Fs: A3000t '030

[tone007]

All kidding aside, the 3000T is now sold.

Thanks for the interest.

[ChaosLord]

 The 3000T was more of a professional system, while most Amigas have a "mouse" port and a "joystick" port, the 3000T's are labelled Mouse 1 and Mouse 2.  Same ports, just labelled differently for business users.

I am looking at my A3000 right now and the ports are not labelled in any way.

[tone007]

Your A3000 isn't an A3000T.

[hbarcellos]

A3000D
That's the sexiest model for me...

[tone007]

A3000D
That's the sexiest model for me...

They're nice, if a bit hard to expand in the CPU slot area due to stuff in the way... Even finding good low-profile heatsinks to handle a 3640 card under there is tough.

[Hell Labs]

A normal heatsink, and a saw...

[orb85750]

What's the difference between the desktop and the tower?

[Hell Labs]

one is short and fat and the other is thin and tall.

[tone007]

What's the difference between the desktop and the tower?

Completely different cases and motherboards:

http://amiga.resource.cx/mod/a3000t.html
http://amiga.resource.cx/mod/a3000.html

..not to mention a good 20lbs or so.

Functionally, they're about the same aside from the additional room in the 3000T.

edit: oh, internal speaker in the 3000T as well.

[Damion]

For you guys that have both, what do you like about a 3000T over a 4000T?

I'm thinking about thinning the herd as well, maybe down to a 4000T and my original A500/A530. The 4000T seems to be the best of everything - plenty of room for expansion, AGA, the SCSI chip is phenomenal, etc. Also - and I KNOW some of you will disagree with me here - I've found the SMT models to be more reliable than the older designs. With new caps and a good power supply they're the most rock-solid of all my Amigas.

[tone007]

Maybe it's just luck, but I always seemed to have a better time getting things (hardware or software) working on the 3000T.  Plus it's a C= case.  The 4000T's case is pretty lame.  Built-in scandoubler is nice, too.

[orb85750]

one is short and fat and the other is thin and tall.

I just love the A3000 and its elegant case.  Didn't the A3000T win the most hideous award on this website some time ago?  (OK, it's far more rare and more expandable.)

[amigadave]

Maybe it's just luck, but I always seemed to have a better time getting things (hardware or software) working on the 3000T.  Plus it's a C= case.  The 4000T's case is pretty lame.  Built-in scandoubler is nice, too.

The A3000T case wins the award for the HEAVIEST case of any home computer ever produced.  I am sure four of them could be used as jack stands to support the weight of most cars if you put one at each corner.  It amazes me how heavy my A3000T is compared to my A4000T.  Having a bad back makes me not want to have to move it around if I don't have to.

[koshman]

OT: I've never understood why people say A2000 is ugly. I really like it, it has this industrial, solid feel and it's built like a tank. I prefer it to both the A3000D and A4000D.

[save2600]

I've got both and I gotta say... I'm REALLY diggin' the A3000D. That is one sexy system. Right up there with the A1000. In fact, I'd say they're very similar in sexiness.

[orb85750]

OT: I've never understood why people say A2000 is ugly. I really like it, it has this industrial, solid feel and it's built like a tank. I prefer it to both the A3000D and A4000D.

I suppose you feel that industrial equipment is attractive?  If so, I can see why you might prefer an A2000 over an A3000 -- or for that matter, over the gorgeous A1200.