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The good: Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has Android 4.3, impressive processing muscle, two fully loaded cameras, ...
The bad: The faux leather back cover looks chintzy, and handwriting recognition is still imperfect.
The bottom line: The improved S Pen goes a long way to making this high-end tablet worth the extra cost, but ...
The good: The HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11z costs very little for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, and it has excellent ...
The bad: Occasionally sluggish performance gets frustrating, and more-powerful PCs are available in this price range.
The bottom line: HP revives an 11-inch favorite with the Pavilion TouchSmart 11z, but there are better performance-for-money deals to be ...
The good: The Nexus 7’s razor-sharp full-HD screen, silky smooth performance, long battery life, meager weight, and affordable price ...
The bad: The back is missing the soft grippy texture of the original, screen colors lack accuracy, and there's ...
The bottom line: Thanks to its stellar performance and affordable price, the Nexus 7 is the Android tablet to get.
The good: The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a performance monster that speeds through Web sites and UI ...
The bad: The remote video viewing feature won't be ready at launch, and ad-free versions still cost an extra $...
The bottom line: With everything that was great about the HDX 7 and more, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 ...
The good: The iPad Mini with Retina Display adds an excellent high-resolution display that rivals the iPad Air's, a ...
The bad: A starting price of $399 places it well above the small-tablet competition, and adding more storage or LTE ...
The bottom line: The new iPad Mini somehow shrinks down the iPad Air into an even more compact package, sacrificing nearly ...
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The good: The Asus Vivobook X202E is very inexpensive for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, and looks and feels like ...
The bad: The CPU trades down to a slower model, battery life is unimpressive, and the large touch pad is ...
The bottom line: It's great to see more touch-screen Windows 8 laptops under $600, but note that the Asus X202E ...
The good: The Sony Vaio Pro 13 weighs less than 2.4 pounds and uses a fourth-gen Intel Core i5 ...
The bad: The Pro 13, like its competition, has a nonremovable battery (though you can add an external battery), few ...
The bottom line: For those who want an excellent ultraportable laptop with more than just the latest Intel processors, the Sony ...
The good: The HP Pavilion Chromebook 14 feels more like a traditional laptop than other Chromebooks. Its big screen and ...
The bad: Other Chromebooks perform better and run longer. The limited Chrome OS is still not for everyone, or even ...
The bottom line: The HP Pavilion Chromebook 14 advances the argument for Chrome as a low-cost mainstream computing environment, but the ...
The good: Dell's Alienware 18 is highly configurable, with dual video cards, tons of RAM and storage space, and ...
The bad: The thick body raises the keyboard uncomfortably high, and getting primo parts costs a lot. Battery life is ...
The bottom line: There's a premium to be paid, but the massive Alienware 18 is a show-off-worthy desktop replacement that ...
The good: The HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11z costs very little for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, and it has excellent ...
The bad: Occasionally sluggish performance gets frustrating, and more-powerful PCs are available in this price range.
The bottom line: HP revives an 11-inch favorite with the Pavilion TouchSmart 11z, but there are better performance-for-money deals to be ...
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The good: The Samsung WB250F Smart Camera has excellent wireless features and an abundance of shooting options for all types ...
The bad: Button placement on top of the camera could be better, and accessing some of the setting menus isn'...
The bottom line: For those who want more camera than their smartphone offers without sacrificing the easy sharing, the Samsung WB250F ...
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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300 is currently the lightest, smallest camera with a 20x zoom. It has built-in Wi-Fi ...
The bad: The camera's weight and size can make it difficult to keep steady when using the zoom lens, ...
The bottom line: If you miss having a zoom lens, but don't want to add too much bulk and weight ...
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: Give the Nikon Coolpix P520 plenty of light and it can turn out some excellent photos throughout its ...
The bad: Its autofocus system is slow when the lens is zoomed in, especially when compared with other models in ...
The bottom line: More point-and-shoot than dSLR in terms of features and performance than some competing high-end megazooms, the Nikon Coolpix ...
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The good: The iPhone 5S delivers an improved camera, a nifty fingerprint sensor, and a next-gen CPU and motion-tracking chip. ...
The bad: External design is identical to that of the iPhone 5, including a 4-inch screen that looks downright tiny ...
The bottom line: The iPhone 5S is not a required upgrade, but it's easily the fastest and most advanced Apple ...
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 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a gorgeous and massive screen, screaming quad-core processor, and refined S Pen ...
The bad: The Note 3 is expensive, large, and its faux-leather styling is crafted from cheap plastic.
The bottom line: Though its plastic skin doesn't do its high price justice, Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 makes the ...
The good: The HTC One flaunts a stunning metal design, a powerful quad-core processor, and a beautiful 4.7-inch, 1080p ...
The bad: The 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: Nokia's Lumia 1520 delivers a large, glare-fighting screen, a fast processor, plenty of storage, and a strong ...
The bad: Its size makes one-handed operation difficult, and call quality was muddier than on most Nokia phones. Limited voice ...
The bottom line: Though it lacks some features found in its big phone rivals, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is a great ...
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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: Excellent video for its class; waterproof to 10 feet; HDMI cable included; very good sharing software.
The bad: No built-in USB connector; short battery life at highest resolution; no memory card; sharing software is Windows only.
The bottom line: The Kodak Playsport is an excellent minicamcorder that can take some rough treatment and capture solid HD video.
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: 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+ Black Edition produces some of the best -- if not the best -- video we'...
The bad: Navigating the on-camera settings menus still isn't the best experience. Battery life can be brief depending on ...
The bottom line: Like the Hero3, the GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition's strongest attributes are its excellent video quality and impressive ...
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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: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, YouTube, Crackle, Amazon Instant, Hulu Plus, Skype, Built-in Wi-Fi, 3D, 4K upscaling, Skype (with optional camera)
Specs: Blu-ray player, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Vudu, Ethernet, External HDD Playback, Wi-Fi Ready, Deep Color, x.v.Colour technology, Video playback from USB devices, JPEG photo playback, External HDD (FAT/NTFS) compatible, Quick playback, Digital audio playback from USB devices, Digital photo playback from USB devices, Enhanced Full HD Up Sampling (New P4HD), Up to 1080p, Stereo, DVD+R, BD-ROM, BD-R, ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vudu, CinemaNow, YouTube, Viera Connect, Built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet, External HDD Playback, Deep Color, x.v.Colour technology, Video playback from USB devices, JPEG photo playback, External HDD (FAT/NTFS) compatible, Quick playback, Digital audio playback from USB devices, Digital photo playback from USB devices, Enhanced Full HD Up Sampling (New P4HD), Up to 1080p, Stereo, ...
The good: The PlayStation 4 serves up dazzling graphics, runs on a simplified and logical interface, and boasts a fantastic ...
The bad: Triple-A titles are lacking at launch, and the PS4 won't come close to matching its predecessor's ...
The bottom line: The PlayStation 4's beautiful graphics, blazing interface, and near-perfect controller make it a worthy successor to the ...
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