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From: KHALID%PO8600@dupont.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A1000 trade-in for A2000, Another perspective
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Date: 13 Feb 90 15:00:40 GMT
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    I have seen a lot of articles on the net about the trade-in offer.
    Here are my reasons for not trading my trusty A1000.

         A2000 ........ $1,000 (after trade)
         Memory (1.5M)  $  200 (needed to match my present 2.5M on 1000)
         HD controller. $  300 (needed for my current 80 Meg SCSI)

          Total         $1,500

   What do I end up with after spending $1,500, a machine very similar
   to my present A1000!!!!

   Another way to look at this is to but A200HD (say Mont. Grant) for 
   about $2,000. THAT IS for only $500 more I can end up with 2 of 
   every thing. (two cpus, two hard drives, similar memory) Hmmm...

   If I really want to make use of A2000, I still need to spend a 
   whole lot more. I guess the thing I would want most would be 
   
       Flicker Fixer + Multisync ...... $1,000
       Bridge Card                      $  500
       68030 Accel. Brd.   ............ $1,600 (Depend on memory)

               Total..........   .......$3,100

   The day I can spend $4,600 ($3,100 + $1,500) on a computer, I
   can certainly come up with another couple of hundred dollars
   to buy a 2000 without worrying about the benefits of a trade in.
   So there...

   There is one issue of support here. i.e. Is Commodore going to
   support A1000, Well they have supported it for the last three
   years I have owned the machine (granted the support could have
   been better, but it could have been whole lot of worse, e.g.
   they could have gone under like many of the vendors I bought
   some stuff for A1000). 

   Khalid Soofi

   Note: These are my personal views etc.