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Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Screen | RAM | HD | MM | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
Intel | |||||||||||||
486SX/33 | |||||||||||||
Twinhead Slimnote 350C | £1,649 | llllmm | Plenty of modularity, but an under par keyboard. | Col DSTN | 4Mb | 200 Mb | none | Twinhead | 01256 811366 | 3 | 102 | ||
486SX2/50 | |||||||||||||
TI Travelmate 4000M | £2,999 | llllmm | Excellent multimedia portable. | Col TFT | 4Mb | 340 Mb | docking | Texas Instruments | 01932 780753 | 1 | 93 | ||
486DX/33 | |||||||||||||
Brother BCP 631T | £2,339 | llllmm | Respectable performer in compact package. | Col TFT | 4Mb | 120 Mb | none | Brother | 01279 416888 | 1 | 96 | ||
486DX2/40 | |||||||||||||
Compaq Contura 400C | £1,995 | lllllm | First class and a competitive price. | Col DSTN | 4Mb | 250 Mb | none | Compaq | 0181 332 3000 | 2 | 111 | recommended | |
486DX2/50 | |||||||||||||
ACI Performer AC | £2,136 | llllmm | Some neat features, and a clear legible screen. | Col DSTN | none | ACi | 0181 830 1958 | 5 | 56 | ||||
AJP 7560T | £2,573 | lllmmm | Fast performance and good battery life. | Col TFT | none | AJP | 0181 452 9090 | 5 | 57 | ||||
CIC Cardstar CS200-50 | £2,590 | llmmmm | Good all round performer. | Col DSTN | none | CIC | 0181 813 8217 | 5 | 58 | ||||
Compaq LTE Elite 4/50 CX | £4,690 | llllmm | A worthy machine. | Col TFT | none | Compaq | 0990 134456 | 5 | 60 | Speed | |||
Dell Latitude XP 450CX | £3,019 | lllmmm | Incredible battery life. | Col TFT | none | Dell | 01344 720000 | 5 | 61 | ||||
Dell Latitude XP 450CX | £2,899 | lllllm | Excellent design and luxurious screen. A pleasure to use. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 340 Mb | none | Dell | 01344 720000 | 1 | 97 | recommended | |
Digital HiNote Ultra CS450 | £2,490 | lllllm | Ultra slim design and impressive battery life. Truly portable. | Col DSTN | 8Mb | 335 Mb | docking | Digital | 0181 286 5000 | 17 | 62 | value | |
Digital HiNote Ultra CS450 | £2,600 | lllllm | A notebook to lust after. | Col DSTN | 8Mb | 335 Mb | none | Digital | 0181 286 5000 | 7 | 88 | recommended | |
Gateway Handbook 486 | £1,499 | llllmm | A mixed bag of high performance and inconvenience. | 8Mb | 250 Mb | none | Gateway 2000 | 0800 782000 | 3 | 100 | |||
Hi-Grade Hi-Note LBC2-DX2/50N | £2,115 | lllmmm | Well featured with plenty of scope for expansion. | Col DSTN | none | Hi-Grade | 0181 591 9040 | 5 | 62 | ||||
HP OmniBook 4000CT | £2,385 | llmmmm | Neat and well designed, but underpowered. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 324 Mb | none | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 17 | 66 | ||
IBM Thinkpad 360CE | £2,820 | lllmmm | Lacks and major flaws, but disappointing for an IBM machine. | Col TFT | docking | IBM | 0345 727272 | 5 | 63 | ||||
IBM Thinkpad 701C | £3,320 | llllmm | Superb. Innovative keyboard technology delivers real benefits. | Col TFT | 4Mb | 360 Mb | none | IBM | 0345 727272 | 7 | 87 | recommended | |
Minstrel Xpeco Elite | £2,329 | lllmmm | Comfortable machine, sensible price and good performance. | Col DSTN | none | HM Systems | 0181 209 0911 | 5 | 64 | ||||
MJN Powerlite 4DX2-50 | £1,678 | lllmmm | Better thought out than your average notebook. | Col DSTN | 8Mb | 260 Mb | none | MJN | 01282 777555 | 7 | 92 | ||
NEC Versa V/50 | £2,720 | llmmmm | Not well designed, poor pointing device, and slow. | Col DSTN | none | NEC | 0181 993 8111 | 5 | 65 | ||||
Samsung 486DX2 | £3,299 | llmmmm | Has some good features but too expensive for performance. | Col TFT | 4Mb | 120 Mb | none | Samsung | 0181 391 0168 | 2 | 110 | ||
TI Travelmate 4000M DX250MHz | £3,283 | llmmmm | Poor system performance. | Col DSTN | docking | Texas Instruments | 01932 780753 | 5 | 68 | ||||
Toshiba 2100CT | £2,595 | llllmm | Very fast but poor screen and keyboard. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 335 Mb | none | Toshiba | 01932 828828 | 8 | 94 | ||
Toshiba T2400CS | £2,570 | llllmm | Difficult to fault. | Col DSTN | Toshiba | 01932 828828 | 5 | 76 | recommended | ||||
Toshiba T2400CT | £3,495 | lllllm | Top notch perfromance. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 320 Mb | none | Toshiba | 01932 828828 | 2 | 106 | recommended | |
Viglen Dossier 486 ST | £3,050 | llllmm | Pleasant to use. | Col TFT | Viglen | 0181 758 7000 | 5 | 77 | |||||
