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From: robin@sabre.uucp (Robin D. Wilson/1000000)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IBM vs AMIGA cost
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Date: 12 Mar 90 15:38:12 GMT
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richc@vaxwaller.UUCP (Rich Commins)  writes:
>
>       Four years ago AMIGA            Today IBM
>       --------------------            ---------
>       $2500 AMIGA system              $2400 IBM 80386 with 80387 co-processor
>       $ 500 Monitor (Sony)            $ 600 Monitor NEC 3D
>       $1000 20Meg harddisk            $ 500 65 Meg Harddisk 28msec
>       $ 700 2Meg memory               $ 400 4 Megs of 80ns memory
>       -----                           ------
>       $4700                           $3800
>       + $$$$$ for software            + $$$$$ for software
>
>       Four years ago a dollar was worth more!


What about a VGA graphics card (Or higher) for the Clone machine.  And why is 
harddisk so expensive for the Amy?  You can get a controller for ~$200 and 
then buy the same harddisk that you put in the Clone.  Plus you forgot the 
controller card for the clone (a good one cost at least $100).  And for
most memory upgrades you can match the price of the Clone +$100 for  a card
to put it on.

If you are going to compare prices, at least you could compare all of the same
pieces.

On top of all that My A500 beats the pants off of any clone I've seen in terms
of usefulness.  Multitasking and windowing is far superior on the Amy (and
faster).  Go try an OS/2 machine someday (and add $500 to the cost of the 
clone for the operating system) wow, talk about slow.  Looks like an 
Apple IIgs (That's Apple II Gruellingly Slow).


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