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Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth

Maximum PC — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 19:36:45 -0600

Second-gen keyboard/mouse makes steady advances

Month Reviewed: December 2004
Verdict: 8
URL: www.microsoft.com

This latest Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse combo corrects many of the problems we had with Microsoft’s initial Bluetooth desktop.

HP F2304

Maximum PC — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:53:51 -0600

The best LCD we've seen

Now imagine the glory of SDM-P234 times two! While we were evaluating Sony’s monitor, the f2304 was by its side running the exact same DisplayMate scripts and real-world content via a DVI splitter box.

Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 Player

Maximum PC — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:43:25 -0600

Wherein the iPod Mini suffers a mortal wound

Month Reviewed: January 2005
Verdict: 9 Kick Ass
URL: www.digitalnetworksna.com

You’ve got to hand it to Apple—the iPod family of MP3 players is so iconic that every new MP3 player is immediately challenged with the same review clichÃ©: “Is it an iPod killer?” The Rio Carbon is not, but paradoxically, it’s a superior device.

The Rio Carbon uses Seagate’s miniature 5GB drive, putting it a gigabyte over the capacity of the iPod Mini.

Averatec 6200

Maximum PC — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 02:30:28 -0600

We think of it as a big-ass DVD player

Month Reviewed: December 2004
Verdict: 7
URL: www.averatec.com

We’ve never been impressed by low-cost notebooks, which tend to sacrifice so many features they feel like a car without a spare tire or rear window defroster.

Philips Ultimate Edge PSC724

Maximum PC — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 02:13:13 -0600

A complete alternative to Sound Blaster arrives, but with a cost in performance