Mac Magazines - post your favorites.

CmdrLaForge · Aug 13, 2006, 03:01 PM

Hi,

I just wondered whats everybodys favorite Mac Magazine is and if you guys still read magazines hence the information is most of the time really outdated. I myself get most of the information from websites like Macrumors.

Cheers
LaForge

viccles · Aug 13, 2006, 03:15 PM

I embarrasingly get PC User (magazine here in Australia) sometimes has some Mac stuff. Here is my best source of info though

dbhays · Aug 13, 2006, 03:22 PM

I like mac addict. Though, I find the humor just above juvenile at times they do have good reviews on products. I also like their Ask Us section and Unix University.

cwedl · Aug 13, 2006, 03:29 PM

I used to/and still like Macworld, but when I started to buy it, back in 2003 it was only £3.50 (I'm pretty sure anyway). Now its £5.00! I only buy it now if I have a long travel time, i.e. I was going to buy it in Gatwick Airport for my flight in two weeks, but I may not be able to now!

zane · Aug 13, 2006, 03:55 PM

Macworld
Mac Addict
Macworld uk
Icreate
Machome

My 5 favorite.

CmdrLaForge · Aug 13, 2006, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zane

Macworld
Mac Addict
Macworld uk
Icreate
Machome

My 5 favorite.

Do you prefer Macworld US or Macworld UK ? Is there a difference?

mmc291 · Aug 13, 2006, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbhays

I like mac addict. Though, I find the humor just above juvenile at times they do have good reviews on products. I also like their Ask Us section and Unix University.

Me too. I think Mac Addict is the best Mac Magazine in the States.

MacWorld's OK but the UK version gets marked up so much at Border's and Barnes and Noble

zane · Aug 13, 2006, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CmdrLaForge

Do you prefer Macworld US or Macworld UK ? Is there a difference?

Well living in America macworld is $7 but macworld uk is $20 but it also has twice the material.So Macworld uk is better but it is more expensive and can be more than a month late here in miami.

zane · Aug 13, 2006, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmc291

Me too. I think Mac Addict is the best Mac Magazine in the States.

MacWorld's OK but the UK version gets marked up so much at Border's and Barnes and Noble

Mac addict is a little pricey because it has that stupid cd and you cant look at the inside without buying it so you cant tell if it is worth it is also a smaller mag than macworld.

macaddicted · Aug 13, 2006, 04:16 PM

MacUser. I miss it.

dbhays · Aug 13, 2006, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zane

Mac addict is a little pricey because it has that stupid cd and you cant look at the inside without buying it so you cant tell if it is worth it is also a smaller mag than macworld.

There is discussion of doing away with the CD. They should just have the demos and freebies available on their website. I can't remember the last time I even put in their CD.

XIII · Aug 13, 2006, 05:09 PM

iCreate > All

I subscribe.

zane · Aug 13, 2006, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbhays

There is discussion of doing away with the CD. They should just have the demos and freebies available on their website. I can't remember the last time I even put in their CD.

There was a poll in this months issue regarding the cd.

zane · Aug 13, 2006, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XIII

iCreate > All

I subscribe.

Icreate is a greate magazine like how they put screenshots of apple.com near the back and the what if apple made this page. The problem is magazines from the uk have month old imformation once there in America.

opik · Aug 13, 2006, 07:15 PM

mac addict and macworld

bigrell486 · Aug 14, 2006, 12:36 AM

I second that.
MacAddict and MacWorld

Cybix · Aug 14, 2006, 12:52 AM

since buying my new mac this year I started buying some magazines.. although after reading some of them, I've come to the conclusion that all the 'hot news' and articles, etc are all ripped from web sites that offer the information for free (macrumors included)...

some of the 'hot news' stuff is ALMOST word for word off here, or some other site... what a joke.

I paid my subscription to macrumors.com so i think that will suffice from now on

R.Youden · Aug 14, 2006, 12:59 AM

has to be iCreate, great work, glad its back now

Chundles · Aug 14, 2006, 01:00 AM

Australian Macworld is waay better than the US version. Sure, most of the stories are the same and they just edit the prices, weights, temps etc. but the print stock is thicker, the print quality is better and it just feels like a higher quality publication. And it's only A$6.95 so it's a dead-set bargain in the price department.

viccles · Aug 14, 2006, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chundles

Australian Macworld is waay better than the US version. Sure, most of the stories are the same and they just edit the prices, weights, temps etc. but the print stock is thicker, the print quality is better and it just feels like a higher quality publication. And it's only A$6.95 so it's a dead-set bargain in the price department.

I know what I'm buying tomorrow at the newsagent

Forget my subscription to PC user!

Kane.Elson · Aug 14, 2006, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viccles

I know what I'm buying tomorrow at the newsagent

Forget my subscription to PC user!

Heh, I used to subscribe to PC User many years ago. I just felt it was getting dumber and dumber (or I was getting smarter and smarter ?). The only good bit was the "Hardware roundups" they did, they where quite handy.

FleurDuMal · Aug 14, 2006, 05:35 AM

I bought an edition of iCreate the other month. Thought it was a bit rubbish really. Just seemed like a serialised manual for iLife (and some other honorable additions).

