Veteran Hardware Review Site AnandTech Announces Cessation of Updates but Remains Accessible
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AnandTech, a hardware review website that has been a mainstay in the tech industry since its launch in 1997, has recently announced it will no longer update its content. The site is renowned for its in-depth technical reviews of various hardware components, including CPUs, GPUs, and SSDs, establishing itself as a respected authority in hardware evaluation.
The inception of AnandTech was driven by its founder's desire to share insights on the AMD K6 processor, a product that debuted the same year the site went live, marking a time before NVIDIA had even coined the term GPU.
Over the past two decades, the AnandTech team has traveled the globe to attend hardware launches, gathering firsthand information and conducting rigorous technical tests to provide the industry with reliable hardware evaluations.
Ryan Smith, the site's current and final editor-in-chief, joined AnandTech 19 years ago and assumed the role of editor-in-chief in 2014. By the time of this announcement, the AnandTech team has likely disbanded.
Future PLC, AnandTech's parent company based in the UK, has decided to indefinitely maintain the site's content, ensuring that users will continue to have access. The official AnandTech forums will also remain open, though the main site will no longer be updated.
Future PLC operates several other well-known media outlets, including PC Gamer, Tom’s Hardware, and Windows Central. Thus, readers can still rely on these platforms for IT-related information in the future.
