PCs
Name Price Rating Comment RAM HD MM Supplier Tel Issue Page no Additional comments, notes
Intel
486SX2/50
Amstrad PC486 £1,106 lllmmm A valid choice for a tight budget. 4 270 Mb 2x,16 Amstrad 01277 228888 3 99
486DX2/66
Amstrad PC9486 £1,399 llmmmm Little to recommend this machine. 8 408 Mb none Amstrad 01227 228888 1 45
Apricot Xen-PC £1,759 lllmmm The network managers choice. 8 516 Mb none Apricot 0121 717 7171 1 45
AST Premmia MX4/66d £2,070 llmmmm Impressive credentials, and a good performer. 8 425 Mb none AST 0990 611611 1 46
Brother BC54dx2 £1,499 lllmmm Sluggish and doubts about long term expandability. 8 420 Mb none Brother 01279 416888 1 46
Compaq Deskpro XL 466 £2,215 llllmm Noisy keyboard, but good all rounder. 8 504 Mb none Compaq 0181 332 3888 1 48
Dan for Windows £1,391 lllmmm Not much to look at but a powerful no frills machine. 8 420 Mb none Dan 0181 830 1100 1 48
Dell Optiplex 466 Le £1,559 lllmmm The network managers dream. Highly upgradable. 8 324 Mb none Dell 01344 720000 1 50
Digital Lpx+ 486 d2 £1,615 lllmmm Not the fastest, but a good all rounder and well designed. 8 329 Mb none Digital 0181 286 5000 1 50
Elonex PC 466/I £2,165 lllmmm Lots of user friendly features. 8 502 MB none Elonex 0181 452 4444 1 51
Elonex WS-466 £1,505 lllllm A quick PC in a small box. 8 250 Mb none Elonex 0181 452 4444 1 88
Evesham Vale £1,418 lllmmm Good and expandable, but manual needs attention. 8 503 Mb none Evesham Micros 01386 765500 1 51
Gateway 4DX2-66 £1,508 llllmm Feature packed machine with PCI power. 8 514 Mb 2x16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 1 54 value
IBM PC330 DX2/66 £1,540 llllmm Poor keyboard. 16 270 Mb none IBM 0345 727272 5 90
IBM ValuePoint 466DX2/Dp £2,275 lllmmm Well designed, good display and upgrade potential. 8 364 Mb 2x,16 IBM 0345 727272 1 54
ICL ValuePlus VL/66d £1,680 lllmmm Smart design and solid performance. 8 258 Mb none ICL 0800 317711 1 55
Locland £1,533 lllmmm Little is wrong with this machine, but also little outstanding. 8 541 Mb none Locland 01355 228808 1 55
Mitac DM4466V £1,249 lllmmm Average performer, but good overall styling and design. 8 327 Mb none Mitac 01952 207200 1 58
MJN 486/DX66 £879 lllmmm Neither hard disc nor graphics performance are impressive. 4 340 Mb none MJN 01282 777555 2 99
MJN 486DX2-66V/CD £1,399 lllmmm Not the fastest, but one of the cheapest. 8 521 Mb 2x,16 MJN 01282 777555 1 58
NEC PowerMate 466D £2,305 lllmmm Good construction and performance. 8 404 Mb none NEC 0181 993 8111 1 59
Panrix 486DX/66 PCI £1,799 lllllm Very fast and impressive at a reasonable price. 8 503 Mb 2x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 1 59 speed
Royale 486/66 CDI £895 lllllm Fast and extremely well specified. 8 325 Mb none Royale 01923 213141 4 106 recommended
Tulip VisionLine dt 4/66 £1,935 llmmmm Average performance, negligable expandability. 8 515 Mb none Tulip 01293 420200 1 60
Vanitec Eagle DX2 £1,599 lllllm Well constructed and sensibly specified. 16 540 Mb 2x,16 Vanitec 01249 448777 6 95 recommended
Viglen Genie Pro PCI £1,758 lllmmm Good display, performance and documentation. 8 504 Mb none Viglen 0181 758 7000 1 60

Last Update: 17/09/96