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Originally Posted by deep309
I think defective is the wrong term. Its more like "does not meet a certain standard". A perfect example would be the Intel Core 2 QUAD and DUO processors. They are both the exact same chip. The QUAD has 4 working cores and the DUO has 2 working cores. The DUO is just a QUAD that has two of its cores shut off intentionally. This is done because during the testing of the chip is was determined that it failed manufatures requirements to be called a QUAD. So instead of throwing it away they deactivate 2 cores and sell it as a DUO. It was an article on this exact process that gave me the idea of the GPS conspiracy.
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Video card manufacturers have done this too... you can usually "unlock" cards that were artificially crippled... most chips will work PRETTY well at the higher level, but not to manufacturer requirements...