Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!mintaka!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!athena.mit.edu!reynaldo From: reynaldo@athena.mit.edu (Rey Villarreal) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: 486 clone vs. Amiga 3000 Message-ID: <1991May12.211848.7252@athena.mit.edu> Date: 12 May 91 21:18:48 GMT References: <48814@ut-emx.uucp> <24739@well.sf.ca.us> Sender: news@athena.mit.edu (News system) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 45 Ok I have owned an amiga 500 for three years it is really dear to my heart . I am now upgrading. When I bought my Amiga 500 I did so over buying a 286. I did because the Amiga outperformed a 286 graphics wise and speed wise. That was then this is now. SOmeone please find a way to convince me to buy a 3000. Here are some rough stats as I see them. Microprocessor Intel486 Motorolla 68030 Clock Speed 25 Mhz 25Mhz Memory 4/32 2/16 Meg Hard Drive 100 Meg 50 Meg Max Resolution/Colors 1024x768x254 640x480x16 on 14 inch Multisync no flicker case Tower add $1000 for tower and descent amount of slots(A3000T) Software Library Enormous Small by comparison OS 3 crappy chices Best on Micro Competition in Market Ocean of Barracuda couple of sharks driving prices down Sound add $175 board 11 voices good 4 voices -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price(aka God) $2999 ~3100 educational Noe Prices include NEC 3D multisync:Note to Amiga 3000 buyers dont bother with Commodores monitor I hear it is crappy. Sorry Dave but cant trust company that got rid of 1080(A very nice monitor) for 1084(snap!crackle!pop) Please somebody explain why I would buy an amiga unless I want to make presentations to my marketing group(I am an engineer(almost] who cares] Just by numbers it seems as though the 3000 gets thrashed unless you are doing video work. But even here the IBM will catch up soon. Windows is memory and processor hungry but who cares with these prices. It seems Commodore has some real work to do. I could be wrong I am a novice. If so don't flame be calm and educate me The price on the 486 is correct by the way, no flaming on that. Being a present day Amiga owner I know the flames I am going to get. Hmmm where is that asbestos suit anyway...... ----Rey(toast) Villarreal