Sampling The Market
IBM Aptiva - Pentium 100 Mhz/12 MB EDO RAM/ 1.44 MB 1,01,800
fdd/1.2 GB IDE/Modem 28.8 kbps Fax 14.4 kbps/6X CD ROM/
SW MPEG-1/Mouse Keyboard/MS WIN'95 preloaded plus
edutainment CD titles
522 Presario - 100 MHz/1 GB HD/8 MB RAM/4X CD ROM/Data 1,03,000
19.2 kbps Fax 14.4 kbps/1.44 MB fdd/preloaded WIN'95/
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Novell Perfect Works Software+Astound CSE+Print Artist+
Incrediblke Imaging Directory+Activity Manager+Descent
Master+Compaq Media Pilot
Assembled 100 MHz - Pentium 100 MHz/1.2 GB HD/8 MB RAM/ 72,620
1.44 MB fdd/Logitech Mouse/Keyboard/8X CD ROM/ 14.4 kbps
(voice/data/fax)/colour monitor/software(optional)
The above assembled computer + Multimedia 83,660
Assembled 75 MHz - Pentium 75 MHz/256 KB cache RAM/8 MB 40,370
RAM/PCI-VGA 1 MB RAM card/14" SVGA mono monitor/1.44 fdd/
630 MB hdd/lLogitech Mouse/Keyboard
The above assembled computer with colour monitor 50,630
The above assembled with colour monitor + Multimedia Kit 61,670
(6X CD drive/soundblaster card/2 speakers/microphone)
A Checklist FOR THE NOVICE
The basic minimim to look for when buying an assembled Pentium
An Intel motherboard and processor
The more efficient EDO RAM
An SCSI hard disk drive (HDD)
A PCI-VGA graphic accelerator card over a normal VGA
A minimum of 8 MB RAM for Windows'95
A standard 101-key keyboard
A Logitech or Microsoft Mouse
A good monitor - Wintron or Samtel (mono)/Goldstar, Samtron, Philips or Acer (colour) with .28 mm dot pitch.