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Amiga has the X factor?
« on: February 07, 2008, 08:55:24 PM »
Where X = unknown

Let me explain. I think about what I want to do on a computer:
 - Play Games
 - Edit Video
 - Surf the Web
 - Send email
 - burn discs
Now, I can (and do) do all of these, very easily and cheaply on a PC with many outlets selling hundreds of different bits of kit that I can use. To do these on the Amiga is generally more expensive, more difficult (subjective - depending on experience) and the range is more limited e.g. I can't play Half Life 2 or Toca Race Driver 3 on the Amiga, run a Geforce 8800GX, connect up firewire devices etc.

So why does the lure of doing these things on the Amiga seem so much more attractive and exciting?

If I had the cash, I'd have Minimig, an A1, a fully expanded 4000T, a home made and fully loaded A1200T and probably many more pieces. But I just can't explain why.

What are your ideas on this?
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