kelsey hudson wrote: > James G. Sack (jim) wrote: >> on the subject of cheap computers, Frys has some cheap (<~ $100.) >> MoBo+CPU packages, which lately seem to use ECS MoBo's. >> >> Are these any good? > > ECS should be synonymous with, "don't waste your money on crap" > > Spend even $100 more on components and you'll have a *much* better > system. ECS is SE Asian crap with no manufacturing standards; it's > designed to hit the american consumer market with a *very* short planned > obsolescence period in mind. > > Trust me, you don't want it.
Heh, thanks for your input, but I've already taken the low road. The possible outcomes would seem to be: a) it might just actually work for my and my purposes. Either because of a low-stress usage environment, or accidentally getting an item from the better-end tail of their quality distribution function. b) it might cause a bunch of headaches, in which case I would throw it away and be out $30 or so. If I get problems, at least --because of several assessments like yours -- at least I would know enough not to try very hard to make it work Again thanks for the advice, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
