How to spend it

Nike: Sasquatch Sumo2 golf driver

Asus: A8Js

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Sony: AR-series

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Toshiba: Qosmio G30

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LG: e-book

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Apple: MacBook Pro

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HP Pavilion: dv2000

Asus: G2

Fujitsu-: Siemens Q2010

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USB: Turntable

Logitech: QuickCam

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Logitech: MX Revolution

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HP A618: Photosmart

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Nike: Sasquatch Sumo2 golf driver
$630

When Tiger Woods steps out onto the course at Emirates Golf Club next month for the Dubai Desert Classic, you may spot him brandishing this square Sasquatch driver. The design is said to move weight as far away from the centre of the clubface as possible, maximising the MOI (Moment of Inertia, or resistance to twisting) for better forgiveness and superior distance. Doesn’t Tiger hit it far enough already?

www.nikegolf.com

Asus: A8Js
$2300

Based on Intel Core Duo technology, the slim and lightweight A8Js is the world’s first notebook series to adopt the nVidia GeForce 7700 GPU (yes, it’s a bit of a mouthful) for a spectacular graphics performance, coupled with 512MB memory and PureVideo.

www.asus.com

Sony: AR-series
$3500

Sony has taken strides forward with the rather interestinglynamed Blu-Ray technology.

Watch hi-def films stashed on the discs on the 17 inch display, with stunning clarity and brilliant colours, or use its HDMI output to connect it to a compatible HDTV and home theatre.

www.sony.com

Toshiba: Qosmio G30
$3450

Not keen on Blu-Ray? Try a HD optical drive instead. You’ll be lauded amongst peers as a chap with his finger firmly on the pulse of modern living.

The super-fast Qosmio is also outfitted with both analogue and digital TV tuners, plus a remote control to aid recording and playback.

www.toshiba.com

LG: e-book
$TBC

This LG concept has just bagged itself a design award in Singapore for its eco-friendly technology. The idea behind this notebook is that it uses natural gas, methanol and liquified fuel cells to help power it. It’s only a concept, though, so we don’t know if it will hit the market. But it looks very nice.

www.lge.com

Apple: MacBook Pro
From $2600

With all this iPod malarkey, it’s easy to forget that Apple actually makes computers.

The MacBook Pro is the fruitloving company’s fi rst Intelpowered portable with a Core Duo processor at either 1.67 or 1.83 GHz, iSight webcam, FrontRow software and 15.4 inch screen.

www.apple.com

HP Pavilion: dv2000
$3500

For quick and easy DVD viewing, it’s unlikely you’ll fi nd a more practical application than the Quickplay function on these latest HP laptops. You don’t even having to load up Windows. A 14.1 inch screen display, Brightview technology and nVidia graphics complete the package.

www.hp.com/me

Asus: G2
$2900

Computer game nuts don’t have it easy. Sneered at by athletic types, sometimes the fridge can seem like their only friend. But Asus has waved a gamer-friendly fl ag aloft with its G2, featuring Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology, 17 inch screen, hotkeys and builtin webcam.

www.asus.com

Fujitsu-: Siemens Q2010
From $2000

Weighing just 1 kg and at a mere 20 mm thick, this diet-tastic machine’s optical drive has been replaced by a UMTS to reduce its size and enable fast and wireless data access. Also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology, a six-cell battery for up to eight hours of operation, and a 12.1 inch display.

www.fujitsu-siemens.com

USB: Turntable
$235

Vinyl lovers everywhere, rejoice! Preserve your dusty LPs for all eternity by adding them to your digital library. Simply plug this turntable into your laptop’s USB port, hit the record button and you’re off faster than you can say MC Hammer. Rip them onto CD or convert them to MP3.

www.firebox.com

Logitech: QuickCam
$39

With a plethora of online chatrooms, it’s all too easy to be fooled into talking to somebody claiming to be an attractive 20-year-old female. Well there’s no excuse with this low-priced VGA webcam, allowing you to converse easily with friends both old and new online

www.logitech.com

Logitech: MX Revolution
$100

Claiming that this is ‘the world’s most advanced mouse’ is a bold statement. For all Logitech knows, scientists may be currently breeding a superintelligent rodent that can recite the works of Shakespeare in 96 languages. But does it feature controls that make web-page scrolling such a breeze?

www.logitech.com

HP A618: Photosmart
$185

Poor old wires are having a tough time of it these days, and this fancy compact printer is a further kick in the teeth. With built-in Bluetooth capability, you can print photos directly from a camera phone, PDA or laptop, and can even use the little display to crop, zoom and tweak. It also has a carry handle.

www.hp.com/me

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