Crystal Clear Amiga 500 Replacement Case Review

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I'm taking a look at the new limited edition crystal clear replacement case bundle for the Amiga 500(+) from A1200net! // Kindly sponsored by PCBWay. www.pcbway.com/
Get the Amiga 500 Crystal bundle here:
www.a1200.net/shop/amiga-500-...
Get the accessories kit with adapters:
www.a1200.net/shop/amiga-acce...
The Amiga desk mat/mouse pad is available separately here:
www.a1200.net/shop/amiga-mous...
ADDENDUM:
The ports on right side trapdoor are for cable extension cables in respective order (from left to right on video) : MicroSD to SD / USB / USB / HDMI, the rear Port is for RJ45 extension cable (those extension cables are available in the A500 Accessories Kit)
Full disclosure: the Amiga 500 Crystal Bundle was provided to me for free to make this review by A1200.net. I didn't get paid anything to say nice things, I actually like it at lot.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
2:06 Unboxing & First Look
6:04 Sponsor Message
6:33 Manufacturing Process
11:50 Specialties of the Case
18:02 Putting an Amiga into the Case
27:32 Tank Mouse Transplant
29:56 Test Drive
32:14 Thank you & Good night
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@thegreywun 2 жыл бұрын

About 3 minutes into this video I went off and purchased the full set (mouse pad as well) ... then remembered that my old amiga is dead, so went off and found a replacement for that as well. I figure it's a rediculously expensive birthday gift to myself, but I'm very much looking forward to having a working amiga again (and in a brilliant new case!)

@ShaneBro 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing what people are doing. I remember lots of people that had the A500. I had an A1000, A3000 and CDTV. Very cool.

@DesertRaven365 2 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see someone genuinely excited and happy doing a review

@mark12358 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I'm currently patiently awaiting for a couple of new A500 & A1200 replacement case, along with the new replacement keycaps. I guess what it would be like, giving THIS crystal case a 1987 A500 "forever perfect color" keyboard? The one with PBT plastic that will never turn yellow. Well, maybe I'm going to "clear" this doubt away, just purchasing this wonderful case! Cheers, M

@MoreFunMakingIt 2 жыл бұрын

Biting my own fist here trying to stop myself falling in love with this case. I'm a massive sucker for translucent. Transparent just takes that to another level!

@brooknet 2 жыл бұрын

A very useful video. I have some shopping to do - I want to convert my Amigas to these nice new cases. Cheers!

@azariayehezkel9064 2 жыл бұрын

Jan you are humble man We love you ❤️

@BrainSlugs83 2 жыл бұрын

The thing is, it's way less expensive to make a mold of something that exists... (and these do exist now). 🙃 But yes, the original molds that made these are being modified to (finally) fill the orders that we placed multiple years ago. Can't wait to get mine... I'm sure it will arrive any month now. 😅 Seeing you get one gives me hope though, that they really are making progress now, so that's nice. 😁

@stevesether 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like they're going to be selling non-clear cases as well soon, hopefully for a lot cheaper. When I went off to college my dad was worried my new expensive computer would get stolen. So he bought this big ugly anchor that could be tied into a cable and lock the computers in place and glued it the top of my A500. I've long wanted to take it off, but it's nearly impossible to do with the epoxy that glued it down. So I'm glad to see someone is making a replacement case. If the price is right, I'd buy it.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, new regular cases are going to be available soon. Same for the keycaps. They finally managed to get all the production issues out of the way.

@BrainSlugs83 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing a lot of people are going to be selling their original shells cheaply on eBay when the new ones eventually launch...

@stevesether 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrainSlugs83 I hadn't thought of that. I hope you're right. I suspect many people would want to keep it around as a spare, or in case they decide they want the original look back. But I'll keep my eyes peeled just in case.

@brobryce64 2 жыл бұрын

Really a lot of fun! Thanks for posting this!

@giuseppelavecchia775 2 жыл бұрын

L'estetica dell'A500 con il case trasparente e' incredibile,il computer è stupendo!.e' perfetto Jan

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Grazie!

@jase1438 2 жыл бұрын

Tad expensive, especially to Australia, however watching this video just makes me more happy that I went ahead and purchased! Thanks for the video Jan!

