The 24th Annual Editors’ Choice Awards

Every year, Macworld editors select the Mac hardware and software that met our standards for quality, innovation, value, and usability. This year, we found 20 products worthy of our annual Editors’ Choice honors.

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Product	Score	Price
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.4GHz	215	$1,982.00
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz	231	$2,478.18
13-inch MacBook/2.0GHz	195	$1,249.95
13-inch MacBook/2.4GHz	212
13-inch MacBook/2.1GHz	180	$941.86
MacBook Air/1.86GHz	174	$2,488.00
17-inch MacBook Pro/2.5GHz	249	$2,645.00
MacBook Air/1.6GHz		$1,788.00

Product	Score	Price
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.8GHz	268	$1,721.15
Mac Pro/8-core 2.8GHz Xeon 5400	314	$2,594.57
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.4GHz	230	$1,147.09
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz	254	$1,434.12
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/1.83GHz	159	$559.99
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/2GHz	172	$777.77

Product	Score	Price
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.8GHz	268	$1,721.15
Mac Pro/8-core 2.8GHz Xeon 5400	314	$2,594.57
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.4GHz	215	$1,982.00
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz	231	$2,478.18
13-inch MacBook/2.0GHz	195	$1,249.95
13-inch MacBook/2.4GHz	212
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.4GHz	230	$1,147.09
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz	254	$1,434.12
Xserve (2.8GHz Quad-Core Xeon) (2008)
13-inch MacBook/2.1GHz	180	$941.86
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/1.83GHz	159	$559.99
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/2GHz	172	$777.77
MacBook Air/1.86GHz	174	$2,488.00
17-inch MacBook Pro/2.5GHz	249	$2,645.00
MacBook Air/1.6GHz		$1,788.00

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