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On the first day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A high speed DVD burner. They're without a doubt the hottest
thing in consumer IT at the moment, and we've got comprehensive reviews
of the latest and greatest models to offer.
Burnt
Offerings: High speed DVD Burners tested
Mitsubishi
Diamond Data DVDXRW424
Pioneer
DVR-A07
Plextor PX-708A
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On the second day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A snazzy new mobile phone. Christmas is a time for getting
in touch with people, after all.
The
dazzling dozen: 12 mobiles tested
Samsung
E700
Nokia
5140
O2
Xphone
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On the third day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
Share those Christmas memories forever with a digital
camera. Or just capture the shots of all your drunken fat relatives. It's
up to you.
Pentax
Optio S4
HP
Photosmart 945
Fujifilm
FinePix S5000
Canon
EOS 300D
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On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
An MP3 player, whether to whistle along with jolly Christmas
tunes, or escape their incessant and annoying jingles.
Listen
to the Music: 12 MP3 Players Tested
Samsung
Yepp 55
eFX
i-MPIA 4000 MP3 Player
iRiver
iFP-390T
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On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A Personal Digital Assistant, if only to keep track of
all the presents from days one to four.
Pocket-sized
productivity: 5 PDAs tested
Dell
Axim X3i
Sony
CLIE PEG-UX50
Palm
Zire 21
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On the sixth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A projector; ideal for my business presentations and just
the thing to throw up on a wall when I've got a DVD player handy.
Bright
sparks in the boardroom: 10 projectors reviewed
Sanyo
PLC-SW30
InFocus
LP120
Epson
EMP-S1
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On the seventh day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
An LCD Monitor. CRTs are so last century's technology,
after all.
As
far as the eye can see: 8 LCD monitors tested
Flat
out: Ten 17-inch LCD monitors tested
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On the eighth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A tablet PC, for working on the go, and heck, just to
impress people with my nifty executive toy.
Tablet
PCs: Take one and call me in the morning
Toshiba
Portege M200
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On the ninth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A photo printer. Why go to the photo lab when you can
just print at home on a whim?
Canon
i905D
Epson
Stylus Photo RX510
HP
Photosmart 245
Tech
Guide: Which Printer?
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On the tenth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
An Internet security suite. It might not seem all that
enjoyable now, but you'll be sobbing without one when the hackers and
viruses come knocking at your cyberspace door. Note: They won't be singing
happy carols.
Hitting
the suite spot: McAfee Vs Norton
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On the eleventh day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A multimedia encyclopaedia. Ideal for winning those Boxing
Day games of Trivial Pursuit, looking up who won the Melbourne Cup in
1943, or to give the kids extra options in their studies.
Head
to head: Encarta 2004 vs Britannica 2004
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On the twelfth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
A whacking great sack to store everything else I got,
and some hernia cream if I attempt to carry it all.
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