Amigakit and their customer service...

[amiga_3k]

If the site had stated that they were modified PC drives to fit the A1200/A600... would that have stop you from ordering the drives? I would then have assumed that they were modified to be a 100% replacement. But, as stated before, if you've got special kit the drive has to be fitted into (the Infinitv tower is special) then it would have never hurt to have asked.

You should compare this situation with something like this:

Say, you own a Skoda Fabia like this one

 

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and let's assume you damage one of those Lexus-look rear-lights. Now, you call the local Skoda dealer and ask for a replacement rear-light of your Skoda Fabia. He politely askes for the year of built, if it's a left or right unit and within a few days you get what you asked. Only to find out that it is the bog-standard version he send you. Can you blame the dealer for delivering the standard version?

[amiga_3k]

Colani1200 wrote:
@amiga_3k

Finally I'm starting to enjoy this thread.  :lol:

Luckily, it's not my car. Spotted it in Prague this year.

[amiga_3k]

broken wrote:



Ok, thread needs to stop right here and we need to discuss this important matter.

Who the {bleep} would honestly drive a monstrosity like that?

I mean, thats beyond ghetto.


I think posting that image should almost be a bannable offense.  :crazy:

It does kind of display the issue :-D

[amiga_3k]

Painkiller wrote:
@amiga_3k
Yes it would have stopped me from ordering as I have plenty of PC drives in my conrners that I can modify. As I mentioned before the Infinitiv Tower should accept internal Amiga drive so why ask? It didn't make any sense and it doesn't make any sense that the seller doesn't mention in anyway that these are modified PC to fit A1200 case and read  Amiga discs. Come to think of it last time I asked something from Amigakit was the EZ Z4 Tower if it can take G-REX busboard and never got an answer... Needless to say didn't buy it.

I would have asked for a Lexus-look rear-light. Didn't ask an Infinitiv Tower floppy drive, because internal A1200 drive should fit in it.

Point taken :-).

On a more serious note, is there a difference in moulding / case between the 'Escom' A1200s and 'Commodore' 1200s? It's not a secret that the Escom Amigas came with modified PC drives and I can't believe they were all cut to fit. I seem to remember that 'back in the days' not all 'official' internal Amiga floppy-drives would fit the Infinitiv.

I think selling the drives and get yourself fitting units is the best solution. If I had a spare original laying here you could have it for free, but unfortunately I haven't.

What still interests me is, how do these drives not fit? Maybe just a small extra modification could make these drives also fit Infinitiv towers? Amigakit could then make that extra modification a standard so that an even broader audience could be served.

[amiga_3k]

@Painkiller:

The hassle would start as soon as the 'Mac' would stop working after some sort of system update by Apple :-).

[amiga_3k]

Take a good look at the picture of the Infinitiv... the eject-buttons don't stick out equally where they actually should. Seems that Mikronik didn't have two of the same drives when shooting the advertising pictures ;-).