Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing
⚡ Quick Hits
- Tom's Hardware is celebrating its 30th anniversary of providing unbiased hardware testing and coverage.
- Tech veteran Paul's passion began with a classic 486 PC and the pursuit of the fastest floppy drives available.
- Today, the focus has shifted from ancient spinning disks to cutting-edge consumer processors and enterprise storage solutions.
Greetings from The Tech Monk! Today, we are pausing our usual deal-hunting meditation to reflect on a massive milestone in the tech world.
Tom’s Hardware is celebrating its 30th Anniversary, a journey that takes us all the way back to the days of DIP switches, classic Intel feuds, and the dawn of mainstream personal computing. To mark the occasion, veteran tech journalist Paul shared his hardware origin story. Before the era of blazing-fast NVMe SSDs and multi-core behemoths, a young Paul scraped together his savings to buy a 486-powered PC—complete with the legendary physical "turbo button."
His journey mirrors the very evolution of the hardware industry. Paul started by chasing the fastest spinning floppy drives for his personal rig, which eventually paved a long, winding road into covering enterprise storage. Today, his watchful eye is fixed on the latest consumer processors and storage news.
When he isn’t benchmarking the latest silicon, Paul spends his time with his family or cheering on his beloved Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. It is stories like these that remind us to appreciate just how far our hardware has come over the last three decades!