@oldskoolpaul77 2 жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic! I really enjoyed this video 👍

@thomassmith4999 2 жыл бұрын

Being the only youtuber I trust 100% I appreciate your review. I'm not going to buy one but the has me wondering how many they produced

@Dettol68 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this great video - I followed it to install my own......love it

@rdxdt 2 жыл бұрын

Clear / translucent cases are the apex of aesthetic on my humble opinion.

@C64_and_Amiga_Memories 2 жыл бұрын

Nice that there is so much enthusiasm that these are still being made. I bought a C64 case from pixel wizard a few year ago and was very disappointed with the product. Basically it was spray painted "grey" to mimic a SX64 but it was uneven, the plastic seemed second rate at best etc. I still have not used it and didnt return it due to all the hassle. I saw Feripractic bought one too and he had the same issue. Pixel Wizard is shut now last time i checked.

@homelate1306 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is on its way and should arrive shortly.

@herdarkshadow834 2 жыл бұрын

Reminiscent of the MEGA65 DevKit which I thought looked super cool. 🙂

@basvanharen2904 2 жыл бұрын

Wow these clear cases are awesome. You can spraypaint them in any color you like!

@Ni5ei 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. :D

@MrLandphill 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great videos

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Thanks! :D

@ctrlaltrees 2 жыл бұрын

Woah, what a beautiful thing! Transparent cases are so 90s, they really need to make a comeback!

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I love the clear aesthetic sooo much. I'd love to see some clear coloured cases, too. That would be even more nineties! :D

@talesfromthejundlandwastes5498 2 жыл бұрын

A thing of beauty!

@JosipRetroBits 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing case!

@naderhumood1199 2 жыл бұрын

Looks ok.....thanks for posting the video.

@KieronWray 2 жыл бұрын

that case looks great.. i was in 2 minds about the yellow of the keys, i think it was not quite the right green to be "deliberate yellow" almost green-screen style. great vid as usual, thanks :D

@sataneatcheese6243 2 жыл бұрын

I really need to find someone to restore my old Commodore. Would love to play it again.

@Heru3005 2 жыл бұрын

I'm about 5 minutes in so you might mention it later, but this thing being crystal clear plastic i can just imagine it going from pristine to covered in finger cheese in no time.

@chrisshaw451 2 жыл бұрын

Just ordered one of these, cannot wait for it to arrive :)

@joe.tiziano 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Jan, where do you purchase the replacement keycaps from? will the keycaps be clear keycaps?

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I backed the A1200net indiegogo campaign for a set of black keycaps. I guess they are going to finally deliver those soon. They told me they managed to get the production issues out of the way now after production was delayed for years by the manufacturing plant. More keycaps will be available soon through some of the regular Amiga retailers, too!

@ralfr.5974 2 жыл бұрын

Really Cool!! 👍🏻🤩

@spokehedz 2 жыл бұрын

Man I love clear stuff too! I think this needs some tasteful LED's to be placed inside.

@tremorist 2 жыл бұрын

I'm easy like sunday morning.

@Meglivorn 2 жыл бұрын

Back then I'd love this. I was really into clear cases and seeing the electronics. You should have left off the cover of the floppy-drive if that's not strictly necessary :)

2 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if there is a floppy-drive top cover made from transparent plastic ;)

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the mounting posts for the fdd screw into the rf shield, so it's not that easy to leave that off. Also, in my experience disk drives do not take electromagnetic noise well so you'd probably run into issues, especially when using a CRT near to the machine (which is what I usually do, outside of making videos--flat screens are just easier to film and people are not complaining about high-pitched CRT noise in the videos...).

@greenfoam 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta Tried cutting the sound in your edit at 14.5khz ? my son tells me he has tinnitus every time I'm using a CRT but it's curable for him. Just switch off the CRT. I can only hear a CRT in my good ear.. the one that doesn't ring haha

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I did that on some videos. Usually resulting in a slightly muffled voiceover which I don't like (the filters work as a slight curve, so there is no exact cutoff at a given frequency). And then sometimes I forgot adding the filter which usually results in comments from some upset youngsters. It's just way easier (both from the audio and the video perspective) to use TFT screens for testing things in the videos. I can barely hear those frequencies myself these days so I can't tell how bad it actually is in the videos where I forgot to cut the frequencies... :D

@NotaWizard 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, looks good.

