Do those MP3 encoding Amiga apps run on Amithlon or UAE?
How fast is it in about 800Mhz PC?
A friend of mine once said that he can endode MP3's little faster than realtime with his 603/~200Mhz (meaning encoding of 3 minute song in about 3 minutes).
I think that would be enough for Joe Average and for me, but those accelerators (for my A4k) cost same as A1... I hope to get the latter (and to use the PC in the meanwhile).