Pegasos II vs AmigaOne

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I got an AmigaOne, and I love it. Of course, I'm one of the lucky few with OS4 on mine, but really I'm very glad I bought it.

OS4 is really nice, even in its beta state. At first I was skeptical about some of the new features, like the idea of libraries having a new interface scheme, but now i've got it on my desktop and had a chance to try it out, it really kicks ass!

I've used MorphOS a couple of times, and it seems very nice, but IMHO its no substitute for the real thing ;-).

If you're on the fence, why not wait until OS4 is out and try them both before you buy.

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KennyR wrote:
* ATA100 UDMA. Embarassingly, it seems that ArtiaS bugs that have long been denied may just make this impossible on A1.

Not actually true. DMA does work on the AmigaOne, just not terribly well with the Linux drivers that are out there at the moment.

* Two firewire ports capable of 400MB/s. A1 has none.

Can anything actually use them yet? If not, they're under the same classification as the A1's onboard sound; IE there but not very useful.

* Two PS/2 ports. A1 has one.

Well, theres a PS/2 port for my  keyboard, and a PS/2 port for my mouse, which makes 2. Not sure why you'd need more than one of each.

* Free firmware updates. A1 earlybird owners had to pay to get their bios updated for OS4.

For a minority of very early purchasers. I do think thats a shame, and could have been handled better, but for the vast majority its a case of downloading an ISO or floppy image, writing it to a disk, and booting it. I've flashed my firmware twice.

* Free Amigalike OS bundled. OS4 was quoted at $160.

There is no confirmed final price, and besides which everyone who has bought an A1 to date is an earlybird, and therefore gets a free copy of AmigaOS once available.

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KennyR wrote:

If OS4 comes out and can't do UDMA, what will your excuse be then? Will you blame Hyperion in triple letters too?

He won't need to.