New York, NY (PRWEB) February 15, 2008
Computer Shopper magazine and ComputerShopper.com today announced winners of its 22nd annual Shoppersâ Choice Awards. The awards recognize Computer Shopper readersâ picks for the yearâs best technology products, companies, and services in 43 categories.
âNow more than ever, people are looking to their peers for advice when theyâre making their buying decisions,â said Sean Portnoy, Executive Editor of Computer Shopper. âThe Shoppersâ Choice awards are a chance for our readers â an amazingly tech-savvy group of computer users â to let their fellow tech shoppers know which companies and products they feel are best in class.â
The Shoppersâ Choice winners were announced today at ComputerShopper.com and in the February 2008 print issue of Computer Shopper magazine. Reflecting the huge purchasing influence of the Computer Shopper audience, winners were picked across a broad spectrum of categories ranging from âBest Place to Buy Consumer Electronicsâ to âBest Gaming Desktopâ to âBest Digital Camera.â
Thousands of readers voiced their choices with online balloting open to all readers of Computer Shopper and ComputerShopper.com
The winners of Computer Shopper magazineâs 2007 Shoppersâ Choice Awards are listed below and can be found online at http://www.computershopper.com/shopperschoice
BEST GAMING DESKTOP
Alienware Area-51 ALX
Runner-Up: Dell XPS 710 H2C
BEST BUDGET DESKTOP PC (Under $ 1,000)
Dell Dimension E520/E521
Runner-Up: HP Pavilion Slimline s3020n
BEST MIDRANGE DESKTOP
Dell XPS 410
Runner-Up: HP Pavilion Media Center m8000 Series
BEST SMALL-FORM-FACTOR DESKTOP
Dell XPS 210
Runner-Up: Sony VAIO TP VGX-TP1
BEST HOME THEATER PC
Sony VAIO Digital Living System VGX-XL3
Runner-Up: HP z560 Digital Entertainment Center
BEST DESKTOP-REPLACEMENT NOTEBOOK
Dell Inspiron E1705
Runner-Up: Alienware Area-51 m5550
BEST GAMING NOTEBOOK
Alienware Aurora mALX
Runner-Up: Dell XPS M1710
BEST THIN-AND-LIGHT NOTEBOOK
Sony VAIO VGN-C250N/B
Runner-Up: Dell XPS M1210
BEST ULTRAPORTABLE NOTEBOOK (UNDER 4 POUNDS)
Dell XPS M1330
Runner-Up: Sony VAIO SZ Series
BEST CPU
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
Runner-Up: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
BEST MOTHERBOARD
Asus P5B Premium Vista Edition
Runner-Up: Asus P5K3 Deluxe
BEST CASE
Cooler Master CM Stacker 830 nVidia Edition
Runner-Up: Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 Pro
BEST GRAPHICS CARD
nVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra
Runner-Up: nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
BEST HARD DRIVE
Western Digital Raptor X
Runner-Up: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
BEST LCD MONITOR
Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP-HC
Runner-Up: Samsung SyncMaster 906BW
BEST HOME NETWORKING DEVICE
Linksys WRT300N Router
Runner-Up: D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router
BEST INKJET PRINTER
HP PhotoSmart D7160
Runner-Up: HP Deskjet D4260
BEST MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE
HP Color LaserJet CM1017
Runner Up: HP PhotoSmart C6180
BEST PERSONAL LASER PRINTER
HP Color LaserJet 2600n
Runner-Up: HP LaserJet P2015
BEST INPUT DEVICE
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
Runner-Up: Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000
BEST DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Runner-Up: Canon EOS Rebel XTi
BEST DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Sony Handycam DCR-SR300
Runner-Up: Sony Handycam HDR-HD7
BEST DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
Apple iPod
Runner-Up: Apple iPod Nano
BEST PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER/GAMING DEVICE
Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Runner-Up: Nintendo DS Lite
BEST FLAT-SCREEN TELEVISION
Sony KDL-52XBR2
Runner-Up: Samsung LN-T4665F
BEST OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Office 2007
Runner-Up: OpenOffice.org
BEST PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Works Suite 2006
Runner-Up: Quicken Premier 2007
BEST PHOTO EDITING/ ORGANIZING SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Runner-Up: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5
BEST UTILITY PACKAGE
Norton 360
Runner-Up: WinZip 11.1
BEST INTERNET SECURITY SOFTWARE
Norton Internet Security Suite 2007
Runner-Up: ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7
BEST CD/DVD UTILITY SOFTWARE
Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced
Runner-Up: Roxio Easy Media Creator 9
BEST COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
Google Gmail
