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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: Mightyzorlac on November 22, 2012, 02:30:54 AM

Title: Why are A4000's so expensive?
Post by: Mightyzorlac on November 22, 2012, 02:30:54 AM
Saw this on Ebay today - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMMODORE-AMIGA-4000-D-040-BOXED-CBM-AMIGA-4000-DESKTOP-/

Why are they so expensive, is it because they made them in fewer numbers and made more A1200 and Amiga cd32  ie: therefore making them more rare? or is groups of people are keeping the price artificially high? I sometime wonder :destroy:

I have one and I think I hang on to it lol :DI got lucky at a car boot sale a few years ago, Some old guy was selling some of son's stuff who had recently died for 50 quid monitor , keyboard and tons of software all thrown in.

That was a lucky day!;)
Title: Re: Why are A4000's so expensive?
Post by: wrath of khan on November 22, 2012, 02:45:45 AM
Quote from: Mightyzorlac;716030
Saw this on Ebay today - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMMODORE-AMIGA-4000-D-040-BOXED-CBM-AMIGA-4000-DESKTOP-/

Why are they so expensive, is it because they made them in fewer numbers and made more A1200 and Amiga cd32  ie: therefore making them more rare? or is groups of people are keeping the price artificially high? I sometime wonder :destroy:

I have one and I think I hang on to it lol :DI got lucky at a car boot sale a few years ago, Some old guy was selling some of son's stuff who had recently died for 50 quid monitor , keyboard and tons of software all thrown in.

That was a lucky day!;)
Lucky for you? Yeah! Not so much for the son.
Title: Re: Why are A4000's so expensive?
Post by: TjLaZer on November 22, 2012, 02:52:55 AM
Why?  It's the flagship and latest and fastest model.  

I'm sure the son is turning in his grave you got it so cheap.
Title: Re: Why are A4000's so expensive?
Post by: danbeaver on November 22, 2012, 04:00:01 AM
The big box Amigas are expandable with the A4000 the last designed by some great engineers. I moved from a towerized  A2000 to an A4000T; for these were "work" computers used for word processing, DTP production of pamphlets and image processing. I had only about 8 - 10 games. I bought a backup A4000T around 10 years ago and kept it boxed until this year when I expanded it and then put it back in the box.