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On the other hand, I know people who will never buy expensive server mainboards ever again as they are produced in so low numbers that bugs never get ironed out
by fhars 16y ago
On the other hand, I know people who will never buy expensive server mainboards ever again as they are produced in so low numbers that bugs never get ironed out or programmed around in operating systems, unlike widely distributed consumer hardware. (Cheap consumer mainboards still sound like a bad idea, though).
- ComputerGuru 16y agoStrong upvote. I'm one of those, but not on the server market. 3 years ago, I purchased an Asus Republic of Gamers motherboard for 400 dollars. It was the most expensive component in my PC, and I hate it every minute of every day. All my work is in bootloaders, but this motherboard has a terribly, terribly buggy BIOS. Restarting the PC is not a fun thing to do with this 400 dollar PoS. Of course, the only reason BIOS upgrades failed to address this is because only a few thousand were ever sold... and mostly to gamers and not hard-core computer engineers.
- cloudwalking 16y agoIndeed, widespread use is important. When I'm looking for computer components, I scour NewEgg for both good ratings and a lot of responses.