Would you buy a new PPC laptop, if A-Eon made one?

[Yasu]

Considering how little AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS demands of the hardware and still feel fast I could consider buying a really low end, low power consumption PPC laptop. Even a 400 MHz with 512 MB RAM would be enough. A 12" screen would also be enough (not 8", that's too small for me).

That might also attract people outside our camp. Some people just like a challenge, like getting the most out of such a weak computer. Not many people for sure, but at least enough for a bigger batch of laptops in one go, lowering the price.

Here is a thought: if A-Eon would make one, how about a kickstarter or similar? Then they would know how many computers people would buy and even getting paid in advance. It would eliminate the insecurities at least. Of course, if they can't deliver they have to repay the money (considering what happened with the last announced Amiga laptop).

I would chip in, but only if it was a pan-Amiga thing. I don't need yet another laptop. I would do it just to encourage cooperation between the camps. Which is something we desperately need.

[Yasu]

Hmmm I just bought a Notebook with 2 cores, 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM for 300$. A weak PPC Notebook for several thousand Dollar would really make no sense

From me No

For you, no. For me, yes. There are more thing to a computer sometimes than pure price and performance. Being able to run ones favourite OS is one such thing.

[Yasu]

You wrote it could win new users. I do not believe that.

For you yes, for me no

To quote Firefly: "Some people juggle geese"

[Yasu]

@Itix

You can't afford the laptop because you have spent the money on an X1000 :p

[Yasu]

Emulation is not the same thing as the real thing. If it was, no one would buy a SAM or an X1000.

[Yasu]

@Wilse

If you are looking at AmigaOS 4 as a serious alternative to Windows/MacOS/Linux: then granted. People are not. But if we look at it as a hobby then money is less of an equation. People spend stupifying amount of money on stuff and events simply because it pleases them. Then price is simply a matter if you can afford it or not, not if it's the best buy.

But yes, there is a lot of ifs and buts. If it's cheap enough, looks cool and works then I bet AmigaOS 4 lovers (and some MorphOS users) would buy one (I'm excluding you Classic only users for obvious reason). But if it costs a lot, looks just like an ordinary laptop (complete with Window keys) and has poor drivers then ... probably not so much. Except for the die hard fans who would buy an overpriced crappy coffe maker if it had the Amiga logo on it.

[Yasu]

@Wilse

Yes, but can we agree that when we are talking about hobbies, it become about something else than pure price/performance + amount of software?

That claimed, everyone wants different things from their machines.