Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!zardoz.club.cc.cmu.edu!cactus From: cactus@zardoz.club.cc.cmu.edu (Todd Masco) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: The Tower and the Trade Up Policy -- Deal or Disappointment? Keywords: 3000T Message-ID: <12922@pt.cs.cmu.edu> Date: 6 May 91 03:46:01 GMT References: <1991May1.090600.16894@ucselx.sdsu.edu> <1991May4.104839.18395@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> Organization: Carnegie Mellon Physics Lines: 23 In article <1991May4.104839.18395@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) writes: >... or is this another clear off the shelves _before_ >releasing the much superior product deal, like the A2000 trade up just >before the A2500 hit the shelves? Firstly, the A3000T is almost certainly not part of the deal. When I spoke to the sales droid at Commodore over the phone, only the A3000/16-* and /35-* models were mentioned. Secondly -- I'm not convinced that the Tower model is a big step up from the A3000. As far as I can tell, its main big wins are slots and tidyness. If you really want to throw every peripheral under the sun into it, then fine, the A3000T is necessary. But are there any other significant wins? I fully intend to buy the A3000-25/50 in the next few days. Plus, an Ethernet card of some sort if the entire setup isn't too expensive (blah. PC Ethernet cards are cheap. What's so expensive about Amiga Ethernet?). -- Todd L. Masco - CMU Physics | "Free speech is the right to shout "theatre" cactus@zardoz.club.cc.cmu.edu | in a crowded fire."