09-22-2010, 05:27 PM
inb4 i can pirate GHz
This is what happens when you don't have enough separate chips coming down the pipeline and you don't have defects in the low to mid end. Instead of having a low end cpu and a mid end cpu with different multipliers based on defects, they'll just underclock the mid end and drive down production costs. Companies will just gobble them up because gateway computers cost like $200. Instead of a traditional refresh for new computers, companies can just download firmware, extend their computers' lifetimes for another year, and cut down on labor and IT costs for replacements. Looks like the only losers are here are the common man, but what else is new.
This is what happens when you don't have enough separate chips coming down the pipeline and you don't have defects in the low to mid end. Instead of having a low end cpu and a mid end cpu with different multipliers based on defects, they'll just underclock the mid end and drive down production costs. Companies will just gobble them up because gateway computers cost like $200. Instead of a traditional refresh for new computers, companies can just download firmware, extend their computers' lifetimes for another year, and cut down on labor and IT costs for replacements. Looks like the only losers are here are the common man, but what else is new.
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