[Rumour] Apple buys all Radeon HD 4800 cards?
A shortage in 55nm products, both ATI and Nvidia has been speculatedabout ever since the release of ATI's HD 5800 series. From the Nvidiaside of things, this is rumoured to be a discontinuationof the GTX 200 series.Bright Side of News andMydrivers.com now report similar rumours - Apple has snapped up twomonths' worth of HD 4800 stock, particularly the HD 4850. These HD 4850swill find their way into BTO (Build-to-Order) Macs.
A quickcheck around e-tail reveals that HD 4800 series actually has betteravailability than HD 5800 series. The HD 5850 is hard to come by -everytime it shows up for sale, it is sold out within a matter of hours.HD 5870 is availability is improving. HD 5700 series availability issketchy - with no signs of the HD 5750 512 MB. It is clear AMD isstruggling to keep up with demand, and we hope these availability issuesare fixed to complement an otherwise successful Evergreen launch.
Reference: Bright Side of News, Mydrivers
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