Stanford Research Systems PERF10Price: $3495

Website: www.thinksrs.com

Howard said: The bottom line is that the PERF10 and its lower-priced siblings, the FS725 and PRS10, will virtually eliminate clock jitter at a price -- $3495 or less -- that is nothing short of revolutionary.

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The gist: Like they say, timing is everything.