Computer Shopper Magazine Announces 23rd Annual Shoppers' Choice Awards - Awards Recognize Readers' Picks for Technology's Best Product
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 17, 2009 -- "Our Shoppers' Choice awards recognize companies and products that deliver outstanding technology, value, and service," said John A. Burek, Editor-In-Chief of Computer Shopper. "This is our version of the People's Choice Awards because we let our readers--an amazingly tech-savvy group of computer users--select the companies and products that they believe are best in class."
The Shoppers' Choice winners were announced today at ComputerShopper.com and in the February 2009 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 "Best Place to Buy Consumer Electronics" to "Best Performance Desktop" to "Best Digital Camera." Thousands of readers voiced their choices with online balloting open to all readers of Computer Shopper and ComputerShopper.com
The winners of Computer Shopper magazine's 2009 Shoppers' Choice Awards are listed below and can be found online at http://www.computershopper.com/2009shopperschoice.
BEST GAMING/PERFORMANCE DESKTOP
Alienware Area-51 ALX
Runner-Up: Dell XPS 730
BEST BUDGET DESKTOP PC (Under $1,000)
Dell Inspiron 530
Runner-Up: HP Pavilion A6560f
BEST MIDRANGE DESKTOP
HP Pavilion Elite m9200t
(Replaced by the HP Pavilion Elite m9400t)
Runner-Up: Dell XPS 630
BEST SMALL-FORM-FACTOR DESKTOP
HP Pavilion Slimline s3330f
(Replaced by the HP Pavilion Slimline s3650f)
Runner-Up: Apple Mac Mini
BEST HOME THEATER PC
Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E/B
Runner-Up: HP TouchSmart IQ506
BEST DESKTOP-REPLACEMENT NOTEBOOK
HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC
(Replaced by the HP HDX18)
Runner-Up: Sony VAIO VGN-FW198U/H
BEST GAMING NOTEBOOK
Alienware Area-51 m17x
Runner-Up: Alienware Area-51 m15x
BEST THIN-AND-LIGHT NOTEBOOK
Sony VAIO VGN-FZ485U/B
Runner-Up: Lenovo ThinkPad SL400
BEST ULTRAPORTABLE NOTEBOOK (UNDER 4 POUNDS)
Apple MacBook Air
Runner-Up: Lenovo ThinkPad X300
BEST NETBOOK
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC
Runner-Up: Asus Eee PC 1000H
BEST CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Runner-Up: AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition
BEST MOTHERBOARD
Asus P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n
Runner-Up: Asus P5Q Deluxe
BEST CASE
Cooler Master Cosmos S
Runner-Up: Antec Twelve Hundred
BEST BUDGET GRAPHICS CARD
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Runner-Up: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
BEST PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS CARD
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2
Runner-Up: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
BEST LCD MONITOR
Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP
Runner-Up: ViewSonic VP2250wb
BEST INPUT DEVICE
Logitech MX 1100 Cordless Laser Mouse
Runner-Up: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 Keyboard and Mouse
BEST HOME NETWORKING DEVICE
Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link (WRT600N)
Runner-Up: Linksys Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N)
BEST PC GAMING DEVICE
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Runner-Up: Headplay Personal Cinema System
BEST INKJET PRINTER
Canon Pixma iP2600
Runner-Up: HP Photosmart B8550
BEST PERSONAL LASER PRINTER
HP CP1215
Runner-Up: Xerox Phaser 3250/DN
BEST MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER
HP Photosmart C8180
Runner-Up: Canon Pixma MX7600
BEST PHOTO PRINTER
HP Photosmart A636
Runner-Up: Canon Selphy CP770
BEST SMARTPHONE
Apple iPhone 3G
Runner-Up: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330
BEST DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
Runner-Up: Nikon D300
BEST DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Sony Handycam HDR-SR12
Runner-Up: Canon Vixia HV30
BEST GAMING DEVICE
Nintendo Wii
Runner-Up: Xbox 360
BEST PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER/GAMING DEVICE
Apple iPod Touch
Runner-Up: Sony PSP
BEST FLAT-SCREEN TELEVISION
Sony Bravia KDL-46Z4100
Runner-Up: Samsung LN52A650
BEST OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Office 2007
Runner-Up: OpenOffice.org 2.4
BEST PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Works 9
Runner-Up: TurboTax Premier
BEST PHOTO EDITING/ORGANIZING SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop CS3
(Replaced by Adobe Photoshop CS4)
Runner-Up: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
BEST UTILITY PACKAGE
Norton SystemWorks
Runner-Up: WinZip 11
BEST INTERNET SECURITY SOFTWARE
AVG Internet Security 8.0
Runner-Up: Norton Internet Security
BEST CD/DVD UTILITY
Nero 8 Ultra Edition
(Replaced by Nero 9)
Runner-Up: Roxio Easy Media Creator 10
BEST INSTANT-MESSAGING SERVICE
Yahoo
Runner-Up: Windows Live
BEST WEBMAIL SERVICE
Gmail
Runner-Up: Yahoo Mail
BEST PC GAME
Crysis
Runner-Up: Mass Effect
BEST MEDIA PLAYER
Windows Media Player 11
Runner-Up: iTunes
BEST FREE ONLINE SERVICE
YouTube
Runner-Up: Google Earth
BEST FOR-PAY ONLINE SERVICE
Netflix
Runner-Up: Consumer Reports
BEST FREE DOWNLOAD
Mozilla Firefox
Runner-Up: Adobe Reader
MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT
Apple iPhone 3G
Runner-Up: Asus Eee PC
BEST SERVICE AND SUPPORT
Dell
Runner-Up: Hewlett-Packard
BEST PLACE TO BUY (RETAIL)
Best Buy
Runner-Up: Fry's Electronics
BEST PLACE TO BUY (ONLINE)
Newegg.com
Runner-Up: Amazon.com
BEST PLACE TO BUY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Best Buy
Runner-Up: Amazon.com
BEST PLACE TO BUY DESKTOPS, NOTEBOOKS, COMPONENTS, SOFTWARE, AND
PERIPHERALS
Newegg.com
Runners-Up:
Best Place to Buy Desktops: Dell
Best Place to Buy Notebooks: Best Buy
Best Place to Buy Components: TigerDirect
Best Place to Buy Software: Amazon.com
Best Place to Buy Peripherals: TigerDirect
About Computer Shopper:
In print and online at http://www.computershopper.com, our expert staff of technology editors helps readers cut through technology-buying clutter with focused editorial that is informative, relevant and actionable. Computer Shopper offers in-depth product reviews, comparison tools and buying advice that empower users with the information they need to purchasing decisions.
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