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THE LATEST Pentium 4 processor not only passes another megahertz milestone by running at 3.06 GHz, it also introduces Intel's new hyperthreading technology to the desktop. Hyperthreading enables one processor […]

This month's Top 100 introduces an updated benchmark suite to test systems for our charts of office, home, and notebook PCs. PC WorldBench 4 runs tasks in 11 common programs […]

Three hundred may have been the charm last month, but this time around vendors have settled for nothing less than 333MHz for processor speed -- going all the way to […]

Great performance for less: the revamped Celeron 333MHz steals the show whilst the Pentium 11-450 PCs are the new speed stars Of the Intel offering The fastest Pentium II chip […]

When you work from home, it's essential that you have a powerful computer. Unlike corporate workers who do only a few tasks, you publish reports, crunch numbers, build a Web […]

THIS MONTH, INTEL IS KING. The Pentium II CPU is at the heart of every system on the power chart, and only a single system--Gateway's G6-266--has a Pentium II with […]

INTEL'S PENTIUM II-266 CPU powers all five Best Buy systems this month, Pentium-MMX systems slide toward the bottom of the chart, and the middle ranks are populated by medium--to low-price […]

Ten hardware-laden 266MHz systems shoot for the mainstream with prices of $2,399 or less. Product Listing CompUSA American A266L-SE CompUSA 14951 N. Dallas Pkwy. Dallas, TX 75240 800-266-7872 www.compusa.com Direct […]

Now those with no more than $2000 to spend can buy a Pentium II system. While you can get the PII-233-based Micro Express MicroFlex P900D for $1899, Unicent's Avanta L233 […]

If you've been pining for a powerful system, now is the time to buy. Our chart ratings now add emphasis to features such as DVD-ROM drives, large hard disks, and […]

Intel's Deschutes CPU outraces Pentium II-300s...ever so slightly. But systems using the 333-MHz chips cost only a little more. Should you bite? BETA You've heard the song before: Intel launches […]

Steeply discounted PCs pepper our chart this month--in fact, more than a third of our power systems are down $200 or more. Acma's EXP Pro, Everex's StepStation2, and Unicent's Avanta […]

You can get a lot for a little as prices fall and fall: Seven Top 20 PCs now sell for less than $1500, with two models costing only $1249 each. […]

Eight systems offer 300MHz Pentium II performance for as little as $2,600. Intel brought its 300MHz Pentium II processor out of the clean room at the same time as it […]

Product Listing Comtrade Screamer Pro Comtrade 1215 Bixby Dr. City of Industry, CA 91745 800-969-2123; 626-961-6688 www.comtrade.com Direct Price: $3,175 Dell Dimension XPS D266 Dell Computer Corp. 1 Dell Way […]

The latest crop of powerhouse desktops aims to let you accomplish more work in less time, so you can spend more time cultivating your business. Ho-hum. You've heard it all […]

New machines reshape this month's Top 20. Almost half the systems are new, including the first Pentium II-300s. IBM and Micron--gone from our chart for a month while they refreshed […]

Top 20 Budget Desktops The non-Intel contingent gains ground on this month's chart: Almost half our budget systems now sport processors from Advanced Micro Devices and Cyrix. But the top […]

The Quantex QP5/200 SM1 MMX soars to a number two Best Buy, combining excellent features, good support, and a strong PC WorldBench score of 230 in an attractively priced $1849 […]

Intel still dominates the power desktops chart, but competition is brewing. The AMD K6-based Nova K6-200TX landed at 15th place this month, after a $300 price cut lifted this quick […]

Systems with Intel's fastest CPU zip through business and multimedia applica- tions. But Dell's Pentium II-266 does almost as well. As for the long-awaited Accelerated Graphics Port--benefits will come next […]

Product Listing Aberdeen Power P5-MMX Aberdeen LLC 9728 Alburtis Ave. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90620 800-552-6868; 562-801-5626 www.aberdeeninc.com Direct Price: $3,162 CyberMax Max P4 P233MMX CyberMax Computer 133 N. 5th […]

The star this month is Micro Express's MicroFlex-PR/233. Powered by the AMD K6-PR233 processor, the $1899 MicroFlex shattered the budget desktop performance record. In fact, its PC WorldBench score of […]

Following the Pentium II onslaught, the Pentium MMX fights back, with three PMMX-233 PCs taking spots on our Power Desktops chart. Dell's offering, the Dimension XPS M233s, is particularly impressive, […]

Three new systems based on Pentium II and AMD chips duke it out on this month's Power Desktops Top 20. Of these newcomers, Gateway's $2889 G6-233, the first 233-MHz Pentium […]

