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Buying guides, comparisons and tech advice for UK shoppers.
26 September 2026 · Laptops
Black Friday 2026 in the UK: How to Tell a Real Discount From a Fake One
Black Friday is Friday 27 November 2026. What a genuine "was" price looks like, what Which? found tracking deals, your rights, and which tech moves.
26 September 2026 · Dash Cams
Dash Cams in the UK: Insurance Discounts and Handing Footage to the Police
Which UK insurers give a dash cam discount, what Operation Snap and the Nextbase portal need from your clip, and which camera suits you.
26 September 2026 · Action Cameras
Helmet Cameras and the Law in the UK: What You Can Mount and What Police Accept
Is a helmet camera legal in the UK? What ECE 22.06 says about attachments, what Operation Snap needs from a clip, and which action cameras suit riders.
26 September 2026 · Laptops
The Laptop Specs UK Universities Actually Ask For, by Course
The minimum laptop specs York, Derby, Edinburgh and Kent publish, where engineering, computing, architecture and media courses differ, and which pick fits.
26 September 2026 · Mini PCs
Mini PC for Home Assistant and Plex: What Actually Matters
Which small, quiet box should run Home Assistant, Plex or both: Quick Sync, idle power, 2.5GbE, fan noise, Proxmox or bare metal, and the Zigbee dongle.
26 September 2026 · Monitors
A Monitor for the PS5 in the UK: HDMI 2.1, 120Hz and VRR Explained
What a PS5 or PS5 Pro needs from a monitor, from PlayStation's own pages: HDMI 2.1, 4K at 120Hz, 1440p, VRR and HDR, and which of our seven picks fit.
26 September 2026 · Headphones
Noise-Cancelling Headphones for the Tube and the UK Commute
How loud the Underground is on the published measurements, what noise cancelling removes and what it cannot, and which of our picks suits your commute.
26 September 2026 · Portable Monitors
Portable Monitor for a MacBook: The One-Display Rule and What Works Over USB-C
Which portable monitors run from a MacBook over one USB-C cable, why M1, M2 and M3 MacBook Airs drive only one external screen, and the ways round it.
26 September 2026 · Smart Home
Robot Vacuums and UK Door Thresholds: How High They Climb
How high a door bar or rug edge a robot vacuum can climb, the figures eufy, iRobot, roborock and Tapo publish, and which of our picks suit a British home.
26 September 2026 · Networking
Which Router Works With BT, EE, Virgin Media, Sky and Full Fibre
How BT, EE, Virgin Media, Sky, CityFibre and Hyperoptic lines connect, when the supplied hub can go, and which of our router picks fits yours.
26 September 2026 · Smartphones
SIM-Free vs Contract: The Total-Cost Sums for UK Buyers
How to compare a phone contract with buying SIM-free over the full term: the annual rise, handset credit agreements, when a contract wins, and our picks.
26 September 2026 · Storage
SSD or Hard Drive for Time Machine, and Which Drives a Mac Runs at Full Speed
Time Machine writes hourly and a hard drive keeps up. Where an SSD earns its place, why the drive is APFS, and why a 2,000MB/s SSD slows on a MacBook Air.
26 September 2026 · Tablets
A Tablet for an Elderly Parent: What Matters in the UK
Which tablet suits an older parent in the UK, and how to set it up so video calls, the NHS App and banking keep working without a rescue visit every week.
26 September 2026 · Wearables
Which Watch for NHS Couch to 5K, and Then for parkrun?
What Couch to 5K actually needs from a watch, what changes at parkrun (barcode, splits, GPS under trees), and which of our seven picks suits each runner.
26 September 2026 · Cameras
What Is a Mirrorless Camera, and Does a Beginner Need One?
What mirrorless means, how it differs from a DSLR and from a phone, the jargon that confuses beginners, and which of our picks suit a first camera.