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10-19-2007, 10:07 AM
The awesome folks over at Asus (http://www.asus.com/) have set things up to run a lil contest for everyone.
A big shout out to everyone at Asus with a huge thanks for sponsoring this contest!
Prizes will be
a Maximus Extreme (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0&model=1862&modelmenu=1) and a P5E3 Deluxe (http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0&model=1875&modelmenu=1)
http://www.asus.com/999/images/products/1862/1862_l.JPG http://usa.asus.com/999/images/products/1875/1875_l.jpg
It is a simple contest, all may enter.
To enter,
1: Fill out the form attached.
2: Send the survey into Asus at survey@asus.com. (Or copy and past it from below and send it to the same address.)
3: Post in this thread with a magic number between 1 and 25 inside your post. Come on, you know you wanna pick your Magic Number.
4: Do not double post, or post in this thread if you do not enter. Please.
5: Only 1 (one) entry per household.
6: There will be 2 Winners chosen by Asus.
7: Contest starts now and will end on October 31st 2007.
Now a word from Asus.
Thank you for participating in our survey. Your opinions are very important to us. Please answer all the questions correctly, include your name, XS Username, contact information (including home address, phone number and email address.
Email the completed survey back to survey@asus.com.
This is a questionnaire to research the motherboard buying behaviors. The information you provide will not be used for other purposes. Please feel free to answer the following questions based on your own experiences. Please indicate here if you wish to be contacted again for future surveys.
__ YES, please contact me for future surveys __ NO, I do not wish to be contacted after this survey
1. Have you purchased a motherboard in the last four years?
□ Yes □ No
2. What is the main reason to buy a new motherboard for the latest time? (Mark all that apply)
□ the old motherboard is defective
□ upgraded motherboard to support software
□ upgraded motherboard to support hardware devices
□ assembled a PC for self or family
□ assembled a PC for friend
□ bought for the company
□ others___________________
On a scale of 1 to 5, how important were the following factors to you when you bought a motherboard?
3. Add-on features (unique feature such as Dual BIOS)
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
4. Hardware specification (chipset, memory slot, 1394, LAN, etc.)
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
5. Brand name
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
6. Service
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
7. Quality
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
8. Over-clocking
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
9. Friends’ recommendation
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
10. Sales representatives’ recommendation
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
11. Price
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
12. Motherboard out-look designs (including the layout)
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
13 Others _______________
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
14. Among these factors, please select the 3 most important factors when you purchased your last motherboard. (Indicate the number of the factors)
1st ______ 2nd _____ 3rd _____
1. Add-on feature 2. Hardware specification 3. Brand
4. Service 5. Quality 6. Over-Clocking
7. Recommendation 8. Price
9. Motherboard outlook designs 10. Others __________
How helpful are the materials below to collect motherboard information for you?
15. Motherboard poster
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
16. Motherboard brochure
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
17. Advertisements on magazines
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
18. Advertisements on websites
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
19. Review articles on magazines
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
20. Review articles on websites
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
On a scale of 1 to 5, how do you agree to the following descriptions?
21. I am familiar with new computer related technologies.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
22. I like to collect the computer related information.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
23. I usually buy electronic products on sale or under promotion.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
24. I’ll follow people’s recommendation to buy electronic products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
25. I usually read computer related magazines.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
26. I do the over-clocking all the time.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
27. I usually stay at home ALONE in free time.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
28. I usually try all the new functions or new features when buying a new electronic product.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
29. I must do price searching before buying electronic products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
30. I will pay more for GREEN products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
31. I enjoy to DIY my computer.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
32. I always connect to the internet when staying at home.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
33. Play the on-line game is my favorite thing.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
34. I read the user guides of electronic products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
35. I read the information on the motherboard box before buying it.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
36. The look or design of motherboard box will influence my buying decision.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
37. Where do you usually purchase motherboard(s)? (Mark all that apply)
□ On-line shop □ Retail store/Shops
□ Mail order □ others ______________
38. How much do you expect to spend on a motherboard? (Mark one only)
□ less than USD$70 □ USD$70~$109.99 □ USD$110~$149.99
□ USD$150~$189.99 □ USD$190~$230 □ more than USD$230
39. Where or how do you collect the information on motherboard products? (Mark all that apply)
□ Friends □ Retail store/Shops □ Official Website of the Product
□ On-line Review □ Forums □ Magazines
□ Own experience □ others ___________ □ I don’t collect information
40. Please list your 3 most favorite brands (Write the number of the brand):
1st ______ 2nd ______ 3rd _____
1. Abit 2. Albatron 3.ASRock 4. ASUS
5. BIOSTAR 6. DFI 7. ECS 8. FOXCONN
9. Gigabyte 10. Intel 11. MSI 12. Others _____________
13. No special one
41. What is the reason for the brand being your favorite brand?
(Leave it blank if there is no special brand for you.)
__________________________________________________ _____________
42. Which brand are you using now? (Write the no. of the brand) ______
43. What brand of your last motherboard is (if there was an earlier one)? (Write the no.) ______
44. How many computers have you ever assembled?
□ More than 10 PCs □ 6~9 PCs □ 3~5 PCs □ 1~2 PCs □ None
45. What is the most tormenting thing to you when using or assembling a PC?
__________________________________________________ _____________
46. Your gender:
□ Male □ Female
47. Your age:
□ Under 18 □ 19~25 □ 26~35 □ 36~45 □ Over 45
48. Your highest educational level:
□ High school or under □ Undergraduate □ Postgraduate
□ Doctorate □ Others_________
49. Your field:
□ Student □ Business/ Industry □ Design/ Art
□ Government/ Education/ Police □ Farmer
□ Retired □ Others________
50. Your full name and e-mail address
Good Luck!~!
