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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Getting Amiga 2000
Summary: best prices and a plea to CBM
Keywords: Amiga 2000 purchase
Message-ID: <1245@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 1 Dec 89 15:11:29 GMT
References: <47166755.17c4e@robin.engin.umich.edu>
Reply-To: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
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Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc.
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In article <47166755.17c4e@robin.engin.umich.edu>
gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) writes:
>Well, I've finally worked up enough cash to get an Amiga 2000.  I now
>have several questions for those of you out there who already have
>one:

Well a friend of mine just bought an Amiga 2000, and we are researching for
a hard drive controller so I may be able to help a bit.

>  - What is the best autoboot SCSI?
We are leaning toward the 2091 controller when it comes out. It's DMA, and
the deciding factor, I think, is that someone here on usenet said it comes 
with sockets for 2 megs of memory (is this true?)
As far as drives go, I am not sure which brand is best. still looking into it.

>  - Where can I get my 2000 at the lowest cost?

The best price we have found is Computability (1-800-558-0003) for $1299
delivered. This was last week. The 2000 arrived two days ago. complete with
1.3 and the super agnus chip. 

You have to watch out for mail order Amiga's now. For some reason, CBM has
decided that they don't want people to get Amiga's by mail order any more, and
many of the places that still sell them mail order are so called 'gray market'
and may not be waranteed by CBM. Computability assured me that they are
an authorized commodore dealer and they have a contract with CBM that will
allow them to sell mail order until March 1990, when it will have to be
re-negotiated. Darren, the guy I talked to was very helpful and actually
seemed knowledgeable about the Amiga, something my local dealers are not.
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************************ A Plea to CBM *********************************

 Why are you cutting down on mail order? Many people live where there are no
local amiga dealers. Do you expect them to drive hundreds of miles just to buy
an Amiga?  And many of us live where the local dealers are SCUM. 

We have two local Amiga dealers, Computers n Such, and Mr. Horan's Computer
Lab. Both of these places have nothing ever in stock, charge way too much and
have sales people and a service department that know next to nothing about the
Amigas. I wouldn't take my Amiga to their service people if my life (or my
amiga's) depended on it. Totally incompetent.

So CBM: Please don't stop mail order. Right now it is my only alternative, and
the competition helps keep the local dealers in line. Once they know that we
can't get the Amiga cheaper thru the mail, they will jack up the prices here.
They already do that, Computers n Such was selling the Amiga 2000 for $1549
and everyone was buying them and telling them "that's a pretty good price" so
they raised the price to $1649. Swift, eh? Can you say GREEDY?

Don't give them another reason to raise the prices. 


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