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Good: The USB 3.0-based WD My Passport Portable offers top capacity and fast performance in a compact, good-looking, and sturdy package. It also comes with useful software, and it's relatively affordable.
Bad: The My Passport's included backup software doesn't allow you to back up on a schedule.
Bottom Line: The WD My Passport Portable makes an excellent portable drive for both desktop and laptop computers, at home or while on the road. [Read more]

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Good: The USB 3.0-based WD My Passport Portable offers top capacity and fast performance in a compact, good-looking, and sturdy package. It also comes with useful software, and it's relatively affordable.
Bad: The My Passport's included backup software doesn't allow you to back up on a schedule.
Bottom Line: The WD My Passport Portable makes an excellent portable drive for both desktop and laptop computers, at home or while on the road. [Read more]

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Good: The 2013 Volkswagen CC looks sharp with its coupe styling. The engine uses direct injection and a turbocharger, and Volkswagen fits the car with its six-speed dual-clutch transmission, helping it get 31 mpg on the highway.
Bad: The CC's price tag is around $35,000, yet it includes no driver assistance features and only the most basic navigation system. The iPod port is placed inconveniently in the glove box.
Bottom Line: The 2013 Volkswagen CC would be an impressive car if it were priced in the mid-20s. At $35,000, its sparse cabin tech does not measure up with the competition. [Read more]

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Good: Beautiful, sleek design and a razor-thin all-metal body make the 15-inch Samsung Series 9 the most stunning and portable larger-screen laptop we've seen; the keyboard and big, bright screen are great, too.
Bad: A lack of higher-end features, such as an optical drive, and the dongle-requiring Ethernet and HDMI ports mean that this larger Series 9 isn't all that much different under the hood from its tinier 13-inch sibling. Also, it only has 128GB of SSD storage, and battery life is good but not spectacular.
Bottom Line: The latest Samsung Series 9 goes extra-big, and the gamble pays off with the most portable and comfortable 15-incher you're likely to find. However, its high price and lack of higher-end features don't make it the best value. [Read more]

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Good: The Origin Chronos offers best-in-class gaming performance in a tidy, overclocked package.
Bad: Despite the Chronos' nice variety of options, gamers using multiple monitors will want to look for a system with room for multiple graphics cards.
Bottom Line: The Origin Chronos shows the strength of small boutique vendors with a fast, affordable, and compact little desktop that I can recommend to any PC gamer. [Read more]

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Good: This latest version of the Toshiba Portege R835 is still a great value, packing a big hard drive, optical drive, and full-power processor into a chassis not much bigger than an ultrabook.
Bad: This 13-inch laptop once felt thin and light, but similarly priced newer laptops beat it on style and portability.
Bottom Line: This one-time favorite is still an excellent go-to 13-inch laptop, if you don't need something quite as slim as an ultrabook, and you can get it for the right price. [Read more]