Laptop and Netbook gift ideas

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• Top tech gifts

  Looking for the best holiday gifts? Check our CNET editors' top gadget and tech gift picks for this 2009 holiday season.

• Budget gifts

  Looking for affordable holiday gifts? Check our CNET editors' top budget tech holiday gifts for this 2009 holiday season.

• Tech toys for big kids

  Most of these are $200 or less (though we've thrown in a few more expensive items as well), but all of them are products that CNET editors would love to receive as a gift.