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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: n0dl1 on August 18, 2007, 04:40:01 PM

Title: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: n0dl1 on August 18, 2007, 04:40:01 PM
As stated above. I am looking for an amiga a600 or a1200 with delivery to US. PM me or reply here
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: murple on August 18, 2007, 06:36:47 PM
You should look at this:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=305&osCsid=9f40001a575911421fffc329adbc7175
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: wlemonds on August 18, 2007, 06:50:03 PM
Quote

murple wrote:
You should look at this:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=305&osCsid=9f40001a575911421fffc329adbc7175


You would have to also buy a UK to USA Power Adapter (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39&products_id=436&osCsid=f31925576a216c4fc5c2de5243bbd208) I think?
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: gdanko on August 18, 2007, 07:40:26 PM
If you get an NTSC unit it should be 110. So you ought to be able to use an A500 PSU which is actually better.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: TjLaZer on August 18, 2007, 07:42:09 PM
Any A500/600/1200 will work for any voltage, if you have the proper power supply.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: murple on August 18, 2007, 07:50:33 PM
You just need a US voltage power supply... if youve got an old A500/600/1200 power supply it will work. I use my old A500 power supply, which is actually better than the original A1200 power supply. You can find these on ebay or ask people here... should be cheap. Just get the Amiga from there with no power supply. Also recommend no hard drive, as a 4gig drive on ebay will cost you under 10 bucks. Just get the computer, the OS 3.1 install floppies (if you dont have these already) and optionally a RAM expander (if you plan to get an accelerator, skip this... if not, its reccomended).

A US power supply will work on a European Amiga. The PSUs all convert to the same voltage.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: n0dl1 on August 19, 2007, 12:41:21 AM
sweet jesus 99.99 pounds! converted to us thats close to 200
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: A1260 on August 19, 2007, 12:48:59 AM
try ebay and you will start shouting for the devil!
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: thanos on August 19, 2007, 01:12:45 AM
Heya...

Last year I ordered from amigakit.  I ordered an a1200, with 3.1 disks.  I picked up an a500 from ebay, because I needed the 110v psu.

I had a minor issue with the disk set, I only ordered 5 disks somehow, I can't remember exactly what happened.  The nice folks from amigakit did send me the install disk.

I also picked up a couple of software lots at auction, so that I would have some stuff to play with.

I would also recommend that you consider the cardflash adapter so that you will be able to get additional material onto your system.

Shipping costs sucked, but everything arrived fairly quickly and undamaged.

Good luck
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: vic20owner on August 19, 2007, 01:38:51 AM

You are going the right way... also check http://eab.abime.net/ ..

Ebay is ok, but the best deals will be from other amiga owners on the forums.  Amigakit, while providing excellent service is the most expensive route (and you will still need a power supply and software).

I did just order some 3.1 roms from Amigakit... the price was good. But I believe because of the nature of the computer itself (hard to find in good condition) Amigakit needs to double the price to make it worth the time and money of obtaining those machines, testing, restoring and possibly repairing them.  So of course they are more expensive... but they also are guaranteed to be working.

Just keep asking and someone will undoubtedly cough one up.

Don't pay more than $200USD for one stock in GOOD condition.

Anything more than that is too much unless it comes with a lot of goodies (like an accelerator and monitor).


Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: beller on August 19, 2007, 01:39:21 AM
I'd recommend the A1200 from AmigaKit myself.  I picked one up last year and it's a wonderful machine.  All you need is a good A500 power supply, and possibly an accelerator, and you're good to go...
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: murple on August 19, 2007, 01:57:33 AM
The 1200s on AmigaKit are expensive, but many (if not almost all) the 1200s on ebay are substantially more expensive and come with no guarantees and often in worse shape. If you can find one from a forum member and set up a trade, that is likely to be cheaper, but its not as easy to make happen. Given the choice between ebay and AmigaKit and waiting god knows how long for someone to offer you one on a forum... well, consider you options. Maybe you'll get lucky with your post or find someone who doesnt know what theyre doing putting a 1200 on ebay for $135 buy-it-now. AmigaKit is reasonably priced (damn cheap compared to ebay) and offers a guarantee you wont get from ebay.

I like the Compact Flash adapters... there are ethernet cards that work on the 1200 for under 30 bucks too.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: vic20owner on August 19, 2007, 03:01:47 AM

Well, I'm not sure what happened but I went to Amigakit and selected a refurbished A1200 with no power supply of software.... the price it quoted was $168 USD.

Now thats not really a bad deal.  Not great, but if you can dig up a 2.5" hard drive and an A500, A1200 or A600 power supply, and find someone to send you some workbench disks, you'd be in business.

