What did you pay for your first Harddrive to your Amiga

Zed · 20 January 2010, 16:21

Hi!
My first Harddrive was A-590. It was 20 Mb i size and also had 2 Mb of RAM. I remember I payed about 6800 swedish crown, which is about 680€ for it.

The year when I bought it was maybe 1989 or 1990. I don't remember exactly.

cosmicfrog · 20 January 2010, 16:22

60Mb - £120 was for me 1200, back in the merkie past

Gordon · 20 January 2010, 16:53

£2 ide + £4 cf-Ide adapter and £5 1gb CF card back = £11 in 2007. Was a floppy man back in the day

alexh · 20 January 2010, 16:56

£50 in 1996 for a 52Mbyte GVP HD8+

desiv · 20 January 2010, 17:20

It was a Dataflyer for my Amiga 500. I don't remember the size. Guessing around 50Mb. Never filled it either way.

I think it was just under $500 USD. This was around 1987 or so I think.. :-)

desiv

Mangar · 20 January 2010, 17:26

20MB HDD for an A2000 in 1989-90. Cost $800 USD.

hardwir3d · 20 January 2010, 17:40

I paid 300 NLG for my first HD

I suppose that's like ~80-90 GBP? 80 Megs, 1993. I even remember I bought it in Delft. Quite a trip for such a young lad. But man, I was so excited once it booted the first time

alexh · 20 January 2010, 18:49

If you use an online inflation calculator you'll find that the prices are even higher than you remember.

E.G. $500 in 1987 is $944.26 in today's money.

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

Thorham · 20 January 2010, 18:51

My first HD (63mb) came in a complete, second hand system: A1200, HD and 1084S monitor for 650 NLG (295 Euros) back in 1995.

radon_22 · 20 January 2010, 19:17

My first Amiga was a custom ordered 3000, with a *massive* 120+meg HD and 4 megs of ram!

And to think I got it for the bargain price of $2,500.

zipper · 20 January 2010, 19:37

RocHard 2 MB memory + Conner 170 MB (huge..) in about '93, € 600.

Peter · 20 January 2010, 20:22

£179.99 for a 120MB 2.5IDE HD for my A1200 at the time... don't think that the A1200 had been released all that long at that point.

It was from Silica in Tottenham Court Road, London.

Monsterland · 20 January 2010, 20:43

999 Dutch guilders (which is about 400 euro) for 20mb. I brought it back two days after though as even as a kid I realised it was a ridiculously waste of my savings.

xc8 · 20 January 2010, 21:28

painful topic.. lol

I don't remember exactly, how much, it was around 1991
I got 1x 340MB SCSI, one 256MB MagnetoOptical, plus a 3 bay SCSI tower.. total for that crap : around 500,000 greek drachmas (1170 euro) .....

chris

FOL · 20 January 2010, 21:28

I had an 590 back in the day. If I remember it cost around £600.
I later had an A600HD which was around £400.

Image if you take into account todays inflation,

.

asm1 · 20 January 2010, 23:13

First hard drive I bought was around 1993 for my Acorn A3010 - £120 for an 82MB IDEFS HD (yes I know its not a miggy but

)

alexh · 20 January 2010, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

I later had an A600HD which was around £400. Image if you take into account todays inflation,

.

A600HD bought for £400 in 1992 would cost £632 in today's money.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/histori...ion-calculator

I paid £10 for mine in 2003

desiv · 21 January 2010, 01:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

E.G. $500 in 1987 is $944.26 in today's money.

That's just plain mean!!!

desiv

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I paid £10 for mine in 2003

Oh, that's just rubbing it in!!!!!

Predseda · 21 January 2010, 07:55

I remember it exactly, as it was yesterday.

My first one was very old, huge, noisy and slow 3.5" 40MB Western digital, which I tried to connect externally to my A600. The price was 1800,- CZK, which was - in that time - about 33,- GBP

Didn't worked with Amiga, so I swapped it with also very obsolete Longmont Miniscribe 40MB. It worked and I had been using it for a long time. It is still somewhere in my lockers.

3rd one was IBM-DALA 3540 - 540MB 3.5" low profile HDD, which I put inside of my new A1200, where it worked for years. The price was 5400,- CZK, which was equivalent of 100,- GBP.

Years were something between 1994-1996.

clueless · 21 January 2010, 10:36

About £110 for a 40mb HD for the 600. From an advert from the back of a magazine. Remember being astounded how heavy it was when it came back. It was a joint christmas present fro me and my little brother.

