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The good: The Canon EOS Rebel T3i delivers excellent video capabilities and image and video quality.
The bad: If you shoot both still and video, the T3i's controls can be frustrating to operate, and it'...
The bottom line: For the money, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is a great choice for dSLR videographers--though the cheaper T2i ...
The good: The Motorola Droid Razr has an attractive, slim, and lightweight design that is also water repellent and scratch ...
The bad: The Motorola Droid Razr's large size might feel awkward in small hands; we expected better picture quality ...
The bottom line: With its razor-thin design, jam-packed features, and blazing speed, the Motorola Droid Razr is easily one of the ...
The good: The Samsung Series 7 laptop has a thin screen bezel, a sleek and attractive metal chassis, and plenty ...
The bad: While the large multitouch click pad is the same size as a MacBook Pro's, it's not ...
The bottom line: Samsung's Series 7 Chronos 700Z5A-S03 is the closest Windows equivalent to a MacBook Pro in terms of ...
The good: The Energy Take Classic 5.1 offers outstanding sound quality for a compact surround-sound speaker system. All of ...
The bad: Pioneer's SP-PK21BS sounds better for the same price, although it's a much larger system.
The bottom line: The Energy Take Classic 5.1 is the best budget speaker system we've reviewed, earning our Editors' ...
The good: Apple's iPhone 4S has a faster processor and an upgraded camera, all the benefits of iOS 5, ...
The bad: It's about time we get a larger screen.
The bottom line: The iPhone 4S isn't the king of cell phones, but it's part of the royal family ...
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The good: Incremental updates to the CPU help keep the MacBook Pro line a step above the now-mainstream MacBook Air. ...
The bad: Unless you need an optical drive, the MacBook Air may be a better fit for most, and the ...
The bottom line: A MacBook Pro is a significant investment, especially when adding in optional upgrades. Cost aside, there's not ...
The good: The HP Folio 13 has everything that matters most in an ultrabook: very good battery life, an excellent ...
The bad: The Folio 13 is no looker compared with other ultrabooks, and is a bit thicker and heavier than ...
The bottom line: When it comes to Windows ultrabooks, the HP Folio 13 is the best of the bunch in terms ...
The good: With a full 128GB SSD at a great price and a thin, light design, the Toshiba Portege Z835...
The bad: To cut costs, you get knocked down to a Core i3 CPU, and the shrimpy keyboard is tough ...
The bottom line: Another entry in the MacBook Air clone wars, the Toshiba Portege Z835 offers great bang for the buck ...
The good: The new 11-inch Apple MacBook Air is dramatically faster than last year's version, has a backlit keyboard, ...
The bad: The $999 entry-level Air still has the same limited fixed flash storage and RAM as last year's ...
The bottom line: This year's 11-inch MacBook Air improves on last year's model in several significant ways and is ...
Apple MacBook Air Fall 2010 (Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz, 128GB SSD, 13.3-inch)
from $939.95 at 2 stores Shop nowThe good: Apple's MacBook Air is thin and powerful enough to use as a mainstream laptop. It has an ...
The bad: The Air has limited connections compared with other 13-inch laptops, and its keyboard isn't backlit. It's ...
The bottom line: The second generation of Apple's MacBook Air fixes many of our issues with the ambitious original, adding ...
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The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 offers excellent features for automatic snapshots and speedy shooting performance, and nice photo and ...
The bad: The WX9's controls might be too small for some users and its photos aren't sharp enough ...
The bottom line: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 is a lot of camera--with solid shooting performance and photo and movie quality--for the ...
The good: Excellent photo quality with a good noise profile, a streamlined shooting design for both photo and video, and ...
The bad: While it's fast, some aspects of the D5100's performance still lag behind its class.
The bottom line: Though it doesn't rank first based on any individual aspect of the camera, the Nikon D5100 delivers ...
The good: The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS has a flexible lens range, very good image stabilization, excellent photo quality for ...
The bad: The SX40 HS's shooting performance lags behind that of the competition and has a couple potentially irritating ...
The bottom line: If you're after a wide and long lens and excellent photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS ...
The good: Excellent performance for its class; great viewfinder; control locations and operations streamlined over previous Nikon dSLRs; double SDXC-compatible ...
The bad: No 1080/30p video.
The bottom line: An excellent dSLR for experienced shooters or Nikon professionals looking for a relatively cheap option, the Nikon D7000 ...
