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2003 Tech Buying Guide Perhaps you’re a true technophile — the kind who shows off that new Palm tip-calculator software at parties. Or you may be the technophobe who clutches a circa 1995 Filofax as firmly as his first teddy bear. Either way, your business technology budget is probably shrinking. Goldman Sachs projects that decrease will average about 10% in 2003. Concurring with this forecast, Kevin Burden, analyst at tech research firm IDC, says that pared-down IT budgets are being devoted to critical purchases such as PCs and laptops. But there are ways to have your gadgets, too. For example, a $199 handheld unit such as the Palm i705 can hold your client contacts, keep track of your appointments, and even send and receive e-mail. This survey addresses the categories that keep you plugged in to the office while you’re out and about — laptops, handhelds, cell phones/PDA combos, Wi-Fi networks, digital cameras, and videoconferencing setups. We’ve presented Case In Point, profiles of businesspeople like yourself who’ve enhanced their work lives by making wise tech-buying decisions. Also included is a Market Report, which gives a brief overview of each category and a sampling of products at three levels of price and/or functionality. Finally, What To Ask suggests key areas to investigate before you plunk down the plastic. 2003 Tech Buying Guide Laptops Handhelds Hybrids Cell Phones Wi-Fi Networks Digital Cameras Videoconferencing Setups Shopping Tips Log On and Be Counted In recent weeks, visitors to Inc.com have been sharing some of their tech-buying strategies with other readers by taking our buyer’s guide poll. Take the quick survey yourself, then see how others are thinking about the product areas covered in this story. Please E-mail your comments to editors@inc.com.