CompuServe Thread

#A2500 specs

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#14295From: pat fallonFeb 5, 1991 12:46 PM
Could anyone tell me what you get when you buy an Amiga 2500? Does it have a hard drive? How big? How much RAM? Accellerator? What speed? Are there different model 2500? Thanks. Pat PS:I tried posting this in Commodre Service Forum but they won't be there for a while.
#14297From: Steve AhlstromFeb 5, 1991 12:58 PM
Pat, The current configuration for the 2500 is a 2000 box with the 2630 board (with 4M on board), a 50M Quantum harddrive and the 2091 controller.
#14354From: Ben A LottFeb 5, 1991 11:24 PM
They also have a 100 Meg HD model now too. Both are 25 mhz 68030/68882 systems. BEN Leigh's Computer's
#14388From: Jay ShaffstallFeb 6, 1991 11:53 AM
Lurking through this thread, it sounds like the A2500 is pretty much an accelerated A2000. Is that impression correct? If not, what are the other differences between the two machines?
#14409From: Steve AhlstromFeb 6, 1991 2:26 PM
Jay, You got it — a 2500 is nothing more than a 2000 with an accelerator card in the CPU slot (and a sticker in front that says 2500 instead of 2000). -sja
#14417From: Don Curtis/SYSOPFeb 6, 1991 4:53 PM
Jay, That's exactly what an A2500 is…an A2000 with a few add-on cards installed. As you say, "An accelerated A2000".
#14448From: Ben A LottFeb 6, 1991 9:23 PM
Abosulutly 100% correct! The accelerator used is the 2630 (25 MHZ 60830/68882) with 4 megs of 32 bit wide Ram. BEN Leigh's Computer's
#14498From: Jay ShaffstallFeb 7, 1991 11:42 AM
Ben, Thanks! I've been shopping for an A2000, and a friend suggested that I look into the A2500. The speed improvement sounds good, if the price you pay for it isn't out of line.
#14547From: Ben A LottFeb 7, 1991 10:19 PM
If you want I'll E-mail you our prices. BEN Leigh's Computer's
#14623From: Jay ShaffstallFeb 8, 1991 10:20 PM
Ben, That'd be great! I've had a disappointing time getting info locally. One of the Amiga dealers is also an IBM/Apple dealer, so wants to sell MSDOS and Mac machines more than Amigas. If I can get this thing while I'm still a student, I understand that Commodore has a decent educational discount program. Thanks for the info. Jay
#14642From: Ben A LottFeb 9, 1991 12:20 AM
Yes they do, one that we fully support.