What do want to see in AmigaKit.com?

[amigakit]

Thanks Wayne for your words of support and to everyone for the ideas expressed so far.

I think that future Amiga support is essential and this means PCI / AGP gfx cards, SDRAM, big HDDs.  However all these items such come with Amiga instructions, specific Amiga support and Amiga compatibility guarantees.

However there is so much more from the general computing world that Amiga owners never try because they dont realise it works.  These products can be promoted through AmigaKit.com

[Gav]

I know we are looking at the future of amiga and all that but it was also nice to see items that work on my 1200..
Nice site

[Robert17]

actually just a thought that wouldn't break the bank for amigakit, how about dealing in CDs for the amiga with games and things, and copies of OS 3.9? Surely things like that aren't too expensive and not very hard to come by?

Robert

[seer]

A dealer CANNOT support the antique Amiga doorstop and hope to survive.

Indeed, but if the dealers sells things I can get at my local dealer why buy it from him ? He's probably a little more expensive because he buys in low volumes.

Note that I always did buy stuff from Amiga Shops when my A4000 was still alive like memory and harddrives just to support them. However I can fully understand why a consumer would rather go to his local store and save at least on P&P.

Kudos to them for at least TRYING to support a defeatist market.

Yes, he does provide a nice service, but I think he would hve more luck if he could things like PCI busboards and more choice in the selection he is allready offering.. Perhaps he can try to contact Red and talk about some kind of deal.

[seer]

I think that future Amiga support is essential and this means PCI / AGP gfx cards, SDRAM, big HDDs. However all these items such come with Amiga instructions, specific Amiga support and Amiga compatibility guarantees.

Yes, that's the way, and I hope you can make it in this market and hopefully someday if/when the market has grown you're a big shop..

Are you also going to support the Pegasos market ?

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Look at for instance ComputerCity and see what a REAL Amiga shop is. THEY got hardware for as well as classic Amiga, AmigaONE and Pegasos.

[HopperJF]

You cant survive on just future amiga stuff or just classic stuff, you need to cater for both.
The market is too small to split it into one or the other for a shop

[Robert17]

well amigakit is in england isn't it? So I guess it is my local amiga dealer lol not sure if power computing or eyetech have shops, besides neither of them stock very much these days by the looks of their websites.

Robert

[HopperJF]

Robert17 wrote:
well amigakit is in england isn't it? So I guess it is my local amiga dealer lol not sure if power computing or eyetech have shops, besides neither of them stock very much these days by the looks of their websites.

Robert

another thing is that Power and Eyetech cater for other platforms now as well, not making them strictly amiga dealers.
Amigakit (as far as I'm aware) is Amiga only, so yeah its my local Amiga dealer too  :-D

[Paul_Gadd]

I hope it goes well for you. judging by your site you are not in to raping the Amiga users like Eyetech, so i wish you well.

[amigakit]

Many thanks for your encouragement: it makes it all seem worthwhile :-)

[BIG-IRON]

Well Im not in merry ol England but If I could order from you I would say all the little parts its so damn hard to come by, like disk drives, ram, case parts, mice, keyboards and keyboard adaptors and finally the Amiga One.

[swift240]

You are right when you say most PC shops dont have a clue about the Amiga, I went to a local PC store and asked for a IDE lead a CD Writer and a 30 Gig HD for an Amiga, I was told "Sorry sir but the Amiga computer does not have IDE or HD support, in fact we do not stock any thing to do with the Amiga range of computers, the A500 is only a games machine anyway"  (who said anything about a 500?) So after I told him of other Amiga computers like 1200 and so on, then onto the Mediator and its use and a 15" monitor that I use switching in between a Microvitec, I got a hidden smile (the one that says, yes sir of course sir anything you say sir)

So with that attitude its good to have amigakit running, actualy anything to do with the Amiga it takes all sorts to want many things to do with the Amiga computer.  The more the better for all of us.  There are many PC shops here and there but not many Amiga places in comparison.

Mike....  :-)  :-)

[amigakit]

Ive been in the same situation, it's very frustrating- the world needs educating.  PC retailers are sometimes arrogant with their responses to alternative computer owners, especially us Amigans!

I felt that Amiga retailers generally only stock the status quo but never are brave enough to stock modern spec kit.  That forces people to shop at PC stores and take a risk buying stuff that may not work satisfactorily with their Amiga.  Once products have been purchased, Amiga owners are marginalised with the service and support they get, because the PC retailer knows nothing about the Amiga platform.  It makes us Amigans seem like second rate consumers.

The ethos behind AmigaKit.com is to test interesting products on the Amiga and stock the ones that work well with the Amiga.  In addition products have Amiga specific installation guides, Amiga drivers or are prepared for Amiga use before despatch .... oh and we have good prices... this month we have an 80GB Amiga formatted hard disk for £49.99 + shipping

[amigakit]

Well AmigaOne accessories do look like the next logical kit to have in the shop.  What are people finding hard to get for their A1?

[Holley]

Aside from the A1, how about Pegs?

Pegasos.co.uk only seem to sell boards, but 2 companies in Germany are selling complete systems.  I'm not looking for a ready made one, but I can image it putting some people off!