Wow! What a great thread. I've never had an A3000 but have heard from owners of them that they are a bit of a beast to get into and and work on, and about those troublesome Zips.
Judging by what I've read I would have to agree with the likes of alexh and Crumb :-D :-D :-D
That said, I do plan to add an A3000 to my collection at some point out of curiosity :pint:
Oh..... And I certainly wouldn't be without an A1200 Desktop 8-)