Create your own Vista Rating (HACK) Vista Addons and Applications Discuss Create your own Vista Rating (HACK) in the Windows Vista forums; Znod... if we get down to brass tacks... 'performance' is a 'quality' of hardware... just like design, weight, size, idle temperature, energy usage, requirements etc... In most cases wih regards ...

[crabby]

Znod... if we get down to brass tacks... 'performance' is a 'quality' of hardware... just like design, weight, size, idle temperature, energy usage, requirements etc...

In most cases wih regards to computer componentspeople want the highest performance, therefore this is the quality microsoft have decided to use to depict their index system.

The system would not work on other 'qualities'. An example would be design... my old geforce 2 graphcs card looks gorgeous in its lime green with purple heat sink... but although it would get a 5.9 for looks, it is definately a 1 for performance.

crabby

[felix8406]

Just like building a PC. It does not make sense to install a $250.00US motherboard on a $20.00US case, with a $15.00US graphics card. Computer manufactures follow the same process, as they understand that not everyone can afford or need the more expensive counterpart. Is the quality of the less expensive item inferior? Maybe or maybe not. Will the manufacture spend the same amount of time, resources and testing on their less expensive item as they would on their higher end product, probably not.

[cando]

Quality and price go hand in hand for the most part. When I built my last PC I used a case I had from an old computer. I had paid $28.00 for it a few years back. I install an MSI MB and large fans for the case and CPU. Every time I turned on the computer, the case would vibrate and produce all kinds of noise. I bought a new case for $124.00 and reinstall all the parts in it, and the computer is very quiet and the system temperature is much lower. So if you want to increase performance index, you should go with the higher price because it's built better and maybe even last longer.

[felix8406]

I wouldn't go as far as saying that it will work better in all cases, but a better quality product should produce a better performance margin. That's one reason for the performance margin, so customers will have an idea of what they are getting. A graphics card may be high in ram and speed, but if the quality is not there, the performance will be poor.

by the way, that's why a like building my own PC; it puts me in command to decide the quality and performance.

[Znod]

Hi Guys:

Anyone can define quality however desired. But, IMO, quality has to do with getting a particular job done well and without incident for the expected period of time. Quality is highly correlated with price some of the time, and some of the time it is not. I am not going to get into examples, but they are easy to think of. I am very confident that anyone interested can think of some.

[felix8406]

There might be a few samples where a less expensive item has far better quality than the more expensive counterpart, but for the most part, as the old sayin goes, "you get what you pay for". Here's an excellent place to read about Windows® Experience Index. It provides samples on selecting a PC, software and hardware by using the experience index as a guide. It's a good read http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/wi...es/458117.aspx

[ants]

hmmmm all very interesting. I recently (2 months ago) Bought a Leadtech Winfast 7950 Graphics card over my proffered card "The ASUS". I wouldn't of believed it but due to my retailer explaining to me the performance difference I was happy to do so.

The Leadtek was considerably faster than the ASUS???

Go Figure. Saved me $200 Australian

[Znod]

Thanks ants. Good example of the often found inverse relationship between price and quality--where quality is being defined primarily in terms of performance in this case. All examples are critically dependent on the defintion of quality being used.

[felix8406]

Znod, I know you want to continue defending your point about price and quality, let add that we all are in agreement that it's not true in all cases, but it is true in most cases, everything being equal, a higher price equate better quality.

[Znod]

Well, OK, prove your point. I have no real info either way. And, what you say doesn't make sense anyway because everything equal but price, and the less the price the more bang for the buck. That is, you get something that is a good as anything else, but at a lower price.