By Adli Yashir, a freelance writer

Gateway P-7904g FX Notebook
$2,788 (usual price: $3,188)

Booth: Not available at press time

Got a burning desire to splurge on a mobile gaming machine? Check out Gateway's gaming notebook (below).

The P-7904g FX has a neat combination of affordability, performance and design.

It is powered by an Intel Centrino 2 Core 2 Quad Q9000 processor complemented with the latest Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics solution with 1GB of GDDR3 discrete video memory.

What this promises is breakthrough performance and realistic video displayed on its 17-inch widescreen.

The notebook comes loaded with 1TB storage space, 4GB RAM and connectivity options including a five-in-one media card reader, three USB ports, a FireWire and a high-definition multimedia interface that allows users to channel audio and video to a bigger display at home.

PIXMA MP258 Photo AIO
$149

Booth: 5D10

Teens looking for an affordable all-in-one printer to help with their school's printing needs should check out the Canon booth at Sitex.

The Pixma MP258 Photo AIO prints about seven black-and-white images per minute (ipm) and four ipm in colour. A 4R photo is done in just 56 seconds; the machine can print borderless photos up to A4 size.

Plus it works as a scanner and copier too. Canon also ships several useful software like Easy-WebPrint EX that lets you collect, combine and edit multiple web pages so that you can easily print web pages for your school project.

Freebies: Two packs of A4-sized photo paper, free Trend Micro Internet Security (for three users) worth $109 and a $20 Choice shopping voucher.

Samsung ST500 Digital Camera
$499

Booth: 5C30

Featuring dual LCDs, the ST500 offers an easy way to take self-portraits. With the 1.5-inch LCD in front of the camera,you can see how you look in the picture.

The camera has several easy to use modes so you just point and shoot. The Self Portrait mode, for example, sets the camera to automatically take a picture as soon as you smile.

The Children Mode helps get children's attention by playing fun animation clips while you snap away.

The ST500 comes fully equipped with a true colour-filtered 12.2-megapixel CCD and boasts a powerful 4.6x optical zoom, ensuring sharp and detailed images. And Samsung's Advanced Dual Image Stabilization technology allows you to capture clear images.

MSI Wind U100Plus 7
$688 (usual price: $888)

Booth: 5H50

This small notebook is ideal for the teen on the move. The mini notebook comes with an Intel Atom N280 1.66Ghz processor with 1GB RAM and a 10-inch LCD screen.

Equipped with wireless and Bluetooth know-how, it keeps the teen connected, allowing him to surf the Internet wirelessly or transfer images without wires.

It also has a 250GB Sata (Serial AT Attachment) hard drive, a 1.30-megapixel webcam and a memory card reader.

HP TouchSmart tx2 notebook
$1,699

Booth: 6B01

Calling students: flash your student card and snag this notebook at this show price.

The HP TouchSmart tx2 is the industry's first convertible notebook PC with multitouch technology. It is ideal for people who value having digital content at their fingertips.

Instead of using the mouse, you can tap or slide your fingers on the 12.1-inch screen to open up files or move content in your computer.

The tx2 is equipped with an AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Processor ZM-86 with 2.4GHz, a 2GB RAM and 320GB hard drive. Multimedia features include a pair of Altec Lansing speakers, a webcam and a remote control that allows you to activate the notebook from a distance.

Samsung Corby
Price to be announced at the show
(usual price: $298, without contract)

This cute looking handset (below) has all the features teens would appreciate. Through the use of widgets or colourful icons on the 2.8-inch QVGA screen, it gives easy access to social media networking like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

The touchscreen phone supports community sites by building user-generated content sites such as YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket into the handset's user interface.

Comes in yellow, pink and white. Each Corby also comes with two additional Fashion Jacket back covers for that alternative look.

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