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A comment on PCI Express Retimers vs. Redrivers: An Eye-Popping Difference (2019). Parent comment

Re:PCI Express Retimers vs. Redrivers: An Eye-Popping Differ... by toast0 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @11:37AM (#24283415)
Engineering decisions absolutely include cost. It's part of the classic triangle: Cheap, Fast, Good; pick two (or one).
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Re:PCI Express Retimers vs. Redrivers: An Eye-Popping Differ... by willis936 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @12:37PM (#24284149)
Yes but if cost is dictating the quality spec then you aren’t accomplishing anything of value.
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