By 3K.
Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:24 pm
Hi all,
I am posting this for some expert advice and as this is my first (well, actually my third, but …) post, please bear with me catching the typical newbie pitfalls. Yup, I read the 3K bible thread and check mpc3000.com + mpchunter too …
Been watching the usual places on the net irregularily for 3Ks since 5 months roughly, and now I'm finally ready to shell out the $$s. My question isn't that much for prices, by now I've seen enough selling to know what's reasonable, but a rather esoteric one:
My dream setup would be a classic 3K (LE's are ok too, but aesthetically I prefer the classic) with VGA board, Vailixi OS and a built-in CF Reader. Mint condition of course, haha This combination makes a rare machine like the 3K even less likely to pop up and shoot, before others do. Being highly unlikely to have 'em all, I thought I'd set the Vailixi to be #1, as they're less likely to get the chips only.
By now I've missed so many opportunities that I'm asking myself if I just should grab a 3K with either CF Reader or VGA board or just a mint looking and technically sound model. Sometimes the VGA boards do pop up, so these could be retrofitted. I'm OK with electronics and I don't mind replacing a backlight or exchange switches etc., but the price tag should reflect that job.
Luck awaits those with patience, they say. Me is wondering how much patience would be worth it, as I said, I've missed a lot already (time zones, not checking every day, life, blah) and I get the notion I should grab the next one that at least isn't just mint and technically sound, but offers something above average.
What do you all think?
I am posting this for some expert advice and as this is my first (well, actually my third, but …) post, please bear with me catching the typical newbie pitfalls. Yup, I read the 3K bible thread and check mpc3000.com + mpchunter too …
Been watching the usual places on the net irregularily for 3Ks since 5 months roughly, and now I'm finally ready to shell out the $$s. My question isn't that much for prices, by now I've seen enough selling to know what's reasonable, but a rather esoteric one:
My dream setup would be a classic 3K (LE's are ok too, but aesthetically I prefer the classic) with VGA board, Vailixi OS and a built-in CF Reader. Mint condition of course, haha This combination makes a rare machine like the 3K even less likely to pop up and shoot, before others do. Being highly unlikely to have 'em all, I thought I'd set the Vailixi to be #1, as they're less likely to get the chips only.
By now I've missed so many opportunities that I'm asking myself if I just should grab a 3K with either CF Reader or VGA board or just a mint looking and technically sound model. Sometimes the VGA boards do pop up, so these could be retrofitted. I'm OK with electronics and I don't mind replacing a backlight or exchange switches etc., but the price tag should reflect that job.
Luck awaits those with patience, they say. Me is wondering how much patience would be worth it, as I said, I've missed a lot already (time zones, not checking every day, life, blah) and I get the notion I should grab the next one that at least isn't just mint and technically sound, but offers something above average.
What do you all think?