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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 Fitbit Flex is a simple way to track steps, sleep, and calories. The Flex's strap design ...
The bad: Clasping the Fitbit Flex’s strap shut is tricky. Direct syncing is only available with the iPhone, the ...
The bottom line: A long list of features and a comfortable fit make Fitbit’s new Flex the best fitness tracker ...
The good: The iPad Mini's ultrathin and light design is far more intimate and booklike than the larger iPad, ...
The bad: The iPad Mini costs too much, especially considering the lower resolution of its 7.9-inch non-Retina Display. The ...
The bottom line: If you want the full, polished Apple tablet experience in a smaller package, the iPad Mini is worth ...
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 Toshiba Satellite U845T is thin, with a decent brushed-aluminum body, a 128GB SSD, and better performance and ...
The bad: The keyboard has squeezed-down keys, a small spacebar, and some flex under heavy typing. The low screen resolution ...
The bottom line: While it's not going to dazzle anyone, the Toshiba Satellite U845T is a great example of exactly ...
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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 a slim, sturdy design and a powerful mainstream CPU, the touch-enabled Samsung Series 5 UltraTouch is a ...
The bad: Good thing it has a touch screen, because the touch pad is a bit jumpy. Performance is slower ...
The bottom line: Samsung's midprice Series 5 UltraTouch looks and feels like a more expensive machine, but keeps it simple ...
The good: The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 offers high-end components, including gamer-level graphics, a swappable accessory bay, and the coolest-looking backlit ...
The bad: If only the Y500 had a touch screen, which is practically required for the Windows 8 UI, it ...
The bottom line: For those looking for something more than a feature-light ultrabook, the gamer-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is close to ...
The good: The 14-inch Acer Aspire M5 481PT has a solid metal body, strong battery life, good performance, a DVD ...
The bad: The screen quality isn't stellar, the touch pad doesn't always handle well, and unlike previous versions, ...
The bottom line: Considering the total package of features and price, the Acer Aspire M5 feels like a safe bet if ...
The good: The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 looks as good as any 13-inch ultrabook, with the added attraction of a ...
The bad: Tablet mode leaves the keyboard exposed, and the Yoga 13 costs more than standard ultrabooks with similar components.
The bottom line: The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a convertible touch-screen laptop/tablet that most importantly doesn't compromise the ...
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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: The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS holds an ultrawide-angle 30x zoom lens in a very small, very light body. ...
The bad: Despite autofocus improvements, the SX500 IS' shooting performance might still be too slow for action shots, especially indoors. ...
The bottom line: It has its limitations, but the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a good choice for zoom addicts on ...
The good: A fine shooting design, great photo and good video quality, and excellent performance number among the Sony Alpha ...
The bad: The camera lacks the option to save groups of custom settings, a real irritation, and we wish it ...
The bottom line: The Sony Alpha NEX-6 delivers an as-yet-unbeatable package of image quality, performance, and design, even for its rather ...
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 Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has excellent photo and video quality for its class, fast shooting performance, and plenty ...
The bad: The HX30V is expensive, especially compared with competing models. It's not always the easiest camera to use ...
The bottom line: The feature-rich Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has a great mix of speed and photo quality.
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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: The Nokia Lumia 920 forges new Windows Phone ground with wireless charging support and a highly sensitive screen ...
The bad: A thick, heavy build and slippery finish for some colors make the Lumia 920 harder to hold and ...
The bottom line: Nokia's Lumia 920 is heavy and thick, but if you want the most powerful, feature-rich Windows phone ...
The good: The affordable Droid Razr M features a fast processor, a lovely screen, 4G LTE, and long battery life. ...
The bad: The Razr M's camera takes unimpressive images, and its battery isn't removable.
The bottom line: If you're not a shutterbug, the Motorola Droid Razr M's sleek style, fast CPU, and great ...
The good: The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes fully loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4G LTE/HSPA+ 42 ...
The bad: The Galaxy S3's screen is too dim, and Samsung's Siri competitor, S Voice, disappointed.
The bottom line: Pumped with high-performing hardware and creative software features, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is an excellent, top-end phone that'...
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.
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Specs: Exmor R CMOS, 6.3 oz, 2.2 in, 2.1 in, 26 x x, Zoom lens - 2.1 mm - 5.7 mm - F/1.9-4.0, 4.6 in, Camcorder, Sony Handycam HDR-CX220 - Consumer - Flash card
Specs: CMOS, 8.3 oz, Camcorder, Canon VIXIA HF R400 - Consumer - Flash card, 32 x x, Zoom lens - 2.8 mm - 89.6 mm - F/1.8-4.5, 2.1 in, 2.2 in, 4.6 in
The good: Generally excellent video quality; solid feature set for its class; well designed
The bad: Tape housing feels a bit flimsy; fixed eye-level viewfinder needs a better eye cup; manual focus dial a ...
The bottom line: An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a ...
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 Sony Action Cam is a good entry in the POV camera market that includes a waterproof case ...
The bad: Video quality is disappointing viewed at larger sizes; can't rotate lens or flip video 180 degrees; camera ...
The bottom line: The Sony Action Cam is a solid first effort and worth its price, but some design shortcomings may ...
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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
Specs: 3D Blu-ray player, Netflix, Pandora, YouTube, Picasa, Amazon Video, Vudu, AccuWeather, Hulu Plus, Built-in Wi-Fi, Private sound mode
Specs: Blu-ray player, Smart Hub, Wi-Fi, Anynet+, Video playback from USB devices, JPEG photo playback, Digital audio playback from USB devices, Digital photo playback from USB devices, AllShare, Stereo, DVD+R, CD-R, DVD, CD-DA, Blu-ray Disc, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-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 Panasonic DMP-BDT220 has built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and the Viera Connect suite of streaming-media services, which includes ...
The bad: Viera Connect doesn't support any subscription music services (like MOG, Rdio, or Spotify) nor does it have ...
The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BDT220 is the best Blu-ray value of 2012, with built-in Wi-Fi, tons of streaming-media apps, 3D ...
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