@lazyhominid 2 жыл бұрын

Now all I'm waiting for is an A1000 case!

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

That would indeed be nice! :D

@shan2752 2 жыл бұрын

Glad they are making new A500 cases. They are very expensive, especially for being made in China. In following the development of the cases, I learned that China has a New Year holiday multiple times a year, which has caused the delays.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I think China has Chinese New Year in February where everybody gets a week off work. Some parts of China also celebrate the "western" New Year, I guess. The production issues/delays mostly came from pandemic lockdowns and supply chains being completely overthrown by those, as far as I know.

@Zbroin 2 жыл бұрын

The crystal clear cases are very cool 👍 and the cost is great too 😋 but a lot of people are waiting for they cases from 2017 😒.

@illuwatar70 2 жыл бұрын

Nice that I found this video as I have one of these on its way. Now, I know what I will get... And it will be used with a purple A500++ motherboard. Sadly, there are no keycaps to buy as I write this...

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I also plan on putting my purple A500++ board in it eventually! If I ever get to populating that, it's been on my bucket list for ages! :D

@illuwatar70 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta I'm far from done with it too - I populate the board as time goes by and I manage to get the parts. At least, the tricky ones (connectors and such) are solved. And I have a A500+ that will donate the drive, keyboard and custom IC's. To finish it off, I have a VXL30 accelerator that will go in when it is done...

@Brettski777 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great. So much easier than messing about with retr0br1te. Nice one Jan 👍

@SenileOtaku 2 жыл бұрын

I would think the test-run and rejected clear cases could be sold as paint able cases instead. could help them recover some of the costs.

@metesev 2 жыл бұрын

Great video :) Btw, I've contributed to their Amiga 1200 case+keycaps campaign 3 years ago and still waiting. Therefore it's good to see some products..

@Alphadec 2 жыл бұрын

me too

@psteier 2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for their keycaps, since 2017 now... Deeply dissapointed at this time... Asking myself, if I should ever support them.

@metesev 2 жыл бұрын

@@psteier it's ok to see that they are doing other works, but I believe they are not paying attention to what they have already committed. So I am disappointed, too.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

They told me they finally managed to resolve the production/quality issues and the cases+keycaps are going to be shipping soon. I backed the indiegogo campaign for the keycaps a couple of years ago myself. Eagerly and patiently waiting still.

@metesev 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta we all hope to have the set one day. Despite the pandemic, I believe it's been too long but all we can do is to wait at the moment.

@C64_and_Amiga_Memories 2 жыл бұрын

You might want to look into getting a PCB from your favourite place to upgrade the mouse to a laser version :D

@tenminutetokyo2643 2 жыл бұрын

We need a TS 1000 clear case next.

@stephenwhite506 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if there will ever be a clear CD32?

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Probably the market is too small to go through the effort. Would be amazing, though! 😍

@hellihjb 2 жыл бұрын

I have the clear A1200 case at home and I'm wondering how the clear tank mouse would fit with that? (After all they are from different projects and probably have a slightly different look) I have already seen the clear A1200 case here in some other video - maybe you can put them side by side?

@derkernspalter 2 жыл бұрын

The reason why i did not instant buy one, is because it's clear. :) Waiting for colored ones.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Coming soon. As I said, they are retooling the molds for "regular" replacement cases now. Production most likely is already underway. :)

@IDPhotoMan 2 жыл бұрын

So cool! But wow, so expensive.

@johandenhertog6878 2 жыл бұрын

Like the A1200 Translucent case better. Which i use and the rare A1200 GHOST case. Waiting for the black A500 case and the black keycaps. And the black tank shell.

@NemeZisUK 2 жыл бұрын

How do you keep your floppy drive in good working order?

@ventrue6516 2 жыл бұрын

Transparent case looks great, but 😊I think you could do a followup video how you retrobrite the keyboard keys

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I have a set of black keycaps on order, I think they are going to look way better than the original color! (Although I plan on eventually retrobrighting the yellow keys, too...)

