What I have a hard time figuring out is why video card companies love to charge around $5,000 for the latest and greatest thing? From the earliest 24bit cards for Mac and PC right to the present day where they can make the same AGP or PCI hardware for both, the prices have stayed about the same.
If it says workstation, CAD, professional 3D etc, the price is through the roof. Some of the chips available on "consumer level" video cards are the exact same ones as on the cards with the four figure prices. Some "low end" nVidia chips are simply the high end chips with some features disabled. Move a few "zero ohm" resistors (soldered jumpers) and you have a chip that'll run Lightwave, 3D Studio and Maya nearly as good as the $5,000 card. ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
