He applauded the improvements that had been made over the ZX80, such as a much better manual, display and string handling, and called the ZX81 "a very good first computer" that "will open the world of computing to many who would be denied access to it by cost."
Aplaudiu as melloras feitas sobre o ZX80, como un manual moito mellor, a exhibición e a o manexo de string, e chamou o ZX81 "un primeiro computador moi bo" que "abrirá o mundo da computación a moitos que terían acceso negado por causa do custo."