Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!AmigaIan From: AmigaIan@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: 500 or 2000 ? Message-ID: <8231@cup.portal.com> Date: 18 Aug 88 00:21:30 GMT References: <920001@hpuamsa.UUCP> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 31 XPortal-User-Id: 1.1001.5087 I started up a discussion a few days ago in comp.graphics about which machine was better: The Amiga or an IBM-AT (compatible). This became a furious discussion between the both usergroups, and >now I'm convinced I should buy an Amiga. >My next question is this: >should I buy an amiga 500 or an amiga 2000? >Can someone give me the pro's and con's of the two machines? >How much more powerful is the 2000, and is it true I can not easily >expand my 500 as much as my 2000. How about peripherals? >What I need is a good comparison of the two. Ok, let me give it a try, The 2000 comes with 512K more than the 500 but I have seen 512K expansion for the 500 priced under $150. You can have IBM compatibility with the 2000 but not with the 500. The 2000 costs more $$$ but it is a little less expensive to expand. The 2000 is bigger than the 500. If you expand with the 500 you need alot of space. The 500 is about $700 cheaper if you get a 1 meg 500. The 2000 is now selling for $1499. The 500 is now selling for $649. Did I miss anything? I believe those are all the diffrences. Hope I made things easier rather than harder. >Thanks, Your welcome. :) Ian_Matthew_Smith@cup.portal.com ----------------------| Insert Fancy Signature Here |----------------------