Even if you not a gamer, 3d developer or anything of that sort: x5000 with no doubts. And the main issue even not about slower cpu, but an incompatibly fpu, causing making an emulator in the kernel, which in some, not that rare cases, at best slow things down, and at worse simple crashes. With x5000 -everything- will runs, while with a1222 many apps will works, but some will uber slow, some will crash. A good example are amigaamp on a12222 - taken up so much cpu, that this made me cry. Yes, if special version for a12222 will be done, it will be ok, but.. there no guaranties that developers who still here will ever create a1222 build of their apps, taking aside old apps out of question if they refuse to work or slow like hell. Even some MIDI app can give you bad surprises on a1222 if usage of incompatible fpu will be involved.
X5000 cost more, but its faster amigang ever, and have no such problems
On this subject I was told this about it by AmigaKit.fr:
- [the X5000 has] A better sound card Audigy FX, compatible with USB midi interface and CAMD.library instead of the integrated sound chipset on the A1222 motherboard (not compatible with CAMD.library for Midi usage for the moment),
Please note with target midi if you require rs232 the system to go for (if you can get it anywhere) would be x1000. The rs232 versions of camd all only support x1000, not x5000 or a1222.
If you can use usb for the midi hardware you have then x5000 will be fine too.
As to a1222 in this regards principially with Usb should be fine too but you should get verification that the midi software actually runs on A1222 (the problems kas mentioned).
I have both and I use both daily. If you can afford it the X5000 is the better choice in terms of performance, but the downside is the size. My X5000 almost never moves off of my desk, but the A1222 travels with me quite nicely.
For most things the A1222 is perfectly sufficient, but I'm not a "gamer" and don't tend to play 3D games often, which is really where the A1222 has a noticeable weakness. But for video playback, audio streaming, email, spreadsheet work, use of Digital Universe, and the other tasks I do mostly, the A1222 works well for me.
Where I prefer the X5000 is for games and web browsing, but in truth, as time goes on and our web browsers continue to stagnate, the latter gets less useful over time. And it doesn't have the issues with FPU emulation, so I don't have to consult lists of what works well and what doesn't (http://eliyahu.org/tabor/).
The A1222 is a fine choice, as is a SAM460, and if you want something small, go for it. The X5000 is no doubt a better system; it comes down to cost vs benefit for you personally.
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Not sure it has better specifications Sam460 has only DDR2 memory, it also has a cache coherence problem, this causes a performance problem, something A1222 does not have.
the Sam460 issue is perhaps not as critical, but A1222 issue can be overcome, I find hard to say what system is better or worse.
My biggest problem with A1222, is not the hardware, in the sense its not faulty, its different. the hardware specifications is not that bad, if you do not consider compatibility.
The difference is the problem, developers must spend time making special version of their software for it, wasting time, they can be using on other things. And I’m sure users of system will find it a bit annoying, seeing one program running really well, while another being really slow.
Sam460 problem will never improve, you never get DDR3 in software update, or the cache coherence problem fixed, but the A1222 problems will grandly improve as software is released.
Edited by LiveForIt on 2024/7/24 8:58:28
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