No other types of module are currently available from any of the vendors. ACi and Atlantic supply a set of OEM utility and driver disks, which include an NT Power Profiler program that gives APM 1.2 functionality in Windows NT 4.0. These two systems don't come with any other software, however. Viglen bundles Microsoft Office Standard Edition and Lotus Organizer, but the best deal comes from Dell, which supplies Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition, as well as LapLink for Windows 95 and the Puma Tranxit infrared file transfer utility. Documentation is clear and informative in all cases, although Dell maintains its usual attention to detail with a useful 'welcome mat'.
Standard warranties vary.
Atlantic offer s a novel courier-based service for the first year, and will repair or replace the system worldwide. The second year reverts to a standard RTB warranty. These four systems are equally good in their basic features, and inspire confidence in use with their solid build quality and a compactness that belies the performance on offer. The poor password security could be a worry, but apart from that there's little to criticise. Atlantic's Panacom is by far the cheapest and has the only worldwide warranty, although the Dell Inspiron 3000 has the highest total feature score.