ZX Spectrum NEXT in the field

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah I was about to edit my post. I had an Amstrad CPC 464 growing up and if they did one of those with a nice fancy case/keyboard and FPGA I wouldn't hesitate at £210.

It's a fair enough question really, nostalgia persuaded me, and it was the one time I had a few bob, if it was now, not a chance, couldn't justify the expense.

Don't think they're making much money on this batch, but the second kickstarter should mean they're quids in.

mondeo

I wonder will they continue to produce the Next if it is successful enough. I am sure the second batch will be bought out in minutes.

[Deleted User]

^^^^^^ shush! I have to secure one yet!

mondeo

Deleted User wrote: »

^^^^^^ shush! I have to secure one yet!

Private resellers will be buying them out fast. They will probably order 3 or 4 of them just to sell them to some idiot for 600+. Have to be quick about this one I think.

[Deleted User]

<BUMP!> How to install a Raspberry Pi Zero in a Spectrum Next (by a C64 FAN YouTube channel ironically - they must have never heard of the Spectrum Vega!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyGEi6Gyot0

At least some of the Nexts destined for Ireland are in the latest consignment to be despatched. Mine should hopefully be on the way this week.

Mine arrived today! Woo hoo. Time to load up Laser Squad!

After playing around with mine for the last couple of days I have to say I absolutely love this machine!!

Of all the recent retro recreations the Spectrum Next surpasses them all as far as I am concerned. They have done an absolute fantastic Job on this.

CiDeRmAn

Where can I get one of these now?
And how much will it cost me?

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Where can I get one of these now?
And how much will it cost me?

They're going to do a second kickstarter, but it's probably being delayed because of the state the world is. People on ebay are selling though, probably looking at around 300 pounds on ebay, now, they were going for five and six hundred or more! But prices have settled down a lot now.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

They're going to do a second kickstarter, but it's probably being delayed because of the state the world is. People on ebay are selling though, probably looking at around 300 pounds on ebay, now, they were going for five and six hundred or more! But prices have settled down a lot now.

That's nuts, how much was it to back the project originally?

Inviere wrote: »

That's nuts, how much was it to back the project originally?

Actually I think I'm being optimistic, just looked at ebay completed listings, and they're selling for 500 plus more often than not, even the last couple of days.

230 pounds was what they cost on the kickstarter for the top of the line one.

KeRbDoG

Firefox11 wrote: »

Of all the recent retro recreations the Spectrum Next surpasses them all as far as I am concerned. They have done an absolute fantastic Job on this.

Cool, which other recreations do you have or tried? Interested to see how this stacks up

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

230 pounds was what they cost on the kickstarter for the top of the line one.

The guts of €300? Ouch. I can see it's a quality bit of kit, but at the price, I'd almost certainly lean towards some souped up original hardware with a crt.

Inviere wrote: »

The guts of €300? Ouch. I can see it's a quality bit of kit, but at the price, I'd almost certainly lean towards some souped up original hardware with a crt.

Oh yeah, wasn't cheap. It was the Rick Dickinson keyboard that I wanted, the man was a legend.

It was a good investment anyway going by second hand prices I could make money if I wanted.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Oh yeah, wasn't cheap. It was the Rick Dickinson keyboard that I wanted, the man was a legend.

It was a good investment anyway going by second hand prices I could make money if I wanted.

Yeah the second run seems like it'll be a limited run, so your investment should be decent even in the short term!

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Cool, which other recreations do you have or tried? Interested to see how this stacks up

I have a Mega Drive Mini and a C64 Mini(and a Playstation Mini but the less said about that the better

)

What I meant by the Spectrum Next being one of the better retro recreations is that this is a lot more than 'just a spectrum' in an albeit beautiful case. It is the versatility and attention to detail that has been put into it that pushes it head and shoulders above the rest.

There are new Spectrum next games being developed for it (similar to 16Bit Games of the day) while being completely back compatible with all zx spectrum games of old. It has a very powerful version of BASIC specifically designed for the spectrum next called NextBASIC. It has wifi with the potential of game download services available in the future. There are new demos that can play Amiga MOD and C64 SID audio. There are also new cores being developed for it. (BBC Micro/NES/Sinclair QL to name a few) It even has a version of CP/M OS on it!
It also comes with a whopping great manual just like the old days.

It's early days yet but the potential of ZX Spectrum Next could be huge.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

They're going to do a second kickstarter, but it's probably being delayed because of the state the world is. People on ebay are selling though, probably looking at around 300 pounds on ebay, now, they were going for five and six hundred or more! But prices have settled down a lot now.

Yeah, there are going for crazy prices on ebay. The Next folks were fully aware of this and didn't want people being ripped off on ebay and that's why they wanted to start the second kickstarter as soon as possible but this pandemic has kind of put a halt on it.

Firefox11 wrote: »

I have a Mega Drive Mini and a C64 Mini(and a Playstation Mini but the less said about that the better )

I'd be fairly certain it's head & shoulders above the usual SOC offerings. This is a fully fledged computer in and of itself. It looks like a cracking piece of kit for Speccy fans.

2nd Kickstarter starting soon, within a couple of weeks I should think. It'll be interesting to see how much they price them at, not significantly cheaper than the first run I hope! Hopefully the spec stays the same too, don't want fragmentation already of a tiny little user base.

Because of the hefty price tag I don't see more sold than last time, but the machine has had a good write up pretty much everywhere it's been reviewed.

Skerries

starts tomorrow at 9pm

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2

Skerries wrote: »

starts tomorrow at 9pm

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2

Interested to see if the price/spec is the same as the original run.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Interested to see if the price/spec is the same as the original run.

I'm seriously thinking of going for a second one!!!

Skerries

went for the accelerated version which works out at €390 with delivery

the early bird went in seconds

what joystick would you recommend for it?

McDermotX

Reached its goal in no time at all.

Good to see.

Skerries wrote: »

went for the accelerated version which works out at €390 with delivery

the early bird went in seconds

what joystick would you recommend for it?

Welcome to the club!

Get a 8bitdo 2.4ghz wireless Megadrive controller. Ideal, and the dongle only sticks out a tiny bit. Joysticks are too difficult for my old hands!

Skerries wrote: »

went for the accelerated version which works out at €390 with delivery

the early bird went in seconds

what joystick would you recommend for it?

Quite a bit more expensive than the first round. Reason given they got hit with taxes first time round and personal cost to the team. Had to be covered this time round. Definitely recommend the 8Bitdo Megadrive wireless 2.4 controller. Works brilliant with the next.