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LG BP-530, $120
Oppo BDP-103, $500
Panasonic DMP-BD89, $90

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Basic

Fujifilm FinePix S8400W, $300
Canon PowerShot SX510 HS, $250
Olympus Stylus SH-50 iHS, $280

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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers (2nd gen.), $120
Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch GlowLight, $100
Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch, $80

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Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear, $230
Polk Audio Nue Era (in-ear), $100
SMD Audio Street by 50-ANC (noise-canceling over-ear), $280

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Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display, $1,300
Samsung Ativ Book 8 NP880Z5E-X01UB, $1,200
HP Envy TouchSmart 14t-k000 Ultrabook, $750

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Roku 2, $80
Western Digital WD TV Play, $60
Hisense Pulse (Google TV), $75

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Apple iPad Air (16GB, Wi-Fi), $500
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch with Special Offers (16GB, Wi-Fi), $230
Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ (16GB, Wi-Fi), $150

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LCD TVs

Samsung UN50F6800 (50-inch), $1,200
Toshiba 58L7350U (58-inch), $1,300
Vizio E500d-A0 (50-inch), $680

Plasma TVs

Panasonic Viera TC-P60S60 (60-inch), $1,150
Samsung PN51F5500 (51-inch), $850
LG 42GA6400 (42-inch), $850

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Libratone Zipp (portable), $400
Marantz Consolette (home system), $600
Sonos Play:3 (home system), $300

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Vitamix 5200, $450
Ninja Master Prep Professional QB1004, $60
Ninja Professional NJ600, $100

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Brew-and-dispense

Viante Brew-N-View CAF-05T, $140
Mr. Coffee BVMC-ZH1B, $50
Cuisinart Coffee on Demand DCC-3000, $100

Drip

Kalorik CM 38933, $60
Cuisinart Crystal SCC-1000 Limited Edition PerfecTemp, $200
Mr. Coffee BVMC-SJX33GT, $40

Pod

DeLonghi Nescafé Dolce Gusto Genio EDG455T, $130
DeLonghi Nescafé Dolce Gusto Circolo, $150
DeLonghi Nescafé Dolce Gusto Piccolo EDG200T, $100

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Ridgid R86008K, $180
Hitachi DS18DSAL, $170
Makita LXFD01CW, $200

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Breville BFP800XL/A, $400
Cuisinart DLC-2011CHB, $180
Cuisinart DFP-14BCN, $180

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Eureka Easy Clean 71B, $50
Shark Pet Perfect II SV780, $80
Bissell Pet Hair Eraser 33A1, $35

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Peg Perego Prima Pappa Best, $250
Mia Moda Alto, $100
Oxo Sprout, $250

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Cookware sets

Swiss Diamond Reinforced 10 pc., $575
Calphalon Simply Nonstick 10 pc., $200
Calphalon Simply Easy System 10 pc., $300

Frying pans

Swiss Diamond Classic 10”, $90
Scanpan Classic 10¼”, $90
Calphalon Simply Nonstick 10” Omelette Pan, $40

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Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Professional “S,” $315
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Profection #33049, $600
Wüsthof Classic Ikon #8347, $400

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Vornado iControl, $150
Lasko 6462, $65
Holmes HFH436, $40

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Breville BEM800XL, $300
KitchenAid Classic (250 watts) K45SS[WH], $200
Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 6322[1], $180

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Crane Frog EE-3191, $45
Air-O-Swiss 7135, $180
Vicks V4500, $70

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Toasters

Cuisinart CPT-420, $80
Calphalon stainless-steel 2-slot HE200ST (1779206), $60
Cuisinart CPT-170, $70

Toaster ovens

Breville Smart Oven BOV800XL, $250
Breville BOV650XL, $180
Panasonic FlashXpress NB-G110P, $150

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Haier  WC200GS, $980
Electrolux IQ-Touch EI24WC65GS, $1,530
Vinotemp VT-46TS-2Z, $1,000

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This article appeared in the January 2014 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.

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