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lesserChance:
The nice thing with mine is that before the first one was completely done, I decided it needed to be better, now I have enough for two or three!  I stopped counting money a looong time ago...

traknfieldSUPAstar:
This hobby doesn't suck... it's just expensive

Tahnok:
I think I've been doing a good job keeping cost down. I haven't been keeping track, but things like $120 TV for the monitor, using an existing PC and not needing new tools helps to keep things down greatly.

dema:
If you only knew how much I spent on mine (and the tools for it). I've gone down many different dead end streets for different aspects of my design and construction, which has boosted the cost as well. I deliberately stopped calculating cost because I'd hate myself if I knew.

CheffoJeffo:
If you still know how much you've spent, then you're not trying hard enough ...  ;D

I'm in the phase now where I "prebuy" stuff (also known as the phase where  you accumulate lots of stuff that you have no need for... just in case you may need it someday) so that when a suitable project comes around, the point-in-time price is lower.

For my next PC-based projects, I already have IPacs, a JPac and an ArcadeVGA lying around, so I can consider those parts as "free", since I already have them. Or, if I find a stripped Ikari Warriors cab, it won't "cost" anything to restore it because I already have a pair of LS-30s (OK ... I still need a PCB) and other items on hand.

It is all in the rationalization ...

Cheers.



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