Crappy comparison of Amiga 1200 vs Atari Falcon

[OldB0y]

It matters little that the Falcon was slightly quicker, had better sound capabilities and a DSP.

When the A1200 cost £399 and the Falcon cost a whopping £999 when they launched in the UK.  Even if you add in a Blizzard 1230/50 + some fast RAM, and a small HDD, the A1200 would still have come out cheaper by a few quid.

So IMO, in terms of cost versus performance the A1200 is the better machine.

[OldB0y]

£599 probably - the US prices were:
"The Falcon030 is available in four variations -- 1 meg of RAM and no hard
drive, 4 meg of RAM and no hard drive, 4 meg of RAM and an 80 meg hard
drive, and 14 meg of RAM and an 80 meg hard drive.  Retail prices range
from $799 to $1899.  Actual street price is generally $100-200 less."

Nope, I remember the UK magazine ads for it.  Pricing in the UK almost never reflects the actual dollar to pound currancy conversion.  Due to additional taxes etc, if something in the US is $799, it will more often than not end up being £799 (ie about 1.5 times more than what it costs in the US), if not a LOT more.  This was the case for many years, and for many products, still is.