A4000 / 060 + PPC Vs. SAMiga (440). Which one and why?

[Hans_]

Amithony wrote:
This is bound to get some interesting responses. I'm torn between souping up my non-commodore a4000 tower and selling the lot for a 440. I love the hardware, but if OS4.1 is everything I hope it will be, i have a feeling that it may be time to move with the times.

If you want to spend most of your time playing old hardware-banging games, then a souped-up A4000 would be a good idea. If, on the other hand, you're planning to spend most of your time using a modern Amiga, then the SAM 440ep would leave your souped-up A4000 in the dust in terms of capabilities.

Hans

[Hans_]

quarkx wrote:
Not to me an *ss, but doesn't anyone think that the Sam will follow all the other "new" systems that came before? EG: BE, Amigaone etc,? Its great now, but don't you think in a year or so it will be just another passing fad?

Don't PC motherboards last on the market for only a year or so as well? So long as there is a (more powerful) successor to the SAM 440 board avaliable when/if the SAM 440 is discontinued, it's all good.

EDIT* I am not trying to troll her, I am just asking a question, that I am wondering about. All of the above mention systems may be great, but very few people actually have them. Can the SAM hold the test of time?

Why don't you buy one and find out first-hand. ;-)

Seriously, it makes no sense for people to hold off buying because they're worried that they might not be available a year from now. If you want one, get one now; you won't regret it. If they do go off the market and there's no new motherboard to take its place, well, you still have your SAM 440 to run Amiga OS 4.x on.

Hans