James Fee
11-11-2004, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/niveus-media-center-pc-2004-2005-upgrade-plans-025374.php' target='_blank'>http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/niveus-media-center-pc-2004-2005-upgrade-plans-025374.php</a><br /><br /></div>"<i>Niveus Media has announced its upgrade plans for purchasers of its Niveus AVX Media Center 2004 PCs—something that shouldn't be so noteworthy, but with all snuffle about Gateway's lack of an upgrade path for its products is probably worth mentioning. Niveus has two options: pay $10 for an upgrade CD; or pay between $600 and $2,300 to upgrade whole hog to a 2005 'Rainier' edition unit, where you send in your existing unit and they send you back a brand new one with dual-tuners and all the new features (the price varies depending on how much extra ram and hard disk space you add).</i>"<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/rainier.jpg" /> <br /><br />Good news for Niveus customers. 8) One of the biggest worries I have with actually getting MCE is that I won't be able to update it. I've heard all those with Gateway MCE's complain about it and I don't want to get caught like that.