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The good: The Sony Ericsson W580i has an attractive, easy-to-use design, a satisfying feature set, and admirable call quality.
The bad: The Sony Ericsson W580i's audio was harsh at the highest volume levels, and the keypad buttons are ...
The bottom line: The Sony Ericsson W580i is a stylish multimedia cell phone with good performance on all fronts.
The good: The Samsung Glyde offers great call quality, a broad selection of features, and a full alphabetic keyboard.
The bad: The Samsung Glyde's display is too small to do its touch interface justice. Also, the photo quality ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Glyde is a powerful cell phone with decent performance, but its touch-screen design and controls don'...
The good: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Verizon Wireless offers integrated Bluetooth and GPS. The smartphone also delivers good ...
The bad: Unlike Sprint, Verizon doesn't offer support for its 3G streaming media services on the BlackBerry Curve 8330.
The bottom line: Though we wish the smartphone supported Verizon's VCast multimedia services, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is still ...
The good: The LG Voyager VX10000 has a cutting-edge design with a brilliant touch screen and a spacious keyboard. It ...
The bad: The LG Voyager VX10000's camera lacks such extra options as a flash and Wi-Fi. The touch screen ...
The bottom line: Though we had some minor complaints here and there, the Voyager's sleek design, generous feature set and ...
The good: The LG enV(2) is a slim and attractive handset, with a roomy keypad, bright dual displays, a ...
The bad: The LG enV(2) does not offer newer features from the first enV. Also, photo quality was mediocre, ...
The bottom line: The LG enV(2) is not much more than a slimmed down version of the enV, but it ...
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The good: Best HD-equipped all-in-one; 802.11n and Bluetooth for plenty of wireless flexibility; convenient walk-up controls.
The bad: In light of a recent HP Slimline system, PC vendor HD format allegiances now look silly; not as ...
The bottom line: It's outclassed as a computer by Apple's iMac, and as a home entertainment system by a ...
The good: A minor specification update results in some significant performance gains; graphics upgrade an option on this 24-inch model; ...
The bad: Free phone support runs out after 90 days.
The bottom line: A slight bump to the specifications for the same price in addition to a much appreciated option to ...
The good: Outstanding price-to-feature ratio; Blu-ray/HD DVD combo drive; small, flexible case; great performance thanks to a speedy dual-core ...
The bad: Begs for an integrated IR receiver
The bottom line: The HP Pavilion Slimline S3330f delivers a remarkable combination of features, value, and flexibility. It excels as both ...
The good: SideShow screen extends Vista Gadgets to the top of the system; nearly complete line of digital-media options lets ...
The bad: Not quite the best bang for the buck as far as pure processing power; no HD DVD/Blu-ray ...
The bottom line: Dell's new XPS 420 offers almost all of the latest in PC-based digital-video capability, as well as ...
The good: 64-bit Windows Vista PC with an impressive list of features for less than $500; compact case; HDMI output.
The bad: Limited expansion options because of its cramped interior; lacks built-in Wi-Fi; may require some tweaking to achieve proper ...
The bottom line: The Acer Aspire X1200-U1520A is a speedy, compact, low-end desktop that's powerful enough to serve as a ...
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The good: Tons of manual and automatic features; well-laid-out controls; solid body; nice LCD display.
The bad: Lens aberrations and vignetting; some processing artifacts; lacks raw file support; redesigned lens cap still pops off too ...
The bottom line: Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS ...
The good: Nicely designed; excellent high-ISO photo quality; relatively fast; above-average movie quality; face detection.
The bad: Photos tend to have purple fringing; no optical viewfinder.
The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot SD750 has an attractive design, large LCD, and excellent photo quality for an ultracompact.
The good: Great image quality; minimal shutter lag; speedy performance; optical image stabilization; face detection; optical viewfinder.
The bad: No manual exposure controls; slow flash recycle time.
The bottom line: Canon's SD1100 IS adds optical image stabilization to last year's hit SD1000, while delivering just as ...
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The good: Excellent photo quality for its class; better-than-average speed.
The bad: Maximum ISO 1600; huge spot-for-spot metering.
The bottom line: It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers ...
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The good: Extremely thin and light; sleekest ThinkPad yet; built-in DVD burner, plus WWAN, GPS, and wireless USB.
The bad: Solid-state drive comes at a high premium; touch pad's location makes it easy to accidentally graze while ...
The bottom line: The ThinkPad X300 breaks new ground by packing a broad display, full-size keyboard, and nearly every feature a ...
The good: Beautiful, unique design; incredible battery life, thanks to its 12-cell battery; comfortable keyboard; touchpad on/off button; touch-sensitive ...