@mark12358 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta Yep, please do the retrobrite as well. Cheers! M

@gertsy2000 2 жыл бұрын

Very Nice.

@Liberty309 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know where I can get one of the metal trays that the A500 motherboard sits in ???

@Aboxfullofvideos 2 жыл бұрын

179€ + Shipping, just for the Case is abolutely insane.

@kwanchan6745 2 жыл бұрын

given you can buy an ebay amiga 500 for less than this means the case is for the hardcore enthusiast I would rather have an amiga with a yellowed case than a pristine clear case, that is empty

@VincentGroenewold 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, however, it's for a machine you'll keep close probably forever. I really don't mind paying something like that for a great case, especially if it'll likely never be produced again when the entire retro hype dies down again. I'll just go to one festival visit less this year. :)

@johndoe1254 2 жыл бұрын

Way too expensive 👎 I mean.. Hey... It's just a case. But the real retro fans will buy it, because it's rare and strictly limited. Maybe worth thousands of Euros in a few years. Yeah... Poor retro scene... 😑

@janwiersma1449 2 жыл бұрын

@@VincentGroenewold k' heb hem al besteld. i twijfelde ff, maar ik zit in de mallen wereld en deze krijg je nooit weer. aangezien de mallen inmiddels al gezandstraald zijn en van een EDM vonkstructuur zijn voorzien. toch denk ik dat dit er meer 1 voor aan de muur is want hij is wel heel kwetsbaar. er moet eigenlijk zo'n rooie of zwarte Re-Amiga in. en ik denk at ik voor de muis een optische PCB-inlay bestel.

@stevesether 2 жыл бұрын

I'd agree. I'd hope the non-clear cases are closer to $120/€100, which is what the A1200 cases are selling for.

@RetroJay1974 2 жыл бұрын

If I were to buy one of these, I would put in a re-created A500 board as I have a purple pcb. I would also think hard about leaving the bottom metal rf shield off... unless it was re-coated or something. I have some laser cut A1200 back panel metal rods so you can leave all of the rf shields off. I hope an A500 version is in the works as that would solve some problems. Also when are these keycaps coming? its seems as if it has been years now :(

@BrainSlugs83 2 жыл бұрын

I mean... it's been years for the cases too. And this isn't even part of the Kickstarter, they put it on hold to do this (if you check the campaign updates). 🙃

@Darkstar2342 2 жыл бұрын

How did you keep your Competition Pro so nice and blue? I have two, and both have "degraded" into a very dark blue/teal color by now. Still looks kinda cool I guess...

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I have another one that was blue and that looks completely green now due to the yellowing that occurred over the years. I guess they used different plastic mixes back in the day so they are behaving differently. They also produced green ones at some point on purpose but mine was definitely blue back in the day when I first got it.

@GazMarshall 2 жыл бұрын

Das Kristallgehäuse sieht fantastisch aus, mein Freund mit den Hühnerlippen!🐔

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, auf deutsch klingt "chicken lips" sehr seltsam. :D

@GazMarshall 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta I imagine it would 😆

@smartperson1 2 жыл бұрын

Both you and Adrian Black had trouble filming a large unboxing in your videos on the same week :-)

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I have to catch up on Adrian's videos then, I guess! :D

@heffe2001 2 жыл бұрын

This would look awesome with one of those purple or black Amiga 500 remake boards installed..

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I have one of the purple A500++ boards sitting in the lab waiting to be populated. I'm definitely going to put that into the crystal case once I finish it. :D

@heffe2001 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta Add a Kipper2k A500 in there, and it'd be a completely 'new' Amiga 500 with cherry keyswitches on top.

@0x2075 2 жыл бұрын

sieht echt geil aus, wobei ich die satinierten cases besser finde, aufgrund der fingerabdruck problematik, sieht auch c65 dev kit :D super witzig auch mit den original keys, eeek! gibt es eigentlich nun endlich liefertermine fuer die a500 cases und keys?

