OC Heaven: 2004 Hardware Oscar Nominees announced!
  • Best Function Design (MP3 Player Category): Apacer Audio Steno AP510
  • Editor's Choice (DDR2 Category): Apacer DDR II PC4300

Editor's Choice for Best Functional Design (MP3 Player Category)ĄGApacer Audio Steno AP510

In addition to an ordinary MP3 player, the AP510 comes with a stylish "Stereo Station", equipped with a pair of speakers, an antenna, and an earphone with volume control. It is an ordinary MP3 player when used outdoors, when users are at home or in the office, they can connect the AP510 to the "Stereo Station" and turn it into a mini stereo. Of course, users can connect it to a PC for the data transfer. Furthermore, users can listen to the radio and record any program, record voice messages and learn new languages with the AP510. Its built-in SD slot also makes it a card reader. In short, the AP510 is a multifunctional multimedia device.

Editor's Choice (DDR2 Category)ĄGApacer DDR II PC4300

Apacer is one of the most popular memory module manufacturers in Taiwan . Its products, ranging from PC-100/PC-133 SD-RAM to DDR and DDR-II RAM, have received many accolades from the public. The product, DDR II PC4300, uses a single-side, 8-die 512MB design. While there is no heat-sink, users can see that all dies are genuine Infineon dies. The SPD value is 4-4-4 -11; therefore, results of the performance test are excellent, and this is the reason why the DDR-II PC4300 DIMM was selected as the Editor's Choice.ĄC