Amiga 1000 versus Amiga 500

[cmvsm]

Hello.  I'm looking to buy the A1000 or the A500 and cannot decide which.  I had an Amiga 1000 as a kid, and like it for the nostalgia, but aside from the collectors standpoint, I'd like it to be functional as well.  I know some will recommend the A1200, but I'm set on the latter two models.

Are there any major differences aside from the OS Kickstart being on the A500's board and the increase in RAM?  I'm assuming that I can always upgrade the A1000 RAM if needed.

Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[cmvsm]

Thanks for the multiple responses guys.  Seems as if half say the A1000 and the other half the A500.  So I suppose perhaps the nostalgia facet of it all will tip the scales towards the A1000 side.

If I were to get an A1000, what upgrades would be a "must have" to get the machine to "respectable" standards.  I will mainly use it for games and such.  I'd like to give myself the time to explore the rest of the machine's capabilities as I didn't give it much of a chance in my younger years.

What significant capabilities, if any, would the A500 have over the A1000?

Thanks again for all of the input!  :-D

[cmvsm]

In regard to upgrades, I probably won't be doing too much of that to be honest.  I'd like to get enough RAM into the A1000 where it could run most games without getting stressed.  How much RAM would that be?

If the A1000 had 1MB Ram and the A500 had the same, would they be relatively equal in terms of game playing?  Aside from the NTSC and PAL compatibility of the A500 of course.

Thanks again for the replies.

[cmvsm]

So there is a ROM for the A1000 that will allow it to switch between NTSC and PAL modes?  How would one be able to tell if you had an A1000 that has the compatible hardware for this new ROM.  Where would you find the ROM if you wanted to buy it?

As another post stated, I think that it would be important to have PAL and NTSC compatibility, but I'd love to have it in the A1000 if at all possible.

Thanks again for all the replies.