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Die Fingerabdruck-Problematik ist gar nicht so schlimm bei diesem. Ich weiß nicht, ob es am Plastik liegt. Kenne das auch von klaren Acryl-Cases. Liefertermine gibt es leider noch nicht konkret, aber "coming soon". Die Keycaps wohl auch endlich, nachdem es wiederholte Verzögerungen und Qualitätsprobleme gab.

@bzuidgeest 2 жыл бұрын

I don't like transparent cases myself. The innards where never meant for display and it takes away from the case design itself. I can't wait for the normal cases to go in production.

@MysticGargoyle 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if they will release the case in it's original colour, same with some keycaps?

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I think so, yes. They are going to release regular cases (with the additional ports) in a number of different colors soon!

@ianvallender7892 2 жыл бұрын

One thing that would be an idea is to pick up an A500 mini to put in a case like that that would be interesting!

@kwanchan6745 2 жыл бұрын

wouldn't that just look stupid with a really small pcb visible through a clear case ?

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Or with the whole A500mini showing through the case maybe? Like a meta Amiga. Or Metamiga. ;P

@acod.9774 2 жыл бұрын

Guten morgen ! Gibt es keine Probleme ohne Abschirmung? Sprich das abschirmblech wurde ja nicht verbaut ? Danke für das Feedback Tolle Videos und super erklärt, bin inzwischen ein begeisterter Zuschauer. Lieben Gruß

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank! Das Abschirmblech dient größtenteils dazu, die Umgebung vor den Störungen zu schützen, die im Amiga entstehen. Für den Amiga ist das relativ nutzlos. Und wenn du kein AM Radio oder Amateurfunk betreibst, gibt es keine Probleme ohne Abschirmung. :)

@LeoA2600 2 жыл бұрын

Does the badge fit better than it looks at 27:07? Looks like quite a bit of a gap on the left side. Only minor blemish that I could see on what looks like a beautiful replacement case. Absolutely beautiful project.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

It has a bit of a gap. I guess I'm going to have to center it better and it's going to be a nice fit. It's barely visible in real life though because everything is translucent anyway... ;)

@seanabsher5577 2 жыл бұрын

Tbh, with transparent case, it halfway feels it'd be almost laughably perfect, objectively speaking, if the keyboard or the case itself had RGB or maybe UV lights inside it lol. This does look amazing though

@seanabsher5577 2 жыл бұрын

In fairness and full "clarity", I'd suggest the light be diffused, not directly blasting bright light through the case.

@kawiluver25 2 жыл бұрын

Keep the keyboard keep it the way it is 😁 kinda cool actually

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no. I don't really like it that much. I already have a set of black keycaps on order, too! :D

@rudyiraheta80 2 жыл бұрын

will you be interested in printmaster plus

@domramsey 2 жыл бұрын

I really think that you should mount an A500 Mini inside this case instead of a real Amiga. Get a Keyrah for the keyboard and some acrylic port covers / replicators to make it neat. You could build a completely brand new "pregnant" A500 where you can see the baby inside. 🙂

@greenfoam 2 жыл бұрын

I doubt the beautiful autistic mind of Jan Beta is very entertained by A500 mini's, best leave those to the extroverted capitalists

@chloedevereaux1801 2 жыл бұрын

i'd put the new purple amiga board in it. you can also get transparent ribbon cable and keycaps....... :D

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I am definitely going to put my purple A500++ board in it (when/if I ever finish populating that... too many projects!). :D

@M0UAW_IO83 2 жыл бұрын

Not my kind of thing but it does occur to me that the transparent case could be masked up and sprayed from the inside for some fantastic colour effects in the same way you paint a polycarbonate RC car shell.

@razorkill8522 2 жыл бұрын

Where i can buy it?

@IDPhotoMan 2 жыл бұрын

That Amiga mat would be much more useful if it was a grounded anti-static mat. Nice, but for the extreme price you're paying for this kit, it would have been nice to be multi-purpose.

@DaveJustDave 2 жыл бұрын

This would look awesome with black keys

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s the plan. I have backed a black key set in the indiegogo campaign. I hope they arrive soon! (A1200net told me that they finally resolved all quality/production issues a while back and production is finally underway, thankfully.)

