Today I went to the Computer Technology show at Burswood Dome. Disappointing.
It really wasn't worth the $12 it cost to get in. Being bundled up with
the IDEAL HOME SHOW meant that I had to battle my way through huge crowds
of homey stuff before I got to the jazzy computer section. In total
the computer section of the show was probably only about 15% of the
entire show. Really, there was nothing there. MCG Computers had a stall
as did Bestbuy, but they were only hawking wares. NO NEW TECHNOLOGY WAS
THERE to be seen at all. A couple of digital TV screens were there which
was worth a quick glance, but the price tags soon scared me away. A nerd
at the ANYWARE COMPUTER ACCESSORIES stall had a LIAN LI aluminium case
with a viewing window and had the interior all lit with a purple light
which looked cool, and was certainly worth a closer inspection. But
the nerd had skimped on the hardware only putting in a HERCULES GF MX
video card. Still, it looked good. Another stall was trying to sell
these monitors, and had 3DMARK2001 looping on them. But I tell you
The colours were really washed out, but the performance of the
machine running the demo seemed up to speed. However I noticed that
the stall guys had removed the framerate counter in all the demo's
so I couldn't really guage how well it was running. But it stank
of CHEAPPPPPP to me. The next thing that caught my attention was
the EXTREME GAMES DECK! As I excitedly mounted the steps into what
I was sure would be gaming heaven, I stopped DEAD! They had around
20 computers linked together and were playing counter strike! The
most OVERHYPED AND PIECE OF CRAP game I've ever played! I was
Expecting at least Unreal Tournament, or perhaps, if the gods do
indeed listen, Quake III. Thouroughly peeved, I turned my attention
to the wares they had on the shelves. NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
The best videocard there was a geforce 2 TI. A few motherboards,
NONE even sporting the KT266A northbridge! With little worry of
finding a KT333 mobo, I left the EXTREME GAMES DECK more than a
little disappointed. New technology? Where? I really couldn't see
ANYTHING that I hadn't already seen. I couldn't beleive that Perth
could dish up such a crap computer show. Little more than businesses
trying to flog wares at so called "discounted" prices. I kept my
wallet firmly planted in my pocket. You'd have been a fool to buy
anything there. NO DEMO'S, NO NEW TECHNOLOGY, COUNTERSTRIKE, NO
NEW GAMES, NO GAME DEMO'S. Thouroughly Disappointing and NOT worth
the money. If you didn't get to go. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!