Mustafa · 11:32 AM

I think iCreate is pretty good if you're a switcher, thinking of switching or relatively new to the Mac. Once you're an 'expert', its value drops off, but maybe that applies to all mags. Trouble is, I can't get off the treadmill because I have them all back to no.1.

I also subscribe to MacFormat -- am I the only one? No-one else has mentioned it.

Sandman824 · Aug 14, 2006, 10:06 AM

I prefer Mac Addict but get Macworld as well. But the Mac Addict cd is pretty much usless these days.

CmdrLaForge · Aug 14, 2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandman824

I prefer Mac Addict but get Macworld as well. But the Mac Addict cd is pretty much usless these days.

Why do most people prefer MacAddict? I would like to subscribe to either Macworld or Macaddict - not both. How many pages does each one have?

Cheers
LaForge

Aug 13, 2006, 03:01 PM	#1
CmdrLaForge macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: around the world	Mac Magazines - post your favorites. Hi, I just wondered whats everybodys favorite Mac Magazine is and if you guys still read magazines hence the information is most of the time really outdated. I myself get most of the information from websites like Macrumors. Cheers LaForge __________________ Macbook Pro 15" Quad 2.2 GHz; Cinema Display 23";iPad 1 32GB; iPhone5 white 16GB
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Aug 13, 2006, 03:15 PM	#2
viccles macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia	I embarrasingly get PC User (magazine here in Australia) sometimes has some Mac stuff. Here is my best source of info though __________________ 2.5 13" Core i5 rMBP\|16gb white iPhone 5 Galaxy Note 2 Follow me on twitter My blog My youtube channel
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Aug 13, 2006, 04:16 PM	#10
macaddicted macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Down on Copperline...	MacUser. I miss it. __________________ macaddicted "I was raised up family, man I'm glad I'm on my own." --James Taylor
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Aug 13, 2006, 05:09 PM	#12
XIII macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England	iCreate > All I subscribe. __________________ "I want to win the championship, win the UEFA Champions League and be consistent. It's that simple." -------Arsene Wenger
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Aug 13, 2006, 07:15 PM	#15
opik macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cupertino, CA	mac addict and macworld __________________ Proud Mac user since December 2005 14" iBook 1.42GHz \| 512MB RAM \| 60GB HD
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Aug 13, 2006, 03:22 PM	#3
dbhays macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Salinas, CA	I like mac addict. Though, I find the humor just above juvenile at times they do have good reviews on products. I also like their Ask Us section and Unix University.
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Aug 13, 2006, 03:29 PM	#4
cwedl macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2003	I used to/and still like Macworld, but when I started to buy it, back in 2003 it was only £3.50 (I'm pretty sure anyway). Now its £5.00! I only buy it now if I have a long travel time, i.e. I was going to buy it in Gatwick Airport for my flight in two weeks, but I may not be able to now!
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Aug 13, 2006, 03:55 PM	#5
zane macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2006	Macworld Mac Addict Macworld uk Icreate Machome My 5 favorite.
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Aug 14, 2006, 12:36 AM	#16
bigrell486 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rochester Institute of Technology	I second that. MacAddict and MacWorld
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Aug 14, 2006, 12:52 AM	#17
Cybix macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western Australia	since buying my new mac this year I started buying some magazines.. although after reading some of them, I've come to the conclusion that all the 'hot news' and articles, etc are all ripped from web sites that offer the information for free (macrumors included)... some of the 'hot news' stuff is ALMOST word for word off here, or some other site... what a joke. I paid my subscription to macrumors.com so i think that will suffice from now on __________________ Inverted Reality - apple, linux, r/c, tech leopardtricks.com - Leopard tips and tricks! visit the kitchenmac site www.kitchenmac.com
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Aug 14, 2006, 12:59 AM	#18
R.Youden macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005	has to be iCreate, great work, glad its back now
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Aug 14, 2006, 01:00 AM	#19
Chundles macrumors G4 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Gong, Australia	Australian Macworld is waay better than the US version. Sure, most of the stories are the same and they just edit the prices, weights, temps etc. but the print stock is thicker, the print quality is better and it just feels like a higher quality publication. And it's only A$6.95 so it's a dead-set bargain in the price department. __________________ This is going straight to the Pool Room
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Aug 14, 2006, 05:35 AM	#22
FleurDuMal macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Town	I bought an edition of iCreate the other month. Thought it was a bit rubbish really. Just seemed like a serialised manual for iLife (and some other honorable additions).
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Aug 14, 2006, 07:10 AM	#23
Mustafa macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Shenfield, Essex, UK	I think iCreate is pretty good if you're a switcher, thinking of switching or relatively new to the Mac. Once you're an 'expert', its value drops off, but maybe that applies to all mags. Trouble is, I can't get off the treadmill because I have them all back to no.1. I also subscribe to MacFormat -- am I the only one? No-one else has mentioned it. Last edited by Mustafa; Aug 14, 2006 at 11:32 AM.
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Aug 14, 2006, 10:06 AM	#24
Sandman824 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin	I prefer Mac Addict but get Macworld as well. But the Mac Addict cd is pretty much usless these days.
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