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The good: The 13-inch MacBook Air has new Intel CPUs, better battery life, and an improved 720p Webcam, and finally ...
The bad: The design, while strong, stays largely the same: there's no Ethernet port, and the base SSD storage ...
The bottom line: This year's MacBook Air opts for gradual improvements rather than anything revolutionary, but lowered prices continue to ...
The good: The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ starts at only $269, and has a sharp screen, good performance, and a ...
The bad: There are no cameras, the screen is susceptible to fingerprints, and the OS can feel sluggish at times.
The bottom line: The Nook HD+ is a low-price, quality entry point into the world of tablets, especially now that it ...
The good: The unprecedented high-resolution screen on the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display makes images -- even simple text ...
The bad: With a $2,199 entry-level price tag, the MacBook Pro with Retina Display costs more than the typical ...
The bottom line: The newly redesigned MacBook Pro with Retina Display combines an amazing screen with just enough of the MacBook ...
The good: With excellent photo and video quality for its class, a fluid shooting design and solid feature set the ...
The bad: Though it has no significant flaws, the lack of an autofocus motor in the body limits your lens-selection ...
The bottom line: The Nikon D5200 makes a great choice for family and vacation photographers.
The good: The Sony STR-DN1040 is the most feature-packed AV receiver you'll find at this price. There's built-in ...
The bad: It's somewhat expensive and more than what most buyers need. The included remote is cluttered with buttons, ...
The bottom line: The Sony STR-DN1040 is a truly first-class AV receiver, boasting tons of wireless technology and a pretty user ...
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The good: The Acer Aspire V5 has a decent design, midrange configuration, and a touch screen, all for a very ...
The bad: While slim and reasonably attractive, this is still a plastic laptop. The weak battery keeps it from being ...
The bottom line: For under $700, the Acer Aspire V5 proves that a touch screen can work in a budget-priced Windows ...
Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p 59369912 Dusk Black 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
from $999.20 at 1 stores Shop nowThe good: The Asus Vivobook X202E is very inexpensive for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, and looks and feels like ...
The bad: The CPU trades down to a slower model, battery life is unimpressive, and the large touch pad is ...
The bottom line: It's great to see more touch-screen Windows 8 laptops under $600, but note that the Asus X202E ...
The good: The new 11-inch MacBook Air manages a phenomenal 10-plus-hour battery life; base $999 model finally has 128GB SSD; ...
The bad: New CPUs don’t really boost performance over last year’s Air; still lacking SD card slot; 11-inch ...
The bottom line: Apple’s new 11-inch Air goes a conservative route in 2013, emphasizing longer battery life and more affordable ...
The good: The Samsung Chromebook is a lightweight, thin, and inexpensive laptop for those times when all you need is ...
The bad: The Chromebook's low price comes out in its build quality and performance.
The bottom line: The $249 Samsung Chromebook is a good extra computer for cloud-loving Google-centric Web users.
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The good: Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V is the smallest, lightest camera with a 30x zoom. It has a large assortment ...
The bad: Despite the additional manual controls and Multi Interface Shoe, the HX50 lacks a couple things enthusiasts value: a ...
The bottom line: Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V is an excellent compact megazoom suitable for snapshooters to enthusiasts, though the latter might ...
The good: Unsurprisingly, the Canon EOS Rebel T3 delivers excellent photo quality.
The bad: Average performance, a nothing-but-the-basics feature set and claustrophobic viewfinder leave the camera an uninspiring shooter.
The bottom line: Though it's a perfectly fine entry-level camera, there are better options for the money than the Canon ...
The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 has strong image stabilization to back up its 50x zoom lens; excellent picture quality ...
The bad: The HX300's 20-megapixel sensor doesn't translate into better picture quality. It doesn't have a hot ...
The bottom line: It can't match some of its competition in the features department, but the Sony Cyber-shot HX300 still ...
The good: The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS has shooting modes for every type of photographer from casual to advanced, a ...
The bad: The SX260 HS' menus and controls can take some getting used to, it's got a short battery ...
The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add ...
The good: The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS has an extraordinary zoom range with excellent image stabilization and fine photo quality ...
The bad: Its lens and high-ISO picture quality make it less desirable for shooting indoors or in low light, especially ...
The bottom line: If you simply must have the longest zoom in the room, the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS satisfies.
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The good: The Samsung Galaxy S4 has Android 4.2.2, a fantastic camera, a powerful quad-core processor, and software ...
The bad: Its screen is dimmer than competitors', its plastic design gives it a cheaper look than its rivals, and ...
