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Good: The Samsung Galaxy Appeal has Android 2.3 Gingerbread's smartphone features and a comfortable backing. It won't bust a bank account.
Bad: The Galaxy Appeal's small screen is hard to read, its lower-res camera lacks a flash, and I didn't love the keyboard. Its slower 3G data speeds may frustrate some.
Bottom Line: The Samsung Galaxy Appeal delivers basic Android 2.3 functionality with a slide-out keyboard and wallet-friendly price, but there are performance and design trade-offs. [Read more]

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Good: With reasonably fast performance and very good photo quality, the Nikon D3200 delivers what you expect from a dSLR.
Bad: The camera's lackluster feature set, some underwhelming design changes, and photos that don't necessarily surpass its predecessor may disappoint.
Bottom Line: A solid if unexceptional entry-level dSLR, the Nikon D3200 should still please most folks looking for an upgrade from their point-and-shoots. [Read more]

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Good: The reasonably priced 2012 Kia Sorento EX is available with a direct-injection engine getting excellent EPA-rated fuel economy. Hill descent comes standard and all-wheel drive is available.
Bad: The navigation option eliminates UVO advanced voice command. No connected features, such as Google Local search, are available, and driver assistance features are limited to a rearview camera.
Bottom Line: The 2012 Kia Sorento EX emphasizes the utility in SUV, offering good carrying capacity and easy drivability. The cabin electronics are solid and useful, but lack any advanced features. [Read more]

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Bottom Line: The Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus offers a lot of features and decent sound quality but its price tag could be the limiting factor. [Read more]

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Bottom Line: The Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus offers a lot of features and decent sound quality but its price tag could be the limiting factor. [Read more]

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Good: Quick output performance, Bluetooth wireless printing, and flexible scanning options makes the HP Officejet 150 Mobile a viable option for printing on the go.
Bad: The ability to print anywhere comes at a premium cost.
Bottom Line: The HP Officejet Mobile 150 is a useful travel companion for professionals, but you can spend half the cash on the touch-screen-free previous model that performs just as well. [Read more]

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Good: The Panasonic TC-PVT50 series produces some of the best picture ever, with exceedingly deep black levels, highly accurate color, and perfect screen uniformity and off-angle performance. It can get brighter than competing plasmas and performs better in well-lit rooms. Although expensive, it costs much less than comparable LED and especially forthcoming OLED models. Its styling makes it as attractive as any plasma TV I've ever seen.
Bad: The VT50 isn't as strong in terms of value as Panasonic's excellent midtier plasmas. Its 3D picture quality showed excessive crosstalk in our tests.
Bottom Line: The Panasonic TC-PVT50 series represents the pinnacle of current flat-panel TV picture quality. [Read more]

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Good: The Panasonic TC-PVT50 series produces some of the best picture ever, with exceedingly deep black levels, highly accurate color, and perfect screen uniformity and off-angle performance. It can get brighter than competing plasmas and performs better in well-lit rooms. Although expensive, it costs much less than comparable LED and especially forthcoming OLED models. Its styling makes it as attractive as any plasma TV I've ever seen.
Bad: The VT50 isn't as strong in terms of value as Panasonic's excellent midtier plasmas. Its 3D picture quality showed excessive crosstalk in our tests.
Bottom Line: The Panasonic TC-PVT50 series represents the pinnacle of current flat-panel TV picture quality. [Read more]

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Good: The Vaio T is an affordable, slim Sony laptop that shares a lot in common with the design of the Vaio Z, and comes with all the ports and features you'd need, plus a larger hard drive.
Bad: The screen isn't the best we've seen on a Vaio, and a horribly shallow nonbacklit keyboard is uncomfortable.
Bottom Line: Sony's first ultrabook, the Vaio T, doesn't fall far from the tree of other thin Sony laptops like the Vaio Z, but it's far more affordable: this is ultrabook-as-budget-laptop, not ultrabook as high-end computer. [Read more]

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Good: The Sony Vaio E series has been revamped with a sharp design, for a budget laptop, new Intel processors, and great keyboard and touch-pad combo.
Bad: The thick chassis comes off as especially bulky and heavy in the age of the inexpensive ultrabook. Lower-resolution screens on a 15-inch laptop are starting to feel dated.
Bottom Line: Sony pays some needed attention to the lower end of the midsize laptop market, with the sharp-looking new Vaio E series. [Read more]