Has anyone else noticed that when Nvidia launches a new graphics card line - several tech sites do in-depth reviews on cards provided by Nvidia.
Then, consumers usually have to wait (typically a couple of months) for comprehensive reviews of the actual cards manufactures put on the shelves.
Why is that? Why do tech sites do reviews on cards no one puts in their machines? Is there a huge difference between say, an Asus GeForce4 Ti4600 and the card everyone has been reading about?
Every manufacturer puts their own touches on every card released. I would rather read an article on 7 or 8 different cards with one of them being the 'reference card'.
I think this approach would allow tech savvy folk (and I guess Mac folk too) to make more educated choices when they're considering throwing down large sums of cash for the next greatest thing.
And while I'm on a rant... how hard is it to make a "jumper position switch" for IDE devices to make it easier on guys with big fingers. Have you dropped one of the little suckers - only for it to be swallowed up by some nook or cranny put there by some case designer who gets his kicks by envisioning some poor smuck shaking his case overhead like a gorilla in a futile attempt to dislodge it?
Then, consumers usually have to wait (typically a couple of months) for comprehensive reviews of the actual cards manufactures put on the shelves.
Why is that? Why do tech sites do reviews on cards no one puts in their machines? Is there a huge difference between say, an Asus GeForce4 Ti4600 and the card everyone has been reading about?
Every manufacturer puts their own touches on every card released. I would rather read an article on 7 or 8 different cards with one of them being the 'reference card'.
I think this approach would allow tech savvy folk (and I guess Mac folk too) to make more educated choices when they're considering throwing down large sums of cash for the next greatest thing.
And while I'm on a rant... how hard is it to make a "jumper position switch" for IDE devices to make it easier on guys with big fingers. Have you dropped one of the little suckers - only for it to be swallowed up by some nook or cranny put there by some case designer who gets his kicks by envisioning some poor smuck shaking his case overhead like a gorilla in a futile attempt to dislodge it?
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