My brother got an A500 in 1990 or sometime and I was really impressed by the graphics. Later, I really wanted to get one of the new AGA machines, but never had the money. By the time I got my first computer (a 486 running Win95 - slow) I thought that the Amiga was dead. I did have an Amiga Emulator on another PC, though.
Fairly recently I came across a few sites, and was amazed to see that not only was the platform still going, but there were new machines coming out. I'm currently borrowing an A1200 (I've just found someone who can give me one for free - I'll probably upgrade and accelerate it) and I'm saving up for an A1.
