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When we are looking to buy something, either for ourselves or someone else, its always interesting to know whats popular and what products are good sellers, because this can influence what we eventually purchase. This is especially true if the product receives good reviews and the price is right.
I have compiled a list of the best selling computer systems and equipment from Amazon, which will give you a good idea as to what other users are buying.

Top 10 Best Selling Computer Systems.

Its quite interesting to see that the top 5 selling computer systems are from Apple, it just goes to show that people do go for eye candy as well as functionality.

1. Apple iMac Desktop with 24″ Display (2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive)

2. Apple iMac Desktop with 20″ Display (2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

3.Apple iMac Desktop with 24″ Display (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

4. Apple iMac Desktop with 20″ Display (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

5.Apple iMac Desktop with 20″ Display (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

6.Apple Mac mini (1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive)

7.Compaq Presario Desktop PC (1.8 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

8.Apple Mac Pro Desktop (Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, 16x SuperDrive)

9.HP Pavilion Desktop PC (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 750 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

10.Compaq Presario Desktop PC (2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

Top 10 Most Popular External Hard Drives.

Not only do Hard Drives have a much bigger capicity, but they are also becoming much cheaper.

1.Seagate ST3500641AS-RK Barracuda 500 GB SATA NCQ Internal Hard Drive

2.Western Digital WD3200KSRTL Caviar 320 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive

3.Seagate ST9160821A-RK 160 GB Ultra ATA 2.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive, for your Notebook or Laptop

4.Western Digital WD2500KSRTL Caviar SE16 250 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Kit

5.Seagate ST3160023A-RK Internal Barracuda 7200 160 GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

6.Western Digital WD800BB 80GB 7,200RPM Ultra ATA/100

7.Seagate ST3500641A-RK Barracuda 500 GB Ultra ATA/100 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive

8.Western Digital 160GB EIDE Internal Hard Drive with 8MB Cache

9.Western Digital WD1600JSRTL Caviar 160GB SATA Hard Drive

10.Seagate ST3750640A-RK Barracuda 750 GB Ultra-ATA/100 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive

Top 10 Best Selling External USB 2.0 Hard Drives.

More and more people are using external hard drives, I find mine indispensable. Some of them don’t even need external power supplies as they use the power from the PC or Laptop.

1.Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

2. SimpleTech SP-U35/500 SimpleDrive 500 GB 3.5″ USB 2.0 Hard Drive designed by Pininfarina (Black)

3.LaCie 160 GB Rugged Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire400/FireWire800 8MB Cache

4.SimpleTech SP-U25/250L 250 GB Portable Hard Drive - Blue

5.Iomega Portable Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 160GB/>

6.Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 500GB

7.Toshiba HDDR320E03X 320GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive/>

8.Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 160GB Cherry Red/>

9.Toshiba HDDR250E03X 250GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive

10.Western Digital WDXMS1200TN Passport 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive

Top 5 most Popular Keyboards

1.Apple Keyboard Kit

2.Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 ( 967561-0403 )

3.Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000/>

4.Logitech NEW G15 Gaming Keyboard

5.Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 ( B2L-00002 )

Top 5 Most Popular Mice

1.Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks

2.Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000- Winter Blue

3.Logitech NEW G5 Laser Mouse

4.Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer with Tilt-Wheel

5.Microsoft Intellimouse Optical Mouse

Popularity: 24% [?]

Technology is moving at an alarming rate, and we are becoming more and more reliant on digital gadgetry in our everyday lives, and less dependent on the good old pen and paper (well most of us are.) However, we still have the need for a pen now and again.

These days pens come in all shapes and sizes and I have rather a few myself, the more sophisticated they are the more I like them, which brings me on to the pen from Expocell.

This pen is not your average everyday ball point writer, as it has a few clever surprises up its sleeve, in the form of a 1 GB MP3 Music Player, built in FM radio, and the ability to record hours of your voice for note taking, oh, and did I mention it is a great pen to write with.

Take a look at some of its features:

• Support various audio formats (MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV)
• 7 kind of EQ: nature, rock, pop, classic, soft, jazz and heavy bass A-B repetition function
• Built-in rechargeable lithium battery which gives you 10-12 hours of play time
• Super-long voice/digital recording from built-in microphone
• USB 2.0 high speed transmission
• Supplied with headphones
• Replaceable standard ink cartridges

This pen is a must for anyone who likes to carry data in their pocket, maybe from the office to home, listen to music on the go, and also be able to sign that multi million dollar check, we can dream.
For more info and to buy, for US readers click Pen with 1 GB Flash drive & MP3 Player, for UK readers click here.

