Help me decide what to buy next

[bbond007]

go with SATA

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53499&highlight=sata+1200+bbond007

[Jiffy]

Now, which of the three options should I get first? (CD ROM, Printer, Networking)

Networking, printer (close second), cd-rom (distant third). In that order.

I often use networking with my Miggies (3C589), quite often I use my printer (HP 4L) and hardly ever use my (scsi) cd-rom and/or (scsi) cdrw drives.

Tip: if you mostly print in black (and white), think about buying a good second hand laser printer. They cost next to nothing, print 1000s of pages per toner cartridge and don't suffer from dried up ink cartridges.

Although many people in this thread are pro-ide, I prefer scsi. It gives you more expansion possibilities and goes for a neater solution without flat cables running around your desk. Downside is, that hardware is more expensive.

My current scsi-config is a 4-drive scsi tower with hard drive (18 GB), cd-rom, cdrw and 100 MB zipdrive and two single drivecases with a Syquest 270 MB drive and a 230 MB MO-drive, all connected to a Blizzard scsi adapter. Looks nice, works perfectly.

[runequester]

I think I agree. I know I'll use networking almost daily, and printing at least weekly. CD ROM is more of a "isn't that nice" thing.

I'll toss USB on the list though, if nothing else, at least for some easy additional storage, and cheaper than CF cards.

[tone007]

I never had any problems with the 3 PCMCIA WiFi cards I had for my 1200s, they were 802.11b (NOT g) Proxim/Orinoco Gold cards that didn't cost me more than $10-$15 apiece, the only limitation is WEP128 is the best encryption they support, no WPA. The prism2 driver on Aminet is easy to configure.  I've actually never used a wired internet connection on my 1200s.

[TheGoose]

I never had any problems with the 3 PCMCIA WiFi cards I had for my 1200s, they were 802.11b (NOT g) Proxim/Orinoco Gold cards that didn't cost me more than $10-$15 apiece, the only limitation is WEP128 is the best encryption they support, no WPA. The prism2 driver on Aminet is easy to configure.  I've actually never used a wired internet connection on my 1200s.

Hmm, I just found one for 12 bucks. Will try this one. What stack do you use Tone? Sorry to go off topic a little...

[tone007]

I think I've only used Genesis with the prism2 driver.  Wouldn't foresee any problems with Miami, but who knows.

[runequester]

No worries about being off topic Its all good.
 
 
Settled for getting internet set up first. Then printer (pretty much settled on getting an old HP laser) and finally USB and CD ROM.

[trip6]

The Netgear MA401 wireless cards also work well and use the prism2 drivers and Ami\tcp... I have a 3com wired one from an old laptop but prefer the wireless....

[TheGoose]

I think I've only used Genesis with the prism2 driver.  Wouldn't foresee any problems with Miami, but who knows.

I almost got it working with MiamiDx last night, but the computer freezes up. Hmmm, I think I read that this has some thing to do with a conflict with Subway....

Will make a proper post, not here...