Stuff, believe it or not, is classier than Maxim, and Gear is classier than Stuff. Maxim basically rips Playboy off in content and editorial style and targets itself towards a younger audience with a more contemporary visual layout and fewer serious articles. Gear's the slimmest of all four publications and has the best music reviews and least amount of pubescent prattling.
Yeah, I've gotten free subscriptions to them all thanks to ATHD