Which is the best Amiga and why?

[tone007]

I disagree with the guys saying "try WinUAE first."  It's way more fun to mess with the actual hardware.

I went and bought the first Amiga that was for sale near me at a reasonable price, which happened to be an A500+.  Played with it for a couple of months, upgraded as much as I could on the budget I'd set for that machine, and then moved on to a 1200. It's definitely the most bang for your buck, original hardware and upgrade-wise.  I didn't stop there, though, got a 3000 and a couple of 2000s, as well as a standard 500.  All great machines.

[tone007]

Guess I should clarify, A500 with a rev 8a motherboard installed, purchased from Paxtron who was apparently selling them in the mid-90s in the US as upgrades.

[tone007]

The only things that will survive a nuclear holocaust: roaches and A2000s.