20 January 2010, 16:21	#1
Zed Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 27	What did you pay for your first Harddrive to your Amiga Hi! My first Harddrive was A-590. It was 20 Mb i size and also had 2 Mb of RAM. I remember I payed about 6800 swedish crown, which is about 680€ for it. The year when I bought it was maybe 1989 or 1990. I don't remember exactly.

20 January 2010, 16:22	#2
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	60Mb - £120 was for me 1200, back in the merkie past Last edited by cosmicfrog; 08 February 2010 at 09:28.

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20 January 2010, 16:53	#3
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	£2 ide + £4 cf-Ide adapter and £5 1gb CF card back = £11 in 2007. Was a floppy man back in the day

20 January 2010, 16:56	#4
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	£50 in 1996 for a 52Mbyte GVP HD8+

20 January 2010, 17:20	#5
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 1,767	It was a Dataflyer for my Amiga 500. I don't remember the size. Guessing around 50Mb. Never filled it either way. I think it was just under $500 USD. This was around 1987 or so I think.. :-) desiv

20 January 2010, 17:26	#6
Mangar Got the fever back Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto / Canada Age: 52 Posts: 288	20MB HDD for an A2000 in 1989-90. Cost $800 USD.

20 January 2010, 17:40	#7
hardwir3d Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Polsbroek NL Age: 48 Posts: 74	I paid 300 NLG for my first HD I suppose that's like ~80-90 GBP? 80 Megs, 1993. I even remember I bought it in Delft. Quite a trip for such a young lad. But man, I was so excited once it booted the first time

20 January 2010, 18:49	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	If you use an online inflation calculator you'll find that the prices are even higher than you remember. E.G. $500 in 1987 is $944.26 in today's money. http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

20 January 2010, 18:51	#9
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 3,751	My first HD (63mb) came in a complete, second hand system: A1200, HD and 1084S monitor for 650 NLG (295 Euros) back in 1995.

20 January 2010, 19:17	#10
radon_22 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 77	My first Amiga was a custom ordered 3000, with a massive 120+meg HD and 4 megs of ram! And to think I got it for the bargain price of $2,500.

20 January 2010, 19:37	#11
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	RocHard 2 MB memory + Conner 170 MB (huge..) in about '93, € 600.

20 January 2010, 20:22	#12
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	£179.99 for a 120MB 2.5IDE HD for my A1200 at the time... don't think that the A1200 had been released all that long at that point. It was from Silica in Tottenham Court Road, London.

20 January 2010, 20:43	#13
Monsterland Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 208	999 Dutch guilders (which is about 400 euro) for 20mb. I brought it back two days after though as even as a kid I realised it was a ridiculously waste of my savings.

20 January 2010, 21:28	#14
xc8 no c= no fun Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 312	painful topic.. lol I don't remember exactly, how much, it was around 1991 I got 1x 340MB SCSI, one 256MB MagnetoOptical, plus a 3 bay SCSI tower.. total for that crap : around 500,000 greek drachmas (1170 euro) ..... chris

20 January 2010, 21:28	#15
FOL PSPUAE DEV Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales / UK Age: 45 Posts: 5,999	I had an 590 back in the day. If I remember it cost around £600. I later had an A600HD which was around £400. Image if you take into account todays inflation, .

20 January 2010, 23:13	#16
asm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 44 Posts: 637	First hard drive I bought was around 1993 for my Acorn A3010 - £120 for an 82MB IDEFS HD (yes I know its not a miggy but )

21 January 2010, 07:55	#19
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	I remember it exactly, as it was yesterday. My first one was very old, huge, noisy and slow 3.5" 40MB Western digital, which I tried to connect externally to my A600. The price was 1800,- CZK, which was - in that time - about 33,- GBP Didn't worked with Amiga, so I swapped it with also very obsolete Longmont Miniscribe 40MB. It worked and I had been using it for a long time. It is still somewhere in my lockers. 3rd one was IBM-DALA 3540 - 540MB 3.5" low profile HDD, which I put inside of my new A1200, where it worked for years. The price was 5400,- CZK, which was equivalent of 100,- GBP. Years were something between 1994-1996.

21 January 2010, 10:36	#20
clueless Guessing my way round Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 159	About £110 for a 40mb HD for the 600. From an advert from the back of a magazine. Remember being astounded how heavy it was when it came back. It was a joint christmas present fro me and my little brother.

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