The budget chart is the last bastion of the standard (non-MMX) Pentium. This month the Pentium-166 version of IBM's business PC, the PC 350, rode a big price drop of […]

A Power Mac beats MMX Pentium systems in a Photoshop showdown It's almost enough to give even the most faithful Macintosh purist some pause: Wintel PCs (running Microsoft Windows 95 […]

Gallop Through Cyberspace With One of These Seven Multimedia Systems Product List: Acer Aspire 2761 Dell Dimension XPSM200s Gateway 2000 P5-200 MMX Micron Millennia MXE P200 Packard Bell Platinum 2240 […]

With 200-MHZ PCS shipping en masse and faster systems like Pentium IIs on the way, you can pick up a P-166 or P-133 nowadays for a song. At the high […]

If you're willing to pay a little more for a high-end PC, go straight to one of the 200-MHz Pentiums on our Power Desktops chart this month. You can get […]

Forget Pentium MMX and Pentium Pro. PC World tests prove that the Pentium II and K6 PCs deliver the best value and performance you can find. yes, you can have […]

THIS MONTH'S BUDGET CHART reads like a registry for the United Nations of computer listings: Just about every processor is represented, from the Hewlett-Packard Vectra XM 5/120 Series 4's Pentium-120 […]

Overall, Pentium-133 PCs are still the best value in budget systems. But you'll find everything from Pentium-150 to Pentium Pro-200 machines on our Budget chart these days. Most unusual budget […]

Not long ago, $2,000 didn't come close to buying a complete desktop PC, not to mention desirable items such as a CD-ROM drive, network interface card and 17-inch monitor. Machines […]

Pentium-133 systems are dropping from the sky and landing in our Budget Desktops chart. This month Vektron's $1695 Home Office P133 and Austin's $1712 Power Plus 133 give this speedy, […]

Quantex is slowly pulling its quality-control act together, with readers now reporting fair reliability (up from poor) for this company's PCs. As a result, Quantex's QP5/166 SM-2 cracked the chart […]

The first MMX Pentium PCs set multimedia records and show solid gains for standard software-making MMX models the fastest ever tested. They're also a great buy. Intel's flagship Pentium CPU […]

PENTIUM-133 PCs make up more than half our Budget chart, but there are faster machines here as well. The number eight Gateway G6-180, based on the Pentium Pro-180, outruns many […]

Choose a budget PC carefully. This month more sub-$2500 systems missed the Budget Desktops chart than made it. The best of the budget crop is Dell's Dimension P133v, our new […]

This month's Top 20 Power Desktops chart has been brought to you by the number 200--it's everywhere, from CPU speeds to PC WorldBench scores. Except for the Cyrix 6x86 P200+ […]

(Top 100) You won't find too many major vendors selling P-200s for the price of Dell's basic but fast $1999 Dimension P200v, number two on our Budget Desktops chart. Only […]

(Top 100) The days of Pentium-133s as power machines are long gone. If you want to play with the big kids-PCs priced over $2500-you have to be as fast, and […]

These Speedy 166MHz Systems Will Get You Where You Want To Go In a Flash IF THAT OLD CLUNKER ON YOUR DESK IS BECOMING AN increasing source of frustration, there's […]

While Dell grabs the top two spots, Gateway and Micron are gaining ground. Dell discontinued its OptiPlex GL+575, which is replaced on the chart by the second-ranked $2223 OptiPlex GXM […]

Compared: Base system: Gateway 4DX2-66V Base sytem with upgrades: Evergreen 586/133A Intel 83-MHz Pentium OverDrive Kingston TurboChip 133 Kingston Memory Diamond Stealth64 Video 3200 Seagate Medalist 2140 and GSI Model […]

Dell Dimension XPS P200s Dell Computer, 800/613-3355 Pricing: From $3429 Gateway 2000 P5-200 Gateway 2000, 800/846-2000 Pricing: From $3999 HP Vectra VL4 5/200 MT Hewlett-Packard, 800/752-0900 Pricing: From $3650 Micron […]

Two new PCs we tested this month fared well enough to claim places on the Power Desktops chart. Our number 7 system is Digital's GL 5166ST, a revised version of […]

Call them the dirty dozen--the 12 166-MHz Pentium PCs put to the test in the GCN Lab. None emerged unbloodied, unbowed, the undisputed victor. All were flawed with some performance […]

We Created Th Ultimate Windows 95 Pentium. Here's How The Top Eight Manufacturers Measure Up Hard Disk--The more the merrier. You'll want at least 1GB and plan on 2SB if […]

Dell solidifies its hold atop the chart this month after yet more price cutting in its Dimension line. The XPS P120c holds on to number one, while the XPS P133c […]