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The good: The LG Decoy comes with a built-in Bluetooth headset that stows away in the back of the phone. ...
The bad: The LG Decoy has a very glossy finish that makes it prone to smudges, and the display can ...
The bottom line: The LG Decoy is an excellent phone on its own, but the addition of a built-in Bluetooth headset ...
The good: The Samsung Instinct offers a slick, intuitive design and a heavy load of powerful, innovative, and easy-to-use features. ...
The bad: The Samsung Instinct lacks Wi-Fi and instant messaging, and its call and video quality were erratic. Also, its ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Instinct stands out as one of Sprint's finest devices to date. It's just too ...
The good: The LG Dare has an intuitive touch-screen interface, an advanced 3.2-megapixel camera, a full HTML browser, EV-DO ...
The bad: The LG Dare's touch interface has a slight learning curve, and we weren't too pleased with ...
The bottom line: The LG Dare is an innovative and feature-rich handset with several surprises that sets it apart from other ...
The good: The LG enV(2) is a slim and attractive handset, with a roomy keypad, bright dual displays, a ...
The bad: The LG enV(2) does not offer newer features from the first enV. Also, photo quality was mediocre, ...
The bottom line: The LG enV(2) is not much more than a slimmed down version of the enV, but it ...
The good: The Samsung SCH-i760 features a slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard, external dialpad, and touch screen. The ...
The bad: The i760 is bulky, and we wish there was a built-in scroll wheel. There's no support for ...
The bottom line: The Samsung SCH-i760 goes big (literally), delivering a solid set of features and good performance to Verizon customers ...
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The good: Svelte new design; large, touch-sensitive display; easy to use, touch-friendly software, a lot of wireless connectivity options; underbody ...
The bad: Single-point, Windows-based touch looks dated next to multitouch iPhone; slower than other all-in-ones in its price class.
The bottom line: HP's new-and-improved TouchSmart all-in-one PC refines the touch-based concept it introduced last year. Faster all-in-ones, and Apple'...
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The good: SideShow screen extends Vista Gadgets to the top of the system; nearly complete line of digital-media options lets ...
The bad: Not quite the best bang for the buck as far as pure processing power; no HD DVD/Blu-ray ...
The bottom line: Dell's new XPS 420 offers almost all of the latest in PC-based digital-video capability, as well as ...
The good: Along with its best-in-class design and solid-feeling, thin keyboard, the new Apple iMac desktop offers more performance and ...
The bad: No word on means of upgrading to Apple's new Leopard OS when it's released; anemic phone ...
The bottom line: With its super-elegant new design and a strong configuration, Apple's new iMac competes with the PC desktop ...
The good: Fastest gaming performance in its price category (mostly); distinctive chassis; lots of expandability; Nvidia software makes overclocking easy.
The bad: Large case.
The bottom line: With its second full-fledged gaming PC, Dell shows that it understands the mainstream gaming desktop as well as ...
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The good: Great photo quality; interesting design.
The bad: Mixed performance; no optical zoom in movie mode.
The bottom line: For most people, the excellent photo quality of the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS will more than make up ...
The good: Good picture quality; quick performance; broad feature set.
The bad: Small buttons; misses many on-board editing options other models have.
The bottom line: It's not as feature-laden as higher-end models, but the Cyber-shot W120 offers plenty of style and substance ...
The good: Nicely designed; excellent high-ISO photo quality; relatively fast; above-average movie quality; face detection.
The bad: Photos tend to have purple fringing; no optical viewfinder.
The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot SD750 has an attractive design, large LCD, and excellent photo quality for an ultracompact.
The good: Excellent photo quality for its class; better-than-average speed.
The bad: Maximum ISO 1600; huge spot-for-spot metering.
The bottom line: It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers ...
The good: Great picture quality; fast shutter speed; broad manual feature set.
The bad: Chunky appearance; slow shot-to-shot time with the onboard flash enabled.
The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot A590 IS's manual exposure controls and surprisingly sharp pictures make it a great choice ...
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The good: Attractive, slim design; big keyboard for such a small system; affordable.
The bad: Only 512MB of RAM limits performance; wimpy battery life; no Bluetooth.
The bottom line: The Acer Aspire One is easily the best of the current under-$400 Netbooks, but its meager allotment ...
The good: Small, light, and inexpensive; solid-state hard drive is fast and efficient; well-thought-out preinstalled software package.
The bad: Cramped keyboard; very little hard drive space; low screen resolution.
