That does clarify a little. I have done seceral install s for close friends for $15 and the total after chip for the is like $60 for a non clone. As far as Messiah 1 compaered to Magic 4 no way to really tell. The magic 4 is a clone that we know for sure. How well it works depends on which clone it is. The Messiah 1 is also most likely a clone also. If it is a clone it probably behaves more like a magic chip than a messiah.Seeing how you are not willing to blow a lot of money to get a real chip into the conutry you will have to make do with either one. Neither will perform perfectly but if you are lucky it will boot your games. When it comes down to it you are just going to have to trust the guys opinion. If you want to see just how many Magic fakes are out there you can go
here to check it out. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but it is hard telling how they will perform without knowing exactly what they are.