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Name | Price | Rating | Comment | RAM | HD | MM | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
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Apricot PC LS 560 | £2,619 | lllllm | Extremely fast network ready machine. | 16 | 540 Mb | 2x16 | Apricot | 0121 717 7171 | 1 | 85 | recommended | |
CompuAdd Valueline P60P | £1,319 | lllmmm | Neither the performance nor the monitor shine. | 8 | 200 Mb | none | CompuAdd | 0117 9254789 | 4 | 102 | ||
Dell Optiplex 560/L | £1,599 | lllmmm | Affordable, well made and excellently documented. | 8 | 260 Mb | none | Dell | 01344 720000 | 3 | 95 | ||
Escom Pentium P60 | £1,199 | llmmmm | You can make it too cheap. Poor. | 4 | 406 Mb | none | Escom | 0990 555888 | 1 | 84 | ||
ICL MD 60V | £1,980 | lllmmm | Reasonable, but some rough edges. | 8 | 405 Mb | none | ICL | 0800 317711 | 1 | 92 | ||
P75 | ||||||||||||
AST Bravo M5 P/75 | £1,595 | lllmmm | Comparatively slow, with one inaccessible PCI slot. | 8 | 513 Mb | none | AST | 0990 611611 | 7 | 63 | ||
Atlantic Multimedia Plus 2 | £999 | llllmm | A lot of extras, but lacking overall speed. | 8 | 528 Mb | 4x,16 | Atlantic | 01792 700002 | 15 | 56 | ||
Amstrad PC 9555i | £849 | llmmmm | It's cheap, but you end up with low specs and poor performance | 8 | 519 Mb | none | Amstrad | 0990 811811 | 19 | 86 | ||
Bits & PCs Power V/75 | £1,480 | llllmm | Fast and well designed. | 16 | 813 Mb | none | Bits & PCs | 01344 776050 | 8 | 60 | ||
Brother Professor P75 | £949 | lmmmmm | Very poor performer. | 8 | 515 Mb | none | Brother | 01279 416888 | 15 | 56 | ||
Brother Professor P75 | £949 | lllmmm | Sparse documentation, and comes with Windows 3.1 rather than 95. | 8 | 811 Mb | none | Brother | 01279 416888 | 19 | 86 | ||
Carrera Panther P75 | £999 | llllmm | Top flight. Good monitor, excellent expansion potential. | 8 | 815 Mb | none | Carrera | 0171 830 0486 | 15 | 57 | ||
Carrera Panther P75 | £997 | lllllm | Storming performance, and sturdy build. | 8 | 612 Mb | 4x, no sound | Carrera | 0171 830 0486 | 19 | 87 | ||
Carrera Panther P75 MT | £1,499 | llllmm | Elegant looks and good performance. | 8 | 503 Mb | 2,16 | Carrera | 0171 830 0486 | 7 | 63 | value | |
Compaq Deskpro 575 | £2,325 | lllllm | Blistering performance. The near perfect network PC. | 16 | 420 Mb | none | Compaq | 0181 332 3888 | 8 | 87 | excellence | |
Compaq Presario 9520 | £1,616 | lllmmm | Middle of the road machine suitable for small office or home. | 8 | 630 Mb | 4x,16 | Compaq | 0181 332 3888 | 17 | 88 | ||
Compaq Prolinea 575 | £1,895 | lllmmm | Thoughtfully designed but let down by average performance. | 8 | 420 Mb | none | Compaq | 0181 332 3888 | 10 | 92 | ||
Dabs Pent 75 | £985 | lllmmm | Basic, no frills machine with decent performance. | 8 | 850 Mb | none | Dabs Direct | 0800 558866 | 15 | 57 | ||
Dan Dantium 75/MM | £1,859 | lllllm | Fast and good value. | 8 | 815 Mb | 4x,16 | Dan | 0181 830 1100 | 7 | 64 | ||
