AmigaONE X1000 Free Shipping Offer

[SysAdmin]

News from AmigaKit

For a limited time until 7 April 2014, AmigaKit.com is offering free standard shipping on all AmigaONE X1000 systems or Nemo motherboard orders.

To get free standard shipping, enter the coupon code X1000FREESHIP and click Redeem button during Checkout.

About the X1000

AmigaOne X1000 is the highest performance AmigaOS computer system assembled around the Nemo motherboard. It is compatible with latest AmigaOS 4.1 Update 6 operating system and also a wide range of selected Linux distributions.

Inside X1000 Case: Expandable and Upgradable

The AmigaOne X1000 has a spacious case design which gives you the flexibility to add more hard disk drives, optical drives, memory and expansion cards.

The motherboard features 4x DIMM memory slots, 10x USB 2.0 connectors, 4x PCI-E slots, 2x PCI legacy slots, 1x Xorro slot, 4x SATA 2 connectors, 1x IDE connectors and 1x Compact Flash slot making the X1000 a truly expandable machine!

XMOS Co-Processor On Board

The AmigaOne X1000 also is equipped with a XMOS (500 MHz) processor and Xorro expansion slot on the motherboard. Capable of eight concurrent real-time threads with shared memory space, at up to 500 MIPS, Xena gives the X1000 a very flexible, very expandable co-processor. The uses are endless; control hardware, DSP functions, robotics, display - even SID chip and console emulators.

There is an optional Xorro Project Board available for electronics enthusiasts and engineers to create their own XMOS/Xorro projects. XMOS

RadeonHD on Amiga: Experience Amiga Workbench in full HD colour graphics with HD Audio!

The new RadeonHD Graphics Card Driver1.0 has been developed for using the latest RadeonHD graphics cards in modern AmigaOS computers such as the AmigaOne X1000. Using Workbench 4.1 on the AmigaOne X1000 is fast and responsive with compositing visual effects enhancing the experience.

Another first for AmigaOS is the new HD Audio driver which unlocks advanced sound features on the X1000 motherboard in AmigaOS 4.1.

Includes AmigaOS 4.1 Update 6 operating system, RadeonHD graphics driver and HD Audio driver pre-installed on the hard disk drive, ready-to-go.


Where to buy:

USA Store:
http://www.amigakit.us/product_info.php?products_id=1071

UK Store:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/GBP.php?url=product_info.php?products_id=1071

Europe Store:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/EUR.php?url=product_info.php?products_id=1071

Canada Store:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/CAD.php?url=product_info.php?products_id=1071

More Information
http://www.amigakit.com/x1000

[Vlabguy1]

It has been a while since I stopped in at AmigaKit(sorry).. $3,000..wow.  Just curious have you sold "a lot" of these??

Rich

[Acill]

Nice to see free shipping, but I agree. I just cant get over that price.

[AmigaClassicRule]

It has been a while since I stopped in at AmigaKit(sorry).. $3,000..wow.  Just curious have you sold "a lot" of these??

Rich

You are mistaking...it is not 3k. It is 3,300 get your price facts right lol

[Lurch]

It's $2992.02 USD or 2,149.96 GBP

Weird pricing on the Euro and Canadian site. Both show $3,314.52. If it was half that price I might be tempted to put my hand up. Even buying the motherboard on it's own is  $2,736.46 USD so no saving there.

[kickstart]

I know some more amiga shops and dont do spam everytime on forums.

[amigakit]

@kickstart

We have not spammed the forum.  This is a news item, not posted by us but by the moderator of this site.

Besides, any customers who would like to save money on shipping would welcome this news.

[Boot_WB]

It's $2992.02 USD or 2,149.96 GBP

Weird pricing on the Euro and Canadian site. Both show $3,314.52. If it was half that price I might be tempted to put my hand up. Even buying the motherboard on it's own is  $2,736.46 USD so no saving there.

Not sure if you clicked the wrong link there, but the Canadian site shows $3314.52 CAD, the US site $2992.02 USD, the European site E2622.95 and the UK site £2149.96

Product price calculated in (CAD,USD,EUR,GBP) with internal exchange rate based on a GBP Sterling Ex VAT price of 1,791.63 [Buy now price includes local taxes (eg VAT) where applicable].

Good of Amigakit to offer this out of their own pockets, I'm sure shipping each system will not be cheap. I'm not convinced it'll be a deal-maker for many people considering buying one, but I'm sure it'll be a welcome discount for those who do.

[carvedeye]

Well for 2k system i would expect free shipping regardless

[amigakit]

@carvedeye

There is a wafer thin margin on each X1000 sold, so we cannot go offering big discounts such as free shipping on a regular basis, otherwise there would be no point in us selling the unit in the first place.  The X1000 is a very costly piece of kit to manufacture.

[spirantho]

This thread demonstrates very well why there are so few Amiga developments.

Make a low end computer that's cheap? Get complaints that it's not as powerful as a PC made in its millions.
Make a high end computer that's expensive? Get complaints it's too pricey compared to a PC made in its millions.

Make both? Get complaints that the low end one is too slow AND the high end one is too expensive.
And then when you offer free shipping, get complained at for "spamming" when a sysadmin posts the news.

Reading this sort if thread, I do sometimes wonder why A-Eon and Amigakit bother (trust me, it's not for the money, given the size of the market), but I and many others are very glad they do.

[Iggy]

Damn, I knew as son as I saw the title of this thread that it was going to be full of complaints about the product pricing.
Thanks AmigaKit, but maybe you shouldn't have bothered, especially if its cutting into your margin.
This product is only going to appeal to someone willing to pay a premium for it, and a small price reduction won't sway other buyers.

[klx300r]

...This product is only going to appeal to someone willing to pay a premium for it, and a small price reduction won't sway other buyers.

thanks for stating the obvious.  Yes of course, this news is only for people already in the market to buy an X1000 and then of course it would be welcome news especially if you're ordering from the other side of the earth:)

[takemehomegrandma]

maybe you shouldn't have bothered, especially if its cutting into your margin.

Well, only 3 months ago there was the X1000 "Christmas Cracker" sale, and now it's a "free shipment" sale. I guess you have to do *something* if the products that you have locked up a lot of your capital in, is collecting dust on your shelves, regardless of margins, yes...?

[Iggy]

thanks for stating the obvious.  Yes of course, this news is only for people already in the market to buy an X1000 and then of course it would be welcome news especially if you're ordering from the other side of the earth:)

As someone who regularly DOES ship half way around the world, shipping
isn't a very high percentage of this device's cost, but any savings would be welcome.