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Title: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: CodeHunter on August 01, 2011, 10:47:09 AM

Hello All,

I have the option of buying an A2000HD, the seller claims that it features 1 MB Chip RAM

and 4 MB Fast RAM (on SupraRAM card). Among other features are A2091 SCSI Controller with 50MB HD and additional SCSI Controller (Dataflyer model) with 80MB Hard drive. It is also fitted with a DKB Kickstart Switcher (with 1.3 and 2.04 installed). The A2000 features a Revision 6 motherboard. The seller also removed the battery in order to prevent damages to the surrounding traces or chips.


He is asking for $125 for it (it also comes with a 1084S-D1 monitor). Is this a good deal? Should I buy it?

Thanks in advance for your comments and insights!

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: martin.demsky on August 01, 2011, 10:58:52 AM

if you have space, why not? but you can find some A1200+HDD at that price.

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Xanxi on August 01, 2011, 11:30:41 AM

A rather good price for this setup along with the monitor in my opinion.

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: curtis on August 01, 2011, 02:05:42 PM

With monitor, Kickswitcher, 2 HD's, et al.  I wouldn't hesitate to pay that.  Providing it's local pick up!  

Shipping charges would kill you!

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: gertsy on August 01, 2011, 02:08:35 PM

Quote from: curtis;652501

With monitor, Kickswitcher, 2 HD's, et al.  I wouldn't hesitate to pay that.  Providing it's local pick up!  

Shipping charges would kill you!

Ditto.  If it's local or you have someone local who can pick it up. All that gear is worth that price.
Just make sure everything is working...

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: CodeHunter on August 01, 2011, 07:16:01 PM

It is local and I will make sure that it works! Thanks again!

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Darrin on August 01, 2011, 08:02:19 PM

Sounds like a bargain.  I have the Rev 6.2 mobo and that one allows you to change it from NTSC to PAL with the help of a sharp knife and then fit a switch if you want to toggle between the two.

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: yssing on August 01, 2011, 08:25:39 PM

Yes, its a rather good deal.

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: magnetic on August 01, 2011, 10:23:01 PM

That is a great deal and you should snap it up. If you are seeing this post and havent bought it yet, run - dont walk and get it! :)

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: CodeHunter on August 04, 2011, 03:53:14 PM

Bought it! It is a great system for the price!

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Darrin on August 04, 2011, 06:58:41 PM

Excellent.  Any plans to upgrade it?  A CPU card with some extra RAM would be a good start, or a SDFF.

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: orb85750 on August 04, 2011, 08:22:38 PM

Quote from: CodeHunter;653020

Bought it! It is a great system for the price!

Yes, great deal.  That monitor model alone typically sells for $70-100 on eBay.

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: CodeHunter on August 04, 2011, 11:44:13 PM

It has 4MB Fast RAM, but I still can not play Alien Bash 2 on it! (with either 1.3 or 2.01 Kickstart).

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Darrin on August 05, 2011, 01:36:27 AM

You're not trying to run the AGA version of it on an OCS/ECS machine are you?

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: CodeHunter on August 05, 2011, 02:01:03 AM

How do I switch between PAL and NTSC for games? Is there a special hot key for this? Or am I at the mercy of the cracking group discretion which had enabled this function?

Thanks!

Title: Re: A2000HD: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Darrin on August 05, 2011, 03:19:52 PM

Is your machine set up as NTSC by default?  You might want to see about converting it to PAL if it is possible with your mobo:

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J102:  This jumper if available configures the A2000 for NTSC, or PAL operation. Agnus 8370, 8372A, 8372AB for example, support switching between NTSC and PAL. Rev 6.4 motherboards and possibly later revisions come with an 8375 Agnus by default which does not support switching. It was made in in separate versions for PAL and NTSC