New PC systems hit stands for summer

It looks like it's going to be a busy summer for PC vendors, with no less than five companies unveiling new systems.

Tiny claims its Ultra Performance 550, a Pentium III 550MHz-powered system, fitted with the latest NVIDIA TNT2 graphics accelerator, is the fastest PC around at the moment.

Together with a 17in monitor, 128Mb of RAM, a DVD-ROM drive, a 56Kbits/s modem, a TV tuner card and a gargantuan 17Gb hard disk drive, the whole caboodle will cost you £1,761.33. At the other end of the price scale, the company's new Celeron 300MHz-based Internet Starter system costs a mere £468.83.

From Tiny to Big Blue as IBM updates its Aptiva range with the introduction of new AMD-powered systems. The £1,299 E Series 275 is a typical example, fitted with a K6-2 450MHz processor, 64Mb of RAM and an 8Gb hard disk.

Time's offering, the 550-3 DVD Time Professional, features a 550MHz Pentium III and costs £1,444.08, while HP's new 466MHz Celeron-powered Vectra sells for around £690.

Not to be outdone, Compaq has launched a low-end Presario. For £699, the corporate giant will kit you out with the Presario 5166, a PC sporting a 333MHz K6-2 processor, 32Mb of RAM and a 4Gb hard disk.

Tiny: 0800 821333 (www.tiny.com); IBM: 0870 601 0136 (www.ibm.com/pc/uk); Time: 01282 770044 (www.time.co.uk); HP: 0990 474747 (www.hp.com); Compaq: 0845 270 4000 (ww.compaq.co.uk).

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