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