Intel Puts Xeon Processors in a Box the Size of a Cereal Box!!! Why???!

sharkeeper

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Video and Sound cards too!

Remember when CD's came in those over sized cardboard packages?

I can understand oversized boxes with hard disks due to their fragile nature...

It's ridiculous!

Yes, today was Earth Day! :p

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Actaeon

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Bigger Box = More shelf space = More "advertising" = Bigger chance for you to notice = You buy
 

Spac3d

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Originally posted by: Actaeon
Bigger Box = More shelf space = More "advertising" = Bigger chance for you to notice = You buy
I have personally never seen a Xeon sitting on a shelf in a store.

 

AvesPKS

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Originally posted by: Actaeon
Bigger Box = More shelf space = More "advertising" = Bigger chance for you to notice = You buy

Is that why they started putting video games in smaller boxes?
 

Actaeon

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Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Originally posted by: Actaeon
Bigger Box = More shelf space = More "advertising" = Bigger chance for you to notice = You buy

Is that why they started putting video games in smaller boxes?

Nope, but thats the reason why they were big in the first place.

I remember reading an article/news story about the boxes being to big, one particular company wanted to move it to a smaller box, and well, they did. I'll try and dig it up.

You have better idea why its so big?

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sohdahere

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Originally posted by: kuk
Duh ... don't you listen to girls?

Big = better

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this applies to guys too, when talking about girls....:D:p;):lips:
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sohdahere

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maybe its a psychological thing..
think about it, if it came in a box a little bigger than itself,
it might take away from how it presents itself as being powerful.
awno just my .02