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The 100 Best Products of 2005

When you're buying hardware, software, and services, you want the top combination of power, features, reliability, and value. That's what you'll find in these World Class Award winners--starting with the Product of the Year.

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Printing and Publishing

Adobe InDesign CS2Adobe InDesign CS2
DESKTOP PUBLISHER ($699) Adobe gives QuarkXPress users some serious reasons to consider switching: finer controls for text and paragraph styles, enhanced tools for object manipulation, and as-you-type spelling check. Review | Latest Prices

Brother HL-5140
MONOCHROME LASER PRINTER ($200) With razor-sharp text and excellent print speeds, the HL-5140 beats the competition hands down. Review | Latest Prices

Canon Pixma IP4000R
INKJET/PHOTO PRINTER ($230) The IP4000R provides Wi-Fi, fast speeds, and great print quality. Review | Latest Prices

Corel Painter IX
PAINT PROGRAM ($399) From watercolors to pastels, the tools in this natural-media paint program seem so real that you can practically smell the turpentine. Its new features and speed tweaks prove you can teach an old app useful new tricks. Review | Latest Prices

Dell 3000cn
COLOR LASER PRINTER ($449) This workgroup printer delivers crisp text and solid graphics. Review

Epson PictureMate

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Epson PictureMate
PHOTO PRINTER ($199) Portable printer produces high-quality prints at a reasonable price (23 cents each in our tests) and conveniently writes files from a media card to your external burner. Review

HP Officejet 7210 All-in-One

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HP Officejet 7210 All-in-One
MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER ($300) Great print quality, fast copying, and built-in networking make this multifunction printer an indispensable office workhorse. Review | Latest Prices


 The Best Products of 2005
Product of the Year
PCs and Peripherals Monitors and TVs
Office Software Digital Photography
Security Printing and Publishing
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