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nVidia slashes latest Quadro prices by 50%

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"KitGuru has read the entire offer several times and it is still confusing. If it was old stock, we could understand it, but at a time when nVidia has just posted loses of more than $140 million, why would it want to reduce its number one margin product by half."

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/faith/nvidia-slashes-latest-quadro-prices-by-50/

Hmmm, could this be in preparation for when Cayman lands?
I would have thought that reducing margins by 50% in the professional market would be the last thing they would want to do...
 
300W is the deal, or the 225W for the professional version which is a 470gtx basically?

higher power for us, doesn't matter much, it was only an issue of why are we spending a shedload more money for a shedload more power use for a very marginal performance increase, its just stupid as opposed to bad.

Professional markets though, you're talking about mostly being driven by premade professional quality computers, which are designed to sit in spec and being completely supported with no surprises, when the industry is ready for X power usage and you provide X + 30%, people get unhappy.

Theres also the possibilities, professional companies think long term, if Nvidia won't be competitive/around in 3 years, why wait to switch. AMD have a decent range of their own cards out much cheaper.

Or is this simply PNY in trouble like several Nvidia exclusive partners before it, and selling off their stock, or Nvidia throwing them a bone and pushing them some extra professional sales to stop them going bankrupt/selling AMD parts.

Who knows, its odd to say the least though.
 
Ejizz said:
Sounds silly, but maybe professionals find it hard to concentrate due to the high noise level of a Fermi under load?
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That is the most ridiculous post i have read this week, we have workstations at work that are running thermal/wind modelling 24/7 and gues what... They do not put them next to your desk
 
The pro market is not about pure performance. Quality of certified drivers and after sales support and development are just as, if not even more important. Probably why Nvidia still own this market. AMD have been talking the talk on this subject for a while, but I doubt any one will be rushing to replace Quadro kit until they can prove they are in it long term.

Anyway, back to your scheduled Nvidia bashing kiddies.
 
layte said:
The pro market is not about pure performance. Quality of certified drivers and after sales support and development are just as, if not even more important. Probably why Nvidia still own this market. AMD have been talking the talk on this subject for a while, but I doubt any one will be rushing to replace Quadro kit until they can prove they are in it long term.

Anyway, back to your scheduled Nvidia bashing kiddies.
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I agree nvidia does pretty much own this side of business but ati is eating into nv's massive lead. I think nv still has 84% in this market but was 87% not so long ago.

The 50% of may be due to slow sales atm. If sales are slow nv might be doing some specials as at 50% of these cards still make a huge profit.
 
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