also @ TechSpot: Jolla unveils first Sailfish OS smartphone, set to ship this year

Asrock = ASUS on the cheap

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Nov 4, 2002.

  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,048   +120

    Volume shipments of the long-awaited ASROCK motherboards, introduced by Asustek Computer’s Hua Ching subsidiary, are finally to begin this month. According to sources, Hua Ching is expected to ship as many as 200,000 boards to the market in the first month, a scale equal to that of leading second-tier board makers.

    Market acceptance for the ASROCK motherboards is said to be rather strong, as the products are priced at around US$45-50, only a few dollars higher than motherboards from Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS). More importantly, sources at Asustek said that no confusion between the positioning of ASROCK and Asustek motherboards has been reported.

    Read more: Digitimes.
    Julio Franco, Nov 4, 2002
    #1

  2. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,248   +38

    I wonder what they had to sacrifce to sell these boards so cheaply though.. I'm interested in seeing how these motherboards turn out.
    Rick, Nov 4, 2002
    #2

  3. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,048   +120

    Quality has to be seen however we all have some kind of expectation being ASUS, obviously.
    Julio Franco, Nov 5, 2002
    #3

  4. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,248   +38

    ASUS has a good reputation and I'd like to see them hold it up with this line of boards as well.
    Rick, Nov 5, 2002
    #4

  5. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,048   +120

    But like you pointed out, something must have been sacrificed in order to achieve their pricing goal. I suppose they will be offering equipment better suited for the OEM sector rather than the budget conscious enthusiast, but who knows...
    Julio Franco, Nov 5, 2002
    #5
Topic Status:
Not open for further replies.

Add New Comment

Social Login & Guest Posting

TechSpot Members
Login here or sign up for free,
it takes about a minute.
Get complete access to the TechSpot community. Join thousands of technology enthusiasts that contribute and share knowledge in our forum. Get a private inbox, upload your own photo gallery and more.