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= Preproduction product reviewed.
Products ranked on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best).
| Product | Vendor | Price | In brief | Issue reviewed | Box score |
| MODEMS | |||||
| External Hayes Office Communications Manager |
Hayes Microcomputer Products 770-840-9200 |
$189 | Well priced modem reliably handles data. fax and voice with Plug-and-Play simplicity. | September 1996 | 5.0 |
| External, Telephony Sportster Voice 28.8 |
U.S. Robotics 847-476-7010 |
$279 | Reasonable price, great performance and a terrific software bundle. | August 96 | 4.5 |
| Internal Amquest Hypermodem 28800 |
Amquest Corp. 207-772-4342 |
$129 (street) | Makes moving to the information age a smooth voyage. | March 96 | 4.5 |
| Modem + Ethernet, PCMCIA Motorola Marquis |
Motorola PCMCIA Products 800-4A-PCMCIA | $499 | Easy installation and flawless performance. | February 96 | 5.0 |
| Modem + Ethernet, PCMCIA Ositech Jack of Diamonds |
Ositech Communications 519-836-8063 |
$509 | One Type II card with data, fax and Ethernet connectivity. | April 96 | 5.0 |
| OTHER HARDWARE | |||||
| Ethernet Adapter, PCMCIA CreditCard Ethernet Adapter |
Xircom 805-376-9300 |
$215 | Seamlessly conencts to slow or fast Ethernet, and then works like a charm. | September 96 | 5.0 |
| UPS Opti UPS 1000E |
ViewSonic Corp. 909-869-7976 |
$489 | Easy-to-use software and a replaceable batttery. | August 96 | 4.5 |
| UPS TouchMaster UPS TM-420 |
Tripp Lite 312-755-5401 |
$249 | Attractive UPS plus power director provides space-saving peace of mind. | July 96 | 4.0 |
| UPS UPStart |
SL Waber 609-866-8888 |
$199 | Saves data and shuts down apps in case power goes south. | August 96 | 4.5 |
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