Hmmm, Is it just me or do th eA4000 series seem to be cheap? I've heard of so many having problems here in the last year. I've never had any problems with my A3000 and its up 24/7 all the time. I'm glad I never got an A4000.
Naw.... That's nuts. If we just go by heresay, I currently have two perfect A4000s here, and one dead A3000 and one flakey A3000. So therefore, the A3000 is obviously garbage, and the 4000 is great. Of course, we both know this isn't true.
I say the 4000 has no better or worse durability than any other Amiga. Here's my theory on it....
A4000s are typically found stuffed with all sorts of cards and add-ons. Accelerator boards, SCSI cards, PCI risers, graphics, network, etc... 3000's certainly CAN be expanded out to this level, but aren't found that way as often. Of course, the more that is added into a computer, the more likely the power supply will blow.... Or some shoddy card will short out the system... Or who knows what else.... And, of course, anything that damages a CIA in the 4000 is a major problem, because they're surface mounted. (An A3000 with blown CIA is hardly worth posting about.... It's a 10 minute fix.) The surface-mounted chips make the 4000 a real pain to service, hence more people ask questions before trying to swap out components, etc... Thus, it looks like there are more problems with them, because more problems get posted.
