geurin@cod.NOSC.MIL (Chance) (10/18/90)
I have the predecessor to the Soundblaster - the Gameblaster. I called Creative Labs and was told that they are offering upgrades to Gameblaster purchasers. If you mail them a copy of your receipt you can purchase the Soundblaster for $149.00. If you return the Gameblaster card, you can purchase the Soundblaster for $139.00 (might as well keep the card for ten bucks - the CMS301 chip set in the Gameblaster is a $29.95 option on the Soundblaster). My question is: Is this a good deal? How much do Soundblaster cards sell for from Mail-order companies? I know that the suggested retail price is $239.95. Other info from Creative Labs: Due out in a month or so is a music composer for the Soundblaster called Musician I. Selling price will be $79.95. It's supposed to allow you to graphically edit music scores (WYSIWYG) and allow you to print scores on your laser or dot-matrix. Thanks! Chance Geurin N.O.S.C. geurin@cod.nosc.mil
ron@woan (Ronald S. Woan) (10/18/90)
In article <2372@cod.NOSC.MIL>, geurin@cod.NOSC.MIL (Chance) writes:
Chance> I have the predecessor to the Soundblaster - the Gameblaster.
Chance> I called Creative Labs and was told that they are offering
Chance> upgrades to Gameblaster purchasers. If you mail them a copy
Chance> of your receipt you can purchase the Soundblaster for $149.00.
Chance> If you return the Gameblaster card, you can purchase the
Chance> Soundblaster for $139.00 (might as well keep the card for ten
Chance> bucks - the CMS301 chip set in the Gameblaster is a $29.95
Chance> option on the Soundblaster).
Chance> My question is: Is this a good deal? How much do Soundblaster
Chance> cards sell for from Mail-order companies? I know that the
Chance> suggested retail price is $239.95.
If you check Computer Shopper out, the going prices are around
$149-$159, so you are really not getting anything for the card by
upgrading. Give it to a friend that can't afford an Adlib or
SoundBlaster. Even locally, the chains are selling SoundBlaster for
about $179.
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In article <2372@cod.NOSC.MIL< geurin@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (Chance) writes: <I have the predecessor to the Soundblaster - the Gameblaster. I called <Creative Labs and was told that they are offering upgrades to Gameblaster <purchasers. If you mail them a copy of your receipt you can purchase <the Soundblaster for $149.00. If you return the Gameblaster card, you <can purchase the Soundblaster for $139.00 (might as well keep the card <for ten bucks - the CMS301 chip set in the Gameblaster is a <$29.95 option on the Soundblaster). Keep your GameBlaster for the CMS chips for upgrading your SoundBlaster. Mail order prices for the SB go as low as US$139, and are frequently US$149. Look in PC-Mag or ComputerShopper for specific dealers. Any where will do, as this is a shrink-wrap product (as opposed to the average 386 clone). -- ___Mark S. Lord__________________________________________ | ..uunet!bnrgate!mlord%bmerh724 | Climb Free Or Die (NH) | | MLORD@BNR.CA Ottawa, Ontario | Personal views only. | |________________________________|________________________|
mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) (10/19/90)
On the Soundblaster what do those two CMS (?) chips do? Do some ot the Soundblasters still come with them in place? -- Michael Volow, Psychiatry, Durham VA Med Center, Durham NC 27712 919 286 0411 Ext 6933 mvolo@ecsvax.edu
tjw@unix.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood WA3VQJ) (10/20/90)
In article <1990Oct19.023811.3144@uncecs.edu> mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) writes: >On the Soundblaster what do those two CMS (?) chips do? Do some ot >the Soundblasters still come with them in place? My soundblaster came fully populated. It was an older model of the product. While it has the chips, it didn't have the new text to speech software. However, it did have a better reference manual with more technical documentation. When I purchased the developer's kit, I received the latest software, too. The older box displays the "compatable products" list in much larger case than the new box. Terry -- INTERNET: tjw@unix.cis.pitt.edu BITNET: TJW@PITTVMS CC-NET: 33802::tjw UUCP: {decwrl!decvax!idis, allegra, bellcore}!pitt!unix.cis.pitt.edu!tjw And if dreams could come true, I'd still be there with you, On the banks of cold waters at the close of the day. - Craig Johnson