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To: Stuart C Hall who wrote (6945)	9/7/1998 8:18:00 AM
From: Joe C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Canopus is between a rock and a hard place with the TNT. They are known for quality cards that stretch performance and provide innovative well though out features to the gaming community. They always deliver the goods. Their doing the TNT was obligatory but now they have to deal with the consequences. On the one hand, they cater to the sophisticated users that appreciate the little things and will pay the premium to get the best. When it comes to all TNT boards out their, Canopus will be the best. However, the TNT itself does not deliver as promised. Voodoo 2 is still the best - no question about that. Will their customers buy another Pure 3D II for SLI or will they opt for TNT. Getting TNT for 2D only seems like a complete waist of money. How many new users will opt for a TNT over their first V2 - probably few. If they are willing to pay the required bucks, then they won't settle for a non-glide card expecially given the other potential problems. These problems, until resolved, may possibly threaten their reputation since users may just blame Canopus as much as they do nVidia (i.e. heating, driver compatibility, initial bugginess across all games, etc.) Bottom line - As a retail product, TNT is a money loser - no question about it. Since Canopus is retail only, they are going to have a real problem on their hands. Its' nice to see a few reviewers looking past the hype to warn their readers about the product. Joe C.