CompuServe Messages

"I doubt that very few A3000-16 owners will care about the 9MHz difference in speed until they can afford a REAL upgrade such as an '040 board." Well, I'm one who would have. I specifically avoided the 3000/16 because I knew that eventually I would want at _least_ a 25 Mhz processor, not necessarily a "REAL upgrade such as an '040 board." You can upgrade an A2000 to a 25, 28 or 33 MHz 68030 for about $1000. (Making the total cost of CPU & accelerator around $2000), but an 040 equipped A3000/16 is going to run close to $3500. As I said in my message, _I_ (read that as IMHO…for my purposes) consider that a MAJOR flaw." BTW, that 9MHz differenceis on the order of 5 times the performance over a stock 68000 7.14MHz Amiga, and more than a 30% increase in performance over a 16MHz 68030 A3000. I didn't consider that insignificant. But again, that is how I approached MY purchase decision. – Whapp!ng from the North Coast Michael