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Palm Vehicle Power Charger

Charge your Palm smartphone even if you're on the road with the Palm Vehicle Power Charger.

LaCie IamaKey USB flash drive (8GB)

LaCie's IamaKey USB flash drive is slim, sturdy, and, most importantly, will stay on your key ring.

Specs: 8 GB

LaCie IamaKey USB flash drive (4GB)

LaCie's IamaKey USB flash drive is slim, sturdy, and, most importantly, will stay on your key ring.

Specs: 4 GB

Belkin Conserve Surge Protector (10-outlet)

Belkin's Conserve surge protector probably won't save you a ton of money, but it does provide a convenient way to selectively shut off any power-sucking devices in your home.

Belkin Conserve Surge Protector (8-outlet)

Belkin's Conserve surge protector probably won't save you a ton of money, but it does provide a convenient way to selectively shut off any power-sucking devices in your home.

EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked

We don't think most gamers shopping for a midrange 3D card are looking for power efficiency, but for those conscientious few, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked is the card for you. Otherwise, you can get noticeably more performance and capability from an only slightly more expensive ATI card.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 2560 x 1600, 896 MB, PC

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)

Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.

Specs: 2 GPUs - ATI Radeon HD 4850, 2560 x 1600, 2 GB, PC

eVGA e-GeForce 9800GTX+ Superclocked - graphics adapter - GF 9800 GTX+ - 512 MB

EVGA's GeForce GTX 9800+ Superclocked edition has basically the same price-performance benefit as its Radeon HD 4850-based graphics card competition. With identical bang-for-the-buck, you'll like this card if you demand power efficiency, but you should turn to ATI's card if your PC has limited upgrade room.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC, 2

Asus EAHD4870X2 Top graphics card

Specs: 2 GPUs - ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, 2560 x 1600, 2 GB, PC

Asus EAHD4870X2

Asus's EAHD4870X2 falls just short of the speed and relative value offered by Nvidia's competing high-end 3D card. Unless you have certain very specific needs, you'll get better performance and better power efficiency with Nvidia.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 295

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 is the single fastest 3D card on the market, and for a relatively aggressive price. Added bonuses like power efficiency and PhysX support sweeten the deal, but even without those extra benefits, we'd still recommend this card for its processing power and comparative value.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295, 2560 x 1600, 1792 MB, PC

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

Thanks to an expensive new motherboard requirement, Intel's new Core i7 desktop processors will remain enthusiast and professional-level parts until more affordable complementary hardware comes out later next year. Speed never comes cheap, however, and if you're willing to spend for it now, you'll find yourself in possession of the fastest CPU on the market.

Specs: Processor, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition I7-965, FC-LGA8

ATP Earthdrive USB Flash Drive (2GB)

We're not totally persuaded by the EarthDrive thumbdrive's green credentials, but at least its makers are trying.

Specs: 2 GB

ZeeVee ZvBox Zv-100

While the ZvBox succeeds in delivering any Web- or PC-based videos to your TV, the system's convoluted setup and laggy control scheme make it hard to recommend--especially at this price.

SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus (4GB)

SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus boasts an innovative set of features, fast data transfers, and a complimentary six-month online backup subscription, but we're put off by the subsequent annual service fee and the expensive retail price, especially when other drives at equal capacity cost much less.

Specs: 4 GB

Diamond Viper Radeon HD 4850

AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 4850 is a solid midrange 3D card that will run pretty much anything, and it boasts some forward-looking features to boot. It might be worth waiting for the price to drop just a bit, at which point this card will become much more attractive.

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 4850, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC, 2

Asus ENGTX280

Nvidia's new GTX280 graphics chip brings fast 3D performance and exciting new possibilities for speeding up certain kinds of multimedia applications. We'd be more enthusiastic about this card if the software was available to take advantage of the new features.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC

Tekkeon TekCharge MP1800

The Tekkeon TekCharger MP1800 accomplishes its job and does it well. We just wish an important part wasn't missing.

Specs: 4.4 oz

Zogis GeForce 9800 GTX

Nvidia's new GeForce 9800 GTX chip is fast enough, but if your PC is SLI-capable you can spend just a little more and get a significantly better high-resolution gaming experience. Consider your options carefully before upgrading to this card.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (2.5GHz)

AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared with its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say, but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU.

Specs: Processor, AMD Phenom X4 9850