Hello Helgis75,
First, I'd like to say, consder a 1 gig ram SIMM. Later, buy 1 more (as soon as you can :-D ).
Second, I'm getting mine with 2 Gigs and a RAID card for INSTANT bootup :-D :-D (well, I hope under 10 seconds, IF a raid driver is made).
My take on this is (I am reading between the lines):
AInc. found Eyetech, who was willing to PAY for someone to make a custom (or at LEAST a slightly modified board). AInc. found Hyperion, who was willing to make the OS. Then ALL 3 of them had input on what they wanted on the board, based also on what Hyperion was capable of, SW wise. Looks like they even ended up having to code some firmware someone else was hired to do, but they failed (guess they weren't Amigans).
And, obviously, a 100 setbacks later, soon A1 will be out!!!!
AmigaOne! I'm not ready for second best!