What the F***!

[TheDaddy]

Any hardware needs updating. There is not a single piece of electronic equipment that doesn't require a firmware upgrade or a fix. So if you think that your pc is perfect out of the box then think again.

It's all down to the manufacturer to rectify the products they have released with later firmware updates, fixes  etc...

In the "pc" world you see it all the time. Boards manufacturers like Asus, Gigabyte, MSI etc...release boards that later on require adjusting, this is when you have a little trip to the manufacturer's website and download firmwares and drivers to fix things that are not right in the first place.

[TheDaddy]

@Deadalus

>>Yes, most things will require updates etc. like you say, but that doesn't mean that people need the updates.

Most people won't but most people would benefit from updating. If you look at the manufacturer's sites you'll see lots of updates and this tells you that manufacturer (like software developers) release their product without proper testing in the knowledge that they have an escape route.

The same goes for the "crappy" A1 board...IF the manufacturer had the power, money, time, balls to sort it out then the A1 wouldn't have been as bad as it has been reported.

[TheDaddy]

@Deadalus

>>I don't think that many people would benefit. Most manufacturers are under pressure from competition to get their products out the door in order to make any sort of a profit and get some market share, so it's understandable that they don't get the rigorous testing that they probably should.

That doesn't make it right. Same could be said of the first A1 boards, and I underline the fact that I never bought one so I am not defending it. It is just not right to "understand" a manufacturer because they don't do rigorous testing and blame another.

Also take into account the size of companies like Gigabye or Asus.