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• NiLe - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  I kind of liked the old one better. I often read this page on my smartphone and the old page was perfect with a lot of news right on the frontpage. I know you've added a mobile section, but as a third alternative you could just have a textpage with brief news like the lower part of the old layout. The old page was <30k if you disabled images so it was perfect for handhelds.
  
  Anyway, this is still the number one HW page, Thanks for all great articles.

• GhandiInstinct - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  Ever consider a "Ask Anand" section in the forums? People that don't get their questions quite answered can ask the master, chief. Hmmm?

• Kaji - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  not enough articles on the front page. 4 would be cool. I just get the feeling that if you're not fast, you might miss a good article, cause it would have to move off the front page to make room for newer articles. Then it would get lost in all of the links somewhere.

• anshul - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  liked the old layout better - this one is better for newbies to anandtech who maybe visit once a fortnight or something.
  
  this is daily bread for me - so i want to see the descriptions of the major reviews/articles as opposed to just descriptions for 2 and titles for the rest.
  
  the width too should be lesser - i'm on 10x7 but i keep my taskbar aligned to the left instead of the bottom - so i have to do left/right scrolling.

• Cliff - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  Sadly i'm in with the majority here too...the old site was much more crisp and very easy to see the content. I feel like i'm watching commercials instead of visiting the page that has been my 'home'page for as long as i can remember.
  
  Liked the old logo at the top better...the tabs being rounded seems a little odd. This is definitely design over usability.
  
  I thought this site catered quite well to the 'engineering type'...now the look certainly doesn't.
  
  I must mentione it again...the ads have *got* to be toned down...it's just way too much, 8 on one page.
  
  I hate to be so critical, but i don't even need a week to make my decision...the last time it changed, i could tell i /would/ like it. I'm not getting the same feeling here.

• Guspaz - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  Another comment to add to my large list in comment #35:
  
  8) Where are the dates on the front page? There are no dates on the latest reviews, and no dates on the older reviews. On the old layout, every single review/article used to have a date. At the very least the latest articles need dates.

• ee - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  The new interface would cost AT many readers in my opinion.
  
  As many people noted, a more detailed News section is sorely missed on the front page.
  
  Personally, I think I'll settle for the RSS feed, but that doesn't link to AT reviews.
  
  If I have to choose between easy-to-read news (RSS) and reviews (anandtech.com), convenience will win and I won't visit the AT site as much.
  
  Please reconsider adding the news, even as a non-default option.
  

• steve - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  this isn't going to be very constructive - cbf'd, sorry. Suffice to say that I no longer to go your site on a daily basis as a result of your changes - I just don't see the information I require poppping out at me.
  
  Now I use your RSS feed, so I still get the latest information :)

• steve - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  this isn't going to be very constructive - cbf'd, sorry. Suffice to say that I no longer to go your site on a daily basis as a result of your changes - I just don't see the information I require poppping out at me.
  
  No I use your RSS feed, so I still get the latest information :)

• raskayu - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - link

  Hey, it's much worse than the old design. You know, if something is working, just don't touch it!