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• marsumane - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  I personally liked the old style better. Seemed easier to check if there was anything new easier then this new layout.

• tolgae - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  The old style was a lot more usable/useful.

• Will Taillac - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  I have to put my 2c in the "preferred the old layout" bucket.
  
  I realize you're trying to save on front-page load time (and possibly even your own bandwidth costs and server load) but the new layout is significantly more confusing looking to me than the previous.
  
  Even if you want to keep only the two most recent articles in the "large preview" format on the front page, it'd be less confusing if the "More Reviews" section appeared below the "Recent Reviews" because that would mean I could read the page linearly from top to bottom, instead of having to jump over columns.
  
  But please, listen to the masses! Put it back the way it was! At least 3 or 4 articles on the main page!

• JustAnAverageGuy - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  My only suggestions would be:
  
  1. More than 2 articles /w pics on the main page. 5 or 10 would be nice
  
  2. Move 'Latest News' above Anand's blog
  
  Latest News, Search AT, Anand's blog.
  
  3. I'm sure you put some effort into the Product Coverage box, but I just don't really care for it. As long as it stays on the bottom of the page though, I won't care :)

• ecmaster76 - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  Oops, there is a news page. Sorry.

• Mitch Oliver - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  "I also like all the pictures on the right next to the articles and now you only have (2)."
  
  I meant on the "Left Side" ~ Sorry.
  

• ecmaster76 - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  I have been stuck on a dial up connection over the summer, and load time was never a problem for me before. I like showing the recent blogs on the front page, it saves me from having to check the link to see if there is a new one.
  
  If you are concerned about load times, put the news back on the front page. It takes me infinitely longer to load each story individually than the main page loaded before. Or, at least make a news page link that allows you to navigate from the main page to a page with all of the most recent news articles. On most stories I don't care to see the comments.
  
  I do appreciate the effort and think that Anandtech is on the right track. You can't make everyone happy, but please listen to our suggestions and keep up the effort.

• Mitch Oliver - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  AnandTech Product coverage is "redundant" from the top main tabs and the only thing I would like to see on the right hand pain is "NEWS". I don't care about the "Pick" or the "Weblog" because there is already a main link to the "Weblog" on the right and I will decide for myself what to buy so putting up your picks is useless for me. Your great reviews and information in the articles is all I need for that part. I also like all the pictures on the right next to the articles and now you only have (2).
  
  Like I said, other than the top part standing out for the new logo in blue, I like the old site better.
  

• Micronaut - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  Yeah, it now looks like a site that you'd get as your home page if you were infected with spyware, links EVERYWHERE!
  
  Man, Anand, as I stated before, I love your stuff - heck, I'm even a CPU subscriber because of your contributions... but this is a bad decision. Too many ads, not enough visible content.
  
  Maybe if you even had an option to subscribe for a nominal fee to remove the ads and recover the area for content, like it was before - you might still come out on top.
  
  But this is... poorly designed. It's very Toms Hardware, which I never visit anylonger because it's link city, impossible to find the good stuff! Don't go that way!

• Mitch Oliver - Monday, July 5, 2004 - link

  Main link on the Header bar and everything else I liked better with the old site. Sometimes change IS NOT a good thing :(
  
  I like the big blue top part but everything else is step down from the old.