Poll: Let the A2000 or A3000 go?

[AndyLandy]

I had this exact dilemma a few months ago. I sold the A2000 and kept the A3000.

As I see it, the only advantages the A2000 has are an internal 5.25" drive bay and better support for bridgeboards or RTCs.

The A2000 has lots more slots, but only 5 Zorro ones. One more than the A3000, but you've probably used the extra one for a SCSI card anyway!

With some jiggery-pokery, you can swap in an ECS Denise and 2MB ChipRAM on an A2000 and have full ECS support, but the A3000 comes with this as standard.

Just my 2¢ on the matter.

[AndyLandy]

LOL!  Happen to have any of *those* just laying around?  :lol:

I agree with Tone too. Something about the singular drive in the middle, looks pretty sharp. If the 3000 ends up being my main Amiga, I would want it to be outfitted with two drives though.

They come up from time to time. I bought a second drive for my A3000 from Amibay for not much more than a standard FB-354.

There's also a guy who's organizing a group-buy of replacement eject buttons, so you could graft one on to any old spare 354.
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=18691

Don't get me wrong, I really do respect the A2000, but I have far more love for the A3000.

[AndyLandy]

@Save2600: At the end of the day, you have to do what's right for you. I do miss my A2000, but I think for me, keeping the A3000 was the right thing for me. If you've stuck with the A2000, that's awesome.

One thing I will point out is that the A3000 is also mostly socketed chips and through-hole as well. People often seem to forget that. The A600, A1200 and A4000 are the only SMD-based Amigas.