It is with nice disappointment that I discover myself penning the toughest information submit I’ve ever wanted to jot down right here at AnandTech. After over 27 years of masking the extensive – and wild – phrase of computing {hardware}, in the present day is AnandTech’s closing day of publication.
For higher or worse, we’ve reached the tip of an extended journey – one which began with a evaluate of an AMD processor, and has ended with the evaluate of an AMD processor. It’s fittingly poetic, however additionally it is a testomony to the truth that we’ve spent the final 27 years doing what we love, masking the chips which might be the lifeblood of the computing trade.
A number of issues have modified within the final quarter-century – in 1997 NVIDIA had but to even coin the time period “GPU” – and we’ve been lucky to observe the world of {hardware} proceed to evolve over the time interval. We’ve gone from boxy desktop computer systems and laptops that in the present day we’d charitably classify as moveable desktops, to pocket computer systems the place even the most cost effective funds machine places the quickest PC of 1997 to disgrace.
The years have additionally introduced some monumental adjustments to the world of publishing. AnandTech was hardly the primary {hardware} fanatic web site, nor will we be the final. But we have been lucky to thrive prior to now couple of a long time, when so lots of our friends didn’t, because of a mix of laborious work, strategic investments in individuals and merchandise, much more laborious work, and the assist of our many mates, colleagues, and readers.
Still, few issues final endlessly, and the marketplace for written tech journalism will not be what it as soon as was – nor will it ever be once more. So, the time has come for AnandTech to wrap up its work, and let the subsequent technology of tech journalists take their place throughout the zeitgeist.
It has been my immense privilege to jot down for AnandTech for the previous 19 years – and to handle it as its editor-in-chief for the previous decade. And whereas I carry greater than a little bit of regret in being AnandTech’s closing boss, I can not less than take satisfaction in every part we’ve achieved over time, whether or not it’s lauding some legendary merchandise, writing expertise primers that also stay related in the present day, or watching new stars rise in anticipated locations. There remains to be extra that I had wished AnandTech to do, however after 21,500 articles, this was a superb begin.
And whereas the AnandTech employees is driving off into the sundown, I’m completely satisfied to report that the location itself received’t be going wherever for some time. Our writer, Future PLC, might be retaining the AnandTech web site and its many articles stay indefinitely. So that the entire content material we’ve created over time stays accessible and citable. Even with out new articles so as to add to the gathering, I count on that lots of the issues we’ve written over the previous couple of a long time will stay related for years to come back – and stay accessible simply as lengthy.
The AnandTech Forums may also proceed to be operated by Future’s group group and our devoted troop of moderators. With discussion board threads going again to 1999 (and a few lively members simply as lengthy), the boards have a historical past nearly as lengthy and as storied as AnandTech itself (wounded monitor youngsters, anybody?). So even when AnandTech is now not publishing articles, we’ll nonetheless have a spot for everybody to speak concerning the newest in expertise – and have these discussions last more than 48 hours.
Finally, for everybody who nonetheless wants their technical writing repair, our formidable opposition of the final 27 years and fellow Future model, Tom’s Hardware, is continuous to cowl the world of expertise. There are a few acquainted AnandTech faces already over there offering their accrued experience, and the location will proceed doing its finest to supply a written tackle expertise information.
