| Vendor | Price | In brief (Issue reviewed) | Box score | |
| HARDWARE - INPUT DEVICES | ||||
| Keyboard
Microsoft Natural Keyboard | Microsoft Corp. 800-426 9400 | $99.95 | Ergonomic, wrist-saving design at an affordable Price point. ( 10/94) | 4.5 |
| Keyboard
NMB ConcertMaster RT 9100W | NMB Technologies 818-341-3355 | $99.95 (street) | Keyboard and audio controls with built-in speakers. (3/96) | 4.5 |
| MISC | ||||
| SCSI Adapter
BusLogic FlashPoint LT | BusLogic 408-492 9090 | Kit, $199 | Complies with the newest standards for SCSI hardware. (3/96) | 4.5 |
| UPS
APC Plug and Play Back-UPS Pro 280 | American Power Conversion 401-789-5735 | $199 (street) | Protect both your computer and your phone line. (11/95) | 4.0 |
| Wireless Internet
HP NetBeamIR | Hewlett-Packard Co. 800-752-0900 | $289 | Instant wireless network connectivity at up to 4MB per second. (6/96) | 4.0 |
| PRINTERS | ||||
| Ink Jet
Canon BJC-610 | Canon Computer Systems 714-438-3000 | $469 (street) | Great output, separate color cartridges and the Windows Printing System. (3/96) | 4.5 |
| Ink Jet
Canon BJC-4100 | Canon Computer Systems 714-438-3000 | $329 (street) | Brilliant color at 720x360dpi; comes with the Canon Creative CD-ROM. (12/95) | 4.5 |
| Ink Jet
HP DeskJet 855C |
Hewlett-Packard Co. 800-752-0900 | $499 (street) | Terrific color, superior paper handling, excellent drivers and easy installation. (2/96) | 5.0 |
| Page
HP LaserJet 5SiMX | Hewlett-Packard Co. 800-752-0900 | $4,899 | Handles the demands of a large workgroup with ease and style. (1/96) | 4.5 |
| Page
Panasonic KX-P6500 |
Panasonic 201-348-7000 | $499 (street) | Takes up very little desk space and gives you 1200dpi output. (Feb 96) | 5.0 |
| Workgroup Page
HP LaserJet 5M | Hewlett-Packard Co. 800-752-0900 | $1,799 (street) | 1200dpi printing at 12ppm; includes drivers for most network OSes. (6/96) | 4.5 |
| HARDWARE -- MASS STORAGE | ||||
| CD-ROM changer
NEC MultiSpin 4X4 | NEC Technologies 508-264-8000 | $279 (street) | Has front buttons that let you access specific discs directly. (4/96) | 4.0 |
| CD-ROM/EIDE
Philips PCA62CR 6X CD-ROM drive | Philips Electronics 408-453-7373 | $149.95 | Adds zip to multimedia and is a snap to install. (4/96) | 4.0 |
| CD-ROM/EIDE
TEAC CD-56E |
TEAC America 213-726-0303 | $199 (street) | Fast, reliable and affordable. (5/96) | 4.0 |
| CD-ROM/Portable
Micro Solutions Backpack 4X CD-ROM with sound card | Micro Solutions 815-756-3411 | $449 | A parallel-port external CD-ROM drive with sound. (2/96) | 4.0 |
| Fixed Hard Drive
Quantum Fireball 1080 | Quantum Corp. 408-894-4000 | $230 | A solid performer that offers easy configuration and detailed instructions. (1/96) | 4.0 |
| Removable Hard Drive
SyQuest EZ135 drive | SyQuest Technology 510-226-4000 | External, $239 | Uses removable, $20 3.5 cartridges that hold 135MB--and it's fast. (12/95) | 4.5 |
| Tape Backup
PantherMini 4600 | Tandberg 805-579-1000 | External, $629 | Speed and performance leave you no excuse for not backing up. (6/96) | 4.0 |
| MODEMS | ||||
| External, Telephony
Hayes Optima 288 | Hayes Microcomputer Products 770-840 9200, | $419 (street) | Offers power and versatility. (2/96) | 5.0 |
| Internal
Amquest Hypermodem 28800 AM2814I-HY | Amquest Corp. 717-569-8030 | $199 (street) | Makes moving to the information age a smooth voyage. (3/96) | 4.5 |
| Modem/E-net adapter, PCMCIA
Motorola Marquis | Motorola Mobile Computing Products 800-4A-PCMCIA | $499 | Combines easy installation with flawless performance. (2/96) | 5.0 |
| Modem/E-net adapter, PCMCIA
Ositech Jack of Diamonds | Ositech Communications 519-836-8063 | $549 | V.34 modem, cellular modem and 10BaseT Ethernet in one card with excellent performance. (4/96) | 5.0 |
| MONITORS | ||||
| 15-inch
Nokia Multigraph 449X | Nokia Display Products 415-331-6622 | $625 | One of the best 15-inch images around. (6/96) | 4.5 |
| 17-inch
Nanao FlexScan F2-17EX EIZO | Nanao Technologies 310-325-5202 | $1,098 (street) | If you use CAD or image processing programs, this is the monitor to buy. (6/95) | 5.0 |
| 17-inch
Samsung SyncMaster 17Glsi | Samsung Electronics America 201-691-6200 | $919 (street) | Produces a high-quality, accurate image and has a great keypad. (10/95) | 5.0 |
| 17-inch
ViewSonic 17GA Perfect-Sound Multimedia Monitor | ViewSonic Corp. 909-869-7976 | $775 (street) | Serves up great images with sound and style. (12/95) | 4.5 |
| 20-inch
ArtMedia TN2185 |
ArtMedia USA 408 980-8988 | $1,888 | A near-perfect image, and it supports 1280x1024 resolution at 77Hz. (5/96) | 5.0 |
| 21-inch
ViewSonic PT810 |
ViewSonic Corp. 909-869-7976 | $1,999 (street) | A picture about as good as it gets, with a 19.5" viewable area. (3/96) | 4.5 |
| MULTI-FUNCTION | ||||
| Multifunction Office Machine
JetFax M5 Multifunction Office System | JetFax
415-324-0600 | $2,995 | Combines a plain-paper fax machine, copier, scanner and printer in one device. (12/95) | 4.5 |
| MULTIMEDIA | ||||
| Digital Camera
Ricoh RDC-1 Color Digital Camera | Ricoh Corp. 702-352-1600 | $1,699 | Takes still or motion videos with audio clips, and stores the resulting data on SRAM cards. (4/96) | 4.5 |
| Kit
Diamond Ultra Kit 8000 |
Diamond Multimedia Systems 408-325-7000, | $449 | The first multimedia kit to offer an 8X CD-ROM drive. (3/96) | 4.5 |
| SCANNERS | ||||
| Color
Logitech PageScan Color | Logitech 510-795-8500 | $399 | 24-bit scanning; a good value for small offices. (2/96) | 4.5 |
| Color
Primax DeskScan Color |
Primax Electronics 408-522-1200 | $399 | Inputs everything from single pages to business cards, in true color. (3/96) | 4.5 |
| Page/Document Management
Visioneer PaperPort Vx | Visioneer 415-493 9599 | $299 (street) | Specializes in organizing monochrome documents. (1/96) | 4 |