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LAPTOPS Acer Aspire • Blu-ray reader included • A bit bulky Equipped with a Blu-ray drive 2.0-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800; 6930G-6723 • Unbeatable price and generous performance parts 4GB DDR2 SDRAM; 320GB, 5,400- $1,020 street • Good performance scores for under $1,000, the 6930G has rpm hard drive; 256MB nVidia • Good graphics card regained the Editors’ Choice acco- GeForce 9600M GS graphics; • Terrific typing experience lade for best value media center 16-inch display; 7.2 pounds (8.3 • Generous feature set laptop that its predecessor lost. pounds travel); 71-Wh battery; Vista Home Premium. ASUS EeePC • Gunmetal casing • Lacks a six-cell battery Its metallic finish makes the 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270; 1GB 1002HA • Included overclocking software • Could use more features 1002HA the most attractive net- DDR2 SDRAM; 160GB, 5,400-rpm $499 list • 92 percent keyboard book to date, and its performance hard drive; 128MB Intel Graphics • Excellent battery life doesn’t disappoint. However, Media Accelerator 950; 10.2-inch • Bright 10-inch widescreen it could use some help in the display; 2.7 pounds (3.2 pounds • Under $500 features department. travel); 31-Wh battery; XP Home Edition. Dell Studio • Strikingly gorgeous design • Could be lighter The XPS 16 delivers a lavish 2.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600; XPS 16 • Blu-ray reader included media center experience with 4GB DDR3 SDRAM; 320GB, $1,804 direct • Vibrant 16-inch widescreen a unique design, home-theater 7,200-rpm hard drive; 512MB ATI • Illuminated keyboard features, and a vibrant RGB LED Mobility Radeon HD 3670; 16-inch • HDMI and DisplayPort widescreen. widescreen; 6.9 pounds (7.8 • High-capacity battery is pounds travel); 85-Wh battery; available Vista Home Premium. Sony • Incredibly light • Mouse buttons are adjacent to The Sony Lifestyle PC is a mag- 1.33-GHz Intel Atom Z520; 2GB Lifestyle PC • 8-inch widescreen LED is first the touchpad nificently designed device with a DDR2 SDRAM; 64GB SSD; 128MB (VGN-588EQ) of its kind solid set of features, but perfor- Intel graphics; 8-inch, 1,600-by- $1,199 direct 3G wireless is standard mance can be limiting if you’re 768 widescreen LED display; 1.4 • Two memory card slots using it as a primary laptop. pounds (1.7 pounds travel); two • Pre-boot Linux environment is a USB ports; 16-Wh lithium ion bat- nice addition tery; Windows Vista Home Basic. DISPLAYS ASUS LS221H • Slim cabinet • Poor dark grayscale perfor- The LS221H is an attractive 22-inch LCD; 1,680-by-1,050 $349 list • Good motion performance mance 22-inch display with a slim profile native resolution; HDMI and • Good text readability • Lacks multimedia features and a fast pixel response. But analog VGA inputs; 16:10 • Tilt-only stand its flaws include the inability to aspect ratio. reproduce dark shades of gray. STORAGE OWC Mercury • Bus-powered • Comes HFS+ formatted (bad The Mercury is a speedy (7,200- External hard drive; 350GB On-The-Go • Speedy FireWire 800 interface for PCs) rpm) SATA notebook-class hard capacity; 7,200 rpm. (320GB) • Comes HFS+ formatted (good • Backup software on CD drive that works with USB or $179.99 direct for Macs) • Physically a bit larger than the FireWire power (for a Mac or a • Comes with all cables and a competition PC) and doesn’t require a power carrying case • Pricey per GB adapter. 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LG Incite (AT&T) • Sleek design • Sluggish LG’s first smartphone, the Incite, Windows Mobile Pocket PC; $199 (with • Good voice quality • Stubborn, dim touch screen is attractive and powerful, but it’s GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA data two-year service • Solid battery life • Poor camera let down by its obstinate touch networks; 3-inch, 240-by-400 TFT agreement) • 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth • Buggy music playback screen, sluggish performance, LCD; 3MP camera; 4.2 by 2.2 by radios • No place to stow the stylus—and and sloppy software design. 0.6 inches (HWD), 4.2 ounces. you’ll need it DIGITAL CAMERAS Nikon Coolpix • Sleek and good-looking • No hardware zoom control Viewing your pictures on this 10MP resolution; 3.5-inch touch- S60 • Big, responsive touch screen • Captures fewer resolution lines camera is a blast, thanks to its screen LCD; accepts SDHC flash $349.95 list • Simple touch gestures make than competitors iPhone-esque touch screen. memory; 2.4 by 2.8 by 0.9 inches photo playback a snap • No HD video recording Image quality, however, is lack- (HWD); 5.1 ounces. • Flash shots are underexposed ing, so the fun of its flashy touch • Poor battery life interface will likely fade quickly. DIGITAL PHOTO FRAMES Sony VAIO • Elegant design and interface • Expensive The VGF-CP1 digital picture 7-inch screen; 800-by-400 VGF-CP1 • Wi-Fi • Browser freezes occasionally frame is pricey, but its high per- maximum resolution; accepts $299 list • Strong Web-connected features formance and extensive feature CompactFlash, Memory Stick, • Opera Web browser set justify the investment. and Secure Digital flash memory; internal speakers; 6.9 by 5.2 by 1.4 inches (HWD). PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS Cowon O2 • Excellent file support • Despite its large size, the player The O2’s file support is fantastic, 16GB flash memory; 4.3-inch 8GB, $199.99 list; • Large display has no hard drive, only flash and it is cheaper than its two screen; 480-by-272 max resolu- 16GB, $239.99; • Voice recorder memory main competitors, the iPod touch tion; supports AAC, FLAC, MP3, 32GB, $299.99 • Comparatively affordable • No Internet access and the Archos 5—but it packs far OGG, WMA audio formats; photo • Few extra features fewer features into its inexplica- and video capability; 2.9 by 4.7 by bly large frame. 0.7 inches (HWD); 7.2 ounces. HEADPHONES Apple In-Ear • Secure fit • Audio output is decent—but Apple’s In-Ear Headphones In-canal; Bluetooth; passive noise Headphones • Built-in mic and remote control could be stronger for the price feature extras like a built-in canceling; 109-dB SPL per 1 mW $79 direct • Works with latest-generation • Short on bass response remote and mic, but they’re a bit sensitivity; 23-ohm impedance; iPod’s Voice Memos feature overpriced given the audio quality 0.4 ounce. you get. BLUETOOTH HEADSETS Altec Lansing • Comfortable fit • Music sounds overly bright The most comfortable stereo Play/Pause, Volume, Fast For- BackBeat • Long battery life • Voice call quality isn’t great, Bluetooth headset we’ve seen ward, Rewind, and Call Answer Model 903, $99.99 • Music doesn’t sound muddy especially outdoors has a lot going for it, but sound buttons. list; 906, $129.99 quality still doesn’t match that of wired or mono headsets. GPS Magellan • User interface is improved from • Voice recognition found in previ- The Maestro 4350 includes 6-million-entry POI database; Maestro 4350 the Maestro 4250 ous models has been removed features that make it a worthy real-time traffic; 3D view; sup- $499.99 list • New OneTouch feature • Current speed not displayed in upgrade. But bargain hunters ports MP3 playback; supports SD • Six-million-entry POI database map view may prefer the older yet still and MMC flash memory; 4.3-inch • Can calculate up to three route solid 4250, which you can pick up touch-screen display; 3.3 by 4.9 profiles simultaneously online for $200 less. by 0.7 inches (HWD); 7.2 ounces. 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