Tag: HGG-2500

27-inch Apple iMac (Creative, Under $2500) We generally agree that Mac users get hit with the legendary Apple Tax for some models, but the recently updated iMacs have us buzzing about bargains. Overall the 27-inchers are very respectably spec-ed out for starting at $1700, with a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (or 2.66Ghz quad-core Intel Core i5), 4 gigabytes of memory, a 1 terabyte hard drive and a ...

The Vision One Computer Workstation (Gamer, Under $2,500) There are desks, and then there's the V1 ($1,700 starting price), an uncompromising workstation aimed squarely at appeasing the ergonomic needs of the seasoned PC gamer. The standard and corner-room configurations come in 35 colors like solid blue, metallic silver, and "rainbo" -- yep, you read right -- with finishes that include racing ...

HP Touchsmart 300z (Novice, Under $2,500) HP's all-in-one desktop ($799 – $1,099, depending on the configuration) includes the specs you'd want for day-to-day computing: a 20-inch widescreen LCD, an AMD Athlon multi-core processor, 2-4-gigabytes (GB) of RAM and up to a 750 GB hard drive. But what separates the Touchsmart 300z from the pack is the user-friendly, iPhone-like touchscreen ...

Sony Vaio X (Gadget Head, Under $2500 While seemingly every other company out there is scrambling to put out their latest low-power, low-feature, low-cost netbook, Sony opted instead to pull out all the stops for its newest Vaio X, a full-featured sub-notebook that also happens to be insanely, runway model tiny, thin and light. Like not much thicker than an iPhone (.55 inches to be exact) ...

HP Beats Laptop (Media Hound, Under $2,500) It's rare that a PC laptop makes even Mac owners look twice, but look twice at the above photo. See? The 15-inch black-and-red stunna -- essentially an HP Envy with a Beats by Dr. Dre veneer -- has a lot in common with the MacBook Pro, actually: the chiclet keyboard, the buttonless, multitouch trackpad, the slim, bezel-etched design, even the ...

Ripple LED Coffee Table (Homebody, Under $2,500) When you want to add both dynamic design and interactive gadgetry to a living space, look no further than this piece of futuristic furniture from sustainable-wares front Because We Can. The Ripple LED coffee table ($2,100), made from eco-friendly maple, alights based on motion sensors embedded in the table's surface. As folks move their hand ...

Mobia Treadmill (Sports Fan, Under $5000) Particularly for those without an extra room in the house, exercise equipment can be a rather serious commitment -- large machines in the middle of the living room do not a serene environment make. Enter the Mobia treadmill, designed by renowned studio Frog Design. The nicest looking treadmill you're going to find is also forward-thinking in terms of ...

Intelligent Design Titanium Mouse (Style-o-Phile, under $2,500) What do you get for the computer fiend who has everything? A diamond-encrusted motherboard, or a gilded monitor bezel? There's no need to be so flashy, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for generic crap, either. The Titanium Mouse by Intelligent Design (€800, or about $1,200) positively oozes class and minimalist ...

Velocity Raptor and Edge Gaming PCs (Gamer, Under $5000) The baddest gaming PC around is Velocity's Raptor: it comes in several flavors, from the "bang for the buck" Z5 to the "bucks are not an issue" high-end systems. The Raptor Z90 comes tricked out with everything your beloved gamer will need, and you can of course customize it to their liking (we might suggest upgrading the graphics card to ...

Sony Vaio TT (Traveler, Under $5,000) In the ongoing race among laptops to be the strongest, thinnest, lightest whatever, Sony's latest Vaio has taken the lead: the world's smallest Blu-ray player-equipped notebook. That alone is enough to get us throwing high-fives, but the capper is that it also has a 7.5-hour battery life, which means a traveler could conceivably watch four entire HD movies ...

Tenori-on (Music Lover, under $5,000) The crème de la crème of niche musical gadgets, the Tenori-on was developed by Japanese gaming god and conceptual artist Toshio Iwai. To understand it, you really have to see it?hey, here's a link!?but the gist is that it's a pad with a 16 x 16 array of dots that both trigger sounds and lights, letting you created a seemingly unlimited ...

Optimus Maximus (Gadget Hound, Under $5000) Quite possibly the closest your deep-pocketed geek will ever get to feeling like they're at the controls of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the Optimus Maximus is the ultimate keyboard, completely customizable to the every whim and pique of its owner. Beneath each key on the keyboard is a tiny color OLED screen that explains its function, and every key is ...

Asus U6V-B1 Bamboo Laptop (Man/Woman Who Has Everything, Under $5,000) Computer companies do everything then can to distinguish their models from the hordes of similarly specced plastic PCs out there, but Asus took it a step further: Rather than just paint their remarkably full-featured 2.75-pound sub-notebook green, they actually made it Green. The U6V-B1 has a case made of water-resistant ...

New MacBook Pro (Creative Type, Under $5,000) Next to getting Obama in the White House, your typical Macolyte wants nothing more in this world than, well, the newest MacBook Pro (okay, maybe make that Steve Jobs in the White House). Apple's recently introduced update brings a slew of changes: a super strong, light, and sub one-inch-thick body, a push-button multi-touch trackpad, a bright ...

HP TouchSmart PC (Domestic God/Goddess, Under $5000) Oh, Apple must be pissed -- HP put out the next-gen desktop that the iMac should've been. This all-in-one is a standout already, with its vast and thoughtful features list: a built-in TV tuner with full-size remote; an ambient light sensor that illuminates the wireless keyboard and mouse; a webcam and microphone for video chats; a full array ...