@psteier 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta this is their standard answer. I've backed the keys on their campain, too. Still nothing. I'm really dissapointed at this time...

@sikkepossu 2 жыл бұрын

12:20 Oh noooo! You flipped the case over and didn't put in on any cloth or something else soft. 😳

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

My desk mat is relatively soft (at least softer than any plastic case), no worries there. ;)

@brostenen 2 жыл бұрын

This is an awesomme and not awesomme thing. It is awesomme because of it being such a solid product, not awesomme because it is clear. But it is a matter of personal taste, the clear thing. Personally I would love to have one that is dark green or black'ish purple. Still waiting for the release of the keycaps, more than the 500 case.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

New colored cases are going to be available soon, too. And they finally managed to get the production/quality issues with the keycaps out of the way! I'm still waiting for my set, too. Should not take too long now!

@brostenen 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta I really need a new set for my 1200. Even better if I can get dark grey and red. But I know my dream colour scheme can never be done. Red special keys, grey letter and number keys and green enter keys.

@beatchef Жыл бұрын

Wow, that giant mouse mat.... did they order them in centimetres and the place in China made them in inches???

@JanBeta Жыл бұрын

It’s a desk/mouse mat I guess. The kids use those these days (I’ve been told)! 😅

@ConsolesRetro 2 жыл бұрын

This case is cool but… if i can say somethin’… the « yellow touch »… Perhaps they can give clear or white touch! ✌️🕹

@joaojotta64 Жыл бұрын

That mouse would go SO well with one of those Apple mouse (the round one) that had two colors, half dark, half light... not sure about the size.

@JanBeta Жыл бұрын

Ha! Those would look great together indeed. Although I don't like the Apple "puck" mouse a lot (except for the look)!

@joaojotta64 Жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta I don't like it either. It hurts my hand to use it. Great looking, terrible design as its use is almost impossible in what comfort concerns. But the two color ball is a nice touch and would look awesome on that mouse! 😁

@Dinosword2000 2 жыл бұрын

Are A1200net and AmigaKit the same?

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

No, they are completely separate companies for all I know.

@zxrenew5642 2 жыл бұрын

Jan, get in touch and I'll send you a speccy case which is the same!

@tommyovesen 2 жыл бұрын

They need to get more volume as this is quite expensive in my mind. And shipping is very expensive too. Would like to have one though. Thinking...

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think they made it low volume on purpose to be more collectable. Don't know if that's good or bad, though. :D The regular A500 cases are going to be back in stock soon, too. Also the clear (textured) ones, as far as I know. Maybe that's a less pricey option.

@zackpetrovic3029 2 жыл бұрын

Link to clear C64C please

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

They used to be available from the Pixelwizard website but they seem to be out of stock unfortunately. :/

@Markchill2 2 жыл бұрын

it would be cool if it had transparent cable

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, that would be awesome. I'm going to look into that. Might be possible to find something to hand solder to the mouse. :)

@janwiersma1449 2 жыл бұрын

EDIT: I JUST ORDERED ONE. JUST TO EXCLUSIVE AND COLLECTABLE TO MISS THIS. (as i am in the molding industry myself, i want to have this.) i wanted to buy but hmmmm? price 179,00 euro okay but shipping 39,95 and tax 37,59 makes 256,54 euro's. noway hosay! i just ordered and! received a translusant A1200 case like your's from Vesalia for about 179,00 euro's and ofcourse shipping DHL 12,52 euro. (and some other stuff AF9 and a kb menbrane. aber du kannst mir natürlich immer 1 kostenlos schicken. ;) LOL

@janwiersma1449 2 жыл бұрын

good explanation of the moulding proces. and pretty exclusive though. as the molds are getting sandblasted an added EDM structure from now on in the following batches.

@fabianfarina2208 2 жыл бұрын

1:50am here 😴 See you later 😎👍🏽

@MichaelKnight821 2 жыл бұрын

Super Nice , but they Always do Cases. I Miss an Option for Keycaps . There are 2-3 manufactures and all do only Cases .☹️

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

A1200net does keycaps, too. The current production run was delayed a couple of years unfortunately but they are going to be available again pretty soon. They told me they were finally able to resolve all the issues.