I have no idea what "refurbished" means though.  New case and keyboard?  White or yellow as a smoker's molar? No idea.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: n0dl1 on August 19, 2007, 03:52:25 AM
well i guess ill order one from amigakit but i have to wait 2 weeks for my card to clear. hopefully they wont sell out by then
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: murple on August 19, 2007, 06:57:11 AM
I think they have a pretty big inventory and are unlikely to sell out. Refurbished I think means they clean it up (as much as possible) and probably replace any minor broken bits like missing keys etc.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: n0dl1 on August 20, 2007, 12:36:38 PM
Awesome! Thank you, everyone, for helping me out :)
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: amigakit on August 20, 2007, 02:19:03 PM
Refurbished means second user motherboard with new Kickstart 3.1 chips, new white case, new white keyboard, new mouse, new RF TV cable.  Some have refurbished floppy drives but at the moment we are putting them with brand new floppy drives.  You also get a warranty.

The refurbished Amigas we are sending out look like this:

(http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/images/a1200-01.jpg)



http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=305
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: orange on August 20, 2007, 02:34:42 PM
hey I got 'refurbished' one, too :

(http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/12/214909/P5130001_refurbished.jpg)

 :-)  




Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: vic20owner on August 20, 2007, 09:28:09 PM
WOW!  If they really look that good then those are some good prices.

How are you guys getting new cases??  I've been considering buying a new case and keyboard.

Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: trip6 on August 20, 2007, 10:19:19 PM
Does amigakit sell the original box and styros for A1200's? I wouldn't picking one up to have something original to store the A1200 in....
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: amigakit on August 20, 2007, 11:08:31 PM
Yes, we can ship the A1200 in its original magic pack box as well complete with original pink plastic bag and cardboard side supports.

We have a few pallets of new magic pack boxes with new cases, new keyboards etc that we use with refurbished A1200 motherboards.

We also have new complete A1200 (NOS) - both NTSC US and European PAL.

Since a few months ago we ship to anywhere in US and worldwide with FedEx.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: trip6 on August 21, 2007, 01:06:37 PM
Whats the product code for the magic pack on your website, so that i could order...
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: amigakit on August 21, 2007, 01:15:49 PM
Direct link is:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=305
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: persia on August 21, 2007, 02:01:52 PM
New Kickstart roms?  Are you making your own?
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: amigakit on August 21, 2007, 02:14:02 PM
No, we have official Amiga branded mask 3.1 ROMs which every A1200 desktop from our webstore ships with:
(http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/images/AMIROM001.jpg)
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: drewz21 on August 21, 2007, 03:08:00 PM
As a long-time customer I can say with complete confidence that AmigaKit.com is awesome!  I highly recommend them.  If any new Amiga hardware ever comes out AmigaKit.com should be the first place a manufacturer should sell to.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: trip6 on August 22, 2007, 08:36:08 PM
Hmmm... Let me clarify... I just want to buy an original box with styros so that i can store my A1200 in... Does AmigaKit sell just the original packaging? I already have the amiga 1200...
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: amigakit on August 22, 2007, 08:48:18 PM
If we sent an empty box to you it wouldn't be viable as FedEx charge on a volumetric weight basis so the empty box would work out to be 15 lbs

If you are attending Amiwest this year we could give you an empty box there.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: murple on August 22, 2007, 09:31:03 PM
You should put empty cases from the 1200s you towerize in your catalog, for those of us who like the original plastic cases and want to rehouse their 1200s in nicer original cases. My 1200 case has no yellowing at all and looks nice, but it has a few cracks around the edges and several of the screw holes are stripped.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: vic20owner on August 22, 2007, 09:59:45 PM
I agree, i am interested in purchasing a brand new white case and keyboard for my 1200...
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: motrucker on August 24, 2007, 05:19:54 PM
I have yet to order from them myself, but I have several close friends who have, and swear by them. They seem to be a truly first class act.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: mindprober on August 25, 2007, 04:43:44 PM
@ Amigakit

What rev A1200 motherboards are being offered? The latest?

Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: murple on August 25, 2007, 06:45:02 PM
The one I got was a 1D1, but I think they just send what they have in stock. Their web catalog doesn't indicate any particular version.
Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: Crisisdog on August 25, 2007, 06:55:36 PM
Quote

amigakit wrote:

Refurbished means second user motherboard with new Kickstart 3.1 chips, new white case, new white keyboard, new mouse, new RF TV cable.  Some have refurbished floppy drives but at the moment we are putting them with brand new floppy drives.  You also get a warranty.



If I order one without a hard drive, will it still come with the hard drive cradle, or will I need to purchase one separately?

Thanks!

 :-D

Title: Re: Wanted amiga a600 or amiga a1200
Post by: amigakit on August 26, 2007, 07:12:16 PM
We have a wide range of US NTSC motherboards - different revisions.

Non-HD A1200s are not supplied with cradles.