What's the point of the MiniMig?

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gdanko wrote:
Maybe I am stupid or maybe I am some sort of infidel, but I do not see the point of the MiniMig. This unit emulates a 7 MHz A500 for > $200 USD? Why bother buying this thing when you can get a real A500 for about $25 USD?

How long will your A500 last, however?  MiniMig is brand new.  That $25 A500 has had how many owners?  How did they treat it?  Can you fix it if things go wrong?  MiniMig means new hardware, and fixable hardware at that.

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alexh wrote:

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you. Apart from the floppy disk drive, the A500 and A600's (with the exception of the A500+) are like concrete. They will last for many, many years. Considering the MiniMig's are being home made, probably to a much lower quality standard to the factory built Amiga's the physical hardware may not last that long.

And if the MiniMig breaks, you can make another, and another, and another....