Re: Intel Core i5 integrated graphics

[Johan Kullstam <kullstj_ml@verizon.net>]

Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> writes:

> Johan Kullstam put forth on 3/27/2010 9:14 AM:
>
>> Pretty much all motherboards come with realtek ethernet.  It's well
>> night impossible to avoid.
>
> That statement is absolutely false.  There are plenty of mobos on the market
> with Broadcom, Intel, Marvell, nVidia, Via, and other ethernet on board.
>
> If you'd have said "Pretty much all _cheap_ motherboards come with Realtek
> ethernet" I'd be more inclined to agree with you.  However, I've seen a $55
> ($40 after rebate) ECS board on Newegg with Broadcom ethernet on board, so
> not even all cheap boards use Realtek ethernet chips, although _most_ do.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135246
>
> Hitting $75 USD and climbing up from there you'll see many more boards with
> non Realtek ethernet.

Thanks.  I just wish that newegg would put "ethernet" with "realtek" as
a powersearch field so I could more easily reject the crabcard.


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Johan KULLSTAM