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Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

Strong design and Microsoft don't always go together, but they do in Windows 7. Users might take a while to get used to the new taskbar and Aero Peek, but they're a pleasure to use.

See also: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional), Operating systems

HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless

Autoduplexer Automatic document feeder Easy-to-use 3.4in. LCD touch-screen Painless 802.11b/g wireless setup Industry-leading print speeds Excellent quality prints

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Scanner, Wireless

HP ProLiant DL380 G6

Standardisation with other HP server products Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Up to sixteen internal disks Very quiet Comprehensive management tools, including power-capping facilities

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Hypervisor

Data Robotics DroboPro

Mix and match disk speed and capacity Automatic array resizing and data migration Optional dual-disk redundancy iSCSI SAN support Thin provisioning of virtual Smart Volumes

Tags: Robotics, Storage, USB

Sun Fire X4270/4275

High-capacity 3.5in. storage model Six PCI Express slots Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Comprehensive remote management as standard Commonality of components with other models

Tags: Intel Xeon, Motherboard, VMware Inc.

KACE KBOX 1000 Series Systems Management Appliance

Ready-configured appliance Bundled training Dynamic labelling of managed systems Application virtualisation Lumension patch management

Tags: Lumension Security Inc., Tool, systems management

Dell PowerEdge R710

Dell Lifecycle Controller Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Choice of power supply Dell support services

Tags: Motherboard, SD card, Storage

Dell PowerEdge T710

Plenty of PCIe expansion and disk capacity Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Supports dual hot-plug power supplies Rack-mount option

Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet

Norton Internet Security 2010 (1 User, 3 PCs)

Norton Internet Security 2010 treads surprisingly lightly CPU power, while bolstering last year's reputation-based detection engine with a new behavioral-detection system.

Tags: Norton Co., Internet

Apple iPhone 3G S

Finally adds common mobile phone features like multimedia messaging, video recording and voice dialling Runs faster Promised battery life is longer Multimedia quality continues to shine

Tags: Battery, Apple Inc., Feature