Intel
http://www.intel.com
Bandwidth: Medium to high
Best viewing: Frames-enabled browser, preferably with Java and Shockwave
Rating: 9/10

All the large players in the computer industry have a Web site. The site of premier chip-maker, Intel, must rank near the top of these sites. It's constantly changing and it offers something for all sorts of people. There's the Connected PC for home users, the latest newsgroups for processor techheads, and background information, projects and activities for schools.

Gateway 2000
http://www.au.gw2k.com
Bandwidth: Medium
Best viewing: Java and Shockwave-enabled browser
Rating: 9/10

Hats off to Gateway 2000 for its phenomenally good site. Even if you don't own a Gateway PC, you'll find useful information and lots to enjoy. If you're wanting to buy a computer, Gateway's online configure-your-own option is great. Choose a base model and check out the price. Then add all the extras you want and you'll receive a summary including the reconfigured price.

Dell
http://www.dell.com/apcc/au/au.htm
Bandwidth: Low
Best viewing: Any browser
Rating: 4/10

The best thing about Dell's site is the thorough descriptions of each model the company sells, right down to the individual components. If you're thinking of buying a computer by phone, then the more you know about it up front, the better, and this site will help you with that. On the whole, though, a disappointing site from a company that exists by mail order.

Jasc
http://www.jasc.com
Bandwidth: Medium
Best viewing: Any browser
Rating: 6/10

If you've been reading PC User for more than a couple of months, you're likely to have heard at least one of our authors mentioning Jasc's Paint Shop Pro, one of our all-time favourite shareware products. Paint Shop Pro's home on the Web includes shareware downloads for all of Jasc's products, upgrade patches, useful tips for using graphics in Web pages, and great links for Web page creation.

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