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to...@netgate.net (Todd Munk) writes:

>pa...@mfltd.co.uk (Paul Spencer) wrote:

>>I was really excited about this, finally something that will lift the
>>PC above the Playstation and Saturn.	

>>Yeah, right.	

>>Then I saw the price they want to charge 349 US dollars.

>>Shit, that's 50 dollars more than a playstation, and with a
>>playstation you get a lot more than just a graphics chip.	

>The $349 is probably the MSRP and will be lower on the street. I think
>the major lure of this card is that it will work in conjunction with
>your current video card (I spent $220 on a Diamond Stealth) and does
>NOT come with sound built in (I have a Sound Blaster AWE32). So, I'm
>not going to trash these two cards to buy one with 2D video
>acceleration and digital sound built-in. I think ALOT of people are in
>the same situation as me. Also, the Creative card accelerates polygons
>and the Diamond card does something different so there might be a
>speed difference in 3D acceleration. Don't know for sure. One thing I
>do know is that by the time I'm ready to buy one, there will be lots
>to choose from.

>Cheers,  Todd.


I think $350 is the expected street price.  You'll have to check the 
Creative page, but I believe that's what it said.

http://www.creaf.com

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