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- Arbico (45 reviews)
- Chillblast (40 reviews)
- Computers (36 reviews)
- Cyberpower (34 reviews)
- Eclipse (34 reviews)
- Dell (21 reviews)
- Palicomp (18 reviews)
- Mesh (15 reviews)
- Pc (12 reviews)
- Acer (11 reviews)
- Hp (11 reviews)
- Pcnextday (11 reviews)
- Lenovo (9 reviews)
- Asus (7 reviews)
- Dino (6 reviews)
- Apple (5 reviews)
- Specialist (5 reviews)
- Rl (4 reviews)
- Supplies (4 reviews)
- Advent (3 reviews)
- Bell (3 reviews)
- Braebo (3 reviews)
- Msi (3 reviews)
- Packard (3 reviews)
- Gateway (2 reviews)
- Medion (2 reviews)
- Sapphire (2 reviews)
- Shuttle (2 reviews)
- Viewsonic (2 reviews)
- 247 (1 reviews)
- Advancetec (1 reviews)
- Alienware (1 reviews)
- Amd (1 reviews)
- Ccl (1 reviews)
- Compulab (1 reviews)
- Computing (1 reviews)
- Cryo (1 reviews)
- Cube (1 reviews)
- Dlr (1 reviews)
- Ems (1 reviews)
- Foxconn (1 reviews)
- Ionics (1 reviews)
- Linutop (1 reviews)
- Pegatron (1 reviews)
- Performance (1 reviews)
- Psystar (1 reviews)
- Via (1 reviews)
- World (1 reviews)
- Yoyotech (1 reviews)
- Zotac (1 reviews)
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Eclipse Evolution i84n88GS budget desktop PC review
The Eclipse Evolution i84m88GS doesn’t offer the fastest WorldBench 6 speed score, but keen gamers will find compensation in its top-notch 3D graphics performance.
17/07/2008
£499 inc VAT
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Palicomp Ballistix Excalibur E85SLI-19 review
With the fastest processor in the chart under the hood, it’s little wonder that Palicomp's Ballistix Excalibur E85SLI-1 tops our WorldBench 6 real-world speed tests.
02/07/2009
£499 inc VAT
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Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p review
The Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p is a small form factor business-oriented desktop PC that's quick, expandable, won't take up too much space on a desk, and features Intel…
01/07/2009
£599 inc VAT
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Dell OptiPlex 760 review
The Dell OptiPlex 760 is a desktop PC that has plenty of power but a poorly organised chassis.
06/07/2009
£349 inc VAT
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Eclipse Matrix I86A487 review
The Eclipse Matrix i86A487 offers a similar spec to Chillblast’s chart-leading system, but it can't compete with that machine's warranty.
28/05/2009
£749 inc VAT
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Acer Veritron L460 review
About the size of a hardback novel, the Acer Veritron L460 is a great option if you want to fit a value PC into a tight space.
30/10/2008
£449 inc VAT
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Arbico Elite 4685HD review
Arbico’s Elite 4685HD performs well across the board, and turned in respectable scores in our general-performance and gaming tests.
13/11/2008
£499 inc VAT
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Arbico Elite 8850 Pro review
The Arbico Elite 8850 Pro is a speedy, inexpensive desktop PC that excels itself with a top score of 131 points in WorldBench 6.
11/12/2008
£749 inc VAT
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Chillblast Fusion Vista 6300 OCTV
This isn't the fastest Vista PC at this price point, but it's a decent performer. Few companies are more adept than Chillblast at wringing that extra bit of power…
23/02/2007
£750 inc VAT
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Zoostorm 4-5404 Versatile PC
Zoostorm's 4-5404 is a very good Windows Vista PC, but the choice of Vista Home Basic rather than a higher-end version of the OS is disappointing.
24/02/2007
£750 inc VAT
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Sub-£500 PCs chart: Arbico CD9600XL
This time last year, AMD's Athlon processors lay at the heart of almost every PC we championed, yet Intel has now achieved total dominance. Well, almost total. For…
29/05/2007
£499 inc VAT
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Sub-£500 PCs chart: Mesh Elite Value PCA
Big names such as Mesh don’t produce many PCs in the sub-£500 range, so the Elite Value PCA comes as a pleasant surprise.
29/05/2007
£499 inc VAT
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Arbico eXcel i5255 Pro review
The diminutive eXcel i5255 Pro desktop PC from Arbico performs well and incorporates some great features.
07/07/2011
£500 inc VAT
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Eclipse Solar i523P67 review
A £500 PC with a Sandy Bridge processor, the Eclipse Solar i523P67 offers excellent performance and value for money.
03/03/2011
£499 inc VAT
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CyberPower Infinity Achilles review
As the first £750 PC we've seen to feature an Intel Sandy Bridge processor, the CyberPower Infinity Achilles is blisteringly fast.
03/02/2011
£750 inc VAT
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Eclipse Explorer i525H67 review
Eclipse’s Explorer i525H67 has a very similar specification to our Best Buy Arbico eXcel i5250 MX, which centres around a 3.33GHz Intel Core i5-2500 CPU. Once again,…
05/05/2011
£499 inc VAT
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HP All-in-One 200 review
The HP All-in-One 200 offers excellent performance for an all-in-one desktop PC, and has a beautiful display. It lacks a touchscreen, however.
20/05/2010
£600 inc VAT
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Palicomp Core i3 Blast 530OC44 review
Witness the Palicomp Core i3 Blast, a desktop PC that comes armed with little more than an Intel Core i3-530 CPU. But Palicomp has bolted on a ThermalTake cooler that…
16/09/2010
£499 inc VAT
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Arbico i3-5500 XL review
After last issue’s Arbico i3-5445 XL ranked fourth in our sub-£500 desktop PCs chart, the company has taken a slightly different approach with its i3-5500 XL. And the…
11/11/2010
£500 inc VAT
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Eclipse Fusion i76n460 review
Eclipse's Fusion i76n460 is a fast gaming machine, but we've seen budget desktop PCs with slower processors offering the same level of general performance.
14/10/2010
£749 inc VAT

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