New A1200 to purchase - Recommendations

[darkage]

Hi All,

Well after lurking on Amibay for a few months seems like I bagged myself a Blizzard 030 IV.

I have spare FPU's and maybe some 72pin simms in my garage I got heaps of them in a corner.

So since I got an accelerator on the way,  the time is right for me to purchase a New-Old Stock A1200 from AmigaKit.    

I always wanted a A1200 ever since I first saw one when I was smaller, so hey cant beat new boxed A1200.

Just wonder what else I should purchase since I will be shipping to Australia so due to expensive postage would like to purchase everything I need.

Is it worth getting the subway USB controller?  I already have a Brand New Amiga mouse that I have hardly used.  hmm for flash drives etc.  I would imagine probably taking out the CF hdd replacement and updating it from my windows machine.    So how practical is USB on a 1200?

It it worth getting Indivision ECS for my A500.  I do have 2x workig 1084S monitors, but can see the appeal of saving on desk space with LCD.  Actually I would prefer to get Indivision AGA but that depends on another production run and since shipping so far why not for ECS.

Is it worth getting a FastATA Adapter?  Is there really any benefit from performance increase here?  I dont think their would be much difference from stock standard?

I think that covers the major hardware upgrades for the A1200.    Anything else thats worth purchasing, then let me know!

Thanks all!

[darkage]

I get the picture now.  Fast ATA interfaces steal CPU cycles, so its best to stick with SCSI addon for accelerator and add on SCSI <-> IDE adapter.

Subway USB, limited use.  Probably really useful for USB mice and external USB storage which isnt really required.

I guess people dont really get into Fast ATA interfaces unless they have say an 060. or is it still intensive on CPU still.

Whats classified as High End in Amiga terms?  I would think a A1200 with 030 would be starting to wander into that direction.  Or is that area only reversed for 040/060 equipped machines more namely A1200 or A4000 with video etc add on cards.

Im mainly getting this machine for the Workbench experience on updated hardware compared to my A500's   Also whdload is a nice touch.