Spyder2 Express or huey MEU101?

Anyone have a preference for one over the other?
Other opinions on a good color calibrator under $85.00 US?
I need to calibrate a 23" acer LCD monitor for photography.
I'm using Vista 32, Production Premium Suite CS3 & Lightroom 2.4 My printer is a HP 2610xi.
Thanks,
Jack

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When I was running LR 1.0 my limited printing showed pretty good results, with a good match to my monitor, if a little dark.
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> thought I saw an adjustment to screen brightness somewhere.
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> I'm trying to adjust my new LCD HP laptop monitor to be less bright and am having no luck finding a way to do that. Can't find manual adjustment buttons or adjustments from Vista. Want to set temperature and gamma.
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http://www.amazon.com/ColorVision-Spyder2-Express-Win-Mac/dp/B000ES4PYU/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UT F8&s=software&qid=1235362706&sr=8-1
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b) DryCreek photo (a little out of date - 2005, but more accurate with detailed views on performance & accuracy) - http://drycreekphoto.com/Learn/monitorcalibrationtools.htm
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