Amiga 4000D mobo hard to find?

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@ llwrath

If you hear of a good deal on a PPC or two, let me know will you...after you got yours of course

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@ Boing Boss:

There isn't an A2000 anywhere on this planet that I'd trade for my A4000T, and it doesn't even have a graphics card.

The only advantage you have over me is that your CIAs are socketed.

Well, what I mean to say is that yours were already socketed, whereas I had mine socketed recently. No more CIA worries for me.

Edit: the flagship classic Amiga was the A4000T, no doubt about it. The only classic I might swap it for would be an A3000+

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@ Shades:

I originally had to have a CIA replaced back in the late 90s because some useless sack of pus connected his A1200 to my A4000T with un ungrounded parnet cable. Wasn't easy finding someone in SA who could do the job.
By the way I am as suited to that kind of delicate soldering as Pavarotti is to pole vaulting.

So the job was done, but it was really messy and I have been worried about how long its going to last and 'what if' it happens again. So with recent mouse input problems I sent the mobo to Amiga Centre in France.

They are very helpful and I found their work to be good (from what I can see). They have socketed my CIAs. I got the mobo back yesterday and so far all is well. I got two spare CIAs 'in case'

I recommend the guys at Amiga Centre. Jean-Jacques doesn't speak very good English (but its better than my French) however he is quick to respond by email and provides a very good service. I suggest if anyone has niggling little problems with SMD stuff then they should get it sorted out now because in another 5 years time, who knows whether you can still get things fixed...