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Aerakin Ye Olde Layout Level: 98     Posts: 2125/2550 EXP: 9476296 For next: 178057 Since: 07-06-07 From: From the future Since last post: 8.0 years Last activity: 1.2 years
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| I'm so going to use my full Computer Engineering skills to battle that (to the death).
But seriously, this is bulllllllllshit. |
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setz Member Level: 24  Posts: 48/103 EXP: 74305 For next: 3820 Since: 07-02-08 From: Pittsburgh, PA Since last post: 4.2 years Last activity: 4.1 years
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Paulguy's Post configuration Yeah, like the article said, chips with stuff locked out are normally that way because the batch failed testing. This is taking chips that passed testing being locked. The point is that they're still profiting from the chips at this lower price, because they're still spending as much on making the chips, since the features are there already, so the "upgrade" is just extra profit. Certainly businessy, but pretty under-handed. ____________________ |
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Aerakin Ye Olde Layout Level: 98 Posts: 2127/2550 EXP: 9476296 For next: 178057 Since: 07-06-07 From: From the future Since last post: 8.0 years Last activity: 1.2 years
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Originally posted by setz I don't know if I missed something or if you have another source, but where did it say that? For all you know, they could still be charging full price 
EDIT: Of course, I might be overreacting. Intel is saving money if they simply disable features and sell at a lower price, instead of having to make too many different chips. It's quite possible that might reflect on prices. |
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Bagel Giant Red Paratroopa without music life would Bb Level: 75 Posts: 752/1446 EXP: 3802386 For next: 24518 Since: 03-30-09 Pronouns: he/him From: bear Since last post: 191 days Last activity: 6 days
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Aerakin Ye Olde Layout Level: 98 Posts: 2130/2550 EXP: 9476296 For next: 178057 Since: 07-06-07 From: From the future Since last post: 8.0 years Last activity: 1.2 years
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Originally posted by Bagel I don't know about these one, but I know about Tri-core AMD processors actually being Quad-cores (with a core disabled due to defects). You'd pay for a tri-core, and with a BIOS update you could try your luck at Unlock Core. Apparently quite a few people were able to get a fully working quad core system with these tricore. |
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Rena I had one (1) message in Discord deleted and proceeded to make a huge, huge mess about how it was a violation of free speech and how moderators are supposed to be spam janitors and nobody should have the right to tell me not to talk about school shootings Level: 135 Posts: 3654/5390 EXP: 29076786 For next: 258219 Since: 07-22-07 Pronouns: he/him/whatever From: RSP Segment 6 Since last post: 342 days Last activity: 342 days
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09-23-10 05:59:49 PM Post #3654 There's a big difference between taking a 4-core chip with one faulty core, disabling that and selling it as a 3-core, and taking a working 4-core chip and charging extra to enable all cores. (Which isn't exactly what they're doing, but similar.) The general idea of paying extra to be able to use something you already own is pretty shady.
Trying to argue it as "buying an upgrade" doesn't really make sense. Unless they're selling at a loss and trying to make it up with these upgrades (which I highly doubt), they clearly can afford to sell the chips at this price - they cost the same to make whether their full capacity is used or not - so they could just sell them at that price without any unlocking nonsense. It's not costing them any more to let you use all the circuits in the damn thing, so charging for that seems pretty hard to justify. It is common in the consumer electronics market to have different models at different prices which are physically identical and only have different software, but that's still not quite the same. The better software would have cost them more to make, so the extra cost is like buying a software upgrade. Here, it's only flipping a bit to enable something that's there whether you use it or not. There's no "more expensive" software being installed, but literally just a switch that allows you to use part of the hardware. ____________________ ![[loading witty comment...]](http://twitstamp.com/custom-2013.png "this is about the only use for Twitter") |
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Aerakin Ye Olde Layout Level: 98 Posts: 2131/2550 EXP: 9476296 For next: 178057 Since: 07-06-07 From: From the future Since last post: 8.0 years Last activity: 1.2 years
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Originally posted by Rena Of course, if they actually go down that road for good and it get's cracked, it's going to be hilarious. |
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Rena I had one (1) message in Discord deleted and proceeded to make a huge, huge mess about how it was a violation of free speech and how moderators are supposed to be spam janitors and nobody should have the right to tell me not to talk about school shootings Level: 135 Posts: 3655/5390 EXP: 29076786 For next: 258219 Since: 07-22-07 Pronouns: he/him/whatever From: RSP Segment 6 Since last post: 342 days Last activity: 342 days
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09-23-10 06:07:02 PM Post #3655 ...you mean it hasn't been cracked yet?  ____________________ |
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Aerakin Ye Olde Layout Level: 98 Posts: 2132/2550 EXP: 9476296 For next: 178057 Since: 07-06-07 From: From the future Since last post: 8.0 years Last activity: 1.2 years
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Originally posted by Rena Dunno. If we're talking about Intel's crap, I thought it was relatevely new, so I doubt it. As for AMD's thing, it's pretty much provided for free (i.e: my BIOS supported it out of the box, don't need it though) |
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Paulguy's Post configuration It's not even unlocking cores, it's unlocking threads and cache, for $50. :/ ____________________ |
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Rena I had one (1) message in Discord deleted and proceeded to make a huge, huge mess about how it was a violation of free speech and how moderators are supposed to be spam janitors and nobody should have the right to tell me not to talk about school shootings Level: 135 Posts: 3663/5390 EXP: 29076786 For next: 258219 Since: 07-22-07 Pronouns: he/him/whatever From: RSP Segment 6 Since last post: 342 days Last activity: 342 days
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09-24-10 05:34:47 PM Post #3663 Originally posted by XkeeperNah, you got it. Apparently they're also going after the people who published the HDCP crack. 09F9 anyone? ____________________ |
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