EDITORS' RATING: 9.3, spectacular; Editors' Choice winner

THE GOOD: Best-in-class design; platform-bending hybridization helps the system, your upgrade path and potentially the industry at large; aggressive overclocking leads to record-setting performance.

THE BAD: Aggressive exterior design not for everyone; skimpy one-year parts-and-labor warranty.

THE BOTTOM LINE: HP's Blackbird 002 earns the highest rating this editor has ever given a desktop PC. Its design rivals the Apple Mac Pro, it takes risks that benefit your upgrade path, it's fast, and it's competitively priced. If you can afford it, and you want a high-end gaming PC, buy this one. End of story.

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Nokia 6555 (AT&T)

Though it may look like an average flip phone, the Nokia 6555 has a fairly unconventional design.

EDITORS' RATING: 7.3, very good

THE GOOD: The Nokia 6555 offers a stylish and user-friendly design and a broad range of features including Bluetooth, 3G compatibility and support for AT&T Push-to-Talk network. What's more, we liked the call quality.

THE BAD: The Nokia 6555 had disappointing picture quality, and the speakerphone volume was rather low. It's also missing an FM radio and the battery life was poor.

THE BOTTOM LINE: The Nokia 6555 combines eye-catching design, a generous feature set and admirable call quality into one satisfying device.

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