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Name | Price | Rating | Comment | RAM | HD | MM | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
Amd | ||||||||||||
5K86/90 | ||||||||||||
Panther Predator 2 | £1,399 | lllmmm | A good performance for this chip, but at a high price. | 16Mb | 1.6Gb | 6x, no sound | Panther | 01442 253811 | 21 | 117 | ||
K5 100 | ||||||||||||
Panther Predator | £700 | lllmmm | Adequate performance and good build, but problems with the CPU. | 8Mb | 1Gb | 4x,no sound | Panther | 01442 253811 | 24 | 114 | ||
Cyrix | ||||||||||||
5x86/100 | ||||||||||||
AST Advantage 613E | £1,349 | llmmmm | A mixed bag. Adequate audio and comms, poor monitor. | 8Mb | 850 Mb | 4x,16 | AST | 0990 611611 | 15 | 83 | ||
Armari Blaze | £1,250 | lllmmm | Performance on par with P75. There are far better buys. | 8Mb | 1Gb | 4x,16 | Armari | 0181 810 7441 | 16 | 99 | ||
686/100 | ||||||||||||
Cyrix Panther Premier | £1,849 | lllllm | Well specified system delivering good performance. | 16Mb | 1Gb | 4x,16 | Cyrix | 01442 253811 | 17 | 85 | recommended | |
686/120+ | ||||||||||||
Panrix Edge | £695 | lllllm | An impressive all rounder. | 16Mb | 850Mb | 4x,no sound | Panrix | 01132 444958 | 24 | 110 | ||
West One Pro Series Gem | £599 | lllmmm | A potentially reasonable system restricted by an awful monitor. | 8Mb | 1Gb | 6x,no sound | West One | 0171 734 0669 | 24 | 117 | ||
686/133 | ||||||||||||
Armari Fusion P166+ | £2,495 | llllmm | Well specified and built with an excellent software setup. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 6x,16 | Armari | 0181 810 7441 | 20 | 58 | ||
Carrera Jaguar 166+ | £2,275 | lllllm | Super fast. The Cyrix chip blows Intel away. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 6x,16 | Carrera | 0171 830 0486 | 18 | 88 | recommended | |
Carrera Jaguar 166+ | £2,295 | lllll[ | Impressive performance and high quality components. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 6x,16 | Carrera | 0171 830 0486 | 20 | 59 | value | |
CompuSys Equator | £1,999 | llllmm | Carefully chosen components let down by poor case and software setup. | 16Mb | 2.1Gb | 6x,16 | CompuSys | 01296 505100 | 20 | 60 | ||
Red Box CP 166 | £2,380 | lllll[ | Ultra fast, well designed interior and impressive build quality. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 6x,16 | Red Box | 01480 405541 | 20 | 69 | speed | |
686/133+ | ||||||||||||
Office Techniques P133+ | £821 | lllllm | Very well specified, with exceptional performance and unbelievable price. | 16Mb | 1Gb | 6x, no sound | Office Techniques | 01923 211449 | 24 | 110 | speed, value | |
686/150 | ||||||||||||
Armari Fusion P150 Media DSP | £1,499 | llllmm | Generally well featured but not the fastest machine in our test. | 16Mb | 1Gb | 4x,16 | Armari | 0181 810 7441 | 22 | 106 | ||
Olympian Evolution 2000 Cx150 | £1,500 | llllmm | A reasonable PC, but nothing that stands out from the crowd. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 4x,16 | Olympian | 0181 880 4222 | 22 | 109 | ||
Panrix Edge II | £1,490 | llllmm | A good performer with an imperssive set of peripherals. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 6x,16 | Panrix | 01132 444958 | 22 | 110 | ||
Red Box 150+ | £1,475 | llllmm | A good all rounder, though poor bundled software. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 4x,16 | Red Box | 01480 405541 | 22 | 110 | ||
686/166 | ||||||||||||
Evolution EV-C166 Xpression | £1,499 | lllmmm | Superb performance, but a poor set of peripherals. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 6x,16 | Evolution | 0181 944 6222 | 22 | 109 | ||
686/166+ | ||||||||||||
