Quote Originally Posted by XRL8 View Post
the only thing OEM has to do is insert the chip, which they can do easily in the 3 month timeframe.Theres no problem in here really.
That's not completely accurate. Off-the-shelf PC models go through months of validation before they are available to customers. They're not just vetting out a new mobo in these PCs, they're testing the whole thing. Every component has to be leaned out as much as possible to keep costs down, and it takes a while to prove out how low they can go without sacrificing too much reliability.

--Matt