Independent reviews

Gadget advice, minus the jargon.

A few of us forever setting this stuff up for mates and family kept getting asked the same thing - which one should I buy? So we started writing the answers down. Plain English, no spec sheets, no sponsored nonsense, just whether it's worth your money.

Latest reviews

Streaming

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd gen)

The default recommendation, and for once it actually earns it. Solid at full price, brilliant on offer.

Verdict: 8.5/10

Home network

TP-Link Archer AX55

Wi-Fi 6 that just works. Boring in the best way. Fine for flats and small terraced houses.

Verdict: 8/10

What we cover

Streaming sticks and boxes, home Wi-Fi gear, ethernet adapters, smart plugs, soundbars, and the small accessories that quietly fix big problems. We stick to stuff under £200, the kind of thing you buy on a Tuesday without a second mortgage.

If one of us has bought it, set it up, and got opinions, it ends up here. Want us to look at something? Tell us - the list is mostly whatever you lot keep asking about.