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Offline orb85750Topic starter

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Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« on: September 05, 2011, 02:49:33 AM »
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2011, 03:15:26 AM »
WOW! That is amazing to me. There must be something really special about that 4000T!
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2011, 03:30:47 AM »
Wow! Theres a sucker born every minute.
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2011, 03:41:50 AM »
Meh!
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2011, 03:44:55 AM »
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Did anyone here participate in the bidding war?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190570703013?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
No, but I watched the mayhem.:laughing:
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2011, 04:06:56 AM »
Well..., seller is rolling in cash right now making snow angels (when he get it):roflmao:
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2011, 04:17:55 AM »
Probably had something to do with this: (emphasis mine)

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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2011, 04:36:49 AM »
I know this will get me hate replies but why would anyone pay this?  You could put $4k towards an amazing PC and run WinUAE on it.  WinUAE is not real hardware but it will be much, much faster than that setup.  Plus, you can run current software along with your Amiga software.

I know the die-hards are all about true Amiga hardware but I just don't see how people justify that kind of money.  


To each his own, I guess, but that is either the ultimate collector or the sucker that PT keeps talking about.

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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2011, 04:38:08 AM »
Sold to some guy from Nigeria who will send him a cheque for $10,000, ask him to deduct the $4,000 and then send him the Amiga plus the other $6,000 to an address in Florida.  ;)
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2011, 04:41:36 AM »
Quote from: Pentad;657976
I know this will get me hate replies but why would anyone pay this?  You could put $4k towards an amazing PC and run WinUAE on it.  WinUAE is not real hardware but it will be much, much faster than that setup.  Plus, you can run current software along with your Amiga software.

I know the die-hards are all about true Amiga hardware but I just don't see how people justify that kind of money.  


To each his own, I guess, but that is either the ultimate collector or the sucker that PT keeps talking about.

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As someone who uses WinUAE, Minimigs and real Amigas, all I can say is that you can "feel" the difference between emulation and the genuine article.

It's like asking someone why they want to drive a 1960's Jaguar instead of a 2011 model, when the new model is just so much faster and comfortable.  :)
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2011, 05:16:19 AM »
Quote from: Darrin;657978
As someone who uses WinUAE, Minimigs and real Amigas, all I can say is that you can "feel" the difference between emulation and the genuine article.

It's like asking someone why they want to drive a 1960's Jaguar instead of a 2011 model, when the new model is just so much faster and comfortable.  :)


I agree but at the same time... I think that I would actually prefer WinUAE than spending that amount of money on it. Also the NG amigas feals just as much Amiga as my a4k does.
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2011, 05:16:40 AM »
How'd they get the motherboard to support 128MB?  Thought the 4000T, like the 4000, etc., only had room for 16MB + 2MB Chip?
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2011, 05:38:22 AM »
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How'd they get the motherboard to support 128MB?  Thought the 4000T, like the 4000, etc., only had room for 16MB + 2MB Chip?


they didnt,he was wrong its on the accelerator.
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2011, 05:48:32 AM »
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I agree but at the same time... I think that I would actually prefer WinUAE than spending that amount of money on it.


I agree.  $1000 would buy a very nice PC setup with Amiga Forever and the remaining $3000 would pay for a flight to Rio de Janero where I would spend a week shagging my way around Copacabana.

I certainly wouldn't waste $4000 on an old computer!  :D
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Re: Amiga 4000T just sold for $4000 on eBay
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2011, 05:56:47 AM »
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they didnt,he was wrong its on the accelerator.
Not familiar with the ZorRAM, are we?  :-)
D'oh

Never mind..
I can't do math..  :-)

You're right..

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