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CNET'S VACATION GEAR MAKEOVER: Let our editors redo your travel tech Back to intro
Meet the contestants Click below for each contestant's profile
Nathan AndersonCrystal BeanDominique ChirinciucDale Del Fierro Jason Esters
Heather McGinnisBrad RapleAdam ShieldsDwayne WilsonHarold Woodman

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Brad Raple
My age: 24
My location: Lawrence, Kansas
What I do: Law student

What I take on vacation

My dream setup
New iBook
New iBook
I love PCs, but I'm a big fan of the Mac laptops.


Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Canon EOS Digital Rebel or Elph
All Canons are great, in my opinion.


Sony CLIE PEG-UX50
Sony CLIE PEG-UX50
I could really use the Wi-Fi access at school.


Handspring Treo 600
Handspring Treo 600
I'd skip the CLIE for this.


Sony DCR-TRV22
Sony DCR-TRV22
I can shoot in the dark. Voilà!


Apple iPod
Apple iPod
Who doesn't want one of these!



What the experts think
Brian Cooley Brad has selected some great products, but he's going to run headfirst into some major compatibility issues. That cutting-edge Sony CLIE PEG-UX50 won't work with his Apple iBook or with any Mac for that matter. Our advice: stick with the great Treo 600, and if you really need Wi-Fi, pop an AirPort Extreme card into that shiny new iBook.

Why I need this makeover
Brad Raple If I succumb to the little voice inside my head telling me that it's OK to buy all these electronics, I'll also have to listen to the voice of my wife saying, 'I want a divorce.'


What the panels' eyes
CNET Five We had to give props to a guy who wants new gadgets so bad that he submits not one, not two, but three pictures of himself pleading for a makeover. Plus, we wouldn't want to see Brad wind up in the doghouse over some innocent high-tech cravings.


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Nathan Anderson Crystal Bean Dominique Chirinciuc Dale Del Fierro  Jason Esters
Heather McGinnis Brad Raple Adam Shields Dwayne Wilson Harold Woodman
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