Comments on: Didn’t listen to my own self http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/ Free Software Chicago Style: letting proprietary solutions sleep with the fishes Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Michiel http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1287 Michiel Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:16:05 +0000 http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1287 Agreeing with much of what has been said. Though I think we have to blame ourselves for the crapshoot : there is no way a company can survive by charging 50$ (enduser!) for a board that lasts 10years. So they have to sell often so they change the mobo's at least twice a year to make you think you buy the latest and greatest. BIOS bugfixing and support go down the drain as a result. Blech. If you would put 10$/h as value on your own time, I think with all the hours lost one could as well invest in Tyan's or Commell's class of quality. They should last much longer and that results in less junk ending up in our environment. M. P.S. I have several PC's and have recapped an Asus A7M266D recently (just try to find the right spareparts!). Agreeing with much of what has been said. Though I think we have to blame ourselves for the crapshoot : there is no way a company can survive by charging 50$ (enduser!) for a board that lasts 10years. So they have to sell often so they change the mobo’s at least twice a year to make you think you buy the latest and greatest. BIOS bugfixing and support go down the drain as a result. Blech.
If you would put 10$/h as value on your own time, I think with all the hours lost one could as well invest in Tyan’s or Commell’s class of quality. They should last much longer and that results in less junk ending up in our environment.
M.
P.S. I have several PC’s and have recapped an Asus A7M266D recently (just try to find the right spareparts!).

]]> By: Michiel http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1286 Michiel Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:14:45 +0000 http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1286 Agreeing with much of what has been said. Though I think we have to blame ourselves for the crapshoot : there is no way a company can survive by charging Agreeing with much of what has been said. Though I think we have to blame ourselves for the crapshoot : there is no way a company can survive by charging

]]> By: nixternal http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1150 nixternal Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:09:32 +0000 http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1150 MSI is the only motherboard in history I have never had a problem with. I still have 2 KT133 Pro motherboards rocking 1GHz T-Birds at 1.6GHz. I had an Asus A7V133 that was the killer in motherboards, but the screw driver head out of my Craftsmen screwdriver fell out and blew the board up. Abit had the bad capacitor problem, and the Biostar, well it went out on its own. I feel fairly safe with the MSI mobo this go round and we shall see. I am hoping for the best as the system is actually pretty damn fast surprisingly with both XP and Kubuntu. MSI is the only motherboard in history I have never had a problem with. I still have 2 KT133 Pro motherboards rocking 1GHz T-Birds at 1.6GHz. I had an Asus A7V133 that was the killer in motherboards, but the screw driver head out of my Craftsmen screwdriver fell out and blew the board up. Abit had the bad capacitor problem, and the Biostar, well it went out on its own. I feel fairly safe with the MSI mobo this go round and we shall see. I am hoping for the best as the system is actually pretty damn fast surprisingly with both XP and Kubuntu.

]]> By: Warren Watts http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1148 Warren Watts Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:43:46 +0000 http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.07.14/didnt-listen-to-my-own-self/#comment-1148 In your Blog about not listening to yourself, you mentioned your purchase of an MSI motherboard. I have purchased TWO MSI motherboards based on their low cost, and have been sorry BOTH times. The built-in sound failed on one board within a month, followed a week later by the built-in networking. Two months after that, the board stopped powering up completely. The other MSI 'board failed about six months after purchase. Never again will I buy another cheap motherboard. Warren Watts In your Blog about not listening to yourself, you mentioned your purchase of an MSI motherboard. I have purchased TWO MSI motherboards based on their low cost, and have been sorry BOTH times.

The built-in sound failed on one board within a month, followed a week later by the built-in networking. Two months after that, the board stopped powering up completely.

The other MSI ‘board failed about six months after purchase. Never again will I buy another cheap motherboard.

Warren Watts

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