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  • strikeback03 - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - link

    Considering Staples has been selling 17" 1440x900 displays for under $100. The integration has to be really worthwhile for that markup.

    Was the TV image part of one of their products?
  • chizow - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - link

    EVGA has definitely been on a roll lately, pretty clearly distancing themselves from the rest of NV's VGA board partners. I think its pretty clear they've created some distance between themselves and other has-beens like BFG and PNY in the volatile North American market. I think at one point VisionTek was the top name for NV cards....now they're selling entry-level ATI parts at BB and CC? I think the only board-partner that rivals them in terms of innovation and creativity in a reference dominated market is Gainward.

    Everything from their packaging, diverse series line-ups, website/ads/promo design, step-up program, support forums, game packages that don't suck, etc and there's really not much to dislike. But there's also that occasional horror story about Step-Ups not being honored or high step-up prices with limited options or warranty/RMA horrors etc. Then there was the whole 680i first-run debacle, which they actually handled pretty well.

    Still, makes you wonder if they can continue to do what got them there well if they try and diversify into different product types and line-ups. Hopefully they don't take on too much and collapse under the weight of it all. NV is hot right now, but that could change in a generation or two and as NV goes, these AIB partners go.
  • just4U - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - link

    Hmmm .. you forgot to mention XFX, I'd put them above Gainward and definitely on par with eVGA.

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