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Popular Mechanics (2-year) | 
| Publisher: Hearst Magazines
List Price: $95.76
Buy New: $20.00
as of 9/4/2010 13:01 MDT details
Rating:  reviews
Format: Magazine Subscription, Print
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 24
Subscription Length: 24 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 4-6 Weeks
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 Popular Mechanics is Great August 28, 2010
Samuel B. Lopez (Hampstead, NC USA)
I forgot how much I still enjoy these magazines. There's a lot of info on cars, electronics, etc., just the stuff us guys like.
Popular Mechanics: Practical and often Fascinating August 27, 2010
Bryan Carey (Houston, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Popular Mechanics is a magazine dedicated to mechanics, repair, industry, and technology. This magazine offers timely articles that are often intelligent, thought- provoking, and often fascinating and/or awe- inspiring. They often talk about mechanical achievements, impressive technology, record- setting feats, etc. These articles show what humans are capable of doing and they remain in your memory for some time.
These achievement- type articles are often the best in each issue, however, Popular Mechanics is more than just a magazine about incredible achievements. With Popular Mechanics, you get articles about cars, home improvement, repair, etc., which are more practical than anything. Car enthusiasts often enjoy Popular Mechanics more than anyone, due to the magazine's consistent articles on automobiles and reviews of automobiles. There are, in fact, multiple articles on automobiles and/or automotive technology in each issue and they are often among the lengthiest in the magazine.
Besides cars, Popular Mechanics likes to devote space to the subject of home repair and improvement. These articles are nice because they offer practical advice that can help do- it- yourself readers save a good deal of cash. They are often educational in nature, too. How Your House Works, for example, is a subsection of the Home department and it describes in detail how a certain part of your home functions. It might sound boring at first, but it is often fascinating to learn what goes on behind the walls, under the foundation, inside the appliances, etc. Sometimes, the educational lesson is obvious but other times, the lessons learned are eye- opening and will expose homeowners to things about their home they never knew existed.
Popular Mechanics is, overall, a very nice publication that I will continue to read. I like the articles that emphasize fascinating innovation and achievement best, but I can also agree that the home and automotive articles are very practical and useful. The over- emphasis on automobiles is a small complaint about Popular Mechanics, but the magazine as a whole is very good and very readable.
Technology is Our New Era, Why Not Get A Magazine Based on It? August 26, 2010
Princess Diana (Snow world)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great magazine for our era of hyperactive technology. Technology is always being updated, and, really, we are still trying to keep up with it. This magazine is helpful in doing so. It covers a variety of topics, and, the content is rich in facts and explanations. This is a great magazine filled with great information for those who love technology and appreciate what is has done for us in the past and the future. Great product, great articles. I'd say buy it if you like the aspect of learning and keeping up with technology and its niches, ideas, inventions and advice.
 Waste of Money August 19, 2010
Quasar
Picked up the September 2010 issue at an Airport Newstand and was disappointed.
The cover story, Radical Vehicles, was both dated and pointless. 100 MPG is an embarrasingly low target for the X-Prize in 2010 when the Aptera, a "car" featured in this article, was announced with 150 MPG potential in early 2008. The 2008 announcement was more in-depth than this article.
The backyard inventions article featured a spokeless bicycle from Yale. The article described nothing of consequence regarding the bicycle which would be interesting if there was on single benifit of a spokeless bicycle.
Generally, the articles in the magazine seemed to be trivial and rarely even skimmed the surface of any issue of discussion.
Excellent Magazine August 2, 2010
Travis (MA)
I've been trying to get away from electronic media and get back to the basics. There is nothing better than sitting down with a good magazine and this is easily my favorite. It's the only magazine that I read from cover to cover. I enjoy the product reviews, including upcoming cars, and learning useful techniques for maintenance around the house. The ads are minimal and unobtrusive, unlike maxim magazine which has an ad every other page.
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