So, is MiniMig worth buying?

[Phantom]

I'm considering to buy a MiniMig, but I want to know from people that bought it already if it worth the money. I read some reviews from the net, but I hope that users from here have much more to say. Appreciated. :-)

[bloodline]

Phantom wrote:
I'm considering to buy a MiniMig, but I want to know from people that bought it already if it worth the money. I read some reviews from the net, but I hope that users from here have much more to say. Appreciated. :-)

I would suggest that the minimig is worth it, certainly I would select it over buying another A500, A600 or A2000. But for me it won't be a viable purchase at this time unless it had AGA and a 68020 CPU... (an A1200 trapdoor connector would be nice... Yes I can dream).

If I were in the Market for a 68000 based Amiga, the minimig would be top of my list :-)

[maffoo]

IMO it would be worth buying if it had some kind of hard drive support (even HDF would be nice) as you could then use WHDLoad.

I would personally buy one if it ever got an upgrade to AGA (with 020 or better) and hard drive support, ideally IDE so I could use a compact flash card with it.

[skurk]

maffoo wrote:
I would personally buy one if it ever got an upgrade to AGA (with 020 or better) and hard drive support, ideally IDE so I could use a compact flash card with it.

...or simply a HDF file on the existing SD card.  That should be plausible with today's hardware, shouldn't it?

[TheDaddy]

Oh yes, it's worth it.

And the case for the Minimig I have designed, that is worth buying too! :-D

read my review:
www.loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

There are a few developers sorting a few compatibility issues and promising ADF write etc...

As a game console is brilliant!

Go for it! :-)

EDIT: I forgot to say, support Amiga related developers please. :-)

[Nostalgiac]

while it's a marvelous piece of work... I don't see why, you can easily get a couple of spare A500 instead.

ok - some people will call it sexy  :-P
but still, it's an A500 in a "damn small package"

even with AGA & 020... A1200 are cheap  :-(

of course... just my own opinion

ta
Tom UK

PS: wanna dream ? make it emulate an 060/C64d3 .... then we are talking

[TheDaddy]

You are forgetting that the Minimig is new and the A500s and 1200s are old.

>>PS: wanna dream ? make it emulate an 060/C64d3 .... then we are talking

For that there is the Natami, much better than 060/C64d3...

[amiga_3k]

Try hooking your bog-standard A500 to a modern VGA monitor... With the Minimig it's a bit easier...

[TheDaddy]

You are right there...

With an A500 or even an A1200 you need a very EXPENSIVE scandoubler, the Minimig has one inbuilt...

oh and two PS2 connectors for keyboard and mouse AND standard audio/speakers/headphones connector AND SD-Card plus two Amiga/C64/Atari joystick-mouse ports...and it's small... :-)

[Everblue]

The only reason that I havent bought a Minimig yet is the fact that the game list that dont work is way too long. Probably has to do with the fact that its not cycle perfect.

[Phantom]

Thanks guys for your opinions, I really appreciated. But really I don't like the menu either. No subdirectories, only filenames till 8 characters I suppose, all must be written in the root of the SD card. I don't know, but this it can be fixed in a new firmware release, as like more combatibility issues.

[Pyromania]

Yes, if you can get one.

[straycat]

Pyromania wrote:
Yes, if you can get one.

AmigaKit appear to have them back in stock.

[straycat]

Phantom wrote:
Thanks guys for your opinions, I really appreciated. But really I don't like the menu either. No subdirectories, only filenames till 8 characters I suppose, all must be written in the root of the SD card. I don't know, but this it can be fixed in a new firmware release, as like more combatibility issues.

It's worth considering Minimig development is on-going and compatibility, file system etc should improve soon.

[wolfchild]

The minimig is not perfect in many ways, but it's a damn good piece of kit and I would not hesitate to recommend anyone to buy it.

The compatibility problems will eventually be sorted out, and you'll all be able to upgrade by just replacing a file on the SD card and rebooting the MiniMig.

The menu structure is a software matter and, PIC memory permitting, could also be sorted out given time and volunteers.  Likewise for implementing a hardfile on the SD card or using 2GB+ SDHC card (always at the mercy of the PIC's memory).

My only gripe is the custom PCB layout.  If it were widely available in mini-ITX format, then we would have less problems with finding a housing for it.  I admired Illuwatar's mini-ITX design, but there don't seem to be further developments from his side...

Cheers
Edwin