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Good: The reasonably priced LG Enact has 4G LTE, a useful and comfortable sliding keyboard, and an optional user interface for smartphone beginners.
Bad: Slow internal speeds and a mediocre camera tarnish the handset's otherwise reliable performance.
Bottom Line: Verizon's budget-conscious QWERTY lovers should consider the Enact, but if cost isn't an issue, the Motorola Droid 4 is the better phone. [Read more]

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Good: The Nexia Bridge offers easy setup and a low maintenance entry point to offer comprehensive home automation controls.
Bad: Nexia charges $8.99 a month to use its automation services, which is a little tricky to justify given the subscription-free alternatives available.
Bottom Line: As home automation systems go, the Nexia Bridge offers a great mix of simplicity and functionality, but the monthly fee is a tough sell, especially for casual users. [Read more]

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Good: With multiple steam cooking settings, the CSO-300 successfully expands the functionality of the common toaster oven, and it sports a luxurious, easy-to-use interface, as well.
Bad: At $299, that new steam functionality doesn't come cheap. On more traditional settings like toasting and broiling, the CSO-300 couldn't consistently beat the less expensive competition, and when it did, it usually wasn't by much.
Bottom Line: Creative home chefs looking for a powerful, versatile alternative to their full-size oven should give the CSO-300 first consideration, but those just looking for something to heat up Pop-Tarts and Red Barons should stick with something less expensive. [Read more]

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Good: The Panasonic FlashXpress Toaster Oven employs a double infrared heating system that cooks faster than other toaster ovens. The established presets nearly guarantee well-cooked food.
Bad: The Panasonic is on the small side, so don't expect it to accommodate a 9-inch pizza. Also, the buttons are fiddly, the temperature setting is calibrated for Celsius, and the timer only goes up to 25 minutes.
Bottom Line: The wee Panasonic FlashXpress Toaster Oven is endearingly quirky and almost surprisingly good at what it does. For a midrange price, you'll get the functionality of a much more expensive model. [Read more]

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Good: The Breville Smart Oven is a well-made, smartly designed appliance that performs consistently well.
Bad: Some of the cooking presets don't work very well, and its "smart" functions aren't all that obvious.
Bottom Line: Consider investing in this trusty, solid and clever toaster oven if you plan to use yours for serious cooking and as long as you're not turned off by a $249 price tag. [Read more]

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Good: The stylish Frigidaire Professional 6-Slice Convection Toaster Oven offers a lot of features typically reserved for more expensive models.
Bad: It consistently underperformed during our comparison testing, and it filled our office with smoke on more than one occasion.
Bottom Line: The Frigidaire Professional 6-Slice Convection Toaster Oven's stainless steel finish and LCD screen may draw you in, but a major design flaw makes this toaster oven little more than a pretty face. [Read more]

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Good: The charming Roomba 790 cleans your home reasonably well, requiring little human intervention past programming and dustbin emptying.
Bad: Its navigational decision making sometimes results in longer cleaning cycles than you might want, and at $699 the Roomba 790 much more than some alternatives.
Bottom Line: If price-point isn't a factor and you're looking for a robot vacuum to help you maintain multiple flooring types in your home, the Roomba 790 is an effective, low-maintenance purchase [Read more]

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Good: The Keurig V700's responsive, intuitive, color touchscreen offers a variety of brewing options, uses pods that are recyclable and large enough to make a decent cup of coffee.
Bad: It's a big, bulky unit that will eat up a lot of counter space, and we're not confident in the durability of its plasticky design.
Bottom Line: Clunky looks aside, the Keurig Vue V700 offers the best value, and richer pod-based brews than other single-serve brewer in its price range. [Read more]

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Good: Keurig makes it easy to brew a quick cup of coffee with the K75.
Bad: We found the K75's brew bitter-tasting and watery compared with its competition.
Bottom Line: With too many better brewers out there in the same price range, it's hard to recommend the Keurig K75 Platinum. [Read more]