There are a lot of shake ups happening in the world of retro hardware in April of 2011 and most of it coming right out of the Commodore stables. Before Christmas, the company teased its fans with talk of a “PC64” new all-in-one computer. Critics thought it would never bear fruit, but five models of the new C64x were, in fact released on the seventh of April.

The super econo model is only $250, but is little more than a glorified card reader. The more souped versions are exactly what Commodore promised and feature a Blu-ray drive, a 1 TB hard drive, and 4 GB of RAM…as well as an original C64 emulator…all in the traditional casing of the 80s classic computing system. The price tag? $900 for the Ultimate edition. Fortunately, there are three intermediate models with capabilities and costs that fall between the Barebones and Ultimate machines.

To make things even more interesting, Commodore has dropped another teaser. Their next project is the resuscitation of the Amiga, as well as the Vic-20, marketed as the VIC Pro and VIC Slim. The new Amiga device will be in the shape of a DVD player, and is slated to host a brand new operating system called Commodore OS. A bold move, to be certain.

Check out the rest of the story here, or head over to the Commodore project page and compare and contrast the models to determine which one is right for you.

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Tags: Amiga Homecomputer, Commodore 64

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