PC World "World Class Awards: Best of 2001"

[HawkeyeNJ]

PC World "World Class Awards: Best of 2001"

Product of the Year: Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40A (CD-RW drive)

Best Computers
Best Corporate PC: Dell OptiPlex GX
Best Small-Business PC: Gateway Professional
Best Home PC: Gateway Select
Best Notebook: IBM ThinkPad
Best Subnotebook: Dell Inspiron 2100
Best PDA: Casio Cassiopeia EM-500


Best Hardware
Best CRT Monitor: ViewSonic GS790
Best Flat-Panel Display: Eizo Nanao FlexScan L330
Best Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 64MB
Best Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live Platinum 5.1
Best PC Speaker System: Klipsch ProMedia 4.1
Best Home Networking Kit: Linksys BEFW11SR EtherFast Wireless Access Point
Best Input Device: Microsoft IntelliMouse
Best Scanner: Epson Perfection 1640SU
Best Digital Camera: Nikon CoolPix
Best Projection System: InFocus Proxima DP6150
Best Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 60
Best CD-RW Drive: Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40A
Best Workgroup Printer: Xerox DocuPrint N2125
Best Color Laser Printer: Minolta-QMS Magicolor 2200GN
Best Photo-Quality Ink Jet Printer: HP DeskJet 932C
Best Personal Laser Printer: Minolta-QMS PagePro 1100L
Best Wireless Communications Device: RIM 957 Wireless Handheld
Best MP3 Player: Creative Nomad Jukebox
Best Gadget: Sony Digital Relay CRX10U-
Most Promising Hardware Newcomer: Pioneer DVR-A03 (DVD burner)

Best Software:
Best Security Software: Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Pro
Best Freeware: Zone Labs ZoneAlarm
Best Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Best Office Suite: Microsoft Office XP Standard
Best Utility: Dynamic Karma Power Drawers
Best Security Software: Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Pro
Best Antivirus Utility: Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2001
Best Contact Manager: Interact Commerce ACT 2000
Best PIM: Micro Logic Info Select 6
Best Business Accounting Software: Peachtree Complete Accounting Release 8
Best Personal Finance Software: Intuit Quicken Deluxe 2001
Best Web Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Best E-Mail Software: Qualcomm Eudora 5
Best Group Application: WebEx
Best Image Editing Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements
Best Desktop Publishing Software: Adobe InDesign 1.5
Best Drawing Software: CorelDraw 10
Best Web Design Software: Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Fireworks 4 Studio
Best Business Graphics: Microsoft Visio Standard 2002
Best Game: Electronic Arts Black & White
Best Freeware: Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Free
Best PDA Software: AvantGo
Most Promising Software Newcomer: Microsoft DirectX 8 (3D rendering programs)

Best Internet
Best Portal: Yahoo
Best News and Information Site: CNN
Best Free E-Mail: Yahoo Mail
Best Search Engine: Google
Best Application Service Provider: NetLedger
Best Recreation/Entertainment Site: Digital City
Best E-Commerce Site: Buy.com
Best ISP: AT&T WorldNet

 

[RossMAN]

Best Computers
Best Corporate PC: Dell OptiPlex GX
Best Small-Business PC: Gateway Professional
Best Home PC: Gateway Select
Best Notebook: IBM ThinkPad
Best Subnotebook: Dell Inspiron 2100
Best PDA: Casio Cassiopeia EM-500

Gee that doesn't surprise me since PC World is practically an advertisement for Dell, hehe.

 

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Why not 6.1 ?

 

[d0ofy]

PC World values price/performance over sheer power.

 

[erub]

i'm suprised that PC World didn't choose everything for Dell. When I subscribed, Dell was always #1. And since when are IBM thinkpads high on price/performance?

 

[pulse8]

Best of 2001? It's not even July yet.