to help the review to be more to the desired side. often the authors act rude and personal under article discussion some authors have no idea what they are writing about just copy and paste some text from other websites many times just stupid tweets nothing to do with technology often related to stock price or just a rumour or maybe or buzz words just to keep it running with some content. there is a lot of usefull stuff to be found though. reviews or "best of" seem to be often sponsored affiliate links for products everywhere

Great site with plenty of different articles on related computer and other technologies. And they still focus on hardware reviews.

Overall, it seems like a decent site, with up to date info and a good number of reviews on tech stuff that I like to keep up on. But as with any product that you may be considering buying, it is always best to read reviews on it from many different sources, and then decide which one(s) you think are the most accurate and/or unbiased. I really like the flashback articles they post about old, obsolete or "who made it1st/when was xxx invented" tech, which reminds me of days gone by and gives some insight as to where we stand nowadays in terms of progress (or not). However, I have never bought anything from their webstore, as I tend to seek out my own (independant) sources for stuff I buy.

Very thorough and professional hardware reviews (GPUs, CPUs, Motherboards, Monitors...). And a good website to get tech news.

very cool and safe

I posted my review years back on Sitejabber but I figured I’d add it here too. I’m sure a lot has changed but I’ll try to write what I could remember. In the early 2000s, this was one of the website that left a bad taste in my mouth so I never forgot them. Back in the days, getting any tech support was difficult since the internet just started booming. TechSpot was one of the websites that broke through that barrier and was great! Up until you have a problem and communicating with them is impossible. Years ago, when I was 18 years old, I had a 16 year old friend who had an application issue that couldn’t be solved and there weren’t solutions elsewhere. Made an account on TechSpot, asked nicely through the forums, and before the post received even three responses, a troll user claimed he was able to hack, therefore, the thread was locked and closed. Some time later, coincidentally, but not connected NOR was TechSpots fault, my friends personal information was compromised. At 16 years old, with no bank accounts, no actual ID, no credit information, someone still decided to use her home number and physical address to harass her with subscriptions, phone calls about debt, loans, and sometimes even adult-rated content. Her username (which was partially her full name and wasn't a common one) was used on TechSpot was hijacked and used elsewhere on other websites to leave fake rude messages, responses and reviews for various products. Keep in mind that this was the mid-2000s where there was no social media, no influencers, no Twitter or Facebook so using your full name was very uncommon behavior. Nevertheless, when my friend KINDLY asked in the TechSpot forums, if theres a way to remove her account for security reasons, they could’ve simply told her no, because the account was created using an old forum/bulletin platform that doesn’t have the option to remove accounts. Instead, not only were the Mods condescending, but downright rude. When we decided to go on another website to see if theres a way for account removal on websites, we did NOT once badmouth TechSpot, only mentioned it as one of the websites. Yet, a TechSpot mod that, so happened to be on that website, saw the question, then copied and pasted it back to TechSpot forums. S/he then left a response under it basically stating my friend is an idiot and allowed others to join and criticize her. The mod embarrassed and bullied a 16 year old over literally NOTHING. It caused her a lot of emotional distress and she felt humiliated! Adding to the fact that the forum is public and the bullying was literally on the first page of search engines which was super embarrassing. It was close to Reddit-level bullying. I’ve tried to report this experience to TechSpot multiple times in the past with no response. I even wrote to their “CEO”, again no response. Some time later, a few more users asked for account removal for whatever reason. The users asked why it wasn’t an option. I stepped in just suggesting maybe they could change to a more versatile platform in the future, and the mods basically called me "a moron despite having a college education". I was so done!!! I logged out and never went back to this website again. Bottomline, these Mods have the privilege to be nasty to people while sitting behind a computer screen. Same people who are probably washed out right now playing Fortnite and getting trolled on by 10 year olds. Then, I got a message/email from their “customer service” where they tried to play it off and responded to my review elsewhere claiming they weren’t responsible for the behavior of their mods and other users... you guys are more almost 2 decades too late!