|
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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P60 |
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Apricot PC LS 560 |
2,619 |
***** |
Extremely fast network ready machine. |
16 |
540 Mb |
2x16 |
Apricot |
0121 717 7171 |
1 |
85 |
recommended
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CompuAdd Valueline P60P |
1,319 |
*** |
Neither the performance nor the monitor shine. |
8 |
200 Mb |
none |
CompuAdd |
0117 9254789 |
4 |
102 |
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Dell Optiplex 560/L |
1,599 |
*** |
Affordable, well made and excellently documented. |
8 |
260 Mb |
none |
Dell |
01344 720000 |
3 |
95 |
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Escom Pentium P60 |
1,199 |
** |
You can make it too cheap. Poor. |
4 |
406 Mb |
none |
Escom |
0990 555888 |
1 |
84 |
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ICL MD 60V |
1,980 |
*** |
Reasonable, but some rough edges. |
8 |
405 Mb |
none |
ICL |
0800 317711 |
1 |
92 |
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P75 |
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AST Bravo M5 P/75 |
1,595 |
*** |
Comparatively slow, with one inaccessible PCI slot. |
8 |
513 Mb |
none |
AST |
0990 611611 |
7 |
63 |
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Atlantic Multimedia Plus 2 |
999 |
**** |
A lot of extras, but lacking overall speed. |
8 |
528 Mb |
4x,16 |
Atlantic |
01792 700002 |
15 |
56 |
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Amstrad PC 9555i |
849 |
** |
It's cheap, but you end up with low specs and poor performance |
8 |
519 Mb |
none |
Amstrad |
0990 811811 |
19 |
86 |
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Bits & PCs Power V/75 |
1,480 |
**** |
Fast and well designed. |
16 |
813 Mb |
none |
Bits & PCs |
01344 776050 |
8 |
60 |
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Brother Professor P75 |
949 |
* |
Very poor performer. |
8 |
515 Mb |
none |
Brother |
01279 416888 |
15 |
56 |
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Brother Professor P75 |
949 |
*** |
Sparse documentation, and comes with Windows 3.1 rather than 95. |
8 |
811 Mb |
none |
Brother |
01279 416888 |
19 |
86 |
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Carrera Panther P75 |
999 |
**** |
Top flight. Good monitor, excellent expansion potential. |
8 |
815 Mb |
none |
Carrera |
0171 830 0486 |
15 |
57 |
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Carrera Panther P75 |
997 |
***** |
Storming performance, and sturdy build. |
8 |
612 Mb |
4x, no sound |
Carrera |
0171 830 0486 |
19 |
87 |
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Carrera Panther P75 MT |
1,499 |
**** |
Elegant looks and good performance. |
8 |
503 Mb |
2,16 |
Carrera |
0171 830 0486 |
7 |
63 |
value
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Compaq Deskpro 575 |
2,325 |
***** |
Blistering performance. The near perfect network PC. |
16 |
420 Mb |
none |
Compaq |
0181 332 3888 |
8 |
87 |
excellence
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Compaq Presario 9520 |
1,616 |
*** |
Middle of the road machine suitable for small office or home. |
8 |
630 Mb |
4x,16 |
Compaq |
0181 332 3888 |
17 |
88 |
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Compaq Prolinea 575 |
1,895 |
*** |
Thoughtfully designed but let down by average performance. |
8 |
420 Mb |
none |
Compaq |
0181 332 3888 |
10 |
92 |
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Dabs Pent 75 |
985 |
*** |
Basic, no frills machine with decent performance. |
8 |
850 Mb |
none |
Dabs Direct |
0800 558866 |
15 |
57 |
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Dan Dantium 75/MM |
1,859 |
***** |
Fast and good value. |
8 |
815 Mb |
4x,16 |
Dan |
0181 830 1100 |
7 |
64 |
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Dell Dimension P75t |
