Midwest Micro

Midwest Micro


Logo (1993)

Country: United States

Industry: Computers, Computer Peripherals

Founded: 1982

Defunct: Yes

Fate: Acquired by Systemax in 1997, renamed to Global Computer in ~2001/02, absorbed into Tiger Direct in 2016

Headquarters: Ohio, USA

Welcome to the Midwest Micro Homepage on MacDat!

Midwest Micro was an Ohio-based computer hardware company. They are behind both the "ELITE" and "ULTRA" brand names. All of the laptops they sold were rebadged generic/ODM systems, most of which were from Compal (a few were from Chicony).

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ELITE and ULTRA brand logos



Model List of Midwest Micro Elite laptops (sorted by age)

These are all laptops seen to have been sold under the Elite brand. Laptops sold under the Ultra brand (many of which were also sold under the Elite brand) are listed in a different table further down.

Elite 486 Series (ValueBook)


Released: 1993
ODM: Compal TS34X Series

Elite 486SX SubNote


Released: 1993
ODM: Compal TS30V

Elite 486SLC-33 SubNote


Released: 1993
ODM: Unknown

Elite 486SX/DX Series


Released: 1993
ODM: Compal TS38 Series

Elite SoundBook


Released: Early 1994
ODM: Compal TS30A Series

Elite SoundBook Plus


Released: ~October 1994
ODM: Compal TS30P Series

SoundBook II


Released: 1995
ODM: Compal TS30C Series

SoundBook IIp


Released: 1996
ODM: Compal TS30E Series

SoundBook CD


Released: 1996
ODM: Compal TS30G Series

Model List of Midwest Micro Ultra laptops (sorted by age)

These are all laptops seen to have been sold under the Ultra brand. Laptops sold under the Elite brand (many of which were also sold under the Ultra brand) are listed in a different table above.

Ultra 386SX-25


Released: 1992
ODM: Chicony NB5625

Ultra 386SL-25


Released: 1992
ODM: Chicony NB5500

Ultra TS34X Series


Released: 1993
ODM: Compal TS34X Series

Ultra TS30A Series


Released: Early 1994
ODM: Compal TS30A Series

Ultra TS30P Series


Released: Early 1994
ODM: Compal TS30P Series



Page last updated: 01/22/2025
Update Reason: page created

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