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From: karl@sugar.UUCP (Karl Lehenbauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 1000->2000 upgrade: no longer just a rumor!!
Message-ID: <174@sugar.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 13-Jun-87 02:16:15 EDT
Article-I.D.: sugar.174
Posted: Sat Jun 13 02:16:15 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jun-87 05:56:30 EDT
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Summary: 1000 to 2000 upgrade for $1000, not such a good idea

In article <6057@eddie.MIT.EDU>, gary@eddie.MIT.EDU (Gary Samad) writes:
> That's right!  At COMDEX, Rich McIntyre (sp?) the VP of Sales and Marketing
> personally announced that there WILL be an upgrade policy!  No specific
> details yet, though...

My local Amiga dealer just had a big bash introducing the 500 and 2000,
cutting deals on software, etc. etc. and they had docs saying that one
could upgrade from the 1000 to the 2000 for $1000.

In my opinion, though, it isn't a good idea to trade up because the
advantages of the 2000 are vapor until cheap hard disks,
coprocessors (68020?), memory and such become commercially available.
Also, the 1000 was being routinely discounted by as much as 25% within
a few months of its introduction.  If it's the same for the 2000, you
should be able to buy one outright for $1000 (minus monitor of course,
you have one, right?) in a few months and keep your 1000 as a doorstop
or whatever.
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