It’s obvious that there are two entrenched points of view in this thread. I don’t think either are wrong as it’s all about personal perspective and the place the system has in your life.
My take on this is as follows. We all love the Amiga (hopefully) but the fact of the matter is that the original hardware is getting older and older and we have pretty much wrung everything out of it that is technically possible. Commodore is gone and we have no other companies of that size producing new machines. So unless we just want to be a nostalgic bunch standing over our old classic machines as they slowly die and remembering the glory days then there needs to be something new to pour our energies into. This is where the NG machines and the new OS come in.
Are they behind the PC/Mac Platforms of today? Sure. Are they priced too high based on their actual specs? Possibly. Is the OS still a work in progress? I’d say yes but then isn’t any OS? OSX and Windows have regular updates after all. The only reason OS4 doesn’t is probably down to resources. As for the pricing, well A-EON has to pay the production costs and have some financial reward for all their hard work. Love of the platform can only get you so far.
I personally see the X5000 as a hobby machine as it stands. It could never replace my PC or Mac in its current state but I still think it’s pretty cool. Some people spend a fortune on their hobbies so if I had the disposable income I would probably get one and not regret it since it is fun to play around with and try to get things working.
I currently cannot take it seriously as a replacement for my every day machine though. But then that’s because I need access to Windows for gaming and Office for work. It would be too underpowered for my video/music network steaming needs. I also need Logic Studio so it couldn’t replace my Mac either. I can’t watch Bluray movies or probably use Netflix on it. Yes I could run Linux on it but then I can run Linux on my laptop and that would run it faster. So for me, it’s a luxury item. However that’s just me. Other people have different computing needs and for them, this machine will do everything they need and more power to them.
At the end of the day let’s salute the hard work and determination of everyone behind the hardware and software of the NG platform. It may not be everything to everyone but it’s certainly better than nothing. It’s also entirely possible that in 12 months time I may be posting from the perspective of an X5000 user 
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I agree. These are hobbyist/enthusiast machines and will likely never be anything more. If the companies involved play their cards right, the market (and usefulness) could grow, sure, but realistically, it will never be a significant player and will never be able to fully replace a Mac or Windows/Linux PC. It will always be grouped together with other obscure systems in the "Others" category in the "Desktop OS market share" pie chart.
As with other hobbies, you can't base your purchasing decisions on practicality. Some people collect old fuel guzzling muscle cars, when a cheap efficient compact car would probably be enough for their needs. Some collect old vinyl records and buy expensive record players to relive their youth, when they could just get a Spotify subscription. Some buy tons of expensive sticks made of plastic and metal called "golf clubs", others buy expensive guns with the only purpose of firing them at paper targets at a shooting range.
I've still got my trusty old A1200/030 but other than to see that it still works, I've had no reason to fire it up in years/decades and haven't used it as my main computer since ~1997. I just can't see myself investing into that platform with accelerators, flicker fixers, CF flash readers etc. WinUAE runs faster and is more convenient for scratching the "retro itch". However I still fondly remember the Amiga, and a new, Amiga-like system that I can use for some day-to-day tasks would certainly be interesting. Just the fact that these systems are still being made, decades after Commodore went bust makes me happy for the people who use and enjoy them still.
For now, the price of the X5000 is a bit too much to swallow for me personally, for such a secondary/hobby system. However I could definitely see myself picking up a Tabor and perhaps a Mac Mini G4 for Morphos in the not so distant future. Not as a replacement for my Core i7 PC, but for the simple reason that it would be fun to play around with something different than the usual Windows and Linux, with which I spend 8 hours a day at work plus countless hours of my spare time.
