SAM 460 poor performance, high price

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Hmm, now that I think about it this thread might have a better home at "Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion". Mods: Move if you wish.

Moved.

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Indeed
 
And personally I like the fact that SAM systems are available. And I like that fact that AOS is AOS and not a copy/rip of some other OS.

Must resist temptation.... Will be labeled a troll if I reply...:afro:

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I disagree, there are enough user group meeting or Amiga shows you can go and visit to test the systems, ask the question and get advice etc, all for free

Please tell me what Amiga show or user group I may attend to see a modern OS4 box less than 1,800 miles from my house? I am in Fort Lauderdale, FL (USA).
 
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BTW, please don't say AmiWest as it would be 3,100 miles away.

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Acording to http://map.minimig.net/?filter=sam
There are two user Xilinder, Jim McKenzie in florida, why not try and track them down and just ask if you can try, I never said this is the perfect way of doing it. Plus you can also buy it and sell it on if its not for you, unlike most hardware, AMiga hardware does keep its value quite well, you most likely won't lose more than £100 to see if you like it. Which is most likely less that it would cost you get your hand on a second hand mac to try MorphOS out on.

 
2 Individual users in central Florida? It would be too weird to ask someone I don't know to come into their house to try their OS4 box. Okeechobee, FL would still be a 220 mile round trip. With gas prices where they are, a $30 dollar eMac is still cheaper even if I imposed on these indiviudal owners and they agreed. $30 is about what I paid for my 1.25Ghz eMac, no shipping costs. They are plentiful down here.

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How about a nice deal on a G3 AmigaOne SE in a Commodore Gaming midtower case, red?

Umm, no:roflmao:

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dont forget the video ram numbers too

Better yet, Quake III and Blender benchmarks for real life speed.

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it was threads like these that caused so many Amiga users to leave the scene in the first place.
constant willy waving about who's outdated piece of hardware could run which outdated 3d game the fastest.
buy what you like, and enjoy it.

Chase people out of the scene:confused: I don't get that, why would someone give up their hobby because of a forum post?

I have a SuperCPU 128 (C64/C128 accelerator) which I paid a pretty penny for. I have been told it is outdated (it is), I paid too much (YMMV) and people like me are fools wasting money on such hardware (YMMV). Some of the posts and comments are quite sharp, but it has never made me consider giving up my hobby.

I think people sometimes lose sight of what discussion forums are for (not pointing a finger at anyone). They are for discussing ideas, products and such. If it was all one sided rah, rah, rah, it wouldn't be a discussion forum.

If you like OS4 and find Sam460 to be a viable product, by all means purchase one or multiple of them. Acube appear to be an ethical company who back their hardware with real life warranties and perform as advertised.

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NO PERSONAL ATTACKS

Stay on topic and keep civil:anger:

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@ Redrumloa

Ahh... the very man to ask, I've had a beady eye on this C128 for a few days now, be grateful if you could have a quick look and tell me what you think of it (it's only got 4 hours left to go...)

C128 on eBay...

No problem, though if we take this thread far OT I will get roasted:lol:

The listing states it is for a flat C128 only with yellowing, no drives or nothing else? Seems awful expensive, you should be able to find cheaper.

If you would like further advice, no problem just ask in PM.

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Just because you don't understand something doesn't make it false.

I don't understand why people would do that either but, over the years, I do recall see several posts of people saying something along the lines of, "I'm tired of all this bickering.  The Amiga Community is not what it used to be and I no longer find this fun.  I'm leaving."

Just my opinion, but it would seem like an excuse to leave a hobby they weren't enjoying any longer.

Ideally everyone would get along and disagreements would be minimal, but that never happens in any hobby group or discussion forum.