Computer Shopper is the essential monthly magazine that allows you to stay abreast of the latest news and releases in the world of technology. With more reviews, hands-on guides and features than any other tech monthly, you’ll be better informed by reading Computer Shopper.
Computer Shopper
WELCOME PAGE
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Letters • With the Digital Divide continuing to grow alongside an ageing population, one reader has a suggestion on how the gap can be closed
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In the next issue
Life in the slow lane • Want a free, fast Wi-Fi connection? Try war-torn, poverty-stricken South America – there’s more chance of getting one there than there is in the UK, says Mel Croucher
The dark side • Analysts estimate that up to 90% of digital information is ‘dark data’ – old files that will never be looked at again. Kay Ewbank attempts to shed some light on the situation
RANTS & RAVES • What chance do the robots have of taking over if they can’t even empty the bins properly? And what chance do any of us have of privacy in an American loo?
NEED TO KNOW • The biggest stories from the tech world, and what they mean for you
BOOTING UP
CRASHING
FROM THE LAB
SOUND BYTES
Sonos recycling mode • Why is the company killing off its own smart speakers?
GOOGLE Pixelbook Go • It’s not particularly flashy, but the Pixelbook Go feels solid and beautifully built, at the same time as being very light and slim
MICROSOFT Surface Pro X
ACER ConceptD 7
LENOVO Yoga C940
PHILIPS Brilliance 439P9H
RAZER Raptor 27
NETGEAR Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852
FUJITSU fi-800R
NZXT Kraken X53
SAMSUNG UE50RU7470UXXU
PHILIPS Hue Play HDMI Sync Box
HARMAN KARDON Citation One MKII
COOLER MASTER MH630
GRADO SR80e
INSTA360 One R
MOTOROLA Moto E6 Plus
MOTOROLA Moto E6 Play
FAIRPHONE 3
SONY Xperia 5
XIAOMI Redmi Note 8T
GARMIN Vivomove 3
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Free software guide • It’s easy to access your free software. Just go to www.shopperdownload.co.uk/387 and register with the code from the card insert. Please be aware that you need to have bought the ‘Free Software Edition’ and not the ‘£4.50 Edition’ to access the downloads
Resources
SYSTEM REFRESH Home office PCs • Using a laptop at home is fine for sending the occasional email, but for more intensive work, you can’t beat a well-specced PC. Here, we put six complete home office desktops – all costing no more than £600 – to the test
PERIPHERAL PICKS • This guide will help you find a great-value PC, but check out these peripherals if you’re starting a home office setup from scratch – they’re also cheap for the quality they offer
ALPHABETAPC AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Gaming Desktop PC
ARIA Gladiator Paradigm
CHILLBLAST Fusion Dauntless Family PC
PALICOMP Intel i5 Mercury
PC SPECIALIST Magma S1
WIRED2FIRE Ultima WS
STRAP IN Fitness bands • Not everyone needs a top-of-the-range smartwatch to start tracking their exercise routines. Fitness bands are smaller, lighter and cheaper, and newer models have more versatile feature sets than...
