Amstrad GX4000 apparently a POS, especially for back then!

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Amstrad GX4000 apparently a POS, especially for back then!

02-12-2019, 08:56 PM

I just saw this YT video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upBEinpk51I

Starting at or around 8:53 in the video, it looks like the cheapo PSU overvolts wildly with zero load!

Who would expect "MADE IN CHINA" back in the Made-In-Japan golden period??? If that's even period-correct, then it must mean that they were being cheap bastards!

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