New to the Amiga Scene and thought I would say hello...

[InTheSand]

Welcome to A.org!

Probably the most flexible configuration would be an A1200 with hard drive and some sort of memory / processor expansion card.

If gaming is your main intended use, an A1200 with a 68030-based card inside it would be your best bet.

Not sure what A1200 availability is like in the US - have a look on eBay for a guide to prices...

Also check out http://www.amigakit.com as they have various bits you might need.

 - Ali

[InTheSand]

Yeah, A500s can be picked up VERY cheaply! But in terms of playing the later games, an AGA chipset is nice, as is a 68030, hard drive and WHDLoad - and all of these are cheaper to add to a stock A1200 than a stock A500. Or just buy one of each!

As for that A3K - seems clean and a reasonable price. But again, no AGA for those machines, which may give a problem as AmigaFan's use would seem to be primarily for gaming.

 - Ali