I too just received a C128 and 1571 and am really impressed with both the build and quality of the machines. Incredible that they released a "super" 8-bit at nearly the same time as the A1000 though. Still, what a great computer (or three!).
Well, keep in mind the A1000 was not cheap. IIRC it was over a thousand dollars, plus having to get a monitor for it. C128 was much less expensive and it allowed a C64 user to keep their peripherals (drives and printers) PLUS keep their software. If you were a 64 user and had to be forced to consider a 1000, you would have had to give up all those things so you might have figured you might as well look around. It was there to keep 64 users in the Commodore fold and from moving to Apple/Atari.
