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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: The Asus Transformer Pad TF300's Tegra 3-induced performance more or less matches the Transformer Prime's and ...
The bad: The tablet's design isn't as thin, sturdy, or sexy as the Transformer Prime's and feels ...
The bottom line: Though it isn't as thin or as sturdy, the Asus Transformer Pad TF300 delivers Prime levels of ...
The good: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 delivers a mostly pure Ice Cream Sandwich experience for only $250. ...
The bad: The screen doesn't look as pretty as other PLS displays, and its camera performance is lacking compared ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 offers an excellent value and a full Android 4.0 experience ...
The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V is overflowing with shooting features, and has excellent photo and video quality and solid ...
The bad: The HX9V might actually be too much camera for some users and there are a couple of minor ...
The bottom line: Feature junkies in search of a compact megazoom should get the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V.
The good: The Asus Transformer Prime sports an iPad 2-inspired design that's even thinner and nearly as light, while ...
The bad: Not every game takes advantage of the quad-core CPU, and frame rates can suffer as a result. When ...
The bottom line: The Asus Transformer Prime is the best full-featured Android tablet yet, with a sexy design, thoughtful features, and ...
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The good: The HP Pavilion dm4-3090se Beats Edition is a sharp-looking black 14-inch laptop with a hybrid hard drive, a ...
The bad: Starting at only $150 less than the all-metal HP Envy, the dm4 has a plastic body parts of ...
The bottom line: The only real knock against this chic-looking 14-inch multimedia laptop is its plastic body; other than that, this ...
The good: The 13-inch MacBook Air has been updated with the latest Intel CPUs for better performance and battery life. ...
The bad: The 128GB SSD drive is a lot smaller than a standard hard drive. This also starts at $100 ...
The bottom line: The latest version of the 13-inch MacBook Air vastly outperforms its predecessor, and can finally be called suitable ...
The good: The Asus G75VW-AS71 has a cutting-edge processor, a new Nvidia GPU, a slightly thinned-down body, a matte antiglare ...
The bad: This laptop's still not cheap; it may not be $2,000, but it's far more expensive ...
The bottom line: If you want to buy a "budget" gaming laptop, the Asus G75VW-AS71 offers plenty of horsepower and features ...
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: The updated HP Envy 15 has premium design and performance for a decent price, plus swanky extras such ...
The bad: Despite the big touch pad, multitouch gestures are still finicky, and the new look is so MacBook-like, it'...
The bottom line: HP's Envy line has always been a reliable high-end PC laptop line, and this new redesign adds ...
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The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V is overflowing with shooting features, and has excellent photo and video quality and solid ...
The bad: The HX9V might actually be too much camera for some users and there are a couple of minor ...
The bottom line: Feature junkies in search of a compact megazoom should get the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V.
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 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 has an excellent design and feature set, including an ultrawide-angle 20x zoom lens, GPS, ...
The bad: Using all of the ZS20's high-performance features, such as its near-pointless touch screen, can really cut into ...
The bottom line: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20's 20x zoom lens might be the main attraction, but the camera is all-around ...
The good: The Sony Alpha NEX-7 delivers excellent raw photo and solid video quality in a package that's beautifully ...
The bad: As with many competing products, the camera's JPEG algorithms need some optimization, some aspects of operation feel ...
The bottom line: With a lot to like and just a little to dislike, the Sony Alpha NEX-7 comes up a ...
The good: A dust-and-weather-sealed design distinguishes the Olympus OM-D E-M5 from the rest of the interchangeable-lens crowd, and its class-leading ...
The bad: The photo quality is solid, but not outstanding, especially if you shoot only JPEG.
The bottom line: If you're looking for something a lot better, faster, and more sophisticated than a point-and-shoot that can ...
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The good: The Samsung Epic 4G Touch boasts a large and bright 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. With a ...
The bad: Call quality could be better. The phone is large and has a plastic build.
The bottom line: The Samsung Epic 4G Touch offers speedy performance, a beautiful screen, and a great multimedia experience to make ...
The good: The HTC One S manages to pack Android ICS, Sense 4, and a feature-filled camera into one of ...
The bad: The One S' svelteness comes at the cost of no SD card expansion slot or removable battery.
The bottom line: The HTC One S is the best phone you can get on T-Mobile (for now), wrapping Android 4....
The good: The Motorola Droid Bionic has a nice slim and sleek design, with a 4.3-inch qHD display and ...
The bad: The Motorola Droid Bionic is saddled with Motorola's custom UI, which might not be for everyone. It'...
The bottom line: The Motorola Droid Bionic is everything you want from a high-end smartphone--it's sleek, fast, and powerful, with ...
The good: Despite a beefed-up battery, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx has a slim, attractive, and durable design with the ...
The bad: For such an advanced smartphone, the vague promise of a future Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is ...
The bottom line: The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx proves that a powerful Android superphone can remain thin yet still promise marathon-worthy ...
The good: The futuristically-styled $199.99 HTC One X offers Android fans on AT&T; plenty to like, such as ...
The bad: Sadly, HTC One X owners can't claim quad-core bragging rights. Also, the nonremovable battery and lack of ...
The bottom line: Quad-core processing isn't everything, and AT&T;'s new $199.99 HTC One X proves it. This ...
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The good: The Sony Bloggie Live HD lets you live stream video over Wi-Fi as well as capture full HD ...
The bad: The Live HD's Wi-Fi radio can be a bit flaky, its autofocus is slow, memory isn't ...
The bottom line: The Sony Bloggie Live HD lets you wirelessly live stream all your life events with the ease of ...
The good: Simple operation; 60x zoom lens; 80GB hard drive; small.
The bad: Soft, noisy video; noticeable fringing on subjects; image stabilization is electronic only; no mic or headphone jacks.
The bottom line: Sony's Handycam DCR-SR68 (and larger-capacity SR88) offers up ample storage and a megazoom lens at a reasonable ...
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: Generally excellent video quality and a straightforward, if somewhat unglamorous, interface highlight the Panasonic HDC-HS900, TM900, and SD800...
The bad: Wonky white balance and lack of a built-in neutral density filter are the two biggest drawbacks of an ...
The bottom line: Panasonic's trio of prosumer camcorders, the hard-disk-based HDC-HS900 and flash-based TM900 and SD800, deliver generally excellent video ...
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 ...
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The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, and Pandora media streaming, plus the expandable Samsung Apps platform; DLNA-compliant.
The bad: Sluggish operational speed; no built-in Wi-Fi; compatible Wi-Fi dongle is too expensive; last year's Samsung Blu-ray players ...
The bottom line: The BD-C5500's expandable Samsung Apps platform and DLNA compatibility make it stand out from other entry-level players, ...
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The good: Very good Blu-ray image quality; 3D Blu-ray compatible; Netflix, Amazon VOD, Pandora, YouTube, and Slacker media streaming; built-in ...
The bad: Inconsistent streaming-video performance using Wi-Fi; some very minor image quality nitpicks.
The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S570 has all the features of other midrange Blu-ray players, plus future 3D support and best-in-class ...
The good: The Panasonic DMP-BDT210 has built-in Wi-Fi, a simple user interface, and an excellent suite of streaming-media services, including ...
The bad: The Panasonic DMP-BDT210 has fewer overall streaming services than some competitors, missing some high-profile services like Hulu Plus ...
The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BDT210's built-in Wi-Fi, simple user interface, Amazon Instant streaming, and blazing fast disc-loading speeds make ...
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 ...
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