Armari Arcturus SP-166+ | £1,499 | lllllm | First rate components, immaculate assembley and expert configuration. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 8x,16 | Armari | 0181 810 7441 | 25 | 78 | ||
Carrera Media System 166+ 6x86 | £1,349 | lllllm | An outstanding compromise between price, features and performance. | 16Mb | 2.1Gb | 8x,16 | Carrera | 0171 830 0486 | 25 | 82 | value | |
Compusys Equator P166+ | £1,649 | llllmm | Not as fast as other Cyrix based machines. | 16Mb | 2.1Gb | 8x,16 | Compusys | 01296 505100 | 25 | 83 | ||
Dotlink Power Tower | £999 | llllmm | Well designed and a solid performer, but a shortage of frills for the price. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 6x,no sound | Dotlink | 0181 902 5802 | 24 | 142 | ||
Evolution ev-C166 X-file | £2,385 | llllmm | Ambitious system with top choice of components, but expensive. | 16Mb | 4.3Gb | 6.7x,16 | Evolution | 0181 944 6222 | 25 | 86 | ||
Isys Director's Choice Multimedia | £1,895 | lllllm | Well specified and feature packed with solid performance. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 8x,16 | Isys | 01204 700555 | 25 | 88 | ||
Office Techniques T166+ | £1,400 | llllmm | Solid if unexciting, with good performance but minimal software setup. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 8x,16 | Office Techniques | 01923 211449 | 58 | 94 | ||
Olympian Evolution 2000 166 | £1,649 | lllmmm | Olympian's poor performance and price put it out of the running. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 8x,16 | Olympian | 0181 880 4222 | 25 | 95 | ||
Panrix 166+ | £1,595 | llllll | Well designed and very fast, with top notch features. | 16Mb | 2.0Gb | 8x,16 | Panrix | 01132 444958 | 25 | 96 | speed | |
Red Box CP166+ Pro | £1,799 | llllmm | Fast, but in spite of excellent components and peripherals, too expensive. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 8x,16 | Red Box | 01480 405541 | 25 | 96 | ||
Rudi Technical Labs M5i | £2,995 | llllmm | Good performance, allied to quality components. | 32Mb | 1.2Gb | 4x,16 | Rudi Technical Labs | 0976 500150 | 24 | 140 | ||
West One Vivace | £1,564 | lllllm | The best build quality we've ever seen and great performance. | 16Mb | 1.2Gb | 8x,16 | West One | 0171 734 0669 | 25 | 98 | ||
686/200+ | ||||||||||||
Carrera Jaguar P200+ | £2,195 | lllllm | Workstation class performance at a superb price. | 16Mb | 3.0Gb | 8x,16 | Carrera | 0171 830 1486 | 25 | 150 | recommended | |
Panrix Cyrix P200+ | £2,895 | llllmm | Combines sturdy components to turn in an above average performance. | 32Mb | 2.1Gb | 8x,16 | Panrix | 01132 444958 | 24 | 136 | ||
Red Box CP200+ Pro | £2,995 | lllllm | As swift as a Pentuim Pro - the fastest machine around. | 32Mb | 2.1Gb | 6x,16 | Red Box | 01480 405541 | 22 | 122 | recommended | |
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Aplha AXP21066/166 | ||||||||||||
HM Minstrel Alpha/166 | £5,171 | not rated | Essentially a Unix workstation. Not a fast runner of PC software. | 32Mb | 4Gb | 4x,no sound | HM | 0181 830 1300 | 11 | 76 | ||
NexGen | ||||||||||||
NexGen Performance 90/84 | ||||||||||||
Dan Nexgen | £2,153 | lllllm | Good value with an excellent graphics card. | 16Mb | 405 Mb | no sound | Dan | 0181 830 1100 | 2 | 98 | recommended | |
NexGen 586/100 | ||||||||||||
Carrera NexGen 100 | £1,849 | llllmm | Pentium power without the price. | 16Mb | 520 Mb | 4x,16 | Carrera | 0171 830 0486 | 6 | 92 | ||
Panther NexGen 100 | £1,475 | lllmmm | Fast use of this new processor. | 16Mb | 812 Mb | no sound | Panther | 01442 253811 | 8 | 78 | ||
Panther Predator NX586 PF100 | £1,695 | llllmm | Fair performance, though a well specified P100 would do better. | 16Mb | 1 Gb | 4x,16 | Panther | 01442 253811 | 19 | 103 |
Last Update: 11/10/96