In which we send PC Magazine's product reviews coordinator (and part-time intrepid reporter), PJ Jacobowitz, deep into the our labs, in order to rifle through all of the cool stuff that we get in the mail. Check out what he found, this week, after the jump.

Dell Vostro 200 Mini Tower

Yesterday Dell launched a new product line geared toward small business. The machines are outfitted in black and start at $349. The new machines feature Vista, XP, FreeDOS, or Red Flag Linux. Dell also claims it's not loaded with tons of free trial software. Here's what you can get for $1,000:
$1,247 w/ monitor ($988 w/out)
E207WFP - (Monitor)
2GB Memory
160GB HDD
13-in-1 media card reader
16X DVD+/- RW
8300GS (Add $50 from integrated)
1394 port (Add $30)
USB Keyboard & Optical Mouse
Vista Business

LG Chocolate (VX8550)

When the original Chocolate phone launched a year ago, it became the first phone on Verizon to do a lot of things. It was one of the first to work with the carrier's music store, rocked the stereo Bluetooth headset suppor,t and implemented touch sensitive controls. These offerings helped earn the Chocolate the PC Magazine Editors Choice. Now it's back. The new Chocolate is a bit thinner and offers increased storage capacity (4GB via microSD, up from 2GB) and a physically scrolling wheel, which replaces the touch wheel. LG kept the touch sensitive controls for buttons, but probably added the wheel increased accuracy when scrolling through music and contacts.

Motorola Q9

Windows Mobile 5 is out and Windows Mobile 6 is in. To flaunt this mobile OS, Motorola will soon launch this new 3G Smartphone called the Motorola Q9, in CDMA and GSM flavors. We got to play with the GSM improves screen quality, ditches the scroll wheel on the side for a pad in the center, and of course brings WM6. The 3G WM6 market is slim pickings right now, so we're happy to see a new hansdet, especially from a big dog like Motorola.

Plantronics Voyager 520

"Consider this my true Editors Choice," is how Sascha Segan described this headset's predecessor, the Voyager 510. I've been using the 510 since Sascha's glowing review, and have to say, this really is a spectacular headset. It's comfortable and had such good voice quality, that people can rarely tell that I'm using a headset. (Disclaimer: I only use it in my apartment. I refuse to be that guy walking down the street with a headset on.) The newly launched 520 is being positioned as the 510's successor. However, this thing doesn't look much like the 510. Plantronics claims that the 520 offers more features/improvements, including noise-cancelation, "windscreen" to help combat wind interference, and improved battery talk/stand bye time, among others. Due to the 510's Editors Choice status and my personal attachment to that headset, I can't wait for the 520 to get reviewed. Oh and for all of the 510 fans out there, don't fret: Plantronics has no plans to phase that model out, any time soon.

Post by PJ Jacobowitz