<However, I cannot forget the BOTCH JOB Intel just pulled on their Graphics Chip Business Plan.>
It's not that bad. Intel still gets to integrate graphics onto chipsets, then processors later on.
Just recently, I built a $670 system for my roommate. Celeron 400, 810-DC100 motherboard with integrated graphics and sound, 64 MB SDRAM, 4.5 GB hard drive, and an el-cheapo 17" monitor from Fry's, among other things.
The graphics performance isn't stellar, but it's a much better price/performance solution than choosing some rock-bottom AGP graphics card. Plus I trust the stability of the 810 graphics drivers over some no-name company who doesn't give a damn about quality.
Come to think of it, that's one of the things we always take for granted when it comes to Intel. Quality. In terms of graphics, we might not have the fastest solution out there, but I'm sure Intel will bend over backwards to make sure it runs like it should.
And isn't quality a main part of the Intel branding campaign?
Tenchusatsu
(Now if I can only find a cheap modem with even a fraction of that quality ...) |
