The first Amiga, the Amiga 1000, went on sale in 1985, according to the . The brand went on to gain a loyal following among users, especially gamers who valued its high-end graphics.

The Amiga Mini, which was announced this week by Commodore USA, aims to recreate the magic of the old Amigas.

The Mini resembles a larger version of Apple's Mac Mini. It has the Commodore OS Vision Linux distribution and Intel's Core i7-2700K processor, an enthusiast chip that can be overclocked. The company has tried to recreate the powerful processing and graphics capabilities of yore and is targeting the new Amiga at gaming, workstation and home theater use.

The system is available now via . For US$1,995, users get a system that has a Blu-ray drive, four USB 3.0 ports, an Nvidia GeForce GT480M graphics card and a 1TB hard drive. A bare-bones system for $345 has only the Blu-ray drive. Optional 300GB or 600GB solid-state drives are also available.

Commodore USA, which licensed the Commodore name from a company called Commodore Gaming, gained exclusive rights to the Amiga name in August 2010, clearing the way for the launch of the all-in-one desktops.