Zenith Z-Star EX | £1,699 | llllmm | Beautifully implemented modular design. Keenly priced. | Col DSTN | 4Mb | 200 Mb | none | Zenith | 01756 702800 | 4 | 110 | ||
486DX2/66 | |||||||||||||
Mitac 4023 | £1,499 | lllmmm | Robust though small and light. | 8Mb | 340 Mb | none | Mitac | 01952 207200 | 10 | 97 | |||
Rock Estima 486 DX2/66 | £1,698 | lllmmm | Reasonable power management but poor keyboard. | Col DSTN | 8Mb | 323 Mb | none | Rock | 01753 567899 | 6 | 98 | ||
486DX4/75 | |||||||||||||
AST Ascentia 910N | £3,495 | lllllm | Good build quality and excellent performance. Ideal for travellers. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 510 Mb | none | AST | 9 | 85 | |||
Dell Latitude LX475D | £1,499 | lllllm | Good value, well designed. | Col DSTN | 8Mb | 420 Mb | none | Dell | 01344 720000 | 13 | 100 | ||
NEC Versa M/75TC | £4,195 | lllmmm | Feature rich but poor battery life. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 250 Mb | None | NEC | 0181 993 8111 | 5 | 97 | ||
NEC Versa 500D | £1,475 | llllmm | Well built with good performance. | Col DSTN | 8Mb | 340 Mb | none | NEC | 0181 993 8111 | 17 | 93 | ||
NEC Versa 2000C | £2,395 | llllmm | Excellent ergonomics and good performance at a reasonable price. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 720 Mb | none | NEC | 0181 993 8111 | 17 | 66 | ||
Samsung Sens 700 | £2,824 | llllmm | Rugged good performer. | Col TFT | 16Mb | 250 Mb | none | Samsung | 0181 391 0168 | 12 | 115 | ||
Sharp PC-8900 | £3,595 | lllmmm | Low performance at a high price. | LCD VGA | 8Mb | 320 Mb | 16-bit sound | Sharp | 0161 205 2623 | 9 | 89 | ||
Thinkpad 370C | £2,740 | llllmm | Solidly engineered, good quality. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 340 Mb | none | IBM | 0345 727272 | 12 | 105 | ||
Toshiba T21 10 | £995 | llllmm | Not enough RAM, but solid no frills notebook. | Mono LCD | 4Mb | 334 Mb | none | Toshiba | 01932 828828 | 14 | 124 | ||
Toshiba T21 50CDT | £3,195 | lllllm | Mobile multimedia the way it is supposed to be. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 520 Mb | 2x,16 | Toshiba | 01932 828828 | 9 | 88 | ||
486DX4/100 | |||||||||||||
Aries Perfecta 7400 | £2,512 | lllmmm | Not without its faults but some good design features. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 510 Mb | none | Aries | 01582 745555 | 11 | 102 | ||
Brother Pro Book 761T | £2,349 | lllmmm | Disappointing performance and indifferent screen | Col TFT | 8Mb | 540 Mb | none | Brother | 01279 416888 | 17 | 60 | ||
CTX ExBook | £1,999 | lllmmm | Neat machine, good for general use. Poor port layout. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 514 Mb | none | CTX | 01923 818461 | 17 | 61 | ||
CTX ExBook | £2,650 | lllmmm | Well constructed, but not the best value around. | Col TFT | 16Mb | 480 Mb | none | CTX | 01923 818461 | 13 | 98 | ||
Compaq Contura 430 CX | £2,395 | lllmmm | Steady workhorse, good quality basic build. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 721 Mb | none | Compaq | 0181 332 3000 | 17 | 61 | ||
Compaq LTE 5100 | £4,480 | llllmm | Robust, fully featured and flexible. Needs another 8Mb RAM. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 810 Mb | 2x,16 | Compaq | 0990 134456 | 16 | 103 | ||
Dual Pentmedia | £3,300 | llmmmm | A low cost notebook with obvious compromises. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 320 Mb | none | Dual | 01223 576622 | 2 | 107 | ||
Ergo CD Brick | £3,195 | llmmmm | Flimsy construction. Not worth the money. | Col DSTN | 16Mb | 500 Mb | 2x,16 | Ergo | 01159 452565 | 8 | 96 | ||
Ergo Powerbrick 100 | £3,595 | llllmm | Too many rough edges, though hefty specs make it quick. | Col TFT | 16Mb | 500 Mb | none | Ergo | 0115 452565 | 4 | 121 | ||
Gateway 2000 Liberty | £2,599 | llllmm | High specs and good performance, but lightweight build. | Col DSTN | 8Mb | 720 Mb | none | Gateway 2000 | 0800 462000 | 7 | 90 | ||
Opti 741 | £2,382 | lllmmm | Competent machine without outstanding features. Does the job. | Col DSTN | 12Mb | 503 Mb | none | Opti | 0181 507 1818 | ||||
Panasonic CF-41 | £4,499 | llllmm | Impressive but expensive multimedia portable. Excellent display. | Col TFT | 8Mb | 450 Mb | 2x,16 | Panasonic | 0500 404041 | 4 | 111 |
Last Update: 11/10/96
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