Dell Dimension P75t | £949 | lllmmm | Solidly built but unremarkable. | 8 | 540 Mb | none | Dell | 01344 720000 | 15 | 58 | ||
Dell Dimension P75t | £999 | llllmm | Fast, but lacks a CD ROM drive an no software apart from Windows 95. | 8 | 1 Gb | none | Dell | 01344 720200 | 19 | 87 | ||
Dell Optiplex XL 575 | £1,615 | lllmmm | Sluggish, though with excellent monitor. | 8 | 365 Mb | none | Dell | 01344 720000 | 7 | 64 | ||
Dotlink Magnum P75 | £1,498 | lllmmm | well balanced with respectable performance. | 16 | 520 Mb | none | Dotlink | 0181 902 5802 | 8 | 64 | ||
Dotlink Magnum P75 PCIi | £1,575 | llllmm | Fast and tidy, but lacks a proper user's guide. | 8 | 540 Mb | 3x, no sound | Dotlink | 0181 902 5802 | 7 | 65 | ||
Elonex PC-575 B/I | £1,570 | llllmm | Good system performance and software bundle. | 8 | 540 Mb | 2x,16 | Elonex | 0181 452 4444 | 7 | 65 | ||
Escom P75 | £1,017 | llllmm | Speedy but poor interior design. | 8 | 850 Mb | 2x,16 | Escom | 0990 555888 | 13 | 96 | ||
Escom P75 Mulitmedia | £997 | lllllm | Extremely well built and fast, with excellent software bundle. | 8 | 1 Gb | 4x,16 | Escom | 0990 100888 | 19 | 89 | recommended | |
Evesham Prima P75 | £849 | lllmmm | Cheap, with plenty of expansion potential, but poorly documented. | 8 | 1 Gb | none | Evesham Micros | 01386 765500 | 19 | 89 | ||
Evesham Vale Platinum PCI | £1,529 | llllmm | Elegant, good performance. Needs better documentation. | 8 | 518 Mb | 2x,16 | Evesham Micros | 01386 765500 | 7 | 66 | ||
Evesham Vale Prestige P75 | £999 | llmmmm | Lacking in features and performance. Large case. | 8 | 518 Mb | none | Evesham Micros | 01386 765500 | 15 | 58 | ||
Gaia GT P5 | £995 | lllllm | Good value setup for the budget conscious. | 8 | 540 Mb | 4x,16 | Gaia | 01248 352459 | 15 | 59 | ||
Gateway P5-75 Best Buy | £949 | llllmm | Good presentation, poor performance. | 8 | 540 Mb | 4x,16 | Gateway 2000 | 0800 462000 | 15 | 59 | ||
Gateway P5-75 MM | £1,699 | lllllm | Some great features including subwoofer speakers. | 8 | 530 Mb | 4x,16 | Gateway 2000 | 0800 462000 | 7 | 66 | Value | |
Hi-Grade Winputer P5-75 | £1,870 | llllmm | Includes a modem, but uninspiring performance. | 8 | 518 Mb | 2x,16 | Hi-Grade | 0181 591 9040 | 7 | 67 | ||
IPC Valuemagic P75 | £1,649 | llllmm | Capable, with plenty of room for expansion. | 8 | 811 Mb | 2x,16 | IPC | 01282 618866 | 7 | 67 | ||
Mesh Elite95 75 | £999 | llllmm | Solid with good expansion potential. | 8 | 1Gb | none | Mesh | 0181 452 1111 | 15 | 62 | ||
Mesh Elite95 75 | £999 | lllmmm | Good build but average speed. | 8 | 1 Gb | 4x, no sound | Mesh | 0181 452 1111 | 19 | 90 | ||
Minstrel Xpresso P54/75 | £1,299 | llmmmm | Slow system and very weak documentation. | 8 | 407Mb | none | Minstrel | 0181 830 1300 | 7 | 68 | ||
Mint P75 Viper | £1,499 | lllmmm | A no frills system. | 16 | 697 Mb | none | Mint | 0181 965 5151 | 8 | 68 | ||
