xdaniel Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I'd imagine very few here will understand most of what I'm about to rant about, but here we go... So... well... just look at it: http://www.commodore..._AMIGAmini.aspx That's no Amiga - no matter how much they might've paid to be allowed to slap its name on that - that's just two Mac Minis stacked together, coupled with a really ugly Linux distro that's apparently supposed to resembe the (IMO equally ugly) Workbench 1.x! Couldn't they at least have used WB 2.1 as their model for the GUI? Then again, then it would simply be a gray-ish Linux desktop and there would be even less of a resemblance to the Workbench... Also, the cheapest configuration of that thing you can buy already costs $1495, a bit over 1100€, for a Core-i3 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM and a 1 TB SATA HDD. I honestly haven't kept track of Mini-ITX barebone systems, so I can't tell if this is reasonable or not, but it feels really expensive for some reason. I'd rather get something cheaper, maybe with a bit less power or so, and - if the name on the badge is that important - an actual Amiga in addition to that! Say, an A600, they're cute little machines as well. They have some compatibility issues with certain software written for the A500/A2000 as far as I'm aware, but still - just slap in some CompactFlash-to-IDE adapter and an 8 GB CF card, hook it up to your TV, install WB 2.1 and load it with games! Man... I really hate stuff like that, just putting a famous name onto a badge and then selling something based on that name alone. If they'd at least, I dunno, do it in the spirit of what made the original what it was (if that makes any sense), but this... this just screams "cash-in!" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Well, regardless, it has some good power behind it. Though, it costs way too much. :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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