Amiga 500 +

[Xanxi]

Good luck plugging a Deneb into a slingshot adapter...

No, seriously: if hardware is already present a 500 can be a nice machine. But I'd take a 1200 any day when it comes to using and upgrading the system.
- adding an HDD is peanuts (simple IDE vs. external SCSI controller + disk)
- adding a CDROM is easier/cheaper
- adding RAM is much cheaper
- no need to add a cheap accelerator, '020 inside
- no need for 2 MB chip RAM upgrade
- no need to upgrade Agnus/Denise to get VGAish video - a simple alternative to RTG
- no / less clunky external expansions

I still do not agree. I'm thinking you may have been an amiga user only after the coming of the AGA era, because 80's users are really bound to the A500 and A2000. I feel just like that myself, even if my main amiga is an A1200 because indeed it is the more convenient as i have a 060 accelerator for it. However, my A500 Plus is here too and will gain again a good place on my desk when i move to a larger flat. Hopefully, it will be when the ACA520 will be available .

[Zac67]

Well, make your own choice. I was just trying to give useful advice.

btw: I've never owned an AGA machine in my life (sold a couple of 4000s then). My 'main' Amiga is a 3000, my first a 500 from '88. I'd choose a 3000 over a 1200 though.

[scuzzb494]

I still do not agree. I'm thinking you may have been an amiga user only after the coming of the AGA era, because 80's users are really bound to the A500 and A2000. I feel just like that myself, even if my main amiga is an A1200 because indeed it is the more convenient as i have a 060 accelerator for it. However, my A500 Plus is here too and will gain again a good place on my desk when i move to a larger flat. Hopefully, it will be when the ACA520 will be available .

I probably got more Amigas than anyone and I gotta say whilst I can appreciate why someone would want to muck around with a 500 I wouldn't spend that much time trying to get a CD ROM running on the thing. Sure put a hard drive on the side to save the boot time and disk swapping and certainly play your games on it. But I doubt there are that many Amiga nutters who are so wedded to the thing that its going to take pride of place on the desktop. I have my 500 with the GVP for games and the like and I could even drag out the Checkmate if I felt like it. But for the CD, internet, ZIP, HD disk drive and bigger monitor I just use the 1200. It is just a superior machine, the kit is easy to find and it generally runs 500 stuff anyway. Also the 1200 is smaller and finding an internal hd for a 500 is a pig. Dunno even if the GVPs are that easy to get these days.

As to the 2000... Great machine... but get a 4000. The 2000 is way too much like hard work really.

[zipper]

As my A4000 plays dead duck I must get along with my A500 - luckily with steroids. Just internet connection missing, probably have to try X-Surf in it. Don't ask how much money poured into the baby...

[Lord Aga]

A500s will get a nice refresh with the upcoming ACA520. So just wait for it.

[arttu80]

i am not really sure what a SCSI HDD controller  is or what it actualy does ,apart from control the Hdd ,also how much upgrading can i do on this model Amiga ,i already have two Amiga 1200,s which need a little work on them ,but i am really impressed  at how good the games look on the Amiga 500 +

Erm... I just can't get past the fact you are asking these questions if you already familiar with Amigas and own TWO A1200s, and what in the name of God do you mean by stating "how good" A500 games look on A500?!? They just look the same on A1200 and on ANY Amiga model for that matter. Even on my offbeat CDTV. I'm sorry if I sound like and as**ole, but are you for real? BTW my first Amiga was A500Plus, so maybe I'm taking some knowledge for granted...