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/

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.