ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 pro $191.83 Hot or not????

[cuti7399]

I was in microcenter yesterday and saw a few clearance ati 9800pro aiw for $191.83 before tax. What do you guy think?
I was looking for a 9600 aiw on clearance which would make it roughly $100 after rebate but could not find one

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: cuti7399
I was in microcenter yesterday and saw a few clearance ati 9800pro aiw for $191.83 before tax. What do you guy think?
I was looking for a 9600 aiw on clearance which would make it roughly $100 after rebate but could not find one

The 9600 AIW does not have DVI and the 9800 does, if that makes any difference.

 

[Kipper]

It's about $250 at NewEgg...sounds hawt to me.

 

[Bacinator]

Website still lists it at about $280:
http://microcenter.com/single_...tml?product_id=0162712

 

[cuti7399]

and oh forgot to mention. the 9800 also include component video adapter as well which cost about $30 seperately

 

[someone00101]

freezing cold! buy a 6600 gt - much better value, this is kindof like when geforce 4 came out and g3 ti 500 were 100 dollars more... 6 mo ago this would have been a good deal

 

[wayliff]

I'd say warm.

I bought mine directly from ATI about three months ago for around 179.

 

[cuti7399]

i am talking about the all in wonder 9800 pro. not just plain 9800 pro card

 

[dennisjai215]

Originally posted by: cuti7399
i am talking about the all in wonder 9800 pro. not just plain 9800 pro card

well if you gave a link then people would actually care to pay attention

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

there is no link, its most likely a microcenter clearance, YMMV

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: dennisjai215

Originally posted by: cuti7399
i am talking about the all in wonder 9800 pro. not just plain 9800 pro card

well if you gave a link then people would actually care to pay attention

OP, I can see why you'd probably want to abandon this thread. You mentioned it was clearance and you probably thought someone would actually be grateful or even just polite for this post but I'm sorry to say, "don't count on it."

You'd thnk you were getting paid to post here.
Keep up the good work.

 

[evilbix]

Definetly a hot find IMO for a 9800AIW card. If you need the AIW features and want a good gaming card, go for that. You most likely won't find a better deal.

 

[Wedge1]

Ditto everything that bupkus just said. Good find and keep it up.

 

[glorygunk]

yeah microcenter clearances are awesome. they charge a 15% restocking fee when you return opened items, and apparently that 15% goes directly to the next customer who repurchases it.

basically the previous guy partially paid for this AIW 9800pro, which is why you can get such a good deal

 

[Glendor]

The 9600 AIW has FM Radio, the 9800 AIW does not

 

[Glendor]

Originally posted by: someone00101
freezing cold! buy a 6600 gt - much better value, this is kindof like when geforce 4 came out and g3 ti 500 were 100 dollars more... 6 mo ago this would have been a good deal

Hello! You can't compare a 6600GT to an AIW 9800 Pro because they are apples/oranges. Anybody looking at an AIW is looking at the multimedia features, and the 6600GT ain't gottem. Your statement would have been true if he had spotted a plain-old-9800 Pro.

That price is pretty good for a NIB Retail AIW 9800 Pro

 

[Petro89]

I just bought my second for just over that. The tv functionality and extras are top-notch, the 3d performance is still good, and any game out there should be perfectly playable and look good.

For 191 it is a good buy. They're going for 230-250 new on most online sites before shipping.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: someone00101
freezing cold! buy a 6600 gt - much better value, this is kindof like when geforce 4 came out and g3 ti 500 were 100 dollars more... 6 mo ago this would have been a good deal

No it's a good deal now. You just happen to know nothing about video cards.

 

[edplayer]

Originally posted by: someone00101
freezing cold! buy a 6600 gt - much better value, this is kindof like when geforce 4 came out and g3 ti 500 were 100 dollars more... 6 mo ago this would have been a good deal

This one is an All in Wonder. The 6600gt doesn't have a tv tuner. If you don't need one that is OK and other people might want it

 

[NucEm]

This maybe a little late but Newegg has a couple of listings for the ATi AIW 9800Pro on the refurb side. One is posted for $150. The other ones are more expensive. They all claim to be bare bones so I wonder what's the difference amoung them? I have an ATi AIW 9600XT that I use presently. I plan to test the AIW 9800Pro in the same system. The 9600XT has FM where the 9800Pro doesn't but has a DVI interface. The 9600XT supports dual VGA monitors. There's a couple of maps in UT2004 that my system has trouble with and I thought I'd try the 9800. The problem may not be the card but the MB/CPU.

 

[JammingJay]

Keeping it simple, its a good price if you're in the market for a AIW 9800pro

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: dennisjai215

Originally posted by: cuti7399
i am talking about the all in wonder 9800 pro. not just plain 9800 pro card

well if you gave a link then people would actually care to pay attention

It's a B&M deal so a link is not necessary....