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Top 100 Products of 2009

By Team HardwareZone - 25 Dec 2009

Picks 91 - 100

Thermaltake Level 10

Designed in collaboration with BMW DesignWorks, the Thermaltake Level 10 is a casing the likes of which has never been seen. Featuring individual housing units for each component, the casing truly boggles the mind, and demands a place on our list for its sheer audacity and unrivaled presence.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 VaporX

The Radeon HD 5870 is the world's fastest single chip graphics card and if you want the best of the best, look to the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X. Mildly overclocked to squeeze out extra frames per second, it also features a vapor chamber technology cooler to help keep it cool.

Nokia N900

Nokia's second wind is coming in the form of its Nokia N900. A faster and more intuitive interface with the Maemo platform is giving the Finnish company a fresh perspective of its N-series device. All eyes are on this Maemo device, and the potential it holds when Nokia's Ovi services extend towards the N900 and future Maemo-based Nokia devices.

Samsung ST550

One of the most innovative imaging devices came from Samsung's ST550 and its dual LCD display concept. Think of all the fun you'll get taking self-portraits, without all the hassle of wondering if you're spot on with your framing. Practical and fun would be the apt words to describe this 12.1-megapixel camera for all your imaging needs.

Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB

SATA 6Gbit/s becomes reality with the Seagate Barracuda XT, the first consumer hard drive to support the new, faster interface. Throw in 2TB of storage and this is one hard drive that promises to last you for a while.

HTC Hero

Due credit must be given to HTC for its immense investment in the fast rising Google Android OS. And in typical HTC fashion, the HTC Hero is beautiful, fast, and most importantly, shows innovation with its customized HTC Sense UI. And that makes it the real Hero for both HTC and Google.

Patriot Torqx SSD

SSDs are fast becoming a mainstay, and the Patroit Torqx SSD is chosen for its overall best performance in read and write speeds. Through our rigorous performance tests
, this is one SSD that manages to exhibit some semblance of an enterprise class drive where performance is critical for the users. As such, the Torqx ranks as one of the top performing consumer SSD drives for 2009.

Nokia 6710 Navigator
Before Android 2.0 brings free Google Navigation to the region, we still have the Nokia 6710 Navigator and its lifetime navigation license. Travellers will find this Navigator device to be of utmost importance, and with its real time traffic info to bring you out of a tight jam, we say this is a mobile device that truly fulfil its moniker's actual meaning.
Buffalo DriveStation USB 3.0 HD-HXU3

USB 3.0 may not have gotten mainstream in 2009 but not for lack of trying from Buffalo, which introduced the DriveStation HD-HXU3 boasting support for the new interface. With speeds that can reach up to 10x that of the older USB 2.0, this is one external storage solution for the early adopters or those that do huge file transfers regularly.

Nokia BH-905 Bluetooth Headset
The Nokia BH-905 isn't your everyday run of the mill stereo Bluetooth headset. Background noise cancellation and two dedicated microphones ensure you'll always be heard no matter where you are, answer and end buttons on the headset let you manage your calls easily, and if that's not enough, it recognizes voice dialling. Active noise cancellation, high performance speakers and wired connections lets you use the headset for great music on the go.

 

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