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Title: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: SysAdmin on May 19, 2011, 02:20:38 PM
News from elwood via amigaworld.net

To celebrate the upcoming summer season, ACube is happy to introduce you to a new Lite version of the Sam460ex:

Sam460ex motherboard - Lite 1 Ghz
512 MB DDR2
AmigaOS4.1 included
Price Euro 599 (Euro 499.50 for the industrial version)

Read more...

Also available as a complete system with the following characteristics:

Sam460ex - Lite 1 Ghz
Case LC-Power 2039MB-MBS
512 MB DDR2
Radeon 9250 PCI - 128 MB
HD SATA2 Western Digital 500 GB
AmigaOS4.1 pre-installed

Euro 709,50

Note that these are limited offers until stock last, and sold only from ACube Systems directly.

Prices exclude VAT and shipping cost. Please contact us for more information using the contact page (http://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=contacts).
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: jj on May 19, 2011, 03:00:54 PM
Is AOS4.1 really included for that price ?
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Robert17 on May 19, 2011, 03:40:08 PM
What's the difference between the Industrial and commercial versions?

Will there be any pictures uploaded?

Robert.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: mongo on May 19, 2011, 04:09:43 PM
Quote from: Robert17;638906
What's the difference between the Industrial and commercial versions?

Will there be any pictures uploaded?

Robert.


I would imagine the industrial version doesn't include AmigaOS.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: jj on May 19, 2011, 04:12:50 PM
It doesnt hence hundred euro cheaper
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: klx300r on May 19, 2011, 04:32:49 PM
Way to go ACube! ..these Sam's won't last long:)
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Templario on May 19, 2011, 05:04:37 PM
A good opportunity to get new hardware to run Amiga OS 4.1
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: JC on May 19, 2011, 08:37:26 PM
How much is that in American $$$$?
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: dammy on May 19, 2011, 10:35:31 PM
Quote from: mongo;638913
I would imagine the industrial version doesn't include AmigaOS.


Which I kinda find odd.  I thought ACube wasn't going to sell any hardware that didn't come with OS4.  Now it does, so does that mean the old agreement/contract is no longer valid?
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Hans_ on May 19, 2011, 10:51:28 PM
Quote from: dammy;639003
Which I kinda find odd.  I thought ACube wasn't going to sell any hardware that didn't come with OS4.  Now it does, so does that mean the old agreement/contract is no longer valid?

ACube have always said that they sell their boards to industrial customers; this is just the first time that they have provided a price up-front. Everywhere else they say that prices for the industrial version vary depending on volumes, and that you should contact them.

Hans
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: amoskodare on May 20, 2011, 01:05:06 AM
:D
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: amigadave on May 20, 2011, 01:07:44 AM
Quote from: JC;638983
How much is that in American $$$$?

Type "Currency Converter" into the search engine of your choice to find the current rate.  A few minutes ago it came out to $858.033 US dollars for just the motherboard.  I did not calculate the conversion for the complete "Lite" system.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: smf on May 20, 2011, 09:01:28 AM
Quote from: amigadave;639027
Type "Currency Converter" into the search engine of your choice to find the current rate.  A few minutes ago it came out to $858.033 US dollars for just the motherboard.  I did not calculate the conversion for the complete "Lite" system.


afaik the fastest way is to use google and type "599 eu to usd"
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: magnetic on May 20, 2011, 01:24:43 PM
Good news! A nice surprise

oh and $599 euro = too much in us dollars :(
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Matt_H on May 20, 2011, 01:36:53 PM
What makes this 'lite' compared to the regular 460ex?
(Serious question!)
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Kesa on May 20, 2011, 01:44:19 PM
Quote from: Matt_H;639097
What makes this 'lite' compared to the regular 460ex?
(Serious question!)

:roflmao:

I was thinking the same thing earlier but said nothing in case i looked stupid for not knowing.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: jorkany on May 20, 2011, 01:58:25 PM
Quote from: Matt_H;639097
What makes this 'lite' compared to the regular 460ex?
(Serious question!)


http://amigaworld.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5940#79774

Quote
Currently the Lite board has the same features as the full version, apart the CPU which is clocked at 1 Ghz (1017.5 Mhz to be exact) and the PCI bus which is a little bit faster.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: _ThEcRoW on May 20, 2011, 02:23:29 PM
Is this sam equipped with altivec unit?
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: persia on May 20, 2011, 02:52:39 PM
Yeah, simple currency conversion works wonderfully on Google.  If you want more options theres always xe.com
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: mongo on May 20, 2011, 03:42:10 PM
Quote
Currently the Lite board has the same features as the full version, apart the CPU which is clocked at 1 Ghz (1017.5 Mhz to be exact) and the PCI bus which is a little bit faster.


So I'm guessing these are boards that they couldn't get to overclock to 1.15 GHz.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: mongo on May 20, 2011, 03:43:11 PM
Quote from: _ThEcRoW;639101
Is this sam equipped with altivec unit?


Nope.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Heiroglyph on May 20, 2011, 04:41:43 PM
$852.74 according to google.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Iggy on May 20, 2011, 05:52:45 PM
Quote from: Matt_H;639097
What makes this 'lite' compared to the regular 460ex?
(Serious question!)


Well, for one thing its running at a straight 1Ghz, and it appears to come with less memory.

All in all, still a nice system. I don't think 599 euros is too much.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Iggy on May 20, 2011, 06:04:37 PM
Quote from: _ThEcRoW;639101
Is this sam equipped with altivec unit?

I don't think the SAMs have AltiVec.
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: Xanxi on May 23, 2011, 07:56:29 PM
I usually do not talk about those so-called next gen amiga as it is not my stuff, but this thing is outrageously overpriced for yet outdated modern hardware, don't you think?
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: redfox on May 23, 2011, 10:00:52 PM
@Xanxi

The point is that ACube is offering the Sam460ex - Lite version for a lower price than the original Sam460ex.  The Lite version has slightly lower clock speed and less RAM memory, but can be upgraded to the full 2GB of RAM at a later date, whenever the user is ready to do so.  This simply gives another choice for anyone who is interested in OS4.

This price is certainly much less than I paid in 2004 for my MicroA1 motherboard bundled with OS4.

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redfox
Title: Re: Sam460ex motherboard - Lite version
Post by: redfox on May 23, 2011, 10:02:10 PM
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