£499 PCs group test
(Carrera, CCL, JAL, Microland, NetHighStreet, Watford)
Introduction
Carrera - Vision 64 ITR
CCL - AS25-EL
JAL - ITR 2800VS
Microland - TECH IT 02.01
NetHighStreet - Net Elite 499
Watford Electronics - Aries Prefecta 5100 Pro 120
Features table
Performance results
Verdict
Features table
(09/06/2004)
| Model | Carrera Vision 64 ITR | CCL AS25-EL | JAL ITR 2800VS | Microland TECH IT 02.01 | NetHighStreet Net Elite 499 | Watford Aries Prefecta 5100 Pro 120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £586 (£499 + VAT) | £586 (£499 + VAT) | £586 (£499 + VAT) | £586 (£499 + VAT) | £586 (£499 + VAT) | £586 (£499 + VAT) |
| Delivery | £39 | £34 | £25 | £29 | £45 | £41 |
| Warranty | 3 years on-site plus 2 years back-to-base, labour only | 1 year collect and return | 2 years on-site plus lifetime back-to-base, labour only | 2 years collect and return | 1 year back to base | 1 year back-to-base plus 2 years back-to-base, labour only |
| Processor type | Athlon 64 3200 (2.0MHz) | Athlon XP 2500+ (1.85GHz) | Athlon XP 2600+ (2.08GHz) | Athlon XP 2500+ (1.85GHz) | Athlon XP 3000+ (2.16GHz) | Pentium 4 (2.80GHz) |
| Supplied memory | 512MB | 512MB | 512MB | 512MB | 512MB | 480MB (32MB for graphics) |
| Maximum memory | 2GB | 3GB | 3GB | 2GB | 1.5GB | 2GB |
| Secondary cache | 1,024KB | 512KB | 512KB | 512KB | 512KB | 512KB |
| Hard drive | Hitachi 80GB | Hitachi 160GB | Maxtor 120GB | Maxtor 120GB | Samsung 120GB | Maxtor 120GB |
| CD-ROM make and speed (write x rewrite x read) | Sony CD-RW 52x32x52 | NEC DVD±RW 8x4x12 | BTC CD-RW 52x32x52 | NEC DVD±RW 8x4x12 | NEC DVD±RW 8x4x12 | Sony CD-RW/DVD combo 52x32x52x16 |
| Other drives and devices | Sony DVD x16, floppy, modem, Ethernet | Floppy, modem, Ethernet | BTC DVD x16, floppy, modem, Ethernet | Floppy, modem, Ethernet | Samsung DVD x16, floppy, modem, Ethernet | Floppy, modem, Ethernet |
| Free expansion slots | 4 PCI | 4 PCI | 4 PCI | 4 PCI | 3 PCI | 0 free |
| Monitor | 17-inch Samtron 76E | 17-inch CTX EX700F | 17-inch ViewSonic UltraBrite E70f+ | 17-inch Samsung SyncMaster 753DFX | 17-inch Samsung SyncMaster 753DFX | 17-inch AOC 7F |
| Video adapter | Gainward GeForce FX5200 | Sapphire Radeon 9600 | Microstar GeForce FX5700 | PowerColor Radeon 9600 Pro | ATI Radeon 9600 Pro | ATI Radeon 9100 IGF |
| Graphics memory | 128MB | 128MB | 128MB | 128MB | 128MB | 32MB (shared) |
| Ports: Serial, USB 2, FireWire, Parallel | 1,8,1,1 | 1,6,0,1 | 1,8,0,1 | 2,8,2,1 | 1,4,1,1 | 1,6,2,1 |
| Mouse | Anon, made in China | Microsoft wireless | Logitech | Logitech wireless | Microsoft optical | Anon, made in China |
| Bundled software | Microsoft Works 7, utilities | Microsoft WorksSuite 2004, Nero, Panda AV, utilities | PowerDVD, Nero WinDVD, 4 games, 7 demos, utilities | PowerDVD, Nero WinDVD, utilities | PowerDVD, utils | Ability Office, Panda AV, utils |
| Sound card/chip (channels) | CMedia AC97 (5.1) | ADi AD1980 (5.1) | CMedia AC97 (5.1) | Realtek ALC655 (5.1) | nVidia nForce 2 (5.1) | Realtek ALC655 (5.1) |
| Speakers (channels) | Cyber Acoustics 3001 (2.1) | Genius SP-Q Slim (2.1) | Altec Lansing (2.0) | Creative P580 (5.1) | Hercules XPS 210 Classic (2.1) | Altec 120 (2.0) |
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