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Holiday tech gifts
Suggestions from Cnet editors for the best gadget gifts of the season, from budget picks to high-end items.
Laptops and Netbooks
Apple MacBook Pro
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: Apple added an SD card slot, improved the battery life, and lowered the cost of its already excellent all-aluminum laptop.
The price: $1,149 to $1,199
The bottom line: Even though it now has a " ro" in its name, it's a more affordable Mac notebook with solid specs.
HP Mini 311
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: Equipped with an Nvidia Ion graphics processor, this netbook can achieve graphics that approach mainstream laptop-quality, including HD streaming video and even a small amount of mainstream gaming. For its price, the HP Mini 311 is a complete netbook for any occasion.
The price: $399
The bottom line: The laptop adds a larger, high-definition display and advanced graphics to a basic netbook, while keeping the price appealing.
Toshiba Satellite T135-S1310
Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good)
Summary: Toshiba's Windows 7 thin-and-light laptop is one of the most affordable we've seen, while still providing a dual-core ultralow-voltage processor and plenty of battery life to spare. The only thing it lacks is an optical drive.
The price: $680 to $750
The bottom line: This is timed for Windows 7, but if you're going to get one, make sure it's the dual-core T135-S1310, and not its single-core cousin.
HD TVs
Panasonic TC-P50V10 Plasma TV
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: Plasmas are the go-to choice of discerning videophiles everywhere, and this is the best-performing model made by the king of plasma itself.
The price: $1,895 to $2,100
The bottom line: The high-end Panasonic TC-PV10 series delivers the overall best picture quality of any flat-panel HDTV we've tested.
JVC LT-32P300 flat-panel TV
Cnet rating: 3 stars out of 5 (good)
Summary: It's an inexpensive LCD TV with a twist: a built-in iPod dock that flips down from the front. It can play videos, music and even photos from your iPod or iPhone, but this JVC also delivers a decent picture.
The price: $540 to $650
The bottom line: The dock on JVC's LT-P300 series provides a well-designed and easy way to enjoy iPod and iPhone content in the living room.
Photography
Kodak EasyShare W1020 Wireless Digital Frame
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: The W1020 is an exemplary digital media frame. The built-in Wi-Fi adapter quickly connects to a wireless network, getting you access to photos, music and videos on your Windows computers. It can also stream photos from Kodak Gallery and Flickr accounts.
The price: $156 to $230
The bottom line: Kodak may have cut some corners on the quality of the frame, but it offers decent image quality, performance and strong features for the money.
Canon Vixia HF200
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: A compact but high-quality flash-based camcorder, the HF200 makes a great choice for anyone looking to capture life's important events or who deserves to step up from a direct-to-Web budget model.
The price: $540 to $760
The bottom line: While thry're more expensive than their competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver more features for the extra money. The HF200, which lacks internal memory, is probably a better buy than the HF20, though the HF20's all-black body is a bit classier looking.
Nikon Coolpix S570
Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good)
Summary: Simple and stylish, the S570 has a bright, wide-angle lens and 5x zoom helping it stand out from the competition, as does its consistently good photos. Its features are fairly basic with the exception of a Smart Portrait System to help make subjects look their best even when they might not be at their best.
The price: $173 to $199
The bottom line: The Nikon Coolpix S570 is a respectable ultracompact camera, despite average point-and-shoot performance.
For the Road
Eclipse AVN726E DVD/GPS receiver
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: The Eclipse AVN726E will cover most users' hands-free calling, navigation, audio` and visual needs in a single installation. That, combined with its 5-volt preamp outputs and easy upgrade options, makes the AVN726E an ideal starting point for building an audiophile-quality car audio system.
The price: $729 to $1,299
The bottom line: The Eclipse AVN726E is an excellent starting point for system builders.
