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I’ve had mixed experiences with amateur sites. This may sound hypocritical but my favorite amateur sites are often those that use models who are in some form of the adult business – like cam shows – and are getting into videos. These sites (like Exploited College Girls) tend to be less amateurish. Brand New Amateurs falls into the class of being more of a true amateur site. I’m still browsing through the scenes and the only recognizable model I’ve seen is Halle Von.
This can be a pro or a con depending on your personal tastes, but sites that fall closer to the true amateur site tend to have a broad range of model ages and body types. This is great if you have interests that run the range from petite models in their late teens though BBW models to MILFs. This isn’t so great if you’re like me and have a narrow range of likes. But since the site many scenes there should be something for everyone.
I can’t give a definitive answer on the update schedule as the scenes aren’t dated but judging by the dates on the scene comments by members it looks like there is at least one new scene per week.
The site also offers a broad range of scene types which I think is a pro no matter how you slice it. There are solo scenes, some with toys, there are girl/girl scenes, there are boy/girl oral scenes, b/g/g scenes, some rimming scenes and even some anal scenes. And there are several scenes in the rare niche of white male/black female scenes too. Again, something for everyone.
The site has a very simple layout in that there is only one long page with a large thumbnail for each scene. Clicking on the thumbnail opens a new page where you can download the scene or get photos. The site has a limited search function but this is offset by being able to sort by model and the extensive use of niche tags.
Video downloads are only available as MP4s and only in one resolution per scene, but that resolution is high. Most of the scenes are 1920x1280 at around 6,000kb/s and 29fps. There are some lower at 1280x720 with bitrates ranging from 1,500-2,500kb/s and 29fps. The downside to having only one file size is that people with slower internet connections may wish for a smaller file size. The scenes look good with no pixilation but the downside is that since these are shot in someone’s home the production values are what you’d see in a more professional site. Lighting, for example, is sometimes a bit too dark. But it can also be argued that these ‘flaws’ add to the amateur appeal.
The site supports download managers but I can’t really say if there is a problem with links timing out. I use Internet Download Manager and have a relatively fast connection but the download speeds I saw here were probably the best I’ve ever seen. I’d see a sustained 25MB/sec download most of the time. I’ve seen other sites only allow 20% of that speed.
One advantage to this site is that they offer a full trial. My worry was that I’d trigger a download limit but I didn’t find one. In one afternoon I downloaded all the scenes I wanted and never saw a limit or had my download speeds throttled. I downloaded 50GB of data in less than three hours so if there is a limit it is very generous.
The bottom line is that this is a good site in the true amateur niche. When you factor in the availability of a full trial at a low cost there is almost no risk to someone joining the site. Given that the site bills through CC Bill the only risk is the membership fee itself, and I’m confident that most new members could easily find lots of porn to make at least the trial membership a good value. |
