maybe i'm getting my terminology bass ackwards, but i thought PCB meant just the platform with connections between contact points, hence printed circuit board, while a motherboard is a PCB with all the components, integrated shit (BIOS, onboard graphics/audio, wifi, etc.) soldered on and ready to build
According to the report, prices for PCBs used in consumer motherboards are expected to rise by at least 50% during 2026. Costs for copper, surface-mount capacitors, power components and supporting controller chips have also increased.
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username_1@discuss.tchncs.de · 16 pts · 33d
They forgot to make those boards 50% better...
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 12 pts · 33d
It's only fair that they get in on the action too.
Z745812939054@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 33d
the articles says PCB are set to rise 50% but the post title says mobo prices are going to rise 50%-- which is it? those are vastly different things
darkdemize@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 33d
Isn't a motherboard just a large PCB with sockets?
Z745812939054@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 33d
maybe i'm getting my terminology bass ackwards, but i thought PCB meant just the platform with connections between contact points, hence printed circuit board, while a motherboard is a PCB with all the components, integrated shit (BIOS, onboard graphics/audio, wifi, etc.) soldered on and ready to build
darkdemize@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 33d
It's a situation where all MOBOs are PCBs, but not all PCBs are MOBOs.
adarza@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 33d
it appears to be both.
Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 33d
Well, it would make sense with how much computer sales have slowed down, lower volume needs a higher price for returns