Shay Laren Review

Mon, 26 May 2008 15:07:06 PDT

Shay Laren (2)

05-26-08 03:07pm

REVIEW = 82 by plan b (11)

Pros:
- Reasonably fast DL speeds for a solo model site, I regularly got 300-400KB/sec
- Zipped picture sets
- Visual quality of newer images & videos are outstanding
- Membership includes access to 6 different sites (4 are mostly dead, 2 are updated very regularly)

Cons:
- Still really light on content
- Updates are sparse for a site that really needs to build up a content library
- No preview of next update or any idea when it comes
- Naming convention of image/video files make no sense and follow no discernible pattern

Bottom Line:
Make sure you're a Shay Laren fan if you sign up for this. It was worth the price of admission for a month, but even the bonus sites aren't enough to keep my membership going.

There've been 4 updates in the last month, 2 videos and 2 photo sets. There's no posted schedule for updates and no preview to what might be coming up next. But at least you know that it's Shay, which is enough for me.

There are 94 photo sets and 22 videos. Photos range from 1000px on the low side to 2000px on the high end, though the high res sets are rare. Video quality is a low bitrate 640x480 for the older files to 1280x720 HD for newer ones. (The last 2 videos posted were only 640x480 though.) File sizes average 200-300KB for images. Videos range from ~46MB to a whopping 520MB though most are 100MB or less. Running time ranges but most seem to fall around 5-10 minutes.

4 of the bonus sites are pretty dead. The other 2 (GlamourModelsGoneBad.com and AmateursGoneBad.com) get updates daily. There's a huge amount of variety on these two sites. Some of the pictures & videos I've seen before so the content is probably licensed.

I'd rate this on the lower end of the "recommended" scale as long as you're a Shay fan. If you're not, you're probably better off moving on.

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Shay Laren Review

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:23:27 PDT

Shay Laren (2)

03-30-08 09:23am

REVIEW = 84 by Monahan (29)

Pros:
Superb quality photos and videos
Some videos at 1720
All relatively fresh content
Photos are all zipped
Photos appear to be actively updated (last update was today, 3/30/08)
Normal speed download of both photo sets and videos (broadband)
All content is Shay Laren, most solo with a few lesbo shoots/vids
Subscription includes 6 other sites (see "bottom line" for details)
90 photo sets in three categories: Candid (8 sets), Girl/Girl(11 sets) and Solo (71 sets).
Easy navigation (site is too small to be complex)

Cons:
Light on content
No video updates since November, 2007 but new photos were added today (3/30/08)
UPDATE - 2 new videos added in early April, each about 11 minutes and each almost identical in content. Photos added on 4/5/08, none since.

Way overpriced as a standalone site, but partner sites make its price less terrible.
Personal blog has not been updated since last October.
The advertised Live Cam is non-existent.

Bottom Line:
$29.95 subscription gives access to:
Glamour Models Gone Bad (huge content maintained daily)
Amateurs Gone Bad (huge content maintained daily)
Crissy Moran (static) (47 vids, lots of pix last u/d 2/08)
Natalia Cruze (static) (2 vids, lots of pix last u/d 4/07)
Lonnie Waters (static) (10 vids, lots of pix last u/d 1/08)
Jesse Capelli (static) (25 vids, lots of pix last u/d 11/07)

Each of the sites in this list offer the other four for 24.95. The Shay Laren site is not available on any of them. That means if you like Glamour Models Gone Bad but want access to the Shay Laren site, you should sign up on the Shay Laren site first. It's $5.00 more but the content offering is worth the $5.00 if you are a shay Laren fan.

I have a normal speed cable modem and was able to "drain" all of the site's videos in about 5 hours. There are a total of 90 photo sets as of 3/30/08, and it looks like they are adding new sets quite frequently. There are a few more Shay Laren downloads available on Glamour Models Gone Bad.

BOTTOM LINE: If you like Shay but are not interested in any of the partners, $29.95 is way, way too much to pay for the currently paltry Shay Laren offerings. However, if the other sites are good for you long term, sign up for Shay's site for a month, drain it, then cancel and sign up next month for one of the partners.

The score of 84 is based on the small quantity of Shay Laren only. Considering the entire package, including the partner sites, it's a 90

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