A4000 on eBay

[taunusand]

Yes, a bit overpriced.
But nice condition :-)

Surely a CD-ROM drive/burner, cheap, would be the first upgrade for this Amiga :-)

[taunusand]

alexh wrote:
What for?

Surely the first upgrade would be a back panel IDE->CF adapter and a CF card?

Much easier to fit and use than an optical drive and facilitates fast transfer of files from a PC.

Sorry, that's just what I would do, maybe it's because I have a pile of used IDE CD-rom drives :lol:

I think your suggestion about a back panel IDE->CF adapter are more usefull, IF you have a card reader for your PC and a CF card.

But considering the an upgrade to OS3.9 are what most people with big-box Amiga's want, I think a CD-rom drive will be necessary. I use cd's for my A4000 and CF for my A1200, I get the best of both things :-)

That's just what I would do, we all have different oppinions, luckily :-)

I just compared the price whit what I gave for my A4000/040 in 2006. But I have to agree that auktion prices mostly are higher. Amiga can very well be an expensive hobby :lol:

[taunusand]

alexh wrote:

taunusand wrote:
But considering the an upgrade to OS3.9 are what most people with big-box Amiga's want, I think a CD-rom drive will be necessary.

Why? You can install OS3.9 on your CF card using WinUAE before hand. Much easier than on a real Amiga.

That is a matter of taste ;-)
I always do it "on the real thing" if I can.
The only time I have used UAE for anything usefull, was a few days ago when I needed to transfer ClassicWB to my A1200 :-)

I have to agree with dannyp1, but if you think it's to expencive, don't but it. But I would buy this A4000 at the auction price, if I needed it.

[taunusand]

Once the system is installed, it works. Luckily I don't need to re-install my Amiga's :-)
(At least not very often, mostly when I mess around with an Amiga I want to re-install and sell :roll: )

My A4000 has the same install of OS3.9 since I bought it in 2006, just a few added a few programs and games :-)

Really is just a matter of taste I guess.

Yes, that's also my oppinion :-)

[taunusand]

The nice mb with no battery leak = BIG +++!
Hope you wins the auction

[taunusand]

None of my Amiga's has a HD diskdrive :-?
I have 2 A4000's, both of them has a normal DD 880kb drive.
1.76MB would maybe be nice in some cases, but it's okay with me with 880kb, then all of my miggy's can read the same disks :-)

[taunusand]

You are right about that :-)

[taunusand]

alexh wrote:
http://www.fatfingers.co.uk

linky :-o

[taunusand]

alexh wrote:
There are no goodies on at the moment but you'd be amazed how many "Amga accellerator" and "cybertsorm turboakrte" cards go cheap.

I trust you in that :-)

But it's amazing how much JUNK I found in one "Amiga" search :lol: