Top Six Gadgets of the Year (INC)
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John Brandon, gadget reviewer and contributing editor for Inc. magazine,
reviewed roughly 400 products in 2011. Here are the ones that stood out above
the rest.
It’s safe to say I’ve tested over 400 gadgets (I’m not kidding) in my role as
contributing editor for Inc. magazine, judging from the number of boxes I
receive and send back each month. In every case, I evaluated the products in
the context of running a small business. Of course, not every gadget makes it
into the magazine, but here are six favorites from the past year (in order)
that stood out above the rest. — John Brandon
I’m still missing the Sony VAIO L-Series all-in-one computer I tested for a
few weeks, which costs $1,230 and uses an Intel Core i5 processor. The screen
is super-bright and clear, saving on eye strain during the day, and the
touchscreen is highly responsive to swipes and gestures.
Any gadget that can withstand this much abuse is worth its weight in gold. I
rolled over this handheld GPS phone with my ATV, banged it …
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Sony VAIO Z VPCZ22AGX/B 13.1″ LED i7-2640M 2.80GHz 8GB 256GB Windows 7 Black $2,898.97 |
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Sony VAIO Z VPCZ22AGX/B 13.1″ LED i7-2640M 2.80GHz 8GB 256GB Windows 7 Black $2,898.97 |
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NEW Sony VPCZ22AGX/BI 13.1″ VAIO 256GB laptop computer $2,899.99 |
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NEW Sony VAIO Z Series 13.1″ Dual Core i7 Laptop 256GB SSD 6GB RAM VPCZ22TGX/X $2,699.97 |
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New Sony VAIO Z Series Signature Collection VPCZ22TGX/X Laptop Notebook $2,599.00 |
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Sony VAIO Z Series VPC-Z22AGX/B |Core i7 2640M | 8GB |256GB 1920×1080 3G Black $2,499.00 |
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SONY VAIO VPC-Z1190X – BLACK $2,500.00 |
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Sony VAIO Z Series VPC-Z22AGX/B – 2.8 GHz Core i7- 256GB ( 2 x 128GB SSD) – 8GB! $2,299.95 |
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New Sony Vaio Z VPCZ22AGX/B 13.1″ Core i7 2640M 8GB 256GB SSD Carbon Fiber $2,295.00 |
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NEW Sony VAIO Z Series VPC-Z216GX/L (Intel Core i7) $2,253.82 |
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NEW Sony VAIO VPCZ216X/B Laptop Notebook Computer i7 2.7 GHz 4G 256GB SSD 13.3″ $2,199.99 |
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BRAND NEW Sony VAIO VPCZ216X/B Laptop Notebook Core i7 2.7 GHz 4G 256GB SSD 13.3 $2,199.99 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ216X/B Laptop Notebook Core i7 2.70GHz – 3.40GHz 4G 256GB SSD 13.3 $2,199.99 |
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Sony VAIO Z VPCZ216GX/L 13.1″ i7-2620M 2.7GHz 4GB 256GB Windows 7 Blue $2,183.66 |
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Sony Vaio Z11RGX/S Laptop 512gb SSD Z MINT -better than Ultrabook- z1 z2 $2,100.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ214GX/B 13.1″ i7/4-GB Notebook Laptop PC $2,099.99 |
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Sony VAIO Z Series i-5 to i-7 Configure-to-order Laptop $2,099.00 |
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Sony VAIO Z Series Laptop VPCZ22UGX/N i-7 Laptop $2,099.00 |
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Sony VAIO Z VPCZ214GX/L 13.1″ i7-2620M 4GB 128GB Win7 $2,039.99 |
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SONY VAIO LAPTOP Z series, i7 2620, 256 GB SSD, 6GFULL HD, 1080p, Windows 7 Pro $1,999.99 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ216GX/L – 13.1 Inch Full HD Core i7-2620M Processor $1,999.00 |
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Sony VPC-Z216GX/L Vaio Notebook PC, Blue $1,979.00 |
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Sony VPC-Z216GX/L Vaio Notebook PC, Blue $1,979.00 |
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Sony VAIO Z Series VPC-Z216GX/L Laptop Core i7 2.7Ghz 4GB 256GB SSD Notebook $1,899.99 |
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Sony VAIO Z Series VPC-Z216GX/L Laptop Core i7 2.7Ghz 4GB 256GB SSD Notebook $1,900.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ21TGX/X Laptop Computer – Premium Carbon Black $1,899.00 |
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*NEW* Sony VAIO VPCZ216GX/L Notebook Core i7 2.70 GHz 13.1″ Full HD 4 GB BLUE $1,899.00 |
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New Sony VAIO VPC-Z212GX/B 13.1-Inch Laptop (Black) $1,890.00 |
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SONY VAIO VPC-Z1190X LAPTOP (BLACK) $1,800.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ213GX/B – 13.1 Inch Core i5-2410M Processor $1,869.00 |
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SONY VAIO VPC-Z1190X $1,800.00 |
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Sony VPC-Z214GX/L Vaio Notebook PC, Blue $1,848.00 |
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Sony VPC-Z214GX/L Vaio Notebook PC, Blue $1,848.00 |
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Sony VAIO Z Series VPCZ21BGX/B 13.1-inch Core i7 laptop w/256GB SSD $1,800.00 |
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Sony VAIO 11.1″ Core 2 Duo U7700 1.33GHz 2GB 120GB DVD±RW…Business NOTEBOOK $1,799.95 |
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NEW Sony VPCZ214GX/L 13.1″ screen VAIO series 128GB SS… $1,799.77 |
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New open box Sony Vaio Z216GX/L Z i7 256GB SSD 13″ 1920×1080 + Power Media Dock $1,799.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCEB36GM/BJ 15.5″ LED Notebook Core i5 i5-460M 2.53 GHz Brand New!!1 $1,779.00 |
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sony vaio z 216 i7 256ssd 4GB $100 gift $1,750.00 |
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NEW SONY VAIO VPCZ214G VPC-Z214GX BLUE NOTEBOOK LAPTOP 4GB i7 128GB SSD $1,719.89 |
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New Sony VAIO VPC-Z212GX/B 13.1″ Laptop (Black) $1,718.00 |
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Sony (VPCSE2KGX/B) VAIO S Series VPC-SE2KGX/B Intel Core i7 2640M 2.8GHz Note… $1,699.99 |
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Sony Vaio VPCZ216GX Intel Core i7 2.70GHz 4GB 256SSD ATI 6650M BluRay Win7 Pro $1,699.90 |
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Charity Auction: Sony Vaio Z, i7 2.6, carbon fiber, extended battery, VPC-Z1190X $1,695.00 |
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Sony Vaio S Series Notebook Intel Core i7 2.8GHz 4GB DDR3 256GB SSD 13.3″ NEW $1,689.95 |
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Sony Vaio S Series Notebook PC i7 2.8GHz 4GB 256GB SSD 13.3″ VPCSE2KGX/B NEW $1,674.95 |
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SONY VAIO VPC-Z1190X (i5 CPU) – BLACK $1,600.00 |
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New Sony Vaio S Series VPCSA490 6GB Intel i7 500GB HD Blu-ray $1,649.00 |
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NEW Sony VAIO Z Series VPC-Z212GX/B 13.1″ Dual Core 128GB SSD Laptop w/4GB RAM $1,599.99 |
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NEW Sony VPCSE2KGX 15″ VAIO 256GB laptop computer $1,599.97 |
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Sony Vaio Z21 i7 2620 4gb RAM 256gb SSD $1,600.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ214GX/L 13.1-Inch Intel Core i7 2.7Ghz 4GB Ram 128GB SSD NOTEBOOK $1,599.99 |
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Sony Vaio Laptop VPCF236FM/B $1,599.00 |
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Sony VAIO SZ-680N Laptop Intel Core 2 Duo $1,599.00 |
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Sony Vaio VPCZ213GX/B 13.1″ i5-2410M 4GB 128GB PMD Bluray VPC-Z213GX/B $1,598.00 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2KGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 4GB 256GB Windows 7 Black $1,581.62 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2KGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 4GB 256GB Windows 7 Black $1,581.62 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2KGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 4GB 256GB Windows 7 Black $1,581.62 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2KGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 4GB 256GB Windows 7 Black $1,581.62 |
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Sony VAIO VGN-AW170 Notebook $1,500.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ212GX/B – 13.1 Inch Core i5-2410M Processor $1,569.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ21CGX/B Notebook 1920 x 1080 Full HD 4 GB RAM – 128 GB SSD 6650M $1,499.00 |
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Sony Vaio Signature Series VPCZ21TGX/X 13.1 Laptop Core i7 2.70 GHz 6GB 256 SSD $1,499.00 |
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Sony Vaio Z Core i7 2.7GHz(3.5GHz turbo) 8GB 1920×1080 256GB solid state raid 0 $1,500.00 |
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Sony VAIO Z SERIES Intel Core i7 2.8 Ghz, 8GB RAM, “13.1″ SIGNATURE BLACK LAPTOP $1,499.99 |
