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ASRock becomes third-largest motherboard brand in 2010

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    ASRock had a strong showing in 2010, surpassing its elder rivals MSI and ECS in shipments to become the third-largest motherboard brand. The company moved two million branded motherboards in the fourth quarter of 2010 and eight million for the year, ahead of the seven million shipped by MSI and ECS (excluding OEM orders). Sticking true to its roots, a vast majority of ASRock's boards were entry-level products priced around $50.

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    Matthew, Jan 27, 2011
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  2. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Well asrock is owned by ASUS so Asus has a bigger lead then these numbers show.
    princeton, Jan 27, 2011
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  3. Cueto_99 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 232   +7

    It's no surprise to see asrock on third place, lately they've been pushing out some really well balanced mobos... I won't deny I used to see them as the cheapo, not reliable brand, but I'm starting to change my perspective...
    Cueto_99, Jan 27, 2011
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  4. Guest

    It's still a separate brand, Princeton.
    Guest, Jan 27, 2011
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  5. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,085   +192

    As more traditional chipset features move to being a function of the CPU, motherboards of a particular platform will now generally operate at or near the same level of performance, so the differentiators become build quality, support and feature set.
    ASRock at present probably offer the best feature set for the price and their build quality/stability are on par with the traditional tier one vendors so hardly surprising that they are increasing marketshare. Pushing into markets neglected by the big three raises their profile considerably.
    dividebyzero, Jan 27, 2011
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  6. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24

    I have started to use these when they began using the Dura Cap polymer/Nippon-chemicon Caps. not a bad MB at all.
    red1776, Jan 27, 2011
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  7. PaulWuzHere TechSpot Maniac Posts: 378

    I've been very happy with my A780GXE/128MB and M3A780GXH. I am a strong believer in ASRock now.
    PaulWuzHere, Jan 30, 2011
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  8. Lokalaskurar TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 616

    Still, there is no denying that Asus is making a lot of money. If this list was to be published in numbers, i.e. "the MB-manufacturer which earns the most cold-hard cash"-list, I reckon Asus would come out top of the list in no time.
    Lokalaskurar, Jan 31, 2011
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  9. cpjose Newcomer, in training

    nice ASRock!!! keep up the good work
    cpjose, Feb 4, 2011
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  10. Guest

    I may start considering using an ASRock board now... always was a little wary.

    ASUS is still my go-to brand. Probably always will be. Love their products.
    Guest, Feb 15, 2011
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