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UberFreak · 11 March 2021, 14:42

The C64 market is very different to the Amiga.

Personally, I dont see the justification of the Ultimate64.
C64 is still plentifull and cheap, you can buy two (or more) complete and working units for the price of an Ultimate (I recently bought a working C64C for 35EUR).
Add a floppy solution like SD2IEC or Pi1541 for ~30EUR more and you got everything covered.
Want to go crazy? get a 1541Ultimate, still a cheaper solution than the U64 and no bugs or accuracy issues (the U64 is not 100% accurate yet).

With Amiga its very different, prices are high and keep on rising, expansions are also expensive.

11 March 2021, 14:42	#10
UberFreak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: the world Posts: 439	The C64 market is very different to the Amiga. Personally, I dont see the justification of the Ultimate64. C64 is still plentifull and cheap, you can buy two (or more) complete and working units for the price of an Ultimate (I recently bought a working C64C for 35EUR). Add a floppy solution like SD2IEC or Pi1541 for ~30EUR more and you got everything covered. Want to go crazy? get a 1541Ultimate, still a cheaper solution than the U64 and no bugs or accuracy issues (the U64 is not 100% accurate yet). With Amiga its very different, prices are high and keep on rising, expansions are also expensive.