PCs
Name Price Rating Comment RAM HD MM Supplier Tel Issue Page no Additional comments, notes
Intel
P150
Compaq Presario 4122 £1,871 llmmmm Incredibly poor performance for the price. 16Mb 2.5Gb 6x, 16 Compaq 0990 134456 25 141
P166
Apollo Saturn 166HX £1,499 lllmmm Disappointing. Performance and build not up to scratch. 16Mb 1.2Gb 8x,16 Apollo 01392 420100 25 78
Apricot MS540 £2,207 llllmm A brave attempt at an ideal home PC. 16Mb 3.0Gb 8x,16 Apricot 0800 212422 25 140
AST Bravo MS-T 5166 £1,945 llllmm A well built corporate workhorse but not the fastest P166 we've seen. 16Mb 2Gb 6X, no sound AST 0990 611611 22 123
Bits & PCs Power V166 £3,041 llllmm Feature packed, but the design does not justify the high price. 16Mb 2Gb 6x,16 Bits & Pcs 01344 776050 20 58
Bits & PCs Power VT11 166 £1,599 llllmm Good expansion potential and build quality, though there are better. 16Mb 1.2Gb 8x,16 Bits & Pcs 01344 776050 25 79
Carrera Jaguar 166+ £1,499 lllllm Extremely fast and well built with few weak points. 16Mb 1Gb 6x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 22 106 speed
CDoS Media Executive £2,799 lllmmm A good system, but the setup needs improvement. 16Mb 1.6Gb 4x,16 CDoS 01675 464450 20 59
CDoS Pro Office P166MHz £1,399 llllmm Well built, well configured and well priced. An attractive system. 16Mb 1.2Gb 8x,16 CDoS 01675 464450 25 82
Colossus System 96A £2,479 llll[m A capable above average performer, with some fine components. 16Mb 2.1Gb 6x,16 Colossus 01707 258899 20 60
Dan Dantum 166MM £1,683 llllmm Moderately expensive but packed with interesting extras. 16Mb 1.2Gb 8x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 25 84
Dan Dantum Home 166 £1,441 lllmmm Core quality and performance, but disappointing peripherals. 16Mb 1.2Gb 4x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 22 107
Dan Ultimate P166 £2,740 lllllm Well specified and priced.Backed by good support. 16Mb 1Gb 6x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 16 96 recommended
Dan Ultimate/166 £2,535 lllllm Packed with features, this is almost everything you might want. 16Mb 1Gb 6x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 20 62
Dell Dimension XPS P166S £2,394 lllmmm Thoughtfully designed, although overall performance disappointing. 16Mb 2.4Gb 6x,16 Dell 01344 720000 20 94
Dell Dimension XPS P166s MT £1,399 lllmmm Good specifications but economy measures mar performance. 16Mb 1.6Gb 8x,16 Dell 01344 720000 25 84
DNA Technologies The Beast £1,635 lllmmm A compact machine but poor performance for the processor class. 16Mb 1.6Gb 6x,16 DNA Technologies 0171 501 9555 21 112
Evesham Vale Platinum 166 £1,479 llllmm Solid, but with middle of the road performance. 16Mb 2.1Gb 8x,16 Evesham 01386 765500 25 86
Evesham Vale Platinum Triton SE £2,089 lll[mm A fast system, but its bargain price reflects its sparse feature set. 16Mb 2.1Gb 6x,16 Evesham 01386 765500 20 62
Evesham Vale Prestige VX P166 £1,499 lllllm A solid performer with an excellent complement of peripherals. 16Mb 1Gb 4x,16 Evesham 01386 765500 22 107 value
Evolution EV P166 TS £2,195 lll[mm Top notch performance, quality components, and a reasonable price. 16Mb 2.1Gb 6x,16 Evolution 0181 944 6222 2 63
Gateway P5 166 £2,799 lllllm State of the art performance. 16Mb 1.6Gb 6x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 17 84 recommended
Gateway P5 166 Sovereign £2,399 lllllm Powerful and imposing with great expansion potential. 16Mb 1.6Gb 6x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 632000 20 66
HP Vectra VL4 5/166 £3,100 ll[mmm A classy system, but it's high price will make you think twice. 16Mb 1.6Gb 4x,16 Hewlett-Packard 0990 474747 20 66
IBM PC330 P166 £2,521 lllmmm Beautiful design and build, but at a daunting price. 16Mb 1.6Gb no sound IBM 0990 727272 25 87
MBC Office Turbo £1,399 llmmmm Disappointingly slow system with poor build quality. 16Mb 1.7Gb 8x,16 MBC 0181 208 2333 25 88
Mesh Classic 166 NetStation £1,799 llmmmm The chipset and graphics weaken performance of this apparent bargain. 16Mb 1Gb 4x,16 Mesh 0181 452 1111 20 67
