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Review: Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 - a gamers' card or HTPC hero?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 18 November 2008, 19:51

Tags: Radeon HD 4550 , Sapphire

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Bundle and warranty


Drawing particular attention to the on-board 512MB framebuffer, the box-art is pretty cool, picturing a model who could well have walked off the set of Xena: Warrior Princess, if it had still been in production.





Items Installation driver CD
Quick-installation guide
HDMI dongle
VGA dongle
HDTV cable
Mini-DIN-to-S-video converter
Half-height backplate
Case sticker


The half-height backplate is a bonus and allows you to position the card into smaller chassis.

Whilst we would have liked to see Sapphire launch the model with HDMI integrated on to the rear of the card, having a dongle works just as well, if not as elegantly.

Warranty

The Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 512MB is backed up by a two-year warranty. Claims in the first year are handled by the supplier from whom the card was purchased from. Claims after this period are handled by a U.K.-based service centre.