Popularity: 14% [?]

I first came across the KeyKatcher gadget last year, by a friend of mine who runs his own business. He knew one of his employees was accessing an unauthorized PC and needed to find out who. Using the KeyKatcher, not only did my friend find out who it was, what internet sites they had been on, but also everything he had typed.

The KeyKatcher is very simplistic, easy to use, that could prove to be a very valuable tool for many people.
Below are some suggestions for its uses:

• Small business users who want to find out which employees are accessing unauthorized computers, or using applications when they are not allowed
• Home users who want to monitor unauthorized access to their computer or network.
• You can use it to troubleshoot or make fixes by tracing back through a users command sequence.
• Protect your children from the ever-present dangers on the Internet
• Recover a letter or an email that you where writing when Windows locks up

Many applications are available on the internet to download and use to capture key strokes, however you need to install it on every pc that you want to trace. With KeyKatcher you don’t need to install any software. Key Katcher simply plugs in between your keyboard and your computer, and it is very discrete.

All keystrokes are stored in non-volatile memory, this mean if there is a loss of power or the PC is switched off, the information will not be lost.
To access the recorded information, type in the password that you created in the text editor and a menu is diplayed. You can view all the data, export it, delete it, search for keywords, view website addresses typed in and much more.

Below are some of its features:

• It is Portable - move it from computer to computer.
• Installs in seconds - Just plug it in.
• Uses no system resources. Truly runs in the background.
• Works with all PC Operating Systems with PS/2 keyboards. USB version available here
• Data is retained even during system lock-ups and power outages.
• No Software to learn. Use in conjunction with programs you already know.

Overall this is neat piece of gadgetry and so simple to use, however some people might be put off by its price. At the end of the day it depends on how much you value your secure information, security, or your childrens safety.

Highly recommended.

To buy click Keykatcher, US only. For more information and to buy outside the US click here.

Popularity: 9% [?]

I have been looking for a small compact mini speaker for my Laptop, MP3 player, and Pocket PC/phone for sometime, as none of them have very good speakers.
All I was after, was something small, lightweight, compact, cheapish, with good sound quality, not much really, ha,ha.
I have tried and tested a few different speakers but cheap and great or at least good sound just don’t seem to go together.
That was until I tried the compact speaker from Altec, named the Lansing iM207 Orbit speaker.
I had read many good reviews about the iM207 and was looking forward to it arriving in the post from Amazon.

Sound Quality.
Once received, I tested the iM207 speaker on my Laptop, MP3 player and pocket pc/phone, and the clarity of the sound that came out of this speaker was very high considering its size. I listened to different types of music and was very impressed to say the least, the bass on the iM207 is nothing to write home about but was ok. If you are wanting deep sounding bass then this is not the speaker for you, but for its size is adequate for me.
The speaker does not have a volume button, and that might put some people off, but you don’t really need one as you just use the volume on the device its connected to.
The level of the volume really surprised me, and it filled the room with no problem at all, it seemed to chuck the sound around the room.
I found the speaker give the best sound when it was on a hard surface, like my kitchen table.

Size.
One of the best things about this speaker is its size, it measures 9cm (~3.5″) across and just over 3.5cm (~1.5″) tall, and can fit in the palm of your hand. This makes the iM207 very portable and easily fits into my Laptop bag or pocket.

Power
Just three AAA batteries provide the power and they have been in for nearly 3 weeks and still going strong. To turn the speaker on or off you need to grip the shiny silver top at the speaker and also the black base and rotate them in different directions. I have read a few comments of users having difficulty with this but mine was ok, possibly a little stiff.

Connecting.
The connecting cable is only about 20cm long which made it very easy to use. When finished with, it simply wraps around the speaker, in its own groove, popping into the provided recess. Which kept it neat and tidy.

Overall the more I used this speaker the handier it became, the iM207 speaker is very compact and solid and I took it nearly everywhere with me. Highly recommend as a travel speaker.

Oh and did I mention the price? You can buy them in the UK from Amazon for a mere £26.98.

Or if you live in the US they cost just $24.88, click below to go to Amazon.com

Popularity: 18% [?]