Is this a decent price for this Spec ?

[Retromania]

Hi everyone

I have the opportunity of buying an A1200 in a Power Tower case with the following spec ...

A1200 Motherboard
Phase5 PowerPC 603e @ 175mhz with 68040 CPU
Phase5 BLizzard Vision 3d Graphics accelerator with 8mb
128mb system memory
4-port IDE interface
Windows Keyboard interface
CD-Rewriter
6gb HDD
POWER computing TOWER

I am told it is in mint condition.  

The price would be £275 (UK Pounds).  Is this a fair price for the above spec do you think ?

Thanks

Retromania

[alexh]

Value for money = Yes.
Bargain = No.

Lack of a scandoubler kills it I am afraid.

You wont be able to use it to play Classic Amiga games without a 15KHz monitor or a scandoubler.

You will probably pay an extra £60 for a scandoubler.

[CLS2086]

and lack of scsi too..

[Retromania]

Thanks for your reply.

Would you walk away from it then ?  I was tempted by the PPC card and BVision 3D.  I do have the possibility of an A4000 depending on spec too but am awaiting the details.

Regards

Retromania

[pVC]

I'd say it's a bit expensive for the specs, but depends of course what you want and what's available and how hurry you are

It's slowest PPC accelerator available... I myself would like to have 060 if running 68k OS or faster PPC if running MOS for example...

[alexh]

Would you walk away from it then ?  I was tempted by the PPC card and BVision 3D.

I would throw the dog a bone. Ask the person if they have a scandoubler or 15KHz monitor they could throw in for free. They MUST have one or the other.

You never know they may already have an internal scandoubler and not consider it a feature and have not listed it?

If they wont throw in either say "Hmmm, I dont know... it's pretty  useless without one you know...tut tut.. effects the price you know... lets say £200"?

You never know you could talk it into a bargain?

If it has an Automon, you'd be laughing :-)

[Retromania]

Thanks for the advice - MUCH appreciated !!!

I have asked the very question just now :-)  Waiting for a reply.

Thanks again !!!

Regards

Retromania

[darksun9210]

but then, getting a PPC card is like pulling teeth, and if you have a little practice with a soldering iron, and you're not scared to reflash the PPC card, its not too much of a problem to upgrade it to an 060...
plus it has the bvision card, again, expensive and not too easy to get hold of.

the total price is cheaper than i got my BPPC, Bvision card, and 060 chip, so i'd call it value for money in a way. the lack of scsi would bother me though. but horses for courses...

 :-)

[alexh]

darksun9210 wrote:
the total price is cheaper than i got my BPPC, Bvision card, and 060 chip, so i'd call it value for money in a way.

Ahh, I see.

So because you paid a premium it will make you feel better if everyone else ALSO pays a premium?

I guess there is some logic in there somewhere :lol:

@Retromania

Let us know if you buy it and for how much.

[doctorq]

Ask the person if they have a scandoubler or 15KHz monitor they could throw in for free. They MUST have one or the other.

Heh, I'd rather have the scandoubler instead of a 15 KHz monitor. You'd properbly end up with a C= 1084 monitor and are forced to have a dual monitor setup.

£275 isn't exactly a bargain, even if it had a scandoubler.

[alexh]

doctorq wrote:
£275 isn't exactly a bargain, even if it had a scandoubler.

I used to think that, but prices are just stoopid at the moment so I have just had to rethink things.

Taken from previous ebay auctions:

Internal Scandoubler £60-£80
A1200 motherboard £30
Power Tower £20-£40 (Oooh, just noticed that PowerC have stopped selling Amiga stuff)
Bvision £50
BPPC £140
Total £300 - £340

That aint including RAM, HDD, keyboard adapter etc.

I'd rather have the scandoubler instead of a 15 KHz monitor

So would I but the seller might not necessarily have one.

Amiga hardware prices have gone nuts. I was looking forward to the new "low cost" A600 accelerator from Jens Schoenfeld, but at £99 I dont know if I will bother.

[pVC]

For video signals good TV with scart will do too So not necessarily video-monitor or scandoubler is needed. Heck.. I even don't have TV on my a1200 right now, video modes are viewed with tv-card on Mediator

[alexh]

Yeuck.

[PG]

Amiga hardware prices have gone nuts. I was looking forward to the new "low cost" A600 accelerator from Jens Schoenfeld, but at £99 I dont know if I will bother.

It took Jens 2 years and a lot of work to develop this accelerator.
Is £99 to much?
I dont think so.
Look at the prices people are willing to pay to get a SRAM card to get what? A few MB Fastram.

I dont understand all this complaining, first that there are no new hardware and when there is people are complaing about the price...

[Retromania]

Greetings

Well, I went for it in the end :-)

I got it for £275 but got some extra software thrown in along with various manuals.

Looking at recent prices on ebay, I think it is a reasonable price.  Bargain - perhaps not.  But its an Amiga 1200 in Power tower case with PPC card (albeit 040 160mhz) with BVision graphics card.  Happy Days !

Retromania