949 |
*** |
Solidly built but unremarkable. |
8 |
540 Mb |
none |
Dell |
01344 720000 |
15 |
58 |
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Dell Dimension P75t |
999 |
**** |
Fast, but lacks a CD ROM drive an no software apart from Windows 95. |
8 |
1 Gb |
none |
Dell |
01344 720200 |
19 |
87 |
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Dell Optiplex XL 575 |
1,615 |
*** |
Sluggish, though with excellent monitor. |
8 |
365 Mb |
none |
Dell |
01344 720000 |
7 |
64 |
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Dotlink Magnum P75 |
1,498 |
*** |
well balanced with respectable performance. |
16 |
520 Mb |
none |
Dotlink |
0181 902 5802 |
8 |
64 |
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Dotlink Magnum P75 PCIi |
1,575 |
**** |
Fast and tidy, but lacks a proper user's guide. |
8 |
540 Mb |
3x, no sound |
Dotlink |
0181 902 5802 |
7 |
65 |
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Elonex PC-575 B/I |
1,570 |
**** |
Good system performance and software bundle. |
8 |
540 Mb |
2x,16 |
Elonex |
0181 452 4444 |
7 |
65 |
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Escom P75 |
1,017 |
**** |
Speedy but poor interior design. |
8 |
850 Mb |
2x,16 |
Escom |
0990 555888 |
13 |
96 |
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Escom P75 Mulitmedia |
997 |
***** |
Extremely well built and fast, with excellent software bundle. |
8 |
1 Gb |
4x,16 |
Escom |
0990 100888 |
19 |
89 |
recommended
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Evesham Prima P75 |
849 |
*** |
Cheap, with plenty of expansion potential, but poorly documented. |
8 |
1 Gb |
none |
Evesham Micros |
01386 765500 |
19 |
89 |
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Evesham Vale Platinum PCI |
1,529 |
**** |
Elegant, good performance. Needs better documentation. |
8 |
518 Mb |
2x,16 |
Evesham Micros |
01386 765500 |
7 |
66 |
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Evesham Vale Prestige P75 |
999 |
** |
Lacking in features and performance. Large case. |
8 |
518 Mb |
none |
Evesham Micros |
01386 765500 |
15 |
58 |
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Gaia GT P5 |
995 |
***** |
Good value setup for the budget conscious. |
8 |
540 Mb |
4x,16 |
Gaia |
01248 352459 |
15 |
59 |
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Gateway P5-75 Best Buy |
949 |
**** |
Good presentation, poor performance. |
8 |
540 Mb |
4x,16 |
Gateway 2000 |
0800 462000 |
15 |
59 |
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Gateway P5-75 MM |
1,699 |
***** |
Some great features including subwoofer speakers. |
8 |
530 Mb |
4x,16 |
Gateway 2000 |
0800 462000 |
7 |
66 |
Value
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Hi-Grade Winputer P5-75 |
1,870 |
**** |
Includes a modem, but uninspiring performance. |
8 |
518 Mb |
2x,16 |
Hi-Grade |
0181 591 9040 |
7 |
67 |
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IPC Valuemagic P75 |
1,649 |
**** |
Capable, with plenty of room for expansion. |
8 |
811 Mb |
2x,16 |
IPC |
01282 618866 |
7 |
67 |
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Mesh Elite95 75 |
999 |
**** |
Solid with good expansion potential. |
8 |
1Gb |
none |
Mesh |
0181 452 1111 |
15 |
62 |
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Mesh Elite95 75 |
999 |
*** |
Good build but average speed. |
8 |
1 Gb |
4x, no sound |
Mesh |
0181 452 1111 |
19 |
90 |
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Minstrel Xpresso P54/75 |
1,299 |
** |
Slow system and very weak documentation. |
8 |
407Mb |
none |
Minstrel |
0181 830 1300 |
7 |
68 |
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Mint P75 Viper |
1,499 |
*** |
A no frills system. |
16 |
697 Mb |
none |
Mint |
0181 965 5151 |
8 |
68 |
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Mr PC Omega P75 |
839 |
**** |
Commendably cheap for the specifications. |
8 |
545 Mb |