Mr PC Omega P75 | £839 | llllmm | Commendably cheap for the specifications. | 8 | 545 Mb | none | Mr PC | 01282 777888 | 13 | 93 | ||
Opus Prestige Triton P75 | £999 | lmmmmm | Suffers from uninspiring choice of components. | 8 | 545 Mb | none | Opus | 01293 821555 | 15 | 62 | ||
Opus P75 | £1,499 | lllmmm | Lightning fast, with agreeable monitor. | 16 | 406 Mb | none | Opus | 01293 821555 | 8 | 76 | ||
Packard Bell Executive 907D | £1,611 | llllmm | A good deal with modem and software bundle | 8 | 1.2Gb | 4x,16 | Packard Bell | 01753 831914 | 16 | 101 | ||
Packard Bell Executive | £1,599 | llllmm | A good solution for the home or office. | 8 | 850 Mb | 2x16 | Packard Bell | 01753 831914 | 11 | 94 | ||
Panrix Edge | £995 | llllll | A cut above the rest. | 8 | 815 Mb | 2x,16 | Panrix | 01132 444958 | 15 | 63 | speed | |
PC Science P75 Personal Multimedia | £999 | llllmm | Disappointing performance, though plenty of extra software. | 8 | 638 Mb | 4x,16 | PC Science | 01423 323386 | 15 | 64 | ||
Polar Premier P75 | £899 | lllmmm | Average performance, though the CD ROM is a bonus at the price. | 8 | 611 Mb | 4x, no sound | Polar Technology | 01625 858577 | 19 | 90 | ||
Portables and Upgrades P75 | £1,294 | llllmm | Exceptional performance. Lacks room for expansion. | 8 | 850 Mb | 4x,16 | Portables and Upgrades | 0161 406 6486 | 14 | 122 | ||
Red Box Winstation 75 ST | £999 | llllmm | Poor keyboard and mouse. | 8 | 815 Mb | 2x,16 | Red Box | 01480 405541 | 15 | 64 | ||
Red Box 75 Winstation | £1,735 | llllmm | Excellent performance, let down by a flimsy case. | 8 | 515 Mb | 4x,16 | Red Box | 01480 405541 | 7 | 68 | speed | |
RTM P75 Pro Classic | £999 | lllmmm | Impressive performer, well put together. | 8 | 815 Mb | none | RTM | 0161 7439333 | 15 | 65 | ||
Simply Computers Pentium/75 | £995 | llllmm | Unremarkable performance. | 8 | 540 Mb | none | Simply Computers | 0181 498 2130 | 15 | 65 | ||
Time PowerStation 3MT | £999 | llllmm | Moderate performer, but lots of multimedia support. | 8 | 853 Mb | 2x,16 | Time | 01282 777111 | 15 | 66 | ||
Tiny 586 P75 | £899 | llllmm | A good all rounder, though poor build quality and inferior warranty. | 8 | 609 Mb | 4x, 16 | Tiny Computers | 01293 821333 | 19 | 92 | ||
Trigem Gem Master 3540 P75 | £1,258 | llllmm | Middle of the road system for a middle of the road price. | 8 | 520 Mb | 4x,no sound | Trigem | 01753 696769 | 11 | 92 | ||
Tulip Vision Line dt 5/75 | £979 | lmmmmm | Embarrasingly poor performance. | 8 | 611 Mb | none | Tulip Computers | 01293 420200 | 19 | 92 | ||
Vanitec Eagle 75 | £1,899 | llllmm | Not the best, but well assembled. | 8 | 540 Mb | 2x,16 | Vanitec | 01249 448777 | 7 | 76 | ||
Viglen Home Multimedia PC | £999 | lllllm | Compact and well designed. Respectable performance. | 8 | 517 Mb | 2x,16 | Viglen | 0181 758 7000 | 15 | 66 | value | |
Viglen Genie PCI P75 | £1,574 | llllmm | Good performance and price, excellent upgrade potential. | 8 | 540 Mb | 2x,16 | Viglen | 0181 758 7000 | 7 | 76 |
Last Update: 17/09/96