Name Price at Time of Review (£) Rating Comment RAM HD MM Supplier Tel Issue Page Additional comments, notes
Intel
486SX2/50
Amstrad PC486 1,106 *** A valid choice for a tight budget. 4 270 Mb 2x,16 Amstrad 01277 228888 3 99
486DX2/66
Amstrad PC9486 1,399 ** Little to recommend this machine. 8 408 Mb none Amstrad 01227 228888 1 45
Apricot Xen-PC 1,759 *** The network managers choice. 8 516 Mb none Apricot 0121 717 7171 1 45
AST Premmia MX4/66d 2,070 ** Impressive credentials, and a good performer. 8 425 Mb none AST 0990 611611 1 46
Brother BC54dx2 1,499 *** Sluggish and doubts about long term expandability. 8 420 Mb none Brother 01279 416888 1 46
Compaq Deskpro XL 466 2,215 **** Noisy keyboard, but good all rounder. 8 504 Mb none Compaq 0181 332 3888 1 48
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
Dell Optiplex 466 Le 1,559 *** The network managers dream. Highly upgradable. 8 324 Mb none Dell 01344 720000 1 50
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
Elonex PC 466/I 2,165 *** Lots of user friendly features. 8 502 MB none Elonex 0181 452 4444 1 51
Elonex WS-466 1,505 ***** A quick PC in a small box. 8 250 Mb none Elonex 0181 452 4444 1 88
Evesham Vale 1,418 *** Good and expandable, but manual needs attention. 8 503 Mb none Evesham Micros 01386 765500 1 51
Gateway 4DX2-66 1,508 **** Feature packed machine with PCI power. 8 514 Mb 2x16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 1 54 value
IBM PC330 DX2/66 1,540 **** Poor keyboard. 16 270 Mb none IBM 0345 727272 5 90
IBM ValuePoint 466DX2/Dp 2,275 *** Well designed, good display and upgrade potential. 8 364 Mb 2x,16 IBM 0345 727272 1 54
ICL ValuePlus VL/66d 1,680 *** Smart design and solid performance. 8 258 Mb none ICL 0800 317711 1 55
Locland 1,533 *** Little is wrong with this machine, but also little outstanding. 8 541 Mb none Locland 01355 228808 1 55
Mitac DM4466V 1,249 *** Average performer, but good overall styling and design. 8 327 Mb none Mitac 01952 207200 1 58
MJN 486/DX66 879 *** Neither hard disc nor graphics performance are impressive. 4 340 Mb none MJN 01282 777555 2 99
MJN 486DX2-66V/CD 1,399 *** Not the fastest, but one of the cheapest. 8 521 Mb 2x,16 MJN 01282 777555 1 58
NEC PowerMate 466D 2,305 *** Good construction and performance. 8 404 Mb none NEC 0181 993 8111 1 59
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
Royale 486/66 CDI 895 ***** Fast and extremely well specified. 8 325 Mb none Royale 01923 213141 4 106 recommended
Tulip VisionLine dt 4/66 1,935 ** Average performance, negligable expandability. 8 515 Mb none Tulip 01293 420200 1 60
Vanitec Eagle DX2 1,599 ***** Well constructed and sensibly specified. 16 540 Mb 2x,16 Vanitec 01249 448777 6 95 recommended
Viglen Genie Pro PCI 1,758 *** Good display, performance and documentation. 8 504 Mb none Viglen 0181 758 7000 1 60