The bad: Battery adds significant weight; speakers produce treble sound.
The bottom line: The HP Pavilion dv6985se is a well-stocked mainstream machine with a long-living (though heavy) 12-cell battery. We recommend ...
The good: Small, light, and inexpensive; solid-state hard drive is fast and efficient; well-thought-out preinstalled software package.
The bad: Cramped keyboard; very little hard drive space; low screen resolution.
The bottom line: For less than $400, the Asus Eee PC 4G offers an impressive package for portable Web surfing and ...
The good: Features a high-end Centrino 2 CPU and Nvidia GeForce 9800 graphics card for an incredibly reasonable price; higher ...
The bad: Lacks a few basic amenities, such as Bluetooth and a fingerprint reader; 200GB hard drive is merely average.
The bottom line: We don't know how Gateway makes money selling these things, but the combination of high-end components and ...
The good: Attractive, slim design; big keyboard for such a small system; affordable.
The bad: Only 512MB of RAM limits performance; wimpy battery life; no Bluetooth.
The bottom line: The Acer Aspire One is easily the best of the current under-$400 Netbooks, but its meager allotment ...
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The good: The 80GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player features a 3.2-inch glass LCD; a user-friendly interface; exceptional navigation control; ...
The bad: The Zune is a PC-only device that requires its own software and still does not support older WMA-DRM9 ...
The bottom line: The Zune has blossomed from an ugly duckling into a worthy iPod alternative.
The good: The Samsung T10 features a sleek and stylish design with an engaging Flash-based interface. Rhapsody DNA is integrated ...
The bad: The touchpad of the Samsung T10 requires precision for desired results, and there's no elegant handling of ...
The bottom line: The Samsung T10 won't satisfy audio purists, but users who value lots of features, a fun interface, ...
The good: The Creative Zen V Plus offers a cute, pocket-friendly design without sacrificing screen real estate, and the vivid ...
The bad: The Creative Zen V Plus's joystick is really small and has a cheap feel to it, and ...
The bottom line: The Creative Zen V Plus is a superb choice for anyone looking for a compact and feature-filled flash ...
The good: The Creative Zen sounds fantastic and features a brilliant color screen capable of displaying photos and video. The ...
The bad: The Creative Zen only comes in black, the control pad feels cheap, and it doesn't come close ...
The bottom line: We're hard-pressed to find anything not to like about the Creative Zen. It's a great option ...
The good: The iPod Classic is just like the fifth-generation iPod with video, only slimmer, tougher, and injected with a ...
The bad: Video output now requires a proprietary cable; audio quality has not improved; some older iPod video accessories may ...
The bottom line: The iPod Classic is a refinement of the formula that put the iPod on the map. Few can ...
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The good: Reproduced deep black levels for a lower-priced LCD; accurate grayscale and primary colors; solid connectivity including three HDMI ...
The bad: Color decoding pushes red slightly; doesn't accept 1080p sources via HDMI; no PC input; so-so standard-definition performance.
The bottom line: The 32-inch Panasonic TC-32LX85 delivers surprisingly impressive picture quality for a small-screen LCD.
The good: Highly accurate primary colors and color temperature; numerous picture controls and settings; solid connectivity including four HDMI inputs ...
The bad: Black levels not quite as deep as those of the best plasmas; confusing picture mode arrangement; red coloring ...
The bottom line: Although its black levels aren't the deepest, accurate color and a red frame still distinguish the Samsung ...
The good: Superb black-level performance; highly accurate color; improved 120Hz de-judder video processing; fine standard-definition processing; broad selection of picture ...
The bad: Relatively expensive; red-colored frame isn't for everyone; shiny screen reflects ambient room lighting; some artifacts when de-judder ...
The bottom line: If you don't mind its red frame, the Samsung LN52A650 LCD HDTV will reward you with a ...
The good: Excellent black-level performance for an LCD; accurate color; 120Hz processing smooths judder in motion; fine screen uniformity and ...
The bad: Expensive; benefits of 120Hz blur-reduction hard to discern; smooth motion seems unnatural for film-based material and introduces some ...
The bottom line: Although not quite as impressive as the best plasmas, the 46-inch Sony KDL-46XBR4 outperforms any flat-panel LCD we'...
The good: Very aggressively priced; better picture uniformity than similar-size LCDs; solid standard-def performance; plenty of connectivity with three HDMI ...
The bad: Inaccurate color; produces relatively light black levels; subpar video processing; plasma glass reflects more light than similar LCDs.
The bottom line: The extremely inexpensive 32-inch Vizio VP322 introduces a new size category for plasma, but its overall performance is ...
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