I'm agreeing with Jens' philosophy on this, even though it could be perceived as a bit harsh. If you are one of the ones that stick with good technology (good computers. i.e., amiga), better to be stringent on your requirements in terms of "good design" / support.
I once had an Apollo board, and while I found it to be affordable (I was in college at the time), it was very flaky. Throughout my A1200's history I had an mbx1230 (paravision) 030 board, apollo, and then finally blizzard 060/ppc. The '030 was the best performer in terms of reliability followed by the 060/ppc as a close runner-up.
