Name Price at Time of Review (ú) Rating Comment RAM HD MM Supplier Tel Issue Page Additional comments, notes
Intel
P166
AST Bravo MS-T 5166 1,945 **** A well built corporate workhorse but not the fastest P166 we've seen. 16 2Gb 6X, no sound AST 0990 611611 22 123
Bits & PCs Power V166 3,041 **** Feature packed, but the design does not justify the high price. 16 2Gb 6x,16 Bits & Pcs 01344 776050 20 58
Carrera Jaguar 166+ 1,499 ***** Extremely fast and well built with few weak points. 16 1Gb 6x,16 Carrera 0171 830 0486 22 106 speed
CDoS Media Executive 2,799 *** A good system, but the setup needs improvement. 16 1.6Gb 4x,16 CDoS 01675 464450 20 59
Colossus System 96A 2,479 *****½ A capable above average performer, with some fine components. 16 2.1Gb 6x,16 Colossus 01707 258899 20 60
Dan Dantium Home 166 1,441 *** Core quality and performance, but disappointing peripherals. 16 1.2Gb 4x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 22 107
Dan Ultimate P166 2,740 ***** Well specified and priced.Backed by good support. 16 1Gb 6x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 16 96 recommended
Dan Ultimate/166 2,535 ***** Packed with features, this is almost everything you might want. 16 1Gb 6x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 20 62
Dell Dimension XPS P166S 2,394 *** Thoughtfully designed, although overall performance disappointing. 16 2.4Gb 6x,16 Dell 01344 720000 20 94
DNA Technologies The Beast 1,635 *** A compact machine but poor performance for the processor class. 16 1.6Gb 6x,16 DNA Technologies 0171 501 9555 21 112
Evesham Vale Platinum Triton SE 2,089 ***½ A fast system, but its bargain price reflects its sparse feature set. 16 2.1Gb 6x,16 Evesham 01386 765500 20 62
Evesham Vale Prestige VX P166 1,499 ***** A solid performer with an excellent complement of peripherals. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Evesham 01386 765500 22 107 value
Evolution EV P166 TS 2,195 ***½ Top notch performance, quality components, and a reasonable price. 16 2.1Gb 6x,16 Evolution 0181 944 6222 2 63
Gateway P5 166 2,799 ***** State of the art performance. 16 1.6Gb 6x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 17 84 recommended
Gateway P5 166 Sovereign 2,399 ***** Powerful and imposing with great expansion potential. 16 1.6Gb 6x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 632000 20 66
HP Vectra VL4 5/166 3,100 **½ A classy system, but it's high price will make you think twice. 16 1.6Gb 4x,16 Hewlett-Packard 0990 474747 20 66
Mesh Classic 166 NetStation 1,799 ** The chipset and graphics weaken performance of this apparent bargain. 16 1Gb 4x,16 Mesh 0181 452 1111 20 67
Office Techniques OT P166 2,395 **** Quality components, useful software and respectable performance. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Office Techniques 01923 211449 20 67
Panrix Micron P166 2,390 ***** Decent but unimpressive performance, with abundant software. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Panrix 01132 444958 20 68
PEP ST 5166 2,875 ***** Excells in performance, design and setup, but at a high price. 16 2.1Gb 6x,16 PEP 01923 212611 20 68
Polar Professional 166 1,999 *** Average in most respects but very reasonably priced. 16 1.6Gb 4x,16 Polar 01625 858577 20 69
Simply Multimedia P166 2,592 **** Unexciting performance and poor build quality for the money. 16 1.2Gb 6x,16 Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 70
Viglen Awesome 166 2,999 **** Impressive, but only a 14.4 modem and poor speakers. 32 1.6 Gb 6x,16 Viglen 0181 758 7000 18 89
Viglen Genie PCI P5/166 2,324 *** Well built, but corners have been cut with sound, graphics and the hard disc. 16 1Gb 6x,16 Viglen 0181 758 7000 20 70
Zenith Z-station GT166 3,100 Poor performance and a high price. 16 1.6Gb 4x,16 Zenith 01756 702800 20 71
Pro/200
Carrera Gemini 6,745 **** A power machine best suited to multithreaded applications. 64 4Gb 6x,no sound Carrera 0171 830 0486 20 95
Dell Dimensions XLS Pro 200 3,999 ***** Blistering 50% faster than a P/166. 32 2.1 Gb 6x, no sound Dell 01344 720000 19 100
Dell Dimensions XPS Pro 200N 3,147 ***** A storming performer, great case design and top quality peripherals. 32 2Gb 8x, no sound Dell 01344 720000 21 108
Gateway G6-200 Imperial 2,999 **** Good value for the processor class and good performance. 32 2.5Gb 8x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 462000 21 110
Red Box Prostation 200 4,245 ***** A solid workstation, for CAD and graphics. 64 2Gb 4x, no sound Red Box 01480 405541 20 96
P200
Dan Ultimate P200 2,315 ***** A powerful well rounded system built from quality components. 16 1.2Gb 8x,16 Dan 0181 830 1100 22 121
Gateway P5-200 2,199 **** Plenty of PC for your money. A good value power Pentium. 16 2.5Gb 8x,16 Gateway 2000 0800 552000 22 120