TomTom One 140 S
Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good)
Summary: TomTom's One 140 S distinguishes itself from the low-price crowd with its Map Share user-generated updates system and IQ Routes algorithm. Graphic lane guidance and text-to-speech turn-by-turn directions are features that up until recently could only be found in flagship models.
The price: $129 to $200
The bottom line: The TomTom One 140 S brings high-end features to an entry-level model without much price bloat.
Home entertainment
Roku HD Player (Netflix Player)
Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good)
Summary: This is the perfect gift for anyone who already has Netflix. This little box delivers thousands of streaming Netflix movies and TV shows on any TV, straight over the Internet - unlimited viewing, all for one flat monthly fee. It's not quite enough to ditch your cable subscription - yet - but it's a great way to expand your on-demand viewing choices to any TV in the house.
The price: $99
The bottom line: The one-two punch of Amazon and Netflix makes Roku an enticing choice for anyone looking for a simple, convenient and affordable alternative to cable or satellite TV.
Logitech Squeezebox Radio
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: What if you had a tabletop radio that could receive nearly every radio station in the world? There's no need to imagine, because that's pretty much the mission statement for the Logitech Squeezebox Radio. This Wi-Fi radio taps into your home network to access literally thousands of radio stations available online. It's one of the most full-featured and easiest-to-use such models, and it's available at a gift-friendly price.
The price: $149 to $205
The bottom line: The Logitech Squeezebox Radio has an exceptional design, an unmatched variety of streaming music services, and solid sonics, making it the top value pick for Wi-Fi radios.
Dell ST2310 Full HD Widescreen Monitor
Cnet rating: 3 stars out of 5 (good)
Summary: HDMI and DVI are both offered in this low-price, low-energy-consuming 23-incher. Unfortunately, thanks to its low brightness, games and movies look dull.
The price: $229
The bottom line: The ST2310 has a low price and is good for everyday tasks, but it lacks some of the extra features included with similarly priced displays.
LG Flatron W2486L Monitor
Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good)
Summary: This monitor offers a unique and thin design, great performance, and is energy-efficient.
The price: $329 to $349
The bottom line: The LG Flatron W2486L is a great LED-backlit monitor.
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (120GB)
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: The PS3 Slim is sleeker and sexier than its bulky predecessor. While it doesn't retain all of the features of the original PS3, the fact that it's one of the best Blu-ray players on the market sweetens the deal.
The price: $299
The bottom line: With a smaller design, more energy-efficient operation, lower price tag, and built-in Blu-ray and multimedia capabilities, the PS3 Slim delivers a compelling package for an affordable price.
Nyko Wing Wireless Controller
Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good)
Summary: The Nyko Wing is the absolute best controller for use with the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console. It's comfortable, feels solid in your hands and is compatible with every Virtual Console game available.
The price: $20 to $29
The bottom line: The Nyko Wing Wireless Controller is a must-have accessory for Wii owners who play a lot of Virtual Console games as it improves on the Nintendo original in almost every way.
Phones
Samsung Rogue
Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent)
Summary: This phone offers an impressive 3.1-inch active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, EV-DO Rev. A, a 3.5mm headset jack, and an HTML browser with Flash Lite support. It's only $99.99 with a two-year agreement, but it requires a data plan.
The price: $79.00
The bottom line: The Samsung Rogue is a great multimedia touch-screen messaging phone for Verizon Wireless customers.
HTC Touch Diamond2
Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good)
Summary: The HTC Touch Diamond2 is a great example of less is more. The smart phone doesn't have the flashiest design; it's clean and simple, and, with the brushed-metal finish and bright 3.2-inch WVGA touch screen, it's certainly stunning.
The price: $500
The bottom line: The HTC Touch Diamond2 brings some notable improvements over its predecessor and promises to be a powerful touch-screen smart phone when it finally arrives in the United States.
This article appeared on page DC - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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发表于 2009-11-22 11:32:28
楼主
发表于 2009-11-22 13:38:04
正合適老花眼。
