Arkhan, it's okay to let your opinion be dependant on others.
No need to form your own.
Everything's okay.
Hush.
Your gamesack apologist shit is kinda sad lol. I'm pretty sure I've laid into Joe ITT.
I've already formed enough of an opinion of Gamesack's (Mostly Joe's) quality from wasting time on their previous episodes, and getting into it with Joe on here about it to know not to waste my time on their crap anymore really. They're like the "For Dummies" of game videos. The people that pine for them typically remain dummies.
Having actual MSX people who were unfortunate enough to waste their time on the video (Because they aren't familiar with Gamesack) express my feelings just confirms that I indeed didn't need to spend 40 minutes.
Anyway,
Generally, MSXes from Japan for decent prices are fair to buy.
It's sometimes worth looking for the MSX2+ and paying a little extra. With just an MSX2 alone, you need to buy an FM-PAC so you can get MSX-MUSIC capabilities (FM music).
Without it, you are missing out.
Shipping one here EMS generally runs around 110$ or so, depending on the model. I've had some come for around 80$, and some for 110$. Floppy drive ones cost more to ship, because they weigh more.
Models worth hunting for
All of these have disk drives. If the belt was not replaced in the auctions you may find, getting a new belt and changing it isn't too hard:
Sony HBF1 series (MSX2: XD, XDmk2) (MSX2+: XDJ, XV)
Panasonic FSA1-WX (MSX2+)
Sanyo Wavy PHC-70FD (MSX2+)
Toshiba HX-34 (MSX2)
All of these don't, and will require a floppy interface like a NoWind, or the new SCC MegaFlash ROM SD cart:
Sony HBF1
Toshiba HX-23
Sanyo Wavys of any variety (The blue Wavy23 is juicy)
You can also scope out a Sony HB-F700 or F900 (with digitizer unit) if you want to feel badass.
Do not buy a TurboR unless you find it cheap, or are into wasting money. They're basically useless unless you are hardcore into MSX.
Any MSX2 will require an FM cartridge. They range between 30-60$ usually.
There are some decent MSX groups on Facebook worth joining. MSX.org is not so good despite being the only real forum. It's not worth explaining in detail in this thread. It's at least 15 years of self mutilation from a ton of Europeans who know each other IRL and can't sort their bullshit out enough to stop being cunts to each other, basically.
MSX Computer Fanland is my group. I was trying to keep it stateside (since we need that, since MSX wasn't a thing here, and having mostly europeans around makes buy/selling a bit of a pain).
yeahbuddy
