Name Rating Comment Screen HD MM Supplier Tel Additional comments, notes
Intel
P75
Adams Technology ACCURA 5000 2,449 *** Excellent power management. Col DSTN 8 645 Mb sound card Adams Technology 0161 877 8822 10 62
Dual Pentmedia I-586 Series PT5000 2,399 *** Expensive. Includes removable display. Col TFT 8 324 Mb sound card Dual 01223 576622 10 64
Ergo Pentathlon P75 TFT 2,495 *** Neat, well integrated but poor P75 performer. Col TFT 8 543 Mb 2x,16 Ergo 01159 749494 17 63
IBM Thinkpad 755CX SVGA 5,025 **** Almost worth it for the hire res SVGA screen alone. Col TFT 8 520 Mb none IBM 0345 727272 11 98
Mitac 5021 2,598 *** Poor performance, and badly lit screen, but fair value for money. Col TFT 16 810 Mb 2x, 16 Mitac 01952 207200 19 113
NEC 4000C 3,350 ***** Swift performer. Good keyboard, screen and mousepad. Col TFT 8 540 Mb 2x,16 NEC 0181 993 8111 15 86 recommended
Opti Pantera 2,140 *** A good performer. Col DSTN 8 323 Mb sound card Opti 0181 507 1818 10 64
Panasonic CF-41 PT64 5,199 **** Impressive multimedia machine. Heavy, though. Col TFT 16 644 Mb 2x,16 Panasonic 0500 404041 10 66
Polar Explorer 7200 2,099 *** Fine performance but poor display and ugly design Col DSTN 8 518 Mb 2x,16 Polar Technology 01625 858577 17 68
Samsung Sens 800 1,935 *** Poor pointing device and average performance. Col DSTN 16 540 Mb docking Samsung 0181 391 0168 16 104
TI TravelMate 5000 3,999 **** Almost flawless, and keenly priced. Col TFT 8 772 Mb sound card Texas Instruments 01932 780753 10 76 value
Toshiba CS 100 1,695 **** Top notch specs and strong connectivity options. Col DSTN 8 520 Mb none Toshiba 01932 828828 18 93
Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CDT 3,695 ***** Good screen, keyboard and design. Competitively priced. Col TFT 8 650 Mb 4x,16 Toshiba 01932 828828 12 116 recommended
Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CS 2,425 ***** Good performance, long battery life. Col DSTN 8 770 Mb 4x,16 Toshiba 01932 828828 17 74 value
Toshiba T4900CT 3,995 **** Odd keyboard layout. Col TFT 8 771 Mb sound card Toshiba 01932 828828 10 78 value
Toshiba 4900CT 5,745 **** High performance no compromise notebook. Col TFT 16 772 Mb none Toshiba 01932 828828 5 99
Viglen Dossier P5 SD 2,449 *** Good power saving, thorough manual. Col DSTN 8 504 Mb 16-bit sound Viglen 0181 758 7000 10 78
Zenith Z-Note MX P75 DSTN 2,199 *** Good basic system. Comfortable design. Col DSTN 8 540 Mb none Zenith 01756 702800
P90
ACI 7600 Pentium 2,299 *** Low priced, good performance, integrated sound. Col TFT 8 324 Mb sound card ACi 0161 929 9444 10 62
AJP 7690T 2,199 *** Impressive system performance and good battery life. Col TFT 8 324 Mb sound card AJP 0181 452 9090 10 63
Compaq LTE 5100 4,480 **** Robust and fully featured. Needs another 8Mb RAM. Col TFT 8 810 Mb 4x,16 Compaq 0990 134456 16 102
Dell Lattitude XPI-P90T 3,399 ***** Excellent screen, good keyboard, impressive charge life. Col TFT 8 810 Mb none Dell 01344 720000 12 106 recommended
Fujitsu ICL Ergo Lite S90CD 3,595 **** Excellent modular design but slow performance. Col TFT 16 510 Mb 2x,16 Fujitsu 01344 472000 16 109
Gateway Solo P90 2,699 **** Fair performance for the price. SVGA Active matrix 8 720 Mb 2x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 14 126
HP Omnibook 5000CTS 4,630 **** Speedy but expensive. Lacking in extras. Col TFT 16 1.2Gb none Hewlett-Packard 01344 369222 17 90
Opti Pantera P90 2,995 **** Fairly well specified but poor performance. Col DSTN 8 360 Mb 16-bit sound card Opti 0181 507 1818 6 99
Samsung Sens 800 2,299 **** Good performance, excellent display, but poor battery life. Col TFT 8 810 Mb none Samsung 0181 391 0168 17 68
Toshiba Portege 3,550 ***** Compact yet powerful. Great screen. Idiosyncratic keyboard. Col TFT 8 720 Mb none Toshiba 01932 828828 11 96 recommended
Toshiba Tecra 700CT 4,995 **** Heavy but packs genuine power. SVGA screen superb. Col TFT 16 4x,16 Toshiba 01932 828828 16 110
P100
Dell Lattitude XPI-P100SD 1,699 ***** Up to the minute features, good performance and excellent battery. Col DSTN 540Mb 16-bit sound Dell 01344 720000 22 124 recommended
Dual HiNote Ultra II CTS5100 3,427 **** An excellent example of notebook technology but low battery life. Col TFT 1.08Gb 16-bit sound Ideal Hardware 0181 286 5000 22 130
Dual Pentimedia II PT5500 2,500 *** Capable multimedia portable. Col TFT 16 323 Mb 4x,16 Dual 01223 576622 17 62
Tadpole P1000 5,910 **** Exceptionally well built, disappointing battery life. Col TFT 32 773 Mb 16 bit sound Tadpole 01223 428200 10 66
Tadpole P1000 8,885 *** Unusually robust and generally well made. Col TFT 64 810 Mb 16 bit sound Tadpole 01223 428200 9 86
P120
Carrera Explorer 3,088 **** A powerful multimedia machine but it sucks battery life. Col TFT 16 1.3Gb optional CD ROM, 16-bit sound. Carrera 0171 830 0486 21 118
Compaq LTE 5200 6,875 *** Highly configurable, but weedy graphics set. Col TFT 24 1.35Gb docking Compaq 0990 134456 18 94
Hi-Grade Notino P120M 2,475 **** Fast, but poor PCMCIA support, short battery life, and heavy. Col TFT 16 810 Mb 4x,16 Hi-Grade 0181 591 9040 17 63
TI TravelMate 5200 3,710 *** Good design but performance is only average. Col TFT 16 1.2 Gb docking station Texas Instruments 0181 875 0044 19 108
Toshiba Tecra 700CT 4,995 **** Poor keyboard and weighty, superb screen. Col TFT 16 1.2Gb option Toshiba 01932 828828 16 110
P133
ACI Amethyst 133 2,499 **** Flawed display and poor printer control. Col DSTN 16 540 Mb 4x,16 ACi 0181 830 1958 17 60
ACI Amethyst 133 2,915 **** Chunky. Good screen and integrated CD-ROM drive. Col DSTN 16 540 Mb 2x,16 ACi 0181 830 1958 14 127
AST Ascentia P50 2,834 ***** Well built multimedia capable notebook but lacking ram. Col TFT 810Mb 4x,16 AST 0990 611611 22 129
Dell Latitude XPi 2,749 ****** Well designed, high performance, and competitively priced. Col TFT 16 810Mb none Dell 01344 720000 20 101 excellence