By Sandy Lee

5 essential gifts for the gadget lover

We all know someone who loves ‘gadgets’, and there are a wonderful range of technological goodies on the market that would make perfect gifts this Christmas. Whether the gadget lover is a music fan or a devoted FaceBooker, there are a few ‘must haves’ on the list this year:

IPod Nano

The Apple bandwagon rolls on with the updated IPod Nano. Coming in a range of colours, the design has been altered slightly to give the new Nano a more ergonomic outline. Battery life and storage space has been upgraded, making the Nano one of the top sellers this Christmas. Nanos come with a range of additional features and are certain to delight any gadget lover as a present on Christmas morning.

Sony Reader PRS-505

Is the printed book dead? The Sony Reader may just herald the beginning of a new age in how we read the latest novel. The updated version allows direct downloads of E-books from Sony Connect, and is lightweight and has a large screen, making it much easier to use comfortably. As publishing shifts more towards E-book technology, the Sony Reader could give you a library in your pocket wherever you go.

Apple MacBook

The MacBook has revolutionised laptops. Light, portable and very easy to use, the MacBook has rapidly taken the lead as the laptop of choice for gadget fans. Although light, its robust, aluminium shell protects the MacBook far more than the average plastic shell on most laptops. It has 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, 250GB hard drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor. As well as a Multi-Touch trackpad, it also has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 and a five-hour battery life – everything a gadget lover could wish for. And it looks good!

Digispeed 4 Ultra rechargeable battery charger

Any gadget fan knows the frustration of dead batteries in their favourite gadget, rendering it useless. Disposable batteries are expensive, particularly the long life or Lithium versions so any gadget fan worth their salt wants the ultimate rechargeable setup. The Digispeed 4 Ultra can recharge one to four AAA or AA NiCd or NiMH batteries in just a few minutes (depending on the capacity of the batteries). It also displays the individual charging status of each battery. Other features include temperature safety cut off, faulty cell detection, trickle charging, safety timer and protection against reverse polarity. If your gadget fan opens a present on Christmas morning that requires batteries, a rechargeable battery charger is a gift that will be appreciated!

The PowerStar Go emergency portable device charger

It doesn’t matter if your gadget fan has the latest Motorola or an old Nokia – there is nothing worse than a dead mobile phone battery when you’re waiting for an important call or text. The PowerStar Go emergency charger is the perfect gift for a gadget fan that is permanently attached to their mobile phone. The little case holds the key to power at home, at work, on the move…anywhere you need it! Charge the PowerStar Go from the mains, a PC or in-car and use the range of supplied connectors to power all your portable devices again and again – anytime, anywhere. If your gadget fan already has a clutch of high-tech goodies, The PowerStar Go is the gift of choice this Christmas

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Originally posted here: 5 Essential Gifts for the Gadget Lover

Approximately Apple’s netbook prices ranging is $ 599. Too expensive? I think not. Because Apple is different. With great Operating System and may be design, that price isn’t expensive.

Both the notebook using the same aluminum enclosure, using the same dedicated VGA, the same click the button below their touchpad. But there are differences:

	Macbook 13″	Macbook Pro 15″
VGA	NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory	NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with dual-link DVI support; 256MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.4GHz configuration; 512MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.53GHz and 2.8GHz configurations NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Display	13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors	15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
Resolution	1280 by 800 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio	1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, 1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio stretched; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio stretched
Processor	2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed 1066MHz frontside bus 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB	2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed; or 2.53GHz or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache 1066MHz frontside bus 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) or 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB
Keyboard	2.0GHz MacBook Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) 2.4GHz MacBook Built-in full-size illuminated keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)	Built-in full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
Harddisk	2.0GHz MacBook 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive Optional 250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm hard drive or 128GB solid-state drive 2.4GHz MacBook 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive Optional 320GB 5400-rpm hard drive or 128GB solid-state drive	250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive Optional 250GB or 320GB 7200-rpm hard drive Optional 128GB solid-state drive

Some of Apple Product Lovers may be disappointed that some features removed by Apple in the Macbook, such as Firewire, and the use 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy on Macbook Pro. But this is covered by the increased speed and performance of all the range of Apple products with the same price of the product ever.

The last 5 years I can only observe the products of Apple, without able to buy them.