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Originally Posted by mister__big
You're obviously not very well-informed with regards to technology. There have been examples where hardware companies PURPOSELY disable, or "nerf" their own hardware. One instance is when nVidia and ATi made graphics cards that came with 128MB installed but with 64MB physically disabled. "OMG!!! nVidia and ATi is stoopid!!! Why put in 128MB when they're going to only use 64MB!!!" you say.
I'm not saying Creative nerfed their own player in any way, just pointing out that insulting someone else when YOU'RE the clueless one makes you seem like the fool instead.
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take a deep breath.
i am well aware that companies disable features. for example, in the canon digital slr series, the old digital rebel had many features of the better 10d but were firmware disabled. some people firmware hacked to enable them.
that is where in your haste to defend your friend zip. you have failed to differentiate a VERY IMPORTANT POINT. so sit down and listen.
however, CANON DID NOT ADVERTISE THOSE FEATURES AS BEING PART OF THAT PRODUCT .THEREFORE, again take a deep breath, MY ACCUSATION STANDS> CREATIVE WOULD HAVE TO BE LYING about the 256k being enabled. sure it is possible that a company includes better hardware then disables them, but they generally DO NOT ADVERTISE THEM AS PART OF THE SPECS. if they do , then that is ****ed up. however, i am asking ZIP22 if he is willing to accuse CREATIVE of LYING, since they DID include that as part of the specs.
here is creatives specs, u can see the 256K+ colour is in there.
http://www.creative.com/products/pro...ct=14331&nav=1
also, id LOVE if you could post me ATi ADVERTISING their product as using X amount of ram while much less was actually used as you have used as your example.
thanks.
i am pretty sure the only one not very well informed here is you.
because i follow the graphics card world fairly close, and if ATI actually ADVERTISED a graphics card as having DOUBLE the ram available as actually was, it woulda been all over the net.
sure, it is common knowledge that companies send out a product with disabled features, and sell it as a lower class product, but THEY DO NOT CLAIM TO HAVE THE DISABLED FEATURES ENABLED.
a very big difference between your point and mine.
happy holidays!
edit: oh i forgot to say, happy holidays FOOL!