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[carvedeye]

hi all thinking about selling my sam440 system as i really want to upgrade my pc with a core i7 bundle but dont have the funds to buy such an upgrade how much do you think i would get if i do sell it?

Specs:
sam440ep itx board
512mb ram
250gb sata drive with amigaos 4.1(3 partitions which are amiga os 4.1,games,works.)
dvd dual lyer burner
balck miniatx case with front led and 80mm led fan on the side

i will include amigaos 4.1 cd (original cd) with all packaging for both the OS and the sam440ep box etc...

[Trev]

I'm guessing $500-600. You can buy a new, complete Sam440ep-flex system for ~$800, and the Sam460ep should be available soon. Folks will be looking for a bargain--something less expensive than a newer, better product, anyway--and they won't place much value on things they likely have sitting around their workspace (HDD, DVD+/-RW, chasis, etc.). With $500, you can build a nice i7 system. I think I spent ~$600 for my base kit (Core i7 920, ASUS P6T Deluxe, 6 GB DDR3) in 2009, and prices have come down considerably. (A good video card will be the system's most expensive component. I limit set my budget at $250, so I just bought an overclocked GeForce GTX 460.)

As with OEM copies of Windows on a PC, you're probably required to sell OS4 with the Sam440ep, regardless of your intent. Be sure to use Hyperion's transfer of ownership web app thingy after you sell it.

[carvedeye]

that would be a nice price as that would almost give me the amount i need for the i7 upgrade

[divined]

I`m thinking of getting myself a sam460ep. Why are you selling it though? I mean you didn`t find what you were looking for im Amiga OS 4.1???

[carvedeye]

thinking of selling it as i have my towered 1200 to play on and i really want a core i7 bundle

[fishy_fiz]

$547.18

[carvedeye]

Originally Posted by fishy_fiz

$547.18

is that an offer or an estimate ?

[fishy_fiz]

Sorry, it was my attempt at a humor The whole being overly specific type thing. Sorry, it seemed worth the effort at the time

[orb85750]

Originally Posted by carvedeye

thinking of selling it as i have my towered 1200 to play on and i really want a core i7 bundle

I have a 1200 tower too. So you like it better than your SAM? Is SAM and OS4 not quite so exciting/useful as you envisioned? I'd honestly like to know. Pros and cons of SAM/OS4 in your opinion?

[nicholas]

Originally Posted by carvedeye

hi all thinking about selling my sam440 system as i really want to upgrade my pc with a core i7 bundle but dont have the funds to buy such an upgrade how much do you think i would get if i do sell it?

Specs:
sam440ep itx board
512mb ram
250gb sata drive with amigaos 4.1(3 partitions which are amiga os 4.1,games,works.)
dvd dual lyer burner
balck miniatx case with front led and 80mm led fan on the side

i will include amigaos 4.1 cd (original cd) with all packaging for both the OS and the sam440ep box etc...

It's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and in this economic climate (Plus cheap and faster Apple hardware available for MOS2.6) I doubt you'll find many takers.

I'll give you a fiver for it.

[cv643d]

Originally Posted by orb85750

I have a 1200 tower too. So you like it better than your SAM? Is SAM and OS4 not quite so exciting/useful as you envisioned? I'd honestly like to know. Pros and cons of SAM/OS4 in your opinion?

Pros over a classic system is that you do not need to add 100 patches to get an improved WB.

[kolla]

Originally Posted by cv643d

Pros over a classic system is that you do not need to add 100 patches to get an improved WB.

Your WB was still not improved after 99 patches?

[orb85750]

Originally Posted by cv643d

Pros over a classic system is that you do not need to add 100 patches to get an improved WB.

But seriously, it's significant that a SAM owner wants to keep his A1200 tower but sell the SAM. There must be some level of dissatisfaction with SAM and/or OS4. They're supposed to be gaining OS4 users (even at a very modest level), not losing them.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by orb85750

But seriously, it's significant that a SAM owner wants to keep his A1200 tower but sell the SAM. There must be some level of dissatisfaction with SAM and/or OS4. They're supposed to be gaining OS4 users (even at a very modest level), not losing them.

It's not surprising though. Classic systems are fun and filled with nostalgia. "Modern" systems are plagued by infighting, pale in comparison to other modern solutions, and are different enough from classic systems that they're uncomfortable to use (in the same sense that it's uncomfortable to sit in the same room with several of your ex-girlfriends--unless you're still friendly with all of them, of course).

[orb85750]

@Trev
Sound like you and some others certainly don't agree with the very good review given to OS4.1 by ars technica. I remember being pretty psyched up about OS4 after reading it.