none |
Mr PC |
01282 777888 |
13 |
93 |
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Opus Prestige Triton P75 |
999 |
* |
Suffers from uninspiring choice of components. |
8 |
545 Mb |
none |
Opus |
01293 821555 |
15 |
62 |
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Opus P75 |
1,499 |
*** |
Lightning fast, with agreeable monitor. |
16 |
406 Mb |
none |
Opus |
01293 821555 |
8 |
76 |
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Packard Bell Executive 907D |
1,611 |
**** |
A good deal with modem and software bundle |
8 |
1.2Gb |
4x,16 |
Packard Bell |
01753 831914 |
16 |
101 |
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Packard Bell Executive |
1,599 |
**** |
A good solution for the home or office. |
8 |
850 Mb |
2x16 |
Packard Bell |
01753 831914 |
11 |
94 |
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Panrix Edge |
995 |
****** |
A cut above the rest. |
8 |
815 Mb |
2x,16 |
Panrix |
01132 444958 |
15 |
63 |
speed
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PC Science P75 Personal Multimedia |
999 |
**** |
Disappointing performance, though plenty of extra software. |
8 |
638 Mb |
4x,16 |
PC Science |
01423 323386 |
15 |
64 |
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Polar Premier P75 |
899 |
*** |
Average performance, though the CD ROM is a bonus at the price. |
8 |
611 Mb |
4x, no sound |
Polar Technology |
01625 858577 |
19 |
90 |
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Portables and Upgrades P75 |
1,294 |
**** |
Exceptional performance. Lacks room for expansion. |
8 |
850 Mb |
4x,16 |
Portables and Upgrades |
0161 406 6486 |
14 |
122 |
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Red Box Winstation 75 ST |
999 |
**** |
Poor keyboard and mouse. |
8 |
815 Mb |
2x,16 |
Red Box |
01480 405541 |
15 |
64 |
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Red Box 75 Winstation |
1,735 |
**** |
Excellent performance, let down by a flimsy case. |
8 |
515 Mb |
4x,16 |
Red Box |
01480 405541 |
7 |
68 |
speed
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RTM P75 Pro Classic |
999 |
*** |
Impressive performer, well put together. |
8 |
815 Mb |
none |
RTM |
0161 7439333 |
15 |
65 |
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Simply Computers Pentium/75 |
995 |
**** |
Unremarkable performance. |
8 |
540 Mb |
none |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2130 |
15 |
65 |
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Time PowerStation 3MT |
999 |
**** |
Moderate performer, but lots of multimedia support. |
8 |
853 Mb |
2x,16 |
Time |
01282 777111 |
15 |
66 |
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Tiny 586 P75 |
899 |
**** |
A good all rounder, though poor build quality and inferior warranty. |
8 |
609 Mb |
4x, 16 |
Tiny Computers |
01293 821333 |
19 |
92 |
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Trigem Gem Master 3540 P75 |
1,258 |
**** |
Middle of the road system for a middle of the road price. |
8 |
520 Mb |
4x,no sound |
Trigem |
01753 696769 |
11 |
92 |
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Tulip Vision Line dt 5/75 |
979 |
* |
Embarrasingly poor performance. |
8 |
611 Mb |
none |
Tulip Computers |
01293 420200 |
19 |
92 |
|
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Vanitec Eagle 75 |
1,899 |
**** |
Not the best, but well assembled. |
8 |
540 Mb |
2x,16 |
Vanitec |
01249 448777 |
7 |
76 |
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Viglen Home Multimedia PC |
999 |
***** |
Compact and well designed. Respectable performance. |
8 |
517 Mb |
2x,16 |
Viglen |
0181 758 7000 |
15 |
66 |
value
|
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Viglen Genie PCI P75 |
1,574 |
**** |
Good performance and price, excellent upgrade potential. |
8 |
540 Mb |
2x,16 |
Viglen |
0181 758 7000 |
7 |
76 |
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