What a marketing stunt. There will be excitement about the worlds fastest consumer graphics card, a select couple of benchmark sites will post the results, then nobody else will be able to obtain it. Its an amazing looking design, and I am sure it will shatter all previous records, but does it mater if I can't get one for myself?
I wouldn't call it a marketing stunt just yet. We don't know the full details. But, at least it appears they aren't simply paper launching it two weeks ahead of schedule, pretending it's a mainstream product, and then leaving everyone wondering why it's sold out.
Come on Cliff. If AMD released a 3.7 GHz Black Edition Limited Phenom II X4 999 you'd be high-fiving them
If AMD released a 3.7 GHz Black Edition Limited Phenom II X4 999 you'd be high-fiving them
Sick burn.
My opinion on this part will depend on how Asus markets it. If they sell it as a limited edition, cool. If they don't, and it's rarer than liquid xenon on my front lawn, then I'll be a little irritated.
I wouldn't call it a marketing stunt just yet. We don't know the full details. But, at least it appears they aren't simply paper launching it two weeks ahead of schedule, pretending it's a mainstream product, and then leaving everyone wondering why it's sold out.
Come on Cliff. If AMD released a 3.7 GHz Black Edition Limited Phenom II X4 999 you'd be high-fiving them
If its availability was such that I could obtain it sure.
A limited edition of 1000 is not a real product launch. Its a marketing stunt. That is fine, I don't blame them, and I do admit it looks cool as hell, and is going to be the fastest thing available for sure. Two cards to quad SLI, your going to see 3D mark records pressed for sure.
You and I will never have a realistic chance at owning one of these, and that's a shame. And to me, any product "launch" designed for the mere purpose of generating press and bragging rights, is a marketing stunt no mater who is doing it. Now, is there some value to an occasional marketing stunt, sure, we will have fun watching the lucky jerks that get to test one in quad SLI, but lets not confuse it as a real product offering, its not.
One has to wonder too, if its so wonderful, why not make it available at a heavy premium, that pre orders. What would you consider paying for a card like that, less two of them? Its going to make someones 30" monitor and copy of Crysis very, very happy, just not ours.
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Come on Cliff. If AMD released a 3.7 GHz Black Edition Limited Phenom II X4 999 you'd be high-fiving them
Sick burn.
My opinion on this part will depend on how Asus markets it. If they sell it as a limited edition, cool. If they don't, and it's rarer than liquid xenon on my front lawn, then I'll be a little irritated.
If its availability was such that I could obtain it sure.
A limited edition of 1000 is not a real product launch. Its a marketing stunt. That is fine, I don't blame them, and I do admit it looks cool as hell, and is going to be the fastest thing available for sure. Two cards to quad SLI, your going to see 3D mark records pressed for sure.
You and I will never have a realistic chance at owning one of these, and that's a shame. And to me, any product "launch" designed for the mere purpose of generating press and bragging rights, is a marketing stunt no mater who is doing it. Now, is there some value to an occasional marketing stunt, sure, we will have fun watching the lucky jerks that get to test one in quad SLI, but lets not confuse it as a real product offering, its not.
One has to wonder too, if its so wonderful, why not make it available at a heavy premium, that pre orders. What would you consider paying for a card like that, less two of them? Its going to make someones 30" monitor and copy of Crysis very, very happy, just not ours.
If they made 1,000,000 of them would you by one?
Less than likely, but, but, thats not the point!
Nonetheless the mass market will never buy such a beast, even though the beast is SHWEET!
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