Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:
Thu, 12 May 2005, by mrmazda@ij.net:
jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote: ... Tyan I've bought before and would buy again. Asus I've bought before and would not buy again: http://www.mozillaquest.com/Linux04/Asus_Sucks_Story-01.html
The company I work for bought 4 Tyan dual Xeon server boards a couple of years ago, 3 of which failed within a week (one was DOA). So I'm not exactly enthousiastic about that brand. We've had failures in Asus boards too, but percentage wise much less, and considering the usage of the PCs the fall-out is acceptable for "consumer" type of boards.
The issue with either manufacturer has nothing to do with the risk of having some problem that requires support from the manufacturer. The issue is about getting required support when needed. Read the link. You can expect nothing from Asus if they know you are not running M$. If that is an acceptable risk to you, then by all means don't hesitate to support those who refuse to support the use of Linux. As for me, there are plenty other fish in the sea with better attitudes. -- "Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made." John 1:3 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/