Asus Starts Industry's First Fully-Automated Graphics Card Production

[lurkio]

Such marketing spin

Wow!

Hmm , its not like they are doing anything really that new that other electronic manufacturing companies have been doing for ages

Such a non story

 

[Bensons]

I suppose it does remove the chance of human error providing that the human who set the machine parameters did not also error:!

 

[DBT85]

Wonder how many people are getting **** canned because of this automation?

Can't just keep doing everything by hand forever.

 

[ubersonic]

Wonder how much extra this costs, Asus already charge quite a high price.

After the initial outlay on the production process has been paid off it will mean cards are much cheaper to produce, so we can either expect prices to be unaffected then drop in a year or two, or just remain unaffected and ASUS profits go up in a year or two lol.

 

[Gregster]

After the initial outlay on the production process has been paid off it will mean cards are much cheaper to produce, so we can either expect prices to be unaffected then drop in a year or two, or just remain unaffected and ASUS profits go up in a year or two lol.

This.

Asus are an expensive brand (especially when you add ROG to it) but it will be cheaper in the long run, so hopefully the prices will reflect that later on.

 

[pigeonguyuk]

Asus also have the option to "Sell" their advanced automated process to other card manufacutres to recover the initial costs in developing the technology.

Doubtfull prices will come down fast, probably a 1-2 years. But its promising.

Yes Asus is an expensive brand, But So are Nvidia. Add bother together on an "anniversary Card" obviously it will be over priced lol.

Look at the ROG Ares Series of cards over the years.. big premiums but pe
ople still pay it.

 

[edscdk]

I suppose it does remove the chance of human error providing that the human who set the machine parameters did not also error:!

and the ones that programmes the software to run the machines, and the ones that built the machines... and maintain them...

 

[pandem0nium]

I doubt we'll see the benefit of the reduced manufacturing costs. They're priced at what they think we're willing to pay.

 

[jupiter_man]

In theory it should drives the cost lower for long term as labor cost will only get higher.

 

[SkeeterUK]

More people going out of work then to save a few quid for the manufacturers. I wonder how many got laid off when its all up and running.

 

[McShave]

More people going out of work then to save a few quid for the manufacturers. I wonder how many got laid off when its all up and running.

It's harsh but businesses are not charities. I used to work for a firm that had a factory with a few hundred workers. They went almost fully automatic with machines doing nearly everything. They only kept 30 workers. Output quadrupled to 400%. It's bad for the people that lost their jobs.....but.

If you run a company and can quadruple your profits but don't the owners or the shareholders will ensure you're not running the company for much longer and you shouldn't be in charge anyway.

 

[Cosimo]

'I ROGbot' the new range of super cards coming your way.

 

[DBT85]

It's harsh but businesses are not charities. I used to work for a firm that had a factory with a few hundred workers. They went almost fully automatic with machines doing nearly everything. They only kept 30 workers. Output quadrupled to 400%. It's bad for the people that lost their jobs.....but.

If you run a company and can quadruple your profits but don't the owners or the shareholders will ensure you're not running the company for much longer and you shouldn't be in charge anyway.

Exactly.

Replacing human labour with a machine has been a staple of life since.. I don't even know when. Bakers mix dough with a machine rather than hiring more bakers, chip shops use a peeler rather than a couple of kids to peel a ton of spuds, it's how it is.

 

[Boomstick777]

Exactly.

Replacing human labour with a machine has been a staple of life since.. I don't even know when. Bakers mix dough with a machine rather than hiring more bakers, chip shops use a peeler rather than a couple of kids to peel a ton of spuds, it's how it is.

I'm all for progress, the more menial tasks we can make machines to do for us the better.

 

[Devrij]

I'm all for progress, the more menial tasks we can make machines to do for us the better.

The problem you have then, which we have now in fact, is that there are a lot of people who are only qualified to perform menial tasks. You then get a skill shortage and unemployment rise. Imagine what will happen to the transport industry when that gets automated. That is a huge workforce to find new jobs for.

 

[shamus21]

Yes or we could all end up in the same situation like in the film Terminator Salvation being turned into robots.

 

[Kirby Wurm]

Yes or we could all end up in the same situation like in the film Terminator Salvation being turned into robots.

But we're already robots?

 

[shamus21]

But we're already robots?

How very true just organic not metal and plastics.

 

[DBT85]

The problem you have then, which we have now in fact, is that there are a lot of people who are only qualified to perform menial tasks. You then get a skill shortage and unemployment rise. Imagine what will happen to the transport industry when that gets automated. That is a huge workforce to find new jobs for.

When the underground finally gets running on automation we'll have a) less strikes for everyone else to deal with, b) less drivers driving drunk on the underground and then being defended by the union, c) less issues with drivers not turning up for work, etc.

I'm sure that there are plenty of people in those jobs that are more than capable of doing non menial work. The pay is too good to only attract idiots. My uncle was a paramedic for 15 years and quit to become a train driver as the money and conditions were so much better.

It's also not like there will suddenly be a deluge of unemployed train/tube drivers on the market, it will take decades to convert everything.