Comments on: Nvidia and Acer Ionize the Desktop PC to Spite Intel http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nvidia-and-acer-ionize-the-desktop-pc-to-spite-intel/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:40:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: brissietex http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nvidia-and-acer-ionize-the-desktop-pc-to-spite-intel/#comment-61136 brissietex Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:43:26 +0000 #comment-61136 Note to Intel: Follow the market or die.<br /> Note to AMD: Want a chance to own or better a market? Get off the soap box and get a bloody netbook oriented CPU on the market.<br /> Note to VIA or any other capable CPU manufacturer: Time to improve your market share.<br /> <br /> I want this little box badly...my desktop spends most of its days off but sometimes a 22in monitor is nice to work on. Note to Intel: Follow the market or die.
Note to AMD: Want a chance to own or better a market? Get off the soap box and get a bloody netbook oriented CPU on the market.
Note to VIA or any other capable CPU manufacturer: Time to improve your market share.

I want this little box badly…my desktop spends most of its days off but sometimes a 22in monitor is nice to work on.

]]> By: Rob Enderle http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nvidia-and-acer-ionize-the-desktop-pc-to-spite-intel/#comment-61135 Rob Enderle Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:50:57 +0000 #comment-61135 There is that but the margins are actually better in a product like this because the BOM (Bill of Materials) is typically lower than other products in the price range. <br /> <br /> But I'm not sure they really have the choice, the market isn't buying premium products at the moment. There is that but the margins are actually better in a product like this because the BOM (Bill of Materials) is typically lower than other products in the price range.

But I'm not sure they really have the choice, the market isn't buying premium products at the moment.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nvidia-and-acer-ionize-the-desktop-pc-to-spite-intel/#comment-61134 Ian Bell Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:45:49 +0000 #comment-61134 I love the new Acer Aspire Revo system and think it's a great idea.<br /> <br /> I wonder if consumers are simply too confused right now? Maybe there are too many choices and that is causing people to expect an all-powerful, yet affordable system? <br /> <br /> It used to be that on one end, you had bulky and powerful, and the other end had small and weak. With too many options it's blurring the lines and causing people to expect too much.<br /> <br /> Another problem I see if the market pricing itself into extinction. I think it's great to see affordable prices, but with margins so low I don't see how some of these companies will stay in business. I love the new Acer Aspire Revo system and think it's a great idea.

I wonder if consumers are simply too confused right now? Maybe there are too many choices and that is causing people to expect an all-powerful, yet affordable system?

It used to be that on one end, you had bulky and powerful, and the other end had small and weak. With too many options it's blurring the lines and causing people to expect too much.

Another problem I see if the market pricing itself into extinction. I think it's great to see affordable prices, but with margins so low I don't see how some of these companies will stay in business.

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