Is good now to buy an AmigaOne or not?

[xeron]

@Lando:

As far as I know, Amiga dealers have G3 and G4 XE's in stock now, and the waiting time should be a lot shorter.

[JoannaK]

Agafaster: Well.. Most likely it's When . But I don't want to make vague promices for someone who is thinking on spending 1200-1500 Euros to a new computer hardware.  For comparision (sorry) I have also recommended people not to upgrade Pega1 to G4 .. it's not IMHO good move (rather wait pega2) but full discussion of it goes way out of this thread topic, let's just say I tty to evaluate value/cost and see what's likely to best approach.

Good thing in this situation is that Hyperion people have learned a lot during last 2 years. Like some hareash relities of OS porting. If they were start it now, they could avoid some blunders, like way too overoptimistic shedules shown on year - year and half ago... We could have avoided a lot unnecessary fights here (and on other boards etc) if people had got more realistic info of project progress from the beginning.

And the really big question WHEN? I have to say it'll take some time still to get OS4 to Aone cause they don't have PPC coded CSPPC version of it either.  But any detailed quesses would only lease those pointless fights so.. We'll see when it's ready.

[DaveP]

BTW: Anyone else notice that anytime AmigaOne or Pegasos is the subject of discussion, there's always at least one post that remarks about the thread erupting in to a flame fest?

Looks like its you this time.

[lempkee]

You should buy itnow if you have the money , like i did some months back (for the xe) but if you are ANTI linux like me then i guess you will do the same as me...use it only for a few hours/days...while u wait for os4.

i really dont have any clue why i bought it back then when i knew os4 wouldnt be out yet but i dont regret buying it as now i have the hw atleast ...  1 less thing to think about

[Warface]

lempkee wrote:
i really dont have any clue why i bought it back then when i knew os4 wouldnt be out yet but i dont regret buying it as now i have the hw atleast ...  1 less thing to think about

Waiting for the Peg2 or OS4, or whatever promised here lately to come... Is like preordering the 3rd part of "The Matrix" without seeing it. Will it be as stunning as the first one? Will it be so crap as the 2nd? No one knows, but everyone has very strong hopes/feelings/clairvoyance about what it will be like :-)

(sorry for bringing Matrix into the thread :-))

It's not only about taking the red or blue pill. It's something like predicting the future, and making the best guess in advance. Not an easy task :-)

[elendil]

@warface:

Note that who already bought AmigaONE say "go for it!", those who haven't or have chosen another way say "wait till it arrives and you can see". So in the end, it's up to you.

Very nicely put.  

Sincerely,

-Kenneth Straarup.

[takemehomegrandma]

@ lempkee

You should buy itnow if you have the money , like i did some months back

But what if the price drops drasticly in the coming 6+ months? What if there will be a new and better A1 by the time OS4 is usable on the A1, like a micro-ATX DDR based motherboard with a faster and cooler G4, priced at say €499 or better? Do you still think that your recommendation is sensible? Will you really loose anything at all by "wait and see"?

[MarkTime]

I would make a recommendation, but it doesn't do any good.

Just think about this, you can buy an 800mhz/G4 linux box for $800US motherboard only...or a faster linux box (pc) for $199 from wal-mart, that includes everything except the monitor and runs more linux programs.

Neither run OS 4 today, one will run OS 4 someday, but not the cheap PC.

However, after spending only $199 on a computer, you can run linux all year, and buy an AmigaONE when OS 4 comes out.

Hopefully by then the price on an AmigaONE will have dropped in half.  If the price doesn't at least drop in half, there is no future to that platform anyway.  In my opinion, after selling to the fan base, the market will simply dry up.

If on the other hand, it does drop to volume pricing, OS 4 will flourish, but you can always buy it when the price is reasonable.

The reason this advice will be ignored by some is because they want to have an AmigaONE now, even if it doesn't run OS 4, even if only to say they were an early adopter.

Well its their hobby, if they need that, obviously they should go for it.

[TheMagicM]

NO!!! The AmigaOne is the DEVIL!!!   just kidding.   :-P

Speaking of PPC stuff... My Pegasos should be here tomorrow or Thursday.

We're always going to have a rift between A1 and Peggy, always.    The funny thing is, I'm sure all the software written on the Peggy will be ported to the A1 and vice versa.   The Peg2 will r0x0r!  We should just be happy that after all these years SOMEONE (or two) finally came through.    I cant wait to see what games and applications are around the corner for these systems.

[fjudde]

@takemehomegrandma

But what if the price drops drasticly in the coming 6+ months? What if there will be a new and better A1 by the time OS4 is usable on the A1, like a micro-ATX DDR based motherboard with a faster and cooler G4, priced at say €499 or better? Do you still think that your recommendation is sensible? Will you really loose anything at all by "wait and see"?

With that kind of resoning you will end up dying before you buy anything. There will always be something better and/or cheaper if you wait.

So my answer to your question would be, Yes you could loose your life :-P

[amigamad]

I bought my a1 800mhz g4  xe to take advantage of the offer to get os4 for free, plus i can afford it. ill be waiting for os4 now.I would say if you dont want to use linux then wait till os4 is out if not join the rest of us and get your a1 and build it ready for os4.

[takemehomegrandma]

fjudde wrote:
@takemehomegrandma

But what if the price drops drasticly in the coming 6+ months? What if there will be a new and better A1 by the time OS4 is usable on the A1, like a micro-ATX DDR based motherboard with a faster and cooler G4, priced at say €499 or better? Do you still think that your recommendation is sensible? Will you really loose anything at all by "wait and see"?

With that kind of resoning you will end up dying before you buy anything. There will always be something better and/or cheaper if you wait.

So my answer to your question would be, Yes you could loose your life :-P

 :-)

Well, but since you will have to wait anyway ...

[Agafaster]

Yup, Hindsight is always 20:20, but if you dont try, you dont learn !  :-D

/edit
this was in response to JoannaK, for those of us that dont like the threaded mode. :-)

I heartily agree with the sentiment of not waiting too long. I would also say to all those indifferent about Linux should get one if they have the dosh. (and are reasonably technically savvy  you can make a bit of a saving) it is easy to use if you follow the instructions provided, and X (particularly Gnome) is quite intuitive (especially where windows isnt :-) ), and if that is still too much, get MoL.

that way (if you get in for the early bird) you will get Aos4 (eventually ! ;-) ) and you will already have the equipment.

I spent £700 on mobo, gfx, ram and cpu. that was about the price of an original A500 when it came out.
ok, that wasnt in kit form, but it didnt have a monitor either !
and besides, If I wont NEED to upgrade for 5 years, I'll be happy (I'll WANT to, no doubt, but hey, boyz toyz an' all that !)