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Amiga Returns With Lackluster Linux-Powered Mini PC

Posted by timothy on from the ok-they're-not-calling-it-that dept.

crookedvulture writes "Commodore has revealed the Amiga mini, a small-form-factor system that runs a custom Linux distro dubbed Commodore OS Vision. A trailer for the OS hardly inspires confidence, and the rest of the system doesn't help. While the Amiga mini features a high-end Intel desktop CPU and modern conveniences like Blu-ray, USB 3.0, and 802.11n Wi-Fi, it's stuck with one of the slowest graphics chips Nvidia makes. Some of the other specifications are head-scratchers, too. The mini comes with a whopping 16GB of RAM but only a terabyte of storage. You'll have to pay extra to get an SSD, which makes the $2500 asking price particularly onerous. The case, Blu-ray drive, and power supply are being made available separately, but at $345, they're hardly a bargain. Add this to the list of nostalgia-baiting remakes that don't live up to their inspiration." Update: It looks like Commodore has dropped the price after receiving a lot of negative feedback.

7 of 343 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It goes without saying by dintech · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also, a the end of the trailer it says "Commodore OS Vision coming 11.11.11".
    I suppose they were planning to release it but then they took an arrow to the knee.

  2. The anti-slashvertisement! by teslar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Notice how that summary is about a product yet it is almost exclusively filled with negatives? Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the.... anti-slashvertisement.

    I wonder what happens if the next story is a slashvertisment and the two touch?

  3. Re:It goes without saying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Fool! Atari know what right. Atari make Linux Desktop. 2012 - The Year of Linux Desktop!

  4. Re:Resurrected Amiga by robthebloke · · Score: 5, Funny

    So... Amiga. Is it good or is it whack?

    I can't see a port for my video toaster, or a place to insert the lightwave floppies, so it's definitely not as good as the A500 imho. It's almost as though they took the A600, and then removed the last remaining keys. It was hard enough using Deluxe Paint on a computer without the keypad, but it will be completely impossible with no keys at all. I can't see it catching on. I think the smart money will be on Atari this time around.

  5. Re:It goes without saying by dave420 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're a bit out of touch with reality. But judging by your username, it's probably a bit of a stretch to expect you to be objective in this discussion.

  6. Re:It goes without saying by suso · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're one to talk dave420. ;-)

  7. Re:It goes without saying by realityimpaired · · Score: 4, Funny

    so... what does that make me? ;)