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Motherboards with i845 Chipsets

Posted by michael on from the penny-pincher dept.

manplusdog writes: "Dan reviews a couple of i845 motherboards here and lets just say he doesn't hold back! "Mainboards For The Stupid" is the verdict. I have no affiliation with Dan or his site (aside from being Australian) but found the review..... entertaining. Cheers"

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  1. Good article by Inthewire · · Score: 5, Interesting

    He reinforced my belief in the value of a competitive market...without AMD, Intel would have a lock on all of our business. It's interesting how destructive human nature can be...logically, the thing to do is run a single company that can leverage suppliers, research, manufacturing, distribution, administration, etc. This would reduce all the redundancies in the market and allow for superior products at reasonable prices.
    Advertising could be focused on actual products, not competitive differentation. If something new was developed by this company, they would only need make the value known...no more blue men.
    INstead of this utopia, when a single company gains the majority of the market they tend to maximize profit instead of customer value.
    It's a hell of a world, isn't it?

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    Writers imply. Readers infer.
  2. Where should I buy an Athlon by JeffL · · Score: 4, Interesting
    This is serious, and hopefully not too offtopic. I purchase lots of desktop machines, and for myself I can build exactly what I want from whatever pieces I think are best. However, for some random new post-doc I just want a decent machine that is easy for me to buy, and easy to get fixed if it breaks.

    I have always bought Dells, because they make doing educational institution purchases incredibly easy, and if I need service I just call one place. I can customize the computers I am buying, and their prices are reasonable.

    I am finding myself in the position of having to buy a very fast computer for somebody else. The problem I am running into is that Dell does not sell Athlons. I can buy a 1.8Ghz P4 from them for about $1900 fully loaded. I can also build myself a dual Athlon 1.2Ghz for the same price, and the Athlon is much faster.

    So my question, is there a reputable and reliable company which sells customizable Athlon machines for a reasonable price?