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Should I use Home - Hardwareluxx?

Tägliche IT-News, Testberichte über Grafikkarten, Prozessoren, Notebooks, Smartphones und anderen Komponenten rund um PC-Hardware für Profis und Gamer. - hardwareluxx.de

Depends. This is a free German tech-news publication and forum, not a product you buy — there is nothing to purchase. Use it if you read German and follow PC hardware; skip it if you need English coverage or an actual software tool.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12+ public sources. Hardwareluxx is a free publication and community site, not a commercial product — no pricing, vendors, or support model to evaluate.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • German-speaking PC enthusiasts
  • DIY builders comparing GPUs and CPUs
  • Buyers wanting community purchase advice
  • NAS and Raspberry Pi tinkerers

Not for

  • Non-German readers — content is German
  • Anyone shopping for software; it is editorial, not a tool
  • Teams needing a product with support or SLAs
  • Readers wanting English-market pricing and coverage

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Cloudflare APO caching caused extreme load times for Telekom customers in Germany; performance varies by ISP.

medium

4.5s total page load; expect sluggish browsing on slow connections.

low

No published security page or vulnerability contact point.

low

Guess: ad-funded publication — no SLAs, guarantees, or support model.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free daily IT news and in-depth hardware reviews.
  • Fully trustworthy per MyWOT and Google safe browsing analytics.
  • 80/100 trust score; flagged as a popular site.
  • Active forums with purchase-advice threads since 2007.
  • Publishes concrete buying guides, e.g. a EUR 1,700 build.

Cons

  • No security page published.
  • Slow: 4.5 seconds total page load.
  • Extreme loading times reported for German Telekom users.
  • Content is German-language only.
  • Mixed review sentiment across available feedback.

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x3security x1news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Completely free to read.
  • Ease of use: 3/5. 4.5s page load; 36ms first response.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Daily news, reviews, buying guides, forums.
  • Support quality: 4/5. Active forums with detailed purchase advice.
  • Security posture: 3/5. Trusted domain, but publishes no security page.
  • 80/100 Trust score Gridinsoft trust rating
  • Free Price No paid tiers found
  • 4.5 sec Page load First response 36 ms
  • 2007 Active since Forum threads date to May 2007

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Enthusiasts rely on it for deep hardware reviews and community purchase advice; the main complaint is slow page loads for some German ISPs.

“For the past 2 weeks, there have been extreme loading times for Telekom customers in Germany when Cloudflare APO is used”
Cloudflare Community thread
“Arbeitest du bei nem Hifi ...”
Hardwareluxx forum, Beyerdynamic DT 880 buying-advice thread
“Not in my config I guess (CX3 +2 NVME's), but I hope to end at 200W for 4 instead of 150W for 1.”
ServeTheHome forums, referencing Hardwareluxx
Full analysis

Based on 12+ public sources. Hardwareluxx is a free publication and community site, not a commercial product — no pricing, vendors, or support model to evaluate.

Free German PC-hardware news site and forum — trusted and useful for enthusiasts; not a product, and German-only.

Methodology

Based on 12+ public sources. Hardwareluxx is a free publication and community site, not a commercial product — no pricing, vendors, or support model to evaluate.

Sources

  1. Hardwareluxx: Homehardwareluxx.de
    official
  2. Hardwareluxx.de Reviews and Reputation (80/100 Trust Score)gridinsoft.com
    review
  3. Hardwareluxx.de: Home (EasyCounter)easycounter.com
    review
  4. Access hardwareluxx.de — page speedaccessify.com
    review
  5. Severe Cloudflare APO page speed issues for Telekom customers in Germanycommunity.cloudflare.com
    news
  6. How Hardwareluxx Upgraded Their Server Infrastructure (Kingston case study)kingston.com
    news
  7. Hardwareluxx EUR 1,700 PC build recommendation (be quiet!)bequiet.com
    news
  8. Hardwareluxx Security pagehardwareluxx.de
    security

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