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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
11.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
55.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
7.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
2.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
1.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
10.5 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.0 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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| Editor: Maggie |
Initial Review: 06-13-05 |
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1. Exclusive content.
2. Large collection.
1. Navigation needs work.
2. Design needs work.
"Good content, but the site itself needs work." |
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Buk Buddies promises magazine quality photographs of straight male models taking it all off and sharing their packages with the whole world. The tour isn't much to look at but it will give you an idea of exactly what you'll find inside. This site is a bit different from most of the other male sites we've looked at in that it doesn't have a definite gay direction. Don't get me wrong, our gay readers will certainly enjoy checking out these cuties whose looks range from buff black brother to cuddly college boy, but women may also like what they see. There is no overtly gay content but the solo action is hot featuring lots of posing and masturbation.
The site currently offers 104 models, each with around 200-500 photos. That's a nice sized collection of exclusive content. Every seven days a new gallery of 200 or so photos is added. Photo quality is very good. Though the image size is pretty standard at 650x840, the sharpness and clarity of the pictures is great. They really look professional. The videos also look great. At up to 2000k and 720x480 in size, we're talking full screen studs. There are no video options which I do always like to see, but at least the movies that are offered come at such high quality.
The biggest problem I can see with the site is the design and navigation. There is no smooth flow from site index to model page to gallery page. There are no categories, although at least they do offer a Google search bar which does help one get through the large collection. I was also relieved to see an update page with links to the newest sets. However, there is no easy way to locate the videos on the site. In fact, I can't even really offer a guess at how many videos are offered. At first I thought there were none since I just kept seeing links to a third party site with their videos but apparently some of their galleries do come with movies. They just need to come up with a clearer way of displaying them. As for the design, it's just a bit on the plain side. It's laden with text and just isn't very attractive.
Buk Buddies has some really strong content, both in terms of collection size and quantity. I think the site itself is what needs work. I think it needs a better layout and I think the price needs to be lower. It's $39 for the first month and $20 each additional month. While the recurring price is quite fair, $40 for a month is just too much. Even the trial is too high at $22 for 7 days. Unfortunently I think that cost will keep many surfers from getting to see Buk's quality collection. The site has the potential to be very good but it just needs some work before it will reach that level in my book.
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