Name Price (at time of publishing) Rating Comment RAM HD MM Supplier Tel Issue Page Additional comments, notes
Amd
5K86/90
Panther Predator 2 1,399 *** A good performance for this chip, but at a high price. 16 1.6Gb 6x, no sound Panther 01442 253811 21 117
Cyrix
5x86/100
AST Advantage 613E 1,349 ** A mixed bag. Adequate audio and comms, poor monitor. 8 850 Mb 4x,16 AST 0990 611611 15 83
Armari Blaze 1,250 *** Performance on par with P75. There are far better buys. 8 1Gb 4x,16 Armari 0181 810 7441 16 99
686/100
Cyrix Panther Premier 1,849 ***** Well specified system delivering good performance. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Cyrix 01442 253811 17 85 recommended
686/133
Armari Fusion P166+ 2,495 **** Well specified and built with an excellent software setup. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Armari 0181 810 7441 20 58
Carrera Jaguar 166+ 2,275 ***** Super fast. The Cyrix chip blows Intel away. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 18 88 recommended
Carrera Jaguar 166+ 2,295 *****½ Impressive performance and high quality components. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 20 59 value
CompuSys Equator 1,999 **** Carefully chosen components let down by poor case and software setup. 16 2.1Gb 6x,16 CompuSys 01296 505100 20 60
Red Box CP 166 2,380 *****½ Ultra fast, well designed interior and impressive build quality. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Red Box 01480 405541 20 69 speed
686/150
Armari Fusion P150 Media DSP 1,499 **** Generally well featured but not the fastest machine in our test. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Armari 0181 810 7441 22 106
Olympian Evolution 2000 Cx150 1,500 **** A reasonable PC, but nothing that stands out from the crowd. 16 1.2Gb 4x,16 Olympian 0181 880 4222 22 109
Panrix Edge II 1,490 **** A good performer with an imperssive set of peripherals. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 22 110
Red Box 150+ 1,475 **** A good all rounder, though poor bundled software. 16 1.2Gb 4x,16 Red Box 01480 405541 22 110
686/166
Evolution EV-C166 Xpression 1,499 *** Superb performance, but a poor set of peripherals. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Evolution 0181 944 6222 22 109
686/200
Red Box CP200+ Pro 2,995 ***** As swift as a Pentuim Pro - the fastest machine around. 32 2.1Gb 6x,16 Red Box 01480 405541 22 122 recommended
Digital
Aplha AXP21066/166
HM Minstrel Alpha/166 5,171 not rated Essentially a Unix workstation. Not a fast runner of PC software. 32 4Gb 4x,no sound HM 0181 830 1300 11 76
NexGen
NexGen Performance 90/84
Dan Nexgen 2,153 ***** Good value with an excellent graphics card. 16 405 Mb none Dan 0181 830 1100 2 98 recommended
NexGen 586/100
Carrera NexGen 100 1,849 **** Pentium power without the price. 16 520 Mb 4x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 6 92
Panther NexGen 100 1,475 *** Fast use of this new processor. 16 812 Mb none Panther 01442 253811 8 78
Panther Predator NX586 PF100 1,695 **** Fair performance, though a well specified P100 would do better. 16 1 Gb 4x,16 Panther 01442 253811 19 103