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Name |
Price (at time of publishing) |
Rating |
Comment |
RAM |
HD |
MM |
Supplier |
Tel |
Issue |
Page |
Additional comments, notes
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Amd |
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5K86/90 |
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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 |
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Cyrix |
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5x86/100 |
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AST Advantage 613E |
1,349 |
** |
A mixed bag. Adequate audio and comms, poor monitor. |
8 |
850 Mb |
4x,16 |
AST |
0990 611611 |
15 |
83 |
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Armari Blaze |
1,250 |
*** |
Performance on par with P75. There are far better buys. |
8 |
1Gb |
4x,16 |
Armari |
0181 810 7441 |
16 |
99 |
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686/100 |
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Cyrix Panther Premier |
1,849 |
***** |
Well specified system delivering good performance. |
16 |
1Gb |
4x,16 |
Cyrix |
01442 253811 |
17 |
85 |
recommended
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686/133 |
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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 |
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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
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Carrera Jaguar 166+ |
2,295 |
*****½ |
Impressive performance and high quality components. |
16 |
1.2Gb |
6x,16 |
Carrera |
0171 830 0486 |
20 |
59 |
value
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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 |
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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
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686/150 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Panrix Edge II |
1,490 |
**** |
A good performer with an imperssive set of peripherals. |
16 |
1.2Gb |
6x,16 |
Panrix |
01132 444958 |
22 |
110 |
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Red Box 150+ |
1,475 |
**** |
A good all rounder, though poor bundled software. |
16 |
1.2Gb |
4x,16 |
Red Box |
01480 405541 |
22 |
110 |
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686/166 |
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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 |
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686/200 |
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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
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Digital |
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Aplha AXP21066/166 |
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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 |
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NexGen |
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NexGen Performance 90/84 |
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Dan Nexgen |
2,153 |
***** |
Good value with an excellent graphics card. |
16 |
405 Mb |
none |
Dan |
0181 830 1100 |
2 |
98 |
recommended
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NexGen 586/100 |
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Carrera NexGen 100 |
1,849 |
**** |
Pentium power without the price. |
16 |
520 Mb |
4x,16 |
Carrera |
0171 830 0486 |
6 |
92 |
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Panther NexGen 100 |
1,475 |
*** |
Fast use of this new processor. |
16 |
812 Mb |
none |
Panther |
01442 253811 |
8 |
78 |
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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 |
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