WTF - Amiga 1000x - hmmm.. Not not x1000, 1000x!

[haywirepc]

They are more likely making computers in quantities of 10's not hundreds or thousands. Kinda like the corner store pc shops?

The difference is they have delusions of grandeur.

[Duce]

If I was A-EON, I'd be up C-USA's arse with a flashlight over the name similarity.

Then again, I said the same thing about Apple when C-USA brought out the dead to rights clone of the Mac Mini called the "Amiga Mini".

You'd think they could at least use more inventive names that don't just parrot other makers products.  Hell, even "Amiga 1000 Pro" would have been better than just essentially ripping and flipping the "X" from X1000, lol.

Then again, a company with such inventive names as "Slim" and "Mini", I could be expecting too much.  If I ran the show I'd at least have the foresight to pick a name and buzz it through an online thesaurus and find something catchy to use and differentiate myself.

[psxphill]

You'd think they could at least use more inventive names that don't just parrot other makers products. Hell, even "Amiga 1000 Pro" would have been better than just essentially ripping and flipping the "X" from X1000, lol.

They didn't rip off the X1000 name. It follows the same naming standard as the C64X.
 
I don't like the aluminium look & they'd have been better off making a 500X.

[AmmoJammo]

Be better off making nothing.

[cgutjahr]

I guess they are behind in spamming this forum with their stuff...

So you felt like taking over for them? Thanks a lot.

For your information: There's a forum for "Discussions of all things dealing with CommodoreUSA's Amigas" and it's not all that hard to find, because it's called "CommodoreUSA Amiga". How about using that forum next time?

I know, posting there is boring - because threads in that forum don't show up on the front page. What was it you said about spamming?

[AmmoJammo]

I have no problem with this being posted where it is

[Duce]

I have no problem with this being posted where it is

Either do I, civil conversation thus far.

[CritAnime]

I did a post in the cusa forum about the different "models" they have produced. It would seem that have a contarct with the guys who make the mini case to do the 1000x cases.

(http://amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=696518&postcount=30)

[EDanaII]

If I was A-EON, I'd be up C-USA's arse with a flashlight over the name similarity.

Then again, I said the same thing about Apple when C-USA brought out the dead to rights clone of the Mac Mini called the "Amiga Mini".

Sometimes law suites take time... just 'cause they haven't sprung one yet doesn't mean they won't later.

They didn't rip off the X1000 name. It follows the same naming standard as the C64X.

Might be, but it's still too similar to a competing brand.

[Megamig]

Two points...
 
#1 Can someone please find out which generic case they are ruining this time
 
#2 This new Commodore USA (I refuse to call it a Amiga) would suit Windows 8 as the new interface is toy like a lot like Commodore USA business practices!

[number6]

If I was A-EON, I'd be up C-USA's arse with a flashlight over the name similarity.

As I mentioned before, that is not the process.

All disputes go through Bill McEwen at Amiga Inc. due to the nature of the settlement agreement. Trevor won't be writing to CUSA about such a thing.

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[Duce]

Megamig

The case for the C-USA Amiga 1000x seems to be a Wesena E5 case, just a commodity HTPC Mini/Micro ATX PC case with C-USA's customizations (Commodore badge/Amiga etching).

http://www.wesena.co.uk/product.php/7/3/e5

Can be sourced for under $100 from various sources, and from what I've read they don't get terribly good reviews, though I've not used one hands on.  I'd avoid one like grim death simply because it's hard to find an adequate PSU for that form factor (Flex ATX), unless you wanted to go with an external brick.

[jorkany]

They didn't rip off the X1000 name. It follows the same naming standard as the C64X.
 
I don't like the aluminium look & they'd have been better off making a 500X.

I agree, that just looks like too much metal. Apple is somehow able to pull this off gracefully, not so much other manufacturers.

I think it would have been better to faithfully reproduce the A1000 case and keyboard. Then they could have offered just the case/keyboard combo. That way retro enthusiasts would have something to tinker with, and anyone who wanted a genuine CUSA full blown computer could buy an entire system.

[haywirepc]

I often wonder what the behind the scene conversations are like when they see that people have found their parts sources or they get busted trying to pawn off other people's computers with their stickers on them as their own....

Barry : Leo, they found out about our stickers stuck on the cybernet zpcs! Dammit Leo, now no one will buy them!

Leo : Its okay, lets just cancel that model and delete it from our website.

Barry : Yeah that sounds like a plan and lets never mention this again.


A few months later....

Barry : LEO! They found out our vic slim is just another existing all in one keyboard imported from asia with our stickers attached!

Leo : Lets just ignore that and keep pretending we made it.

Barry : That sounds like a plan, then lets announce MORE new models!

Leo : YES!


A few months later....

Barry : Dammit Leo, now they found out where our 1000x cases came from.

Leo : Its okay, now we stopped using stickers!

Barry : Oh yeah! Never mind, these idiots will buy anything!

[persia]

C-USA is currently nothing more than a large computer shop, so long as they remain that small Apple can't be bothered.  But should they actually become successful Apple will sue the pants off them.  Apple spend more on monthly lawyer retention fees than C=USA has spent total so far on everything.  

http://www.apple.com/legal/contact/

[number6]

Barry : LEO! They found out our vic slim is just another existing all in one keyboard imported from asia with our stickers attached!

afaik, that's the first model they've rebranded from Commodore to Amiga. No idea if that's the plan for the others, but the current references by Barry are to "Amiga Mini" and "Amiga MIO", without the "C" word.

Way off-topic...the long gone Amiga.com shop page is back up. Maybe it's just me, but I would think it would make more sense to have something to list before putting up such a page...

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