Daniela Engert wrote:
 
> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:20:43 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
 
> >It has a VIA chipset I would never consider purchasing.
 
> I can't second such a gross statement. Looking back at an OS/2 history
> of more than 10 years now, I ran two times VIA based mobos for nearly
> half of that time, two times SiS for another quarter, one time ALi for
> nearly a quarter and one time Intel for a very short period of time. I
> never switched mobos because I felt they were bad or had problems
> except for the Intel one which lacked some features. And the same story
> goes with my OS/2 machines at work. BTW, the two SiS mobos were
> outstanding in terms of performance. My current Athlon64 machine here
> is VIA based...

>From your answer and the little you quoted of what I wrote, it looks
like you misinterpreted the part you quoted. What I wrote does not mean
I would never consider purchasing any motherboard with any VIA chipset.

Did you ever try a motherboard that uses the *particular* VIA chipset
that the subject motherboard uses? If so, how many PCI slots did you
fill successfully, and of them, how many contained devices manufactured
by LSI Logic?

Consider also that Intel chipsets are sold in larger quantities than
others. I've heard that Intel outsells all others combined by some
multiple, 3X or more if I'm not mistaken. Now consider that specialize
in clearing out old technology, e.g. Tiger Direct. I watch many closeout
sources, and rarely see any motherboards offered by them except VIA (and
SiS). Why would Intel be disproportionately represented by such places?
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