2 out of 3 gfx cards discontinued (Aussie Store)

[Vylen]

So yea...

Actually, I don't even know why I was looking at graphics cards for the Mac Pro - I don't even own one. But every now and then I look them up.

Anyway, the Australian store only has 3 cards:
- EVGA GeForce GTX 285
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 and
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 120.

The first two have suddenly been discontinued - they were available at least a couple days ago, so it could've happened during todays store update.

I have checked the UK store, they're still available... can't check the US store right now cause it's down again.
[EDIT] US store up - they still have them for delivery[/EDIT]

Anyway - what do people think this means? (Aside from us Aussies getting the short end of the stick again )

 

[Cindori]

Because the 200 Nvidia series and 4800 ATI series cards stopped manufacturing like 8 months ago.

 

[Vylen]

Because the 200 Nvidia series and 4800 ATI series cards stopped manufacturing like 8 months ago.

Damn you and your logical answers!

 

[hexagonheat]

Because the 200 Nvidia series and 4800 ATI series cards stopped manufacturing like 8 months ago.

It's kind of hilarious actually in a weird way. I was trying to point out to someone on a blog the other day about how the cards Apple uses are marked up 200% when compared to an identical card you can buy in a retail store. I couldn't even find anyone selling the older cards anymore. Think about that, Apple's best gpu in their highest priced >$3K system is so old that they aren't even manufactured anymore.

 

[OZMP]

No 4870 available locally, US ones wont ship internationally, went through this the other day when my 8800gt died.

Time to sell machine, build NAS, build cheap/powerful PC tower with W7