The bottom line: Its laundry list of features require time and effort to truly master, but the Galaxy S4 is the ...
The good: Oodles of screen real estate make the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 terrific for videos, games, and reading; and ...
The bad: The huge display makes the Galaxy Note 2 unwieldy to carry, and hiccups in the S Pen stylus ...
The bottom line: Samsung delivers a powerful, boundary-pushing device that gets a lot right. Yet its complicated features and high price ...
The good: RIM dug deep to give the slick-looking BlackBerry Z10 enough features to satisfy both consumers and professionals -- ...
The bad: The Z10's unintuitive gesture paradigm creates a learning curve, and a long list of OS inefficiencies and ...
The bottom line: Though it's not quite enough to draw committed iPhone or Android owners, the BlackBerry Z10's modern ...
The good: The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD (Verizon) offers fast performance, a big eye-popping screen, and luxurious design. It ...
The bad: The Droid Razr Maxx HD's major weakness is a camera that produces subpar images. The phone is ...
The bottom line: Motorola's fast, stylish Droid Razr Maxx HD offers outstanding battery life, but its camera captures unimpressive images.
The good: Nokia's Lumia 928 introduces a slimmer body and straight, grippable sides. Low light camera performance is top-notch.
The bad: Verizon's typically blazing speeds stumbled on the Lumia 928, and call quality sounded harsher than Nokia's ...
The bottom line: Windows Phone fans on Verizon should buy the $100 Nokia Lumia 928 for its strong feature set, but ...
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Specs: Exmor R CMOS, 6.3 oz, Camcorder, Sony Handycam HDR-CX220 - Consumer - Flash card, 2.1 in, 4.6 in, 26 x x, Zoom lens - 2.1 mm - 5.7 mm - F/1.9-4.0, 2.2 in
The good: The GoPro Hero3 is smaller, lighter, and features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. The Black Edition offers a number of ...
The bad: GoPro's control scheme has a longer learning curve than the simpler slide-n-go setup of the Contour cameras. ...
The bottom line: The GoPro Hero3 Silver and White editions are strong contenders in the sports camera market, but the faster, ...
The good: The Contour+2 captures crisp, HD video. The new Instant On-Record slider greatly increases simplicity. Bluetooth allows app ...
The bad: Even with the new lower price, the Contour+2 is more expensive than the GoPro HD Hero2.
The bottom line: The Contour+2 combines the best features of the entire Contour camera line in one simple, powerful flagship ...
Specs: CMOS, 8.3 oz, 2.2 in, 32 x x, Zoom lens - 2.8 mm - 89.6 mm - F/1.8-4.5, 2.1 in, Camcorder, Canon VIXIA HF R400 - Consumer - Flash card, 4.6 in
The good: The GoPro HD Hero2 boasts improved optics, a few new video- and still-photo-shooting modes, and backward compatibility with ...
The bad: As improved as it is, the Hero2's interface can still be a bit confusing for the first-time ...
The bottom line: The GoPro HD Hero2 is easily the best GoPro camera yet, with the ruggedness and quality that we'...
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The good: The LG BP620 has built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and LG's Smart TV suite of streaming-media services, which ...
The bad: The BP620 lacks Amazon Instant streaming, and several other services (MLB.TV, MOG) aren't available yet. The ...
The bottom line: If you want 3D, the LG BP620 has most of the right features, but the absence of Amazon ...
Specs: 3D Blu-ray player, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Vudu, CinemaNow, Viera Connect, Built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Miracast, 2D to 3D Conversion, Web browser, Stereo, DVD+R, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, BD-RE DL, CD-R, DVD+R DL, DVD, CD, CD-DA, Blu-ray Disc, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RW
Specs: 3D Blu-ray player, Vudu, CinemaNow, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Viera Connect, YouTube, Built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Miracast, 2D to 3D Conversion, Built-in 4K Up-scaling, Web browser
The good: The Sony BDP-S580 is a faster-than-average Blu-ray player and its exterior design is one of our favorites. The ...
The bad: The BDP-S580's user interface can be tedious to navigate. And even once you load a streaming service ...
The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S580 has built-in Wi-Fi and more streaming services than all competing Blu-ray players, but its user ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Pandora, Amazon Video, Ethernet, BD-Live & BonusVIEW, Socialize feature allows you to make posts about movies, videos and music to social media, BRAVIA Sync, Up to 1080p, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, CD-R, DVD, CD, CD-DA, CD-RW
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