Name Price at Time of Review (£) Rating Comment RAM HD MM Supplier Tel Issue Page Additional comments, notes
Intel
P120
Apricot Xen-PCM 120 3,348 ***** Well made and very well designed. 16 730 Mb 2,16 Apricot 0121 717 7171 8 86 recommended
Carrera Panther P120 2,595 ***** Fast with excellent expansion potential. 16 850 Mb 4x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 9 140 recommended
Dan Ultimate P120 2,712 ****** The most attractive P120 for the price. 16 850 Mb 4x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 9 140 excellence
Dell Dimension XPS P120C 3,358 *** Overall unimpressive performance, especially graphics. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Dell 01344 720000 9 141
Gateway 2000 P5-120 2,599 **** The price is right but unexciting performance. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 9 141
Panrix Electron 2,950 ***** Good monitor and excellent keyboard, 16 1Gb 4x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 9 142 recommended
Red Box Winstation 120 Pro 2,999 ***** Impressive monitor, modem but short on ISA expansion. 16 1.2Gb 4x,16 Red Box 01480 405541 9 142
Viglen Genie P5/120 2,919 **** solid performance and expandable. Good monitor. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Viglen 0181 758 7000 9 144
Vobis Highscreen P120 1,446 ** Disappointing components, unimpressive peripherals and dire performance. 16 1.2 Gb 4x 16 Vobis 0181 207 7000 19 104
P133
Acer Aspire P133 1,701 *** A poor performer, but comes with a reasonable array of software. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Acer 01628 533122 20 98
Armari eXPS-133 2,495 **** Excellent monitor and 6x CD. Poor keyaboard & mouse. 16 1Gb 6x,16 Armari 0181 810 7441 16 60
AST Advantage 824 1,871 *** Good value on the face of it but let down by overall performance. 16 1.6Gb 6x triple caddy, 16 AST 0990 611611 20 97
AST Bravo Ms P/133 2,145 *** Good core specifications, but disappointing performance. 16 1.6Gb No CD ROM, 16 bit sound. AST 0990 611611 18 91
Atlantic Pro95/P133 2,099 **** Middle of the road. Disappointing graphics drivers. 16 1Gb 6x,16 Atlantic 01792 700002 16 60
Atomstyle P133 2,450 *** Overall performance let down by slow hard drive. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Atomstyle 0181 801 1838 13 92
Carrera Panther Ultimate P133 2,295 ***** Fastest machine in labs, though others are better equipped. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 16 61 speed
Carrera Panther P133 3,095 **** Price is too high, though perfomance above average. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 11 88
Compaq DeskPro 5133 3,010 ** Credible business machine but dire performance. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Compaq 0181 332 3888 16 61
Dan Ultimate 133 2,378 **** Average performance on a well featured system. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 16 62
Dan Ultimate 133 2,962 ***** Blistering speed, with high quality components. 16 850 Mb 4x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 10 88 recommended
Dell Dimension XPS P133 2,199 ***** Excellent multimedia machine at competitive price. 16 1.6Gb 4x,16 Dell 01344 720000 16 62 value
Dell Dimension XPS P133 2,649 ***** Lightning performance with top notch peripherals. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Dell 01344 720000 10 89 recommended
Digital Celebris GL 5133ST 3,245 ** Well designed but mediocre performance for the price. 16 1.2Gb 4x,16 Digital 0181 286 5000 16 63
Evesham Vale Platinum Pro 2,177 **** Below par performance. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Evesham Micros 01386 765500 16 63
Evolution EV Pro 133T 2,399 ***** Great 17-inch monitor and keyboard. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Evolution 0181 944 6222 16 64
Evolution EV Pro 133T 2,695 ***** Extremely fast and well specified. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Evolution 0181 944 6222 12 100 recommended
Fujitsu ICL Ergopro X450/133 2,520 *** Thoughtfully engineered, but poor performance. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Fujitsu 01344 472472 17 87
Gateway P5-133 Elite 2,599 *** Disappointing system performance. Triple CD caddy. 32 1.6Gb 4x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 16 64
Gateway P5-133 4,179 **** Expensive and impressive. Triple CD caddy. 32 1.5Gb 4x16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 10 86
HP Vectra 500 P133 2,395 *** Performance is poor for this processor class. 16 1.51 Gb 4x, 16 Hewlett-Packard 0900 474747 19 102
HP Vectra VL4 2,685 *** Powerful professional system. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Hewlett-Packard 01344 369222 16 65
IBM PC350-P133 2,225 * Inferior performance and without multimedia. 16 1.2Gb none IBM 0345 727272 16 67
IBM Aptiva P133 2,042 *** Falls down badly on performance for the price. 8 1.6Gb 4x,16 IBM 0345 727272 21 111
Mesh Elite95 Pro 133 2,295 ***** Feature packed machine. 16 1.6Gb 6x,16 Mesh 0181 452 1111 16 67
MJN P133 Multimedia 2,189 **** Relatively inexpensive but unimpressive performance. 16 1.6Gb 6x,16 MJN 01282 777555 16 68
Panrix Ultra P133 2,275 ***** Fast and well built. 16 1Gb 6x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 16 68
Panrix Micron P133 3,149 *** Slightly lacklustre graphics. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 11 90
Red Box Winstation 133 2,695 ***** Impressive, but expensive. 16 2Gb ?x,16 Red Box 01480 405541 16 75
Red Box P133 2,950 ***** Very fast and well specified. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Red Box 01480 405541 12 101 recommended
RTM P133 Pro/Ultima 2,679 **** Overpriced despite good components. 16 1Gb 4x,16 RTM 0161 743 9333 16 75
Viglen P5/133 2,872 **** Not the fastest, though good value. 16 1.6Gb 4x,16 Viglen 0181 758 7000 11 89