Elbox remanufactured hardware proof!

[Acill]

This may be a bit harsh, but I found the Tower Elbox used to make the Mirage 3000 towers for the Amiga 3000D computers. I paid WAY to much for a $45 tower that just got converted some!! It makes me wonder what they paid for them.

http://www.slcscandinavien.com/en_datorlada.php?d_id=45

[ikir]

99% of tower are maked by on manufacter and then adapted by other.
At home i have 2 peecees inside a "Power Tower" from power computing.

You paid too much becuase all amiga tower are tooooo expensive, this is bacause they must be adapted for amiga.

With amigaone won't be this problem again.
In all cases tower for PowerC and Elbox are good, in the past i bought a Infinitiv Tower (ALL PLASTIC) and it was more expensive than E/Box1200.

[Crumb]

I have to say that although Amiga towers are quite expensive, if the tower is well adapted and your 3000 fits well I don't see much problems... And I think that you also pay the Zorro3 slots, that seems to be the most expensive part of the tower...

[Darrin]

Sheesh...

Look mate, anybody can take a large, cheap PC tower case and using a hack-saw, nail gun, screwdriver, cutting-torch, jackhammer, duct-tape, superglue, doublesided-sticky-tape, blu-tac, string, chewing gum, etc make their old Amiga motherboard fit and work (I believe Redrumloa did this).

The fact that Elbox can take a stock tower, modify it and supply the parts and instructions to allow Joe-Average to rehouse his motherboard safely and easily WITHOUT destroying it in the process is PRICELESS.

You haven't been gouged, ripped off, swindled or anything.  You've bought an excellent tower kit from a proven supplier.  If really was easy to re-house your A3000 mobo then you wouldn't have paid Elbox for their kit.

Please don't knock a company for supplying essential items to the dwindling community.  You don't know how much each modified tower costs to complete and the fact that someone is willing to provide a professional product to such a limited consumer base is to be applauded.

On the other hand, if you feel you can buy these $45 towers yourself, modify them, supply all the parts and instructioins necessary and market them for less than Elbox then go right ahead.  I may even buy one off you myself...   :-)

Oh, and you need to look up what "remanufacturing" in the context you've used it implies before you get sued.

[redrumloa]

Look mate, anybody can take a large, cheap PC tower case and using a hack-saw, nail gun, screwdriver, cutting-torch, jackhammer, duct-tape, superglue, doublesided-sticky-tape, blu-tac, string, chewing gum, etc make their old Amiga motherboard fit and work (I believe Redrumloa did this).

LOL!! Mine was very functional and sturdy, albeit the back wasn't the prettiest. It was a first time project and only required a wizzer, drill and wire stripers.

Funny where I see my name pop up :-o

[rawveeda]

Darrin,  I agree with you 100%

Amen

[Acill]

On the other hand, if you feel you can buy these $45 towers yourself, modify them, supply all the parts and instructioins necessary and market them for less than Elbox then go right ahead. I may even buy one off you myself...





First off I didnt intend to say I was shafted, I love my tower. But keep in mind for those of you that thought it comes with zorro slots, it does not. It does come with all the hardware, but NO instructions of any kind at all. I had to guess at everything. I had to figure out all the power leads and lights myself. I have helped SEVERAL other Mirage owners as well that didnt get any instructions. It is well adapted and worth the money, I was just shocked at comming accross that web page looking for cheap towers. Thats how I found it. I searched "cheap budget towers"

-Acill

[Acill]

Oh and I can make them. I havent used the same case, but I have made 5 others using a full tower case and a cardboard pattern I used as a template for a new back. If your interested in the pattern let me know. All you need is a good drill and a dremmel tool to make the cuts. Then some paint to clean it up. It works quite well.

[Targhan]

I made a tower for a 3000D, but I cheated.  Instead of a template, I
used the bottom of the 3000 itself, where I cut the sides off and
drilled a few matching holes in it.  It's cheezy, but it works :-)

[ikir]

My father (times ago) built a tower for my old A600, with power and reset button working.

[Darrin]

@ Acill,

Thanks for the offer of the pattern, but I'm far too lazy to hack away at a tower myself :-)

I've got an Elbox (Power) Tower for my A1200 and I've been thinking about getting one for my A3000.  The A1200 kit came with fairly detailed instructions and pictures.  I wonder if Elbox simply forgot to include them with your A3000 kit or whether Power Computing supplied their own instructions when I purchased the A1200 tower from them?...

[Darrin]

@ Redrumloa,

and you told me in an email that you'd sell me your old home made tower and then you bloody sold it on ebay without letting me know...  me is STILL sulking  :-(

 ;-)