Mesh Elite 166 Premier £1,299 llllmm Well built but falls short on performance. Still reasonable value though. 16Mb 1.2Gb 8x,16 Mesh 0181 452 1111 25 94
Office Techniques OT P166 £2,395 llllmm Quality components, useful software and respectable performance. 16Mb 1.2Gb 6x,16 Office Techniques 01923 211449 20 67
Panrix Home MPC £2,295 llllmm Well made PC with good peripherals and realistic configuration. 16Mb 1.2Gb 6x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 23 122
Panrix Micron P166 £2,390 lllllm Decent but unimpressive performance, with abundant software. 16Mb 1.2Gb 6x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 20 68
PEP ST 5166 £2,875 lllllm Excells in performance, design and setup, but at a high price. 16Mb 2.1Gb 6x,16 PEP 01923 212611 20 68
Polar Professional 166 £1,999 lllmmm Average in most respects but very reasonably priced. 16Mb 1.6Gb 4x,16 Polar 01625 858577 20 69
Siemens Nixdorf Scenic Pro C5/166 £2,110 lmmmmm Internal design, performance and price are all disappointing. 16Mb 1.2Gb 6x,16 Siemens 01344 850500 25 97
Simply Multimedia P166 £2,592 llllmm Unexciting performance and poor build quality for the money. 16Mb 1.2Gb 6x,16 Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 70
Viglen Awesome 166 £2,999 llllmm Impressive, but only a 14.4 modem and poor speakers. 32Mb 1.6 Gb 6x,16 Viglen 0181 758 7000 18 89
Viglen Genie PCI P5/166 £2,324 lllmmm Well built, but corners have been cut with sound, graphics and the hard disc. 16Mb 1Gb 6x,16 Viglen 0181 758 7000 20 70
Vtech P166-VX Multimedia £1,599 lllmmm Capable, but not fast, cheap or special enough. 16Mb 2.1Gb 8x,16 Crown 01704 895815 25 98
Zenith Z-station GT166 £3,100 l[mmmm Poor performance and a high price. 16Mb 1.6Gb 4x,16 Zenith 01756 702800 20 71
P200
Armari Arcturus P200 £2,249 lllllm Exceptionally fast and well specified, with impressive upgrade potential. 32Mb 2.5Gb 8x,16 Armari 0181 810 7441 24 134 recommended
Dan Ultimate P200 £2,315 lllllm A powerful well rounded system built from quality components. 16Mb 1.2Gb 8x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 22 121
Dell Dimension XPS 200S £2,199 llllmm Well made, well specified and good value. 16Mb 1.6Gb 8x,16 Dell 01344 720000 23 120
Evesham Vale Platinum HX P200 £2,168 llllmm Tidy and well specified with reasonable expansion potential. 32Mb 2Gb 8x,16 Evesham Micros 01386 765500 23 121
Gateway P5-200 £2,199 llllmm Plenty of PC for your money. A good value power Pentium. 16Mb 2.5Gb 8x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 552000 22 120
Olivetti Modulo P-200-T £2,439 lllmmm Solidly constructed and expandable, but poor monitor. 32Mb 2.1Gb 8x,no sound Olivetti 0181 785 6666 24 132
Viglen Awesome P200 £2,333 lllmmm Well made and reasonably expandable, but not as fast as it should be. 32Mb 2Gb 8x,16 Viglen 0181 758 7000 24 133
Pro/180
Apricot LS550 £3,679 llllmm Excellent design, good performance, but a tad pricey. 32Mb 1.7Gb 6x,no sound Apricot 0800 212422 23 124
Pro/200
Carrera Gemini £6,745 llllmm A power machine best suited to multithreaded applications. 64Mb 4Gb 6x,no sound Carrera 0171 830 0486 20 95
Dell Dimensions XLS Pro 200 £3,999 lllllm Blistering 50% faster than a P/166. 32Mb 2.1 Gb 6x, no sound Dell 01344 720000 19 100
Dell Dimensions XPS Pro 200N £3,147 lllllm A storming performer, great case design and top quality peripherals. 32Mb 2Gb 8x, no sound Dell 01344 720000 21 108
Evolution EV-PRO200 £3,395 lllllm An expensive beast, but you get what you pay for. 32Mb 4.5Gb 8x, no sound Evolution 0181 944 6222 25 152 recommended
Gateway G6-200 Imperial £2,999 llllmm Good value for the processor class and good performance. 32Mb 2.5Gb 8x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 21 110
Hewlett-Packard Vectra VA 6/200 £3,578 lllmmm Well made, but pricey and slow in comparison with the competition. 32Mb 1.2Gb 8x, no sound Hewlett-Packard 0990 474747 23 126
Red Box Prostation 200 £4,245 lllllm A solid workstation, for CAD and graphics. 64Mb 2Gb 4x, no sound Red Box 01480 405541 20 96

Last Update: 11/10/96