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New Sony VAIO F Series+i7-2760QM+1080P+6GB+640GB+Blu-Ray+Nvidia 1GB $1,499.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCSA25GX/SI – 13.3 Inch Laptop Core i5-2410M Processor $1,499.00 |
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Sony Vaio VPCZ21AGX/B 13.1″ i5-2410M 4GB 128GB PMD DVD VPC-Z21AGX/B $1,498.00 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSA3DGX/BI 13.3″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 8GB 500GB Windows 7 $1,478.99 |
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Sony VAIO VPC-Z212GX/B 13.1-Inch Laptop (Black) *x071 $1,472.99 |
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Sony VAIO VPCZ212GX/B – 13.1 Inch Core i5-2410M Processor – OPEN BOX $1,459.95 |
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NEW Sony VPCSA3DGX 13.1″ VAIO 500GB laptop computer $1,399.97 |
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13.3″ Core i7 SONY VAIO S Series Laptop – Fully Loaded !!!Ul $1,400.00 |
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New Sony VAIO F Series+i7-2670QM+1080P+8GB+500GB+Blu-Ray+Nvidia 1GB $1,399.00 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPC-SA25GX/SI Laptop- Core i5- 256 GB SSD (128 + 128)- 8GB-3G $1,349.95 |
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Sony vaio vgn-aw220j $1,299.99 |
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NEW Sony VAIO S Series 13.3″ Laptop Notebook Intel Core i7 500GB HDD VPCSA3SGX/X $1,299.99 |
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Sony VAIO VPCSA24GX/BI – 13.3 Inch Laptop Core i5-2540M Processor $1,299.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCSA24GX/BI – 13.3 Inch Laptop Core i5-2540M Processor $1,299.00 |
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Sony Vaio VPCSA3SGX/X i7-2640M, 6 GB RAM, 500GB HD, Blu-ray VPC-SA3SGX $1,298.00 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2DGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 6GB 750GB Windows 7 Black $1,254.07 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2DGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 6GB 750GB Windows 7 Black $1,254.07 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2DGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 6GB 750GB Windows 7 Black $1,254.07 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSE2DGX/B 15.5″ i7-2640M 2.80GHz 6GB 750GB Windows 7 Black $1,254.07 |
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SONY VAIO VPC-Z2190X Core i7 2.70GHz, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, Practically brand new! $1,225.00 |
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Sony (VPCSE2DGX/B) VAIO S Series VPC-SE2DGX/B Intel Core i7 2640M 2.8GHz Note… $1,269.99 |
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Sony Vaio Laptop VPCSA3SGX/X i7-2640M 13.3″ Signature 6GB RAM 500GB HDD Blu-ray $1,249.99 |
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Sony VAIO S Series Notebook PC Intel Core i7 2.8GHz 6GB 750GB 15.5″ Webcam NEW $1,269.95 |
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Sony VAIO S Series Notebook PC Core i7 2.8GHz 6GB 750GB 15.5″ VPCSE2DGX/B NEW $1,254.95 |
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SONY VAIO 17″ LAPTOP 4Gb Ram Intel Core2 BLU-RAY XP Pro $1,249.00 |
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Refurbished Sony VAIO S Series 13″ Laptop 4GB RAM 256GB SSD $1,259.99 |
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Sony VAIO VPCSA24GX/BI I5-2540M 2.6G 4GB 128GB DVDRW 13 Brand New $1,250.00 |
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Sony VAIO VPCSA23GX/SI 13.3″ Laptop i5-2410M Processor $1,249.00 |
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NEW Sony VAIO S Series VPC-SE27FX/B 15.5″ 640GB Dual Core HD Laptop $1,229.99 |
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Sony VAIO VPCSA3DGX/BI/13.3″/Intel i7-2640/8GB\Blue-Ray/SuperThin/3 Ibs $1,225.00 |
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Sony VAIO S Series VPCSA4EGX/BI 13.3″ i5-2450M 2.50GHz 6GB 500GB Windows 7 Black $1,193.87 |
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NEW Sony Vaio 16.4″ Intel Core-i7 1.73GHz Notebook VPCF136FX/B Price Reduced! $1,179.95 |
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Sony VAIO S series Laptop Intel Core i7-2640M, 640GB, 15.5″ $1,199.99 |
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Sony Vaio VPCZ134GX/B i5-460M 128GB SSD VPC-Z134GX/B Black Color $1,198.00 |
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New Sony VAIO VPCF23BFX/B Laptop Computer $1,149.99 |
