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To: Street Walker who wrote (1039)6/4/1998 9:04:00 AM
From: Dave Hanson  Read Replies (1) of 14778
 
Asus P2B-L: The Intel 10/100 chip is the equivalent of a PCI connection.

The advantage of the P2B-NIC combo is that you can choose your NIC and/or move it with you when you want to change boards.

But in that case, you'd forgo the precious extra PCI slot (only 3 left after NIC), along with the extra RAM expandability. And the Intel card should be an excellent performer, plus you'd possibly simplify support by getting it from one less source.

One question worth considering is, how long so you anticipate keeping the board? If a while (>18 months, say), then this is less of a reason not to get the versions with built-in peripherals.

A person who wanted a fast SCSI connection might look hard at the P2B-LS, since this still manages to include 4 PCI slots even after the ethernet and super-fast adaptec SCSI chips. This would be overkill for my needs, and it would add another $100 + to the price of the board, which is why I'm more inclined towards the P2B-L.

If you want to buy very soon (next few weeks), the P2B has the advantage of having been out a good 6 weeks now--bugs may be less likely than in the newer models. If PCI slot scrimp won't be a problem and you don't see ever needing much more than 256 megs RAM, then this board should be a good bet.

Hope this helps,

Dave
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