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From: bakken@hrsw2.UUCP (David E. Bakken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: On Amiga 500, 2000 and Expansion etc.
Message-ID: <31@hrsw2.UUCP>
Date: 18 Dec 87 15:08:40 GMT
References: <1827@houxa.UUCP>
Organization: Boeing Commercial Aircraft Co., Seattle, Wa.
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Summary: A2000 gives you CPU and video slots

In article <1827@houxa.UUCP>, shah1@houxa.UUCP (J.SHAH) writes:
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> I recently bought an AMIGA 500 after doing some research on the AMIGA
> family of computers. The A500 cost me $539 plus taxes in New York City.
> I suspect that we will be able to purchase the A2000 for about a $1000 more
> in the open market as soon as they are available in volume. The question is
> what are we getting for $1000? 
> 
> [Shah goes on to discuss how (HAL >> 1) compatibility, extra power supply,
>  and the extra expansion capabilities aren't worth $1000 to him.]

I agree with your assesment for the most part, but you are forgetting the
CPU and the video slot.  The former lets you plug in 68020/68881/MMU cards
(or whatever 3rd party companies and CA offer) and the latter lets you
plug in de-interlacers and hopefully someday the hardware to support
monitors in the 1Kx1K range (when they come down from $2.5K).  If you 
think you will never need either of these slots then the A500 is probably
your best bet.  But if you think you might want them....
-- 
Dave Bakken
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
uw-beaver!apcisea!tahoma!hrsw2!bakken 		(206) 234-2039
(generic) disclaimer: these views are my own, not my employers.