The Best Tech Gifts for 2009


The BestTechie chatroom and I compiled a list of the top tech gifts for 2009.  We tried to accomodate both Mac and PC users as well as anyone in between.  If you have any additional gift ideas for a techie feel free to leave a comment!

Operating Systems:
Windows 7 (Professional) – Retail: $299 Amazon: $262
Snow Leopard: Retail: $30 Amazon: $24

Gaming:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Retail: $59 Amazon: $50
Wii – $199
XBOX 360 Elite – $299
PS3 Slim – $299

MP3 Players:
Zune HD 32GB – Retail $289 Amazon: $267
iPod Touch – 32GB ($299) 64GB ($399)

Computers:
iMac 27″ – $1999
HP Touch Smart 600XT – $1349 (after rebate)

External Devices:
Apple Time Capsule (also a router) – 1TB ($299) 2TB ($499)
LaCie Quadra and MAX Quadra – eSATA 3Gb/s, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 – 1TB ($169) 2TB ($299)

Cheap:
iTunes Gift Cards
Flash Drives (Note: check out the OCZ Rally 2)