herky@violet.berkeley.edu (George R. Nace) (09/15/90)
I just saw the October 1990 issue of Computer Buying Guide
published by Consumer Guide. They rate the Amiga 3000 as Best
Buy in the category of computers over $3000 over the Macintosh
IIcx and another 386 Blue-alike. The article was 2-3 pages long
and specifically recommended that purchasers considering a Mac
look at the Amiga before making a purchase decision.
The ratings were as follows:
Overall Value - 10 Performance - 10
Ease of Use - 10 Documentation - 10
Software - 9 Expandability - 9
While you might quibble over the numbers this is definitely good
news for the Amiga community as it might influence non-techies
to look at the Amiga with such a strong recommendation coming
from a consumer rating organization with no apparent axes to grind.
In addition to the Amiga 3000 the same issue rated the A2000 and
A500 as good buys in their respective categories as well.