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- Dangerous Tiger Technology BOF model Tiger Desk486,
- Dangerous Tiger Technologies
- <*IMAGE tiger.met *>
- In a contest of generally fast machines, price can be the
- great differentiator. That's what sets the Tiger Desk486
- apart from every other system here: At just $2042, it's the
- least expensive system by $200.
-
- A low price won't do you much good without a high system
- performance, which the Tiger delivers: It's just 20 to 30
- percent slower than the fastest system here. It turned in
- particularly good times on the Freelance test and consistently
- good times on all sections of the BAPCo suite, with the
- exception of the graphics test. This weakness may be due to
- the no-name graphics accelerator card.
-
- The anonymous video card is one example of the Tiger's main
- weakness, which is a generic, one size-fits-all approach to
- design. The exterior styling is nice enough - a clean front
- panel with no unnecessary controls, a good keyboard, and an
- easy-off case. Inside however, cables come off the
- combination I/O-controller, board and obstruct two of the
- expansion slots. On the upside, the system comes with a
- decent 202MB Maxtor hard drive and a generous eight ISA
- slots.
-
- The Tiger also lost a few points on customer service; the
- company ranked second to last in a strong field. While BOF's
- tech support department answered our calls accurately and
- quickly, the company provides neither on-site service nor a
- toll-free tech support line. Company representatives say
- they encourage, but don't require, dealers to provide
- on-site service, so the quality of service depends on your
- local dealer.
-
- At this price, many will put up with a few design flaws and
- will haggle over service with their dealer. This is a
- solid, reasonably speed system at a rock-bottom price-a
- combination you may find irresistible.