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Pyrotechnic · 02-18-2006, 01:07 PM

I think it's just a lot of newer technology that hasn't caught on yet, take PCI-E for example. A USB 2.0 card for standard PCI can be had for $20 or less. A PCI-E USB 2.0 card is about $50-$60. Theres is absolutely no difference, USB 2.0 is USB 2.0. But just because it's new and isn't very common, it's expensive. Same with PCI-E video cards. AGP is cheaper because it's well established and it's been around for a long time.

02-18-2006, 01:07 PM	#5
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	Re: Something Fishy in the Computer industry I think it's just a lot of newer technology that hasn't caught on yet, take PCI-E for example. A USB 2.0 card for standard PCI can be had for $20 or less. A PCI-E USB 2.0 card is about $50-$60. Theres is absolutely no difference, USB 2.0 is USB 2.0. But just because it's new and isn't very common, it's expensive. Same with PCI-E video cards. AGP is cheaper because it's well established and it's been around for a long time.