The good: Fast performance; excellent photo quality; above average video-capture quality.
The bad: Annoying viewfinder; irritating control layout for video capture.
The bottom line: A great follow-up to the T1i, if you want the best photo and video quality in a dSLR ...
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The good: The Samsung Galaxy Nexus brings a ton of new and very welcome features with Ice Cream Sandwich. The ...
The bad: Ice Cream Sandwich has eliminated some of Android's learning curve in some aspects, just to re-create it ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a big step forward for Android, but it's not the giant leap ...
The good: The HTC Rezound has a gorgeous 4.3-inch 720p HD display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel ...
The bad: The HTC Rezound is quite bulky and call quality could be better. The Beats Audio software can only ...
The bottom line: While it may have a hefty build, the HTC Rezound's beautiful display, commendable performance, and multimedia-rich features ...
The good: The LG Spectrum has fast LTE speeds, a dual-core processor, Android 2.3, and lots of HD video ...
The bad: Call quality and camera quality are inconsistent, and the Spectrum's interface can be cumbersome at times.
The bottom line: The LG Spectrum's clean design brings preppy style to some of the fastest 4G LTE data speeds ...
The bottom line: With a 5.3-inch screen and a tricked-out stylus that can take screenshots and let you freestyle drawings ...
The good: The Samsung Galaxy Nexus marries the power of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS with the speed of ...
The bad: The Galaxy Nexus lacks a slot for expandable memory, and the 5-megapixel camera isn't Samsung's best. ...
The bottom line: As the first U.S. phone with Ice Cream Sandwich, Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Nexus takes a coveted, ...
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The good: They're compact and have manual controls, a zoom lens, and a video light, which is nice for ...
The bad: When it comes to video quality, you're getting what you pay for.
The bottom line: Panasonic's HDC-TM40, TM41 and SD40 are some of the cheapest camcorders you can buy with a zoom ...
The good: A wide-angle lens, built-in USB cable, and consistently good automated behavior highlight the otherwise no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130...
The bad: The sub-HD resolution sensor on these camcorders produces merely satisfactory video.
The bottom line: Typical for their price class, the no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130, CX160, and XR160 produce generally subpar HD video, ...
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'...
The good: A wide-angle lens, built-in USB cable, and consistently good automated behavior highlight the otherwise no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130...
The bad: The sub-HD resolution sensor on these camcorders produces merely satisfactory video.
The bottom line: Typical for their price class, the no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130, CX160, and XR160 produce generally subpar HD video, ...
The good: The Canon Vixia HF G10 delivers great video quality and a lot of useful features for advanced shooters.
The bad: Design issues that affect frequently used adjustments may annoy the very people the camcorder is designed to attract, ...
The bottom line: While it's got a great shooter feature set and good video quality, the Canon Vixia HF G10 ...
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Specs: Blu-ray player, Samsung Apps, Built-in Wi-Fi, 3D movie playback, Stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, DVD+R, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, CD-R, DVD, CD, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-RW
The good: The Samsung BD-D6700 sports dual HDMI outputs, built-in Wi-Fi, and one of the most extensive suites of streaming ...
The bad: It's tough to justify the BD-D6700's high price, especially with the Sony PS3 being available for ...
The bottom line: The Samsung BD-D6700 is an excellent all-around Blu-ray player with dual HDMI outputs, but for most buyers its ...
The good: More affordable $299 price; slimmer, more compact design with quieter operation; all games in high-definition; easy-to-use interface; doubles ...
The bad: Lacks backward support for PS2 games; no infrared port means non-Bluetooth universal remotes aren't compatible; online gaming, ...
The bottom line: With a smaller design, more energy-efficient operation, lower price tag, and built-in Blu-ray and multimedia capabilities, the PS3 ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, Samsung Apps, Built-in Wi-Fi, BD-Wise, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DVD+R, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, CD-R, DVD, CD, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-RW
The good: The LG BD670 has built-in Wi-Fi and an excellent suite of streaming-media services, including Netflix, Amazon Instant, Vudu, ...
The bad: The LG BD670 has slower-than-average disc-loading speeds and lacks onboard memory for accessing BD-Live features.
The bottom line: Despite disc-loading speeds that are just average, the LG BD670's built-in Wi-Fi and excellent streaming-media suite make ...
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