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From: ewilts%Janus.MRC.AdhocNet.CA%UNCAEDU.BITNET@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (Ed Wilts - CandianOxy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Death of the 1000
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Date: 22 Dec 88 22:09:17 GMT
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Dave Haynie writes:
>And you could probably sell this "1200" machine for maybe $100 or even
>$200 less than an A2000, retail.  All you're cutting out, it would
>seem, is the cost of a few edge connectors and a little case area.

You're making the assumption that the "few edge connectors and a little case
area" are inexpensive.  The difference between a 500 and a 2000 is just these
same "few edge connectors and a little case area" and a different power supply.
The difference in retail cost locally (Calgary, Alberta) is about $1600 (A500
w/1Mb = $1000, A2000 = $2600). Now perhaps you can understand why some users
have a hard time trying to justify "upgrading" from a 1000 to a 2000.
$1600 for a heavy duty power supply, a few edge connectors, a hunk of plastic
case, and a lot of air is rather steep.

        .../Ed (still a 1000 owner)