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January 1998
/
BYTE Hardware Lab Report
/ 300-MHz Workstations Features
Compaq Computer Corp.
DTK Computer, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Co.
IBM PC Co.
BB--Intergraph Computer Systems
Micro Express
Polywell
BB--Xi Computer Corp.
Models
Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 Model 6300
APRI-76M/K300
HP Kayak XW PC Workstation
IBM IntelliStation M Pro
TDZ 2000 3D Graphics Workstation
MicroFLEX-PII/300
Polywell Poly 7300L5
Xi 600 MTower DP
Price as tested (MSRP)
$7695
$5062 (without monitor)
$17,759
$7695
$15,385
$2199
$3858
$2999
Overall Rating
***
***
*****
***
*****
**
****
****
Vendor Information
Warranty (in years)
3/P, L, F, R
2/P, L, R
3/P, L, R
3/P, L, F, R
3/P, L, F, R - 1/site
4/P, L, R (limited F)
5/P, L, R
3/P, L, F, R - 1/site
Corporate phone number
281-370-0670
626-810-0098
415-857-1501
See Web site
205-730-2000
714-852-1400
650-583-7222
714-498-0858
Toll-free phone number
800-345-1518
800-289-2385
800-322-4772
800-426-2968
800-763-0242
800-989-9900
800-999-1278
800-432-0486
On-line address
http://www.compaq.com
http://www.dtkcomputer.com
http://www.hp.com
http://www.pc.ibm.com
http://www.intergraph.com/ics
http://www.microexpress.net
http://www.polywell.com
http://www.xicomputer.com
HotBYTEs number
1
1061
1062
1063
1064
1065
1066
1067
1068
Key:
BB = BYTE Best
. ***** Outstanding, **** Very Good, *** Good, ** Poor, * Fair.
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