It is a bit expensive but then again the amigaone motherboards were not that cheap either .When i sold my amigaone system i did still get most of my money back despite owning it for a few years before i sold it. if anything used amiga hardware does hold a better value than pc stuff does .You could do it the easy way buy the case and drives and keyboard and mouse first over so many weeks and once you get the cheap items to put it together then buy the board and os .