My AmigaOne Experience

[Nickman]

If some one is this novice why in the hell does he buy a beta bord wich just runs linux ?!?

I think it's sad that it didn't work out as you planned, but atleast here in sweden it says that buying an AmigaONE earlybird is NOT for novice people.

You knew what you got your self in to and now you are angry because  :-?

[Nickman]

meerschaum wrote:
Thats a good outlook nickman, dont give proper support?, blame the customer !.

As i understand he had support. He had a peoblem they solwed it. They sent him a new rom and the tools and instructions to replace it.

Ok maybe it could have been better (I don't know cause i haven't seen the instructions). But if a product comes with a disclamer saying "only for more advanced users" then i don't think it's for a novice person.

[Nickman]

Staticman wrote:
The reason being Nickman is that I was already sick and tired of waiting for a new Amiga machine to arrive as are most.
When I explain I'm novice and cannot do the job, and they dont do it then its their fault not mine because I had already explained that I was incapable of doing the job.

Sorry can't totaly agree with you there.  When you bought the board you knew (or didn't you) that is was not an easy task to handle it. But you took the risk because you wanted it so bad. That risk was yours to take.

BUT i do understand that you are down. But i don't think that reparing your board is impossible, but you should leav it to someone who knows how to do such a thing.

Again i'm sorry for your loss  :-(

[Nickman]

Troels_E wrote:

You complain about Eyetech sending the rom and the tool for people to "fix their own hardware".
I believe that would actually be considered as good service by other persons than you.
I would be happy that I didn't need to return the board to have the ROM installed
And please keep in mind that a new ROM upgrade doesn't equal faulty hardware!!.

I totaly agree. If i could get a new rom and not have to send off the whole board THAT would be excellent support.

[Nickman]

Well sorry but I disagree completely.
They offered to take it back and that was the option I was going to take. But instead they sent me the instructions to do it.
Another thing you should know is that nothing was said at all about the machine being for "advanced" users. Look at the adverts in last years issues of Total Amiga magazine if you dont believe me.

When you got the rom update. did you call and ask again if you could send it back as you still didn't think you were capable of doing it yourself ?

Now the whole thing changes now that you said that you didn't know that it was for advanced users only. The one that put in the ad should be blamed then.

 

[Nickman]

meerschaum wrote:
In my opinon? he should have sent it back to eyetech immediatly when they wanted him to tinker with his own board.

That i can't argue with.