I took them ages ago - no computerized test for me. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad one. I test well on those sorts of things, so I just walked in and took it. I agree that it doesn't gauge many things that you need to get through a PhD program. I do think a lot of programs are not requiring them anymore. My scores in math and verbal are nearly always identical, not sure what that says about me.

One guy I was in grad school with took them several times, while we were in the program, until he got the minimum score needed. Yet he was doing fine in the program. More fuel to the 'why are they necessary' camp. He's since been published in "Science", which is a pretty good feat for our field.