The bottom line: For less than $400, the Asus Eee PC 4G offers an impressive package for portable Web surfing and ...
The good: If this 16-inch laptop is any indication, the Centrino 2 platform offers excellent battery life; 16:9 screen ...
The bad: No immediate performance gains seen here from Centrino 2; screen not really true 1080p, despite the sticker on ...
The bottom line: Sony's smart design, long battery life, and a big 16-inch screen, make the Vaio FW140--the first Centrino ...
The good: Much-improved battery life; new mouse and quick-launch buttons; still highly portable and reasonably priced.
The bad: Slightly bigger than the Eee 900; price is creeping up to the full-size laptop range.
The bottom line: The long-awaited Asus Eee PC 901 is the best version of this inexpensive Netbook yet, but it's ...
The good: Extremely thin and light; sleekest ThinkPad yet; built-in DVD burner, plus WWAN, GPS, and wireless USB.
The bad: Solid-state drive comes at a high premium; touch pad's location makes it easy to accidentally graze while ...
The bottom line: The ThinkPad X300 breaks new ground by packing a broad display, full-size keyboard, and nearly every feature a ...
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The good: The Creative Zen X-Fi is an incredible value given its low price and laundry list of features, which ...
The bad: The Creative Zen X-Fi plastic construction does not feel high-quality, and the SD card content does not get ...
The bottom line: The Creative Zen X-Fi's plastic design leaves a little to be desired, but that doesn't detract ...
The good: The Creative Zen V Plus offers a cute, pocket-friendly design without sacrificing screen real estate, and the vivid ...
The bad: The Creative Zen V Plus's joystick is really small and has a cheap feel to it, and ...
The bottom line: The Creative Zen V Plus is a superb choice for anyone looking for a compact and feature-filled flash ...
The good: The next generation iRiver Clix is even sleeker and slimmer than its predecessor, but offers the same unique ...
The bad: There's no cradle or line-in recording options for the new Clix yet, and iRiver doesn't offer ...
The bottom line: The iRiver Clix offers the perfect blend of hot design, desirable features, and stellar sound quality. If you'...
The good: With top-notch video resolution, incredible viewing angles, and integrated support for wireless movie downloads, the Archos 605 WiFi ...
The bad: Battery life is only average. Many users will need to shell out extra for software and hardware accessories ...
The bottom line: The Archos 605 WiFi portable video player is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy.
The good: The Creative Zen sounds fantastic and features a brilliant color screen capable of displaying photos and video. The ...
The bad: The Creative Zen only comes in black, the control pad feels cheap, and it doesn't come close ...
The bottom line: We're hard-pressed to find anything not to like about the Creative Zen. It's a great option ...
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The good: Relatively inexpensive; accurate color temperature after calibration; numerous picture controls including color management system; sleek, attractive styling with ...
The bad: Reproduces a lighter shade of black; less accurate primary colors and color decoding; softer images with PC sources.
The bottom line: Although no slouch especially considering its price, the LG 50PG20 plasma HDTV's picture isn't quite up ...
The good: Accurate color; reproduces relatively deep black levels; extensive picture adjustments include fine color temperature controls; solid connectivity with ...
The bad: Minor uniformity issues; so-so standard-definition processing.
The bottom line: The midlevel Samsung LN46A550 LCD HDTV strikes an excellent balance between price and performance.
The good: Very aggressively priced; better picture uniformity than similar-size LCDs; solid standard-def performance; plenty of connectivity with three HDMI ...
The bad: Inaccurate color; produces relatively light black levels; subpar video processing; plasma glass reflects more light than similar LCDs.
The bottom line: The extremely inexpensive 32-inch Vizio VP322 introduces a new size category for plasma, but its overall performance is ...
The good: Highly accurate primary colors and color temperature; above-average video processing with effective noise reduction; oodles of picture controls ...
The bad: Subpar antireflective screen; black levels not quite as deep as those of the best plasmas; confusing picture mode ...
The bottom line: Accurate color helps set apart the excellent picture quality of the Samsung PN50A550 50-inch plasma HDTV.
The good: Reproduced deep black levels for a lower-priced LCD; accurate grayscale and primary colors; solid connectivity including three HDMI ...
The bad: Color decoding pushes red slightly; doesn't accept 1080p sources via HDMI; no PC input; so-so standard-definition performance.
The bottom line: The 32-inch Panasonic TC-32LX85 delivers surprisingly impressive picture quality for a small-screen LCD.
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