@Gubelat 2 жыл бұрын

179,- € Holy Moly..... Ich Passe! 🙂

@jacktheripper6716 2 жыл бұрын

I want a clear n64 case

@Fumpzong 2 жыл бұрын

Also wenn ich das Teil auch geschenkt bekommen würde dann wäre es ok aber bei dem Preis komme ich mir echt veräppelt vor. Alleine die Versandkosten sind ja komplett aus dem Ruder gelaufen. Kommt das Teil auf eine Sänfte oder warum ist das so teuer? Wie kann man dafür auch noch Werbung machen?

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Das kommt aus Großbritannien. Die Versandkosten sind leider horrend momentan. Dank Brexit ist das ja nicht mehr Europa, also kommt zu dem internationalen Versand noch Zollgebühr dazu. Schau mal auf der DHL-Seite, wenn du Lust hast. In die andere Richtung sieht's leider genauso schlimm aus. :/ Wie der Grundpreis zustande kommt, habe ich glaube ich ausführlich im Video erläutert. Ich glaube nicht, dass die darüber hinaus viel Gewinn damit machen.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Und zu "Wie kann man dafür auch noch Werbung machen?": Mein Kanal, meine Entscheidung. Ich zeige gerne neue interessante Dinge, die für Retrocomputer auf den Markt kommen. Zudem ist das keine Werbung, wie auch im Video erläutert, sondern ein wohlwollendes Review. Ich mag das Ding ziemlich und hab's umsonst bekommen, auch das habe ich sehr klar im Video gesagt. Finde es ein bisschen frech, dass zu mokieren. Niemand zwingt dich, das Video anzuschauen und/oder das Teil zu kaufen, lieber Bastelix.

@Fumpzong 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanBeta jep, dein Kanal deine Entscheidung, mein Kommentar meine Meinung. Für ein durchsichtiges Stück Plastik so einen Preis auszurufen ist echt Krass und das sollte man einfach nicht unterstützen. Nur meine Meinung. Das ist doch irgendwie wie auf Amazon, wo die Hersteller über andere Kanäle den Deal aushandeln und der der die Rezension positiv schreibt, das Produkt umsonst bekommt. Ich würde jede Wette eingehen das du dir das Teil für 250 nicht gekauft hättest. Aber sei es drum.

@SeanChYT 2 жыл бұрын

Beta ❤clear cases 🙂

@madcommodore 2 жыл бұрын

The problem with the A500 is the damned thing is too large, the motherboard is too large also. It looks better in clear than "hearing aid beige" but still............

@TheLevitatingChin 2 жыл бұрын

Tha alreet then jan.

@jameslewis2635 2 жыл бұрын

I think this would look pretty cool with an LED strip lighting from underneath the keyboard and maybe some black or red (a red and white cross pattern would be ideal) plastic wrap cut to fit into the 'Amiga' indentation of the case just to make that pop visually. If I was going to rig up an Amiga like this I would definitely go on to install a PiStorm.

@Retro_Sorcerer 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great but way too expensive

@davidgeltz7604 2 жыл бұрын

All you need now is clear replacements Keys...

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I have some black ones on order, actually. I think they are going to be a good match!

@000jimbojones000 2 жыл бұрын

its a cool idea, but the price is insane. 180 for a case only? I got a used Amiga 500 for 100 Euros. So for some funny diy projects its definetly too expensive.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

Low volume production, super expensive tooling, lots of manual retooling and extensive quality control. I don't think there's a lot of margin, actually. Making large plastic molds like the ones used is VERY costly as far as I know. It's not for everyone, obviously, just for the die-hard collectors.

@jocool7370 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a nice case, but waaay expensive.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

@vintagespirit 2 жыл бұрын

Now you need clear keycaps

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

I have a set of black ones on order, I think that's going to look awesome, too!

@pnvgordinho 2 жыл бұрын

Cool case but with those yellowed keys, meh. You have to get new keys to go with the new case.

@JanBeta 2 жыл бұрын

As I said repeatedly in the video, that’s the plan. I backed a set of black keycaps when the indiegogo campaign was going. They should finally ship pretty soon.