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Computer Shopper Magazine Announces 23rd Annual Shoppers Choice Awards...

Our Shoppers's 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'ss 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's 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'ss 2009 Shoppers's 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'ss 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.

About SX2 Media Labs, LLC:

SX2 Media Labs serves passionate technology enthusiasts online and in print. With a focus on niche technology audiences, the company is rapidly expanding its footprint in technology media.

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