A big shout out to everyone at Asus with a huge thanks for sponsoring this contest!
Prizes will be
a Maximus Extreme (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0&model=1862&modelmenu=1) and a P5E3 Deluxe (http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0&model=1875&modelmenu=1)
http://www.asus.com/999/images/products/1862/1862_l.JPG http://usa.asus.com/999/images/products/1875/1875_l.jpg
It is a simple contest, all may enter.
To enter,
1: Fill out the form attached.
2: Send the survey into Asus at survey@asus.com. (Or copy and past it from below and send it to the same address.)
3: Post in this thread with a magic number between 1 and 25 inside your post. Come on, you know you wanna pick your Magic Number.
4: Do not double post, or post in this thread if you do not enter. Please.
5: Only 1 (one) entry per household.
6: There will be 2 Winners chosen by Asus.
7: Contest starts now and will end on October 31st 2007.
Now a word from Asus.
Thank you for participating in our survey. Your opinions are very important to us. Please answer all the questions correctly, include your name, XS Username, contact information (including home address, phone number and email address.
Email the completed survey back to survey@asus.com.
This is a questionnaire to research the motherboard buying behaviors. The information you provide will not be used for other purposes. Please feel free to answer the following questions based on your own experiences. Please indicate here if you wish to be contacted again for future surveys.
__ YES, please contact me for future surveys __ NO, I do not wish to be contacted after this survey
1. Have you purchased a motherboard in the last four years?
□ Yes □ No
2. What is the main reason to buy a new motherboard for the latest time? (Mark all that apply)
□ the old motherboard is defective
□ upgraded motherboard to support software
□ upgraded motherboard to support hardware devices
□ assembled a PC for self or family
□ assembled a PC for friend
□ bought for the company
□ others___________________
On a scale of 1 to 5, how important were the following factors to you when you bought a motherboard?
3. Add-on features (unique feature such as Dual BIOS)
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
4. Hardware specification (chipset, memory slot, 1394, LAN, etc.)
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
5. Brand name
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
6. Service
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
7. Quality
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
8. Over-clocking
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
9. Friends’ recommendation
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
10. Sales representatives’ recommendation
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
11. Price
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
12. Motherboard out-look designs (including the layout)
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
13 Others _______________
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
14. Among these factors, please select the 3 most important factors when you purchased your last motherboard. (Indicate the number of the factors)
1st ______ 2nd _____ 3rd _____
1. Add-on feature 2. Hardware specification 3. Brand
4. Service 5. Quality 6. Over-Clocking
7. Recommendation 8. Price
9. Motherboard outlook designs 10. Others __________
How helpful are the materials below to collect motherboard information for you?
15. Motherboard poster
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
16. Motherboard brochure
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
17. Advertisements on magazines
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
18. Advertisements on websites
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
19. Review articles on magazines
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
20. Review articles on websites
□Very helpful □Helpful □Useless □Never read
On a scale of 1 to 5, how do you agree to the following descriptions?
21. I am familiar with new computer related technologies.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
22. I like to collect the computer related information.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
23. I usually buy electronic products on sale or under promotion.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
24. I’ll follow people’s recommendation to buy electronic products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
25. I usually read computer related magazines.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
26. I do the over-clocking all the time.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
27. I usually stay at home ALONE in free time.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
28. I usually try all the new functions or new features when buying a new electronic product.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
29. I must do price searching before buying electronic products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
30. I will pay more for GREEN products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
31. I enjoy to DIY my computer.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
32. I always connect to the internet when staying at home.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
33. Play the on-line game is my favorite thing.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
34. I read the user guides of electronic products.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
35. I read the information on the motherboard box before buying it.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
36. The look or design of motherboard box will influence my buying decision.
□5 □4 □3 □2 □1
37. Where do you usually purchase motherboard(s)? (Mark all that apply)
□ On-line shop □ Retail store/Shops
□ Mail order □ others ______________
38. How much do you expect to spend on a motherboard? (Mark one only)
□ less than USD$70 □ USD$70~$109.99 □ USD$110~$149.99
□ USD$150~$189.99 □ USD$190~$230 □ more than USD$230
39. Where or how do you collect the information on motherboard products? (Mark all that apply)
□ Friends □ Retail store/Shops □ Official Website of the Product
□ On-line Review □ Forums □ Magazines
□ Own experience □ others ___________ □ I don’t collect information
40. Please list your 3 most favorite brands (Write the number of the brand):
1st ______ 2nd ______ 3rd _____
1. Abit 2. Albatron 3.ASRock 4. ASUS
5. BIOSTAR 6. DFI 7. ECS 8. FOXCONN
9. Gigabyte 10. Intel 11. MSI 12. Others _____________
13. No special one
41. What is the reason for the brand being your favorite brand?
(Leave it blank if there is no special brand for you.)
__________________________________________________ _____________
42. Which brand are you using now? (Write the no. of the brand) ______
43. What brand of your last motherboard is (if there was an earlier one)? (Write the no.) ______
44. How many computers have you ever assembled?
□ More than 10 PCs □ 6~9 PCs □ 3~5 PCs □ 1~2 PCs □ None
45. What is the most tormenting thing to you when using or assembling a PC?
__________________________________________________ _____________
46. Your gender:
□ Male □ Female
47. Your age:
□ Under 18 □ 19~25 □ 26~35 □ 36~45 □ Over 45
48. Your highest educational level:
□ High school or under □ Undergraduate □ Postgraduate
□ Doctorate □ Others_________
49. Your field:
□ Student □ Business/ Industry □ Design/ Art
□ Government/ Education/ Police □ Farmer
□ Retired □ Others________
50. Your full name and e-mail address
Good Luck!~!