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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 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: The Nexus 7 features a sharp screen, a comfortable design, and great battery life at a low starting ...
The bad: Android still needs more tablet-optimized apps, newer games have frame rate issues, and HSPA+ speeds seem particularly location-dependent.
The bottom line: With its excellent design, useful software features, and low starting price, the Nexus 7 is the cheapest way ...
The good: The Panasonic TC-PZT60 series plasma TV can produce the best all-around picture quality available; deepest black levels in ...
The bad: Exceedingly expensive; not as suited to extremely bright rooms as the Samsung F8500 plasma or LED LCD TVs; ...
The bottom line: For those who can afford it, the Panasonic TC-PZT60 comes closer than any TV yet to picture-quality perfection.
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 ...
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The good: The new 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display adds a screen that's nearly as high-res as ...
The bad: Considering that this looks and feels a lot like the 13-inch MacBook Air, you may be in for ...
The bottom line: While the Retina MacBook Pro is easily the most desirable 13-inch Mac laptop to date, the high price ...
The good: The aluminum body Samsung Series 7 Ultra looks and feels great; has excellent battery life; a very nice ...
The bad: The Series 7 has only one USB 3.0, and, like most ultrabooks, the battery is nonremovable and ...
The bottom line: The shiny Samsung Series 7 Ultra has a long battery life and nice design, but its now older ...
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: New Intel fourth-gen CPUs help the updated MacBook Air achieve amazing battery life. The multitouch trackpad is still ...
The bad: Newer features such as touch screens and higher-resolution displays are still missing. The ultrabook competition is catching up, ...
The bottom line: Apple keeps the latest MacBook Air updates on the inside, but greatly improved battery life and a lower ...
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: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 has an excellent f2.8 25-600mm zoom lens; fast shooting performance, even when shooting ...
The bad: The FZ200 is expensive, especially if all you're after is a long zoom lens. It doesn't ...
The bottom line: If you're searching for a long-zoom camera that falls in between a point-and-shoot and digital SLR experience, ...
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 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.
The good: With reasonably fast performance and very good photo quality, the Nikon D3200 delivers what you expect from a ...
The bad: The camera's lackluster feature set, some underwhelming design changes, and photos that don't necessarily surpass its ...
The bottom line: A solid if unexceptional entry-level dSLR, the Nikon D3200 should still please most folks looking for an upgrade ...
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 ...
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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: The LG Optimus L9 from T-Mobile has a snappy dual-core CPU, 4G, Android 4.0, and a 1080p ...
The bad: The Optimus L9's battery drains quickly, it has a poor audio speaker, and it comes preloaded with ...
The bottom line: The reasonable $80 price tag, dual-core processor, and Android 4.0, make the LG Optimus L9 a reliable ...
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 ...
The good: The HTC One flaunts a stunning metal design, powerful quad-core processor, and a beautiful 4.7-inch 1080p screen. ...
The bad: Sealed case design means no SD expansion slot or user replaceable battery. The BlinkFeed software can’t be ...
The bottom line: A few quibbles notwithstanding, the powerhouse HTC One is a beautifully crafted, near-ideal smartphone.
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 ...
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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 ...
The good: With a nice set of features for home-movie-type shooters and pleasing video quality, the Canon Vixia HF M400...
The bad: A small, coarse LCD that's hard to view in direct sunlight and touch-screen-impaired menu system hamper an ...
The bottom line: A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented ...
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: Sony's entry-level Handycams, the HDR-CX190, CX200 and CX210 are small, lightweight and cheap. A captive USB cable ...
The bad: You can't really call the video HD quality, the camcorder feels flimsy and the lens is prone ...
The bottom line: They're cheap and capture video, but don't buy the Sony Handycam HDR-CX190, CX200 or CX210 thinking ...
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, ...
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Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Pandora, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, NFC, Stream content from smartphones and tablets with Sony's SideView app for iOS and Android devices, BD-Live & BonusVIEW, Socialize feature allows you to make posts about movies, videos and music to social media, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD
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: Blu-ray player, Vudu, Pandora, YouTube, Netflix, CinemaNow, Wi-Fi, AllShare, Stereo, DVD+R, CD-R, DVD, CD-DA, Blu-ray Disc, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-RW
Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Video, Hulu Plus, Vudu, CinemaNow, Pandora, AccuWeather, Picasa, Built-in Wi-Fi, Up to 1080p, Stereo, DVD+R, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, CD-R, DVD, CD, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-RW
Specs: 3D Blu-ray player, Samsung Smart Hub suite, Built-in Wi-Fi, Dual-core 900Mhz processor, S-Recommendation, Smart View, Up to 4K, Stereo, DVD+R, CD-R, DVD, CD, CD-DA, Blu-ray Disc, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-RW
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