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The good: The Microsoft Surface's Metro interface is innovative, elegant, powerful, and versatile. The tablet feels strong and well-built, ...
The bad: The tablet's performance can be sluggish, its Windows Store is a ghost town, Metro takes getting used ...
The bottom line: If you're an early adopter willing to forget everything you know about navigating a computer, the Surface ...
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: Windows 8 embraces the future wholeheartedly. Log-in and boot times are fast, the apps look gorgeous, and the ...
The bad: The learning curve is steep and in-app navigation isn't obvious. There are just too many known unknowns ...
The bottom line: Microsoft makes an aggressive, forward-thinking, and bold statement for the future of PCs with Windows 8, and vast ...
The good: The Dell UltraSharp U2713HM delivers excellent performance across the board, includes a huge array of customization options, and ...
The bad: There's a slight green tint problem when watching movies, and $800 is a lot to pay for ...
The bottom line: The Dell UltraSharp U2713HM is an excellent monitor that will satisfy both the performance snob and the features ...
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 ...
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Specs: Intel, Microsoft Windows 8
Specs: Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 3517UB, 4 GB, 256 GB, Microsoft Windows 8
Specs: Intel, 2 GB, 320 GB - 5400 rpm, Windows 8, 64bit, English, 3000, 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
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 ...
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 ...
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The good: Speed, good looks, and pretty pictures number among the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's strengths.
The bad: The camera tends to clip bright highlights more than we typically see, and the slippery body lacks a ...
The bottom line: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance ...
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 Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS is water-, dust-, freeze-, shock-, and crushproof; has fast shooting performance for its ...
The bad: The TG-1 iHS has some minor design issues, such as a proprietary charging cable, that might turn some ...
The bottom line: The Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS combines a bright lens, a high-sensitivity, high-speed sensor, and some nice extras to ...
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: The Canon EOS Rebel T4i delivers extremely good photo and video quality plus improved performance in Live View ...
The bad: The feature set remains rather blah, and its photos aren't as good as the T3i's at ...
The bottom line: A fine camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T4i's more expensive 18-135mm STM kit (or body with another ...
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The good: Sprint's LG Optimus G sports a 13-megapixel camera, a zippy quad-core CPU, and an attractively bright touch ...
The bad: The Optimus G doesn't have a microSD card slot, its battery drained fairly quickly, and sounds from ...
The bottom line: Despite its short battery life, Sprint's LG Optimus G is the best LG phone on the market ...
The good: The HTC One V is affordable, compact, and elegant, and runs Android 4.0 and Sense 4. It ...
The bad: A slow processor and pokey 3G data hold the One V back.
The bottom line: Demanding Android fans won't like the HTC One V's slow performance but its premium design and ...
Specs: AT&T;, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, 4.76 oz, 8 megapixels, 4.7 in
The good: The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes fully loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4G LTE capability, a ...
The bad: The Galaxy S3's screen is too dim, and Samsung's Siri competitor, S Voice, disappointed us.
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 beautifully designed HTC Droid DNA features a quad-core processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 4G LTE, a ...
The bad: The Droid DNA's large size makes it tricky to fit in tight pockets, and it lacks both ...
The bottom line: With quad-core power, 4G LTE, a lovely 5-inch screen, and a stunning design, the $199.99 HTC Droid ...
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The good: Manual shutter-speed and iris controls; comfortable size; smarter-than-average autofocus; lens focuses relatively closely; decent battery life.
The bad: Soft video; cramped, low-resolution touch screen.
The bottom line: Panasonic's quartet of entry-level HD camcorders--the HDC-HS60, TM60, TM55, and SD60--delivers a nice manual feature set and ...
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: 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: 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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, and Pandora media streaming, plus the expandable Samsung Apps platform; built-in ...
The bad: Sluggish operational speed; competing Sony players offer 3D for about the same price; last year's Samsung Blu-ray ...
The bottom line: Samsung's BD-C6500 Blu-ray player has excellent image quality, outstanding features for the price, and a slick design--we ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, YouTube, Pandora, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Wi-Fi, AllShare, Samsung Apps, Smart Hub, JPEG photo playback, Stereo, DVD-R, DVD, DVD+R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD, DVD-RW, CD-R, Blu-ray Disc, DVD+RW
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