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asus granite bay.. can anyone spell $290 ??

I always use Newegg unless I "need it now" and go local and have been very pleased with them so far.
But this GB "fiasco" is ridiculous.
They had the Asus GB "Deluxe" OEM for $230.00 and retail for $229.00. Naturely they sold out quick, the listings then said due 2/11 and 2/12 for each of the above, with the same low prices listed. My local dealer had the Deluxe OEM for $239.00 (+tax) so I thought I'd wait for Newegg.
When the auto-notify came in I went to the site and suddenly the prices are marked up, $289.00 and $299.00? I understand "supply and demand" but I'm suprised. IMHO they are "price gouging" due to the popularity. I think they will find that the people who would snatch these up at $230.00 won't at $299.00

OK, so now I'll go local right? Opps, too late, sold out. But they did tell me that the boards will be the same price and are due in "10 days".

Mike G
 
"this GB "fiasco" is ridiculous" - couldn't agree w/ you more! I just sold my 8INXP on Ebay last night for $30 more than I paid for it and I used it for 2 weeks. I honestly can't believe someone would pay that much $ for the board - it was good but, not that good. I found that it had a fair number of bugs especially w/ the AGP/PCI lock and it was terrible about sharing IRQ's.

I'm going back to my trusty old SIS648 and have already spent my (newly aquired) $285 on a 73GB U160 SCSI drive since SATA doesn't seem like it will EVER show up.

-D
 
I bought a New and sealed Quantum 10k2 73 gig at 229 bucks from Bason 3 months ago...runs fast and great. Beside that... I am in ultra 160 and using a (Tekram DC390U3W) since April 2000. Not a bug ever with a Seagate. This is the best investment I ever did. I have a WD Firewire card with the TI chip that I use for video and external extra backup. The Supermicro Granite Bay is maybe plain but I do not need a Christmas tree. In the other hand, It comes with a Gigabit Lan Intel. Moreover, the Bios (I downloaded the manual) support power on using keyboard or mouse like asus. My Chieftech with a 480 true power has a door, we have kids and dog and I like to keep the case door close. By doing so, the power button is hiding behind. It seems a stupid detail but I appreciate this kind of feature. Supermicro are usually as stable as Intel board. We need more review on this board. It has an unpopular price. I think it is a hot board to buy now.
 
When you look at AMD Platforms vs Intel, you can build a significantly faster AMD machine for the same price you would pay for Intel. When I saw that I gasped. Whats even more freaky is that none of the GBs are under $220. And the Sis 655 boards look like they'll be only $30 or so cheaper. So while $180-190 for a mb is ridiculous, it looksl like a bargain when your comparing it to boards that are well over $200.
 
Good God.
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What a joke!

That is some imaginative pricing 😉
 
:Q

i can't believe people will actually buy this mobo - hey, someone's gotta jump start the economy! 😛
 
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