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kukyfrope · 05-30-2003, 11:33 AM

Tyan - I have a S2380B (i think) and I've had to baby and doctor this thing to even get it to work. It was a replacement for a previously bad MSI board. The secondary onboard IDE controller was dead within about 2 months, AGP controller often throws a reboot when changing resolutions quickly.

Compaq/HP - Tech support is horrid. Trying to work inside them (especially pre-Psario (sp) models) was a complete nightmare. Hardware they come assembled with is all poor. Driver support is extremly poor.

I've never had significant problems with anything Sony I've bought. Same with Creative Labs (SoundBlaster MP3+ Live PCI & SoundBlaster Platinum), never a driver problem (Win98 & Win2k dual-boot.)

05-30-2003, 11:33 AM	#80 (permalink)
kukyfrope Crazy	Tyan - I have a S2380B (i think) and I've had to baby and doctor this thing to even get it to work. It was a replacement for a previously bad MSI board. The secondary onboard IDE controller was dead within about 2 months, AGP controller often throws a reboot when changing resolutions quickly. Compaq/HP - Tech support is horrid. Trying to work inside them (especially pre-Psario (sp) models) was a complete nightmare. Hardware they come assembled with is all poor. Driver support is extremly poor. I've never had significant problems with anything Sony I've bought. Same with Creative Labs (SoundBlaster MP3+ Live PCI & SoundBlaster Platinum), never a driver problem (Win98 & Win2k dual-boot.)