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Top-rated reviews of the week (pictures)
Cars! Cameras! Laptops! This week's roundup of the grooviest stuff CNET editors reviewed has a little something for everyone. Unless you don't like things. How can you not like things?
Tiny tweaks for the biggest MacBook
Current 15-inch MacBook Pro owners won't feel the need to upgrade, but the handful of tweaks included here keep this expensive system at the top of the list for powerful midsize laptops.
No boy-racer, this is the gentleman's sport sedan
The 2015 BMW M5 tries to be all things to all drivers: comfortable, configurable and brutally fast. With the aid of a lot of expensive technology, it delivers on nearly all fronts.
Everything you expect from a Leica, from sharp photos to a high price
A terrific, if expensive, full-frame compact, the Leica Q is worth every penny for landscape and street photographers.
Hunt dirt with Shark's powerful and versatile cleaner
With a remarkable amount of flexibility afforded by its well-implemented features, the Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away is as easy to use as any full-size upright we've tested. To top it off, it cleans almost as well as vacuums that cost twice as much.
The E is for everybody
If you're looking to maximize your TV dollar and don't care about 4K, it's tough to go wrong with the Vizio E series.
VW's hottest hatch looks like a Golf GTI, runs like a Subie STI
It's a pricey upgrade over the already excellent GTI, but the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R packs the power and all-wheel-drive performance to rival Subaru's WRX STI.