Computer Shopper Magazine Announces 21st Annual Shoppers’ Choice Awards

Awards Recognize Readers’ Picks for Technology’s Best Products, Companies, and Services

NEW YORK, January 18, 2007 – Computer Shopper magazine and ComputerShopper.com today announced winners of its 21st annual Shoppers' Choice Awards. The awards recognize Computer Shopper readers’ picks for the year’s best technology products, companies, and services in 47 categories.

“Our Shoppers’ Choice awards recognize companies and products that deliver outstanding technology, value, and service," said Rik Fairlie, acting 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 feel are best in class."

The Shoppers’ Choice winners were announced today at ComputerShopper.com and in the February 2007 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

“We are enormously appreciative of Computer Shopper’s multiple awards,” Chad Chen, Vice President of Newegg.com, said. "The Shoppers’ Choice awards are among the most coveted honors for e-technology companies and we’re extremely grateful to receive this distinction from our loyal customers."

The winners of Computer Shopper magazine’s 2006 Shoppers’ Choice Awards are listed below and can be found online at www.computershopper.com/shopperschoice.

BEST PERFORMANCE DESKTOP
Alienware Aurora ALX
Runner-Up: Dell Dimension XPS 700

BEST BUDGET DESKTOP PC (Under $1,000)
Dell Dimension E310
Runner-Up: HP Compaq Presario SR1820NX

BEST MIDRANGE DESKTOP
Dell Dimension XPS 400
Runner-Up: Dell Dimension E510

BEST SMALL FORM FACTOR DESKTOP
Dell Dimension XPS 200
Runner-Up: Apple Mac Mini Core Duo

BEST MEDIA CENTER PC
Alienware Area-51 3550
Runner-Up: HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7360n

BEST DESKTOP-REPLACEMENT NOTEBOOK
Dell Inspiron E1705
Runner-Up: Sony VAIO VGN-AR190G

BEST GAMING NOTEBOOK
Alienware Aurora m9700
Runner-Up: Dell XPS M1710

BEST THIN-AND-LIGHT NOTEBOOK
Dell XPS M1210
Runner-Up: Apple MacBook

BEST ULTRAPORTABLE NOTEBOOK (UNDER 4 POUNDS)
Sony VAIO TX Runner-Up: Dell Latitude D420

BEST PDA
Palm Treo 700p
Runner-Up: BlackBerry 7130c

BEST CPU
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62
Runner-Up: Intel Core Duo

BEST MOTHERBOARD
Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe
Runner-Up: Intel D955XBK

BEST CASE
Cooler Master CM Media 260
Runner-Up: Antec Sonata II

BEST LCD MONITOR
Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP
Runner-Up: ViewSonic VG2021

BEST GRAPHICS CARD
nVidia GeForce 7950 GX2
Runner-Up: AMD ATI Radeon X1900 XTX

BEST HARD DRIVE
Western Digital Raptor
Runner-Up: Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition

BEST DVD-RECORDABLE DRIVE
Sony DVDirect VRD-MC1
Runner-Up: Plextor PX-760A

BEST HOME NETWORKING DEVICE
Linksys WRT300N Router
Runner-Up: Linksys WPC54GX4 with SRX400

BEST INKJET PRINTER
HP Photosmart 8250
Runner-Up: Canon Pixma iP6600d

BEST MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE
HP Photosmart 3310 All-in-One
Runner Up: Canon Pixma MP760

BEST PERSONAL LASER PRINTER
HP Color LaserJet 1600
Runner-Up: HP LaserJet 1018

BEST INPUT DEVICE
Logitech Bluetooth Desktop MX5000 Laser
Runner-Up: Logitech G7 Laser Gaming Mouse

BEST DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
Canon PowerShot SD700 IS
Runner-Up: Canon EOS 30D

BEST DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Sony Handycam DCR-DVD505
Runner-Up: Sony Handycam DCR-HC96

BEST DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
Apple iPod
Runner-Up: Apple iPod Nano

BEST PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER/GAMING DEVICE
Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP
Runner-Up: Nintendo DS Lite

BEST OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Office 2003
(Replaced by Microsoft Office 2007)
Runner-Up: Microsoft Office 2007 Beta

BEST PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Works Suite 2006
Runner-Up: Quicken 2006

BEST PHOTO EDITING/ ORGANIZING SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Runner-Up: Adobe Photoshop Elements 4

BEST UTILITY PACKAGE
Norton SystemWorks 2006 Premier
(Replaced by Norton SystemWorks Premier Edition)
Runner-Up: WinZip 10 Pro

BEST INTERNET SECURITY SOFTWARE
Norton Internet Security 2006
(Replaced by Norton Internet Security 2007)
Runner-Up: ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5

Best DVD/CD Utility Software
Nero 7 Ultra Edition
(Replaced by Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced)
Runner-Up: Roxio Easy Media Creator 8

BEST COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
Mozilla Thunderbird
Runner-Up: Gmail

BEST PC GAME
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Runner-Up: Battlefield 2: Armored Fury

BEST MEDIA-PLAYER SOFTWARE
Windows Media Player
Runner-Up: Apple iTunes

BEST ONLINE MUSIC STORE
iTunes Store

BEST ONLINE SERVICE
Craigslist
Runner-Up: MySpace

BEST VOIP SERVICE
Skype
Runner-Up: Vonage

BEST FREE DOWNLOAD
Mozilla Firefox
Runner-Up: Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition

BEST PLACE TO BUY DESKTOP AND LAPTOP PCS
Dell
Runner-Up: Newegg.com

BEST PLACE TO BUY CORE COMPONENTS, PERIPHERALS, AND SOFTWARE
Newegg.com
Runner-Up: Best Buy

BEST PLACE TO BUY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Best Buy
Runner-Up: Newegg.com

MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT OR SERVICE
Intel Core Duo CPU
Runner-Up: Apple Boot Camp utility

BEST SERVICE AND SUPPORT
Dell
Runner-Up: Apple Computer

BEST PLACE TO BUY (RETAIL)
Best Buy
Runner-Up: Fry’s Electronics

BEST PLACE TO BUY (ONLINE)
Newegg.com
Runner-Up: Amazon.com

About Computer Shopper:
With over 340 products covered every issue, and a reach of 2.1 million readers, Computer Shopper magazine is the most comprehensive guide to today's technology. In print and online at 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. In-depth product reviews, comparison tools and buying advice empower the reader with the information they need to make decisions now and in the future while easy step-by-step how-to guides offer expert advice for upgrading, customizing and repairing their current system.

About SX2 Media Labs, LLC:
SX2 Media Labs was founded by David Sills and Barry Schwimmer to serve passionate technology enthusiasts in print and online. With vast experience in magazine and niche media publishing and finance and investment banking respectively, Sills and Schwimmer plan to grow the company through acquisitions of magazines and other niche media businesses in related fields.

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