hdw, may be somewhat OT

[KevinO]

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George Toft wrote:
> I went through Fry's Special 3 ECS boards before I adopted this philosophy:
> 
>     Friends don't let friends buy ECS motherboards
> 
> 
> So after the ECS fiasco, I bought an ASUS board as I wanted a big name
> brand.  The Fry's return specialist asked me if I wanted the Instant
> Exchange Warranty.  Hmmm....since I was buying a board as its
> predecessor failed, I said "yes."  6 weeks later ASUS mobo died
> (replaced for free).  18 months later ASUS#2 died (replacement was an
> Abit board, and was free).  2 months later, Abit died (replaced for
> free).  I'm now on Abit #2 - sure glad I spent the $30 for that Instant
> Replacement Warranty :)
> 
> George
> 
I've had at least two Abit MB's, and several Asus MB's (I'm running at
least 5 Asus MB's 24/7 now.)

None came from Fry's, and none have ever died.

Buy your parts from mwave or newegg.

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KevinO
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