Buyer's guide

Buyer's guides providing up-to-date information on the latest products and technologies. Each shopping guide contains comprehensive impartial advice for consumers. Read our buyer's guides to help your decision making and to ensure you choose the best product to meet your needs. Each individual guide is thoroughly researched and written by an independent expert.

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Buying guide: Green decor

Do you want a green interior design?
Green decor is trendy! Do you want a green interior? How to find the right green products for you home? and especially, how to decide what type of interior you want?

Laptop Guide | Laptop Buyer's Guide

Which laptop computer is right for you?
With more computing power packed into smaller spaces than ever, today's laptop computers represent a serious alternative to their desktop counterparts. If you're looking to upgrade your desktop there are even more alternatives to consider. But if it's computing mobility that you're seeking some ultra-portable laptops now weigh in at less than 2kg. And when you add in recent technology advances for wireless laptops even the most hardened road warrior can be in touch whenever and wherever they need...

Digital Camera Guide | Digital Camera Buyer's Guide

Which digital camera is right for you?
Thanks to the digital camera, there are more and more budding photographers. The advantages are obvious; no films, no picture development and the possibility to see and show pictures as soon as they have been taken. From the cheapest model to the ones used by professionals, the choices and features are infinite depending on what you want out of them. So how do you choose a model?

Buying guide: Children?s Games

How to choose games for your children?
After a day at school, during weekends or even during the vacation, your child feels the need for physical activity and enjoyment. Playing a game is beneficial to his well-being and awareness. To find the game that is best suited to your child, think about how he will use it and with whom he will play and then look for the key features of games for children.

Buying guide: Baby and child car seats

How to choose your car seat?
Road accidents are one of the main causes for child mortality. To ensure that your baby has the best protection, it is essential that your child travels in an appropriate car seat.

TV Guide | TV Buyer's Guide

Which LCD television is right for you?
With the amount of change going in TV technology it pays to understand at least a little about some of the most important developments. This guide to liquid crystal display TVs (LCD) concentrates on the particular advantages of the technology. Our guide gives you the facts on how to get the full picture and explains some of the key features to look out for.

Mobile Phone Guide | Mobile Phone Buyer's Guide

Which mobile phone is right for you?
The mobile phone revolution looks to be unstoppable. The chunky house bricks of the 1980s have been replaced with lightweight, slim handsets incorporating the latest in communication technology allied to a strong sense of fashion. Prices of handsets range from nothing to several hundreds of pounds - a range caused by the eagerness of the network owners to entice us on to their expensively acquired airspace.

Buying guide: Video Games consoles

How to choose your video games console?
To find a console that is right for you, consider how you plan to use it and discover the features that will make a difference.

GPS Guide | GPS Buyer's Guide

Which GPS is right for you?
With prices ranging from the tens to the hundreds of euros, a top end GPS can have a very impressive spec. Not all the features will be of much use to the occasional driver however and you’ll need to go through and sort out which are indispensable and which are optional gadgets. How to go about this? What’s the best way to find the right GPS for you? By looking through our guide of course!

Buying guide: Organic and ethical clothing

How to choose organic clothes?
Caring for the environment without compromising on your wardrobe, yes it’s possible! But how to choose from the endless choices of brands available? How to know whether or not if the clothes are fair-trade certified or eco-friendly?

MP3 Player Guide | MP3 Player Buyer's Guide

Which MP3 player is right for you?
All the music you could wish for in your pocket. An MP3 player offers increased playtime, better ergonomics and more advanced features than competing portable audio devices. From the smallest MP3 compact flash players which hold around 10 albums, to hard-drive models which can store your entire music collection, the number of devices available keeps growing. This buyers guide aims to help you choose the best MP3 player that meets your needs and budget...

Buying guide: Barbecue and plancha grills

How to choose your barbecue?
We are all fans of barbecue: Just the aroma brings back memories of the sun, festivity and high spirits! But which one is the right kind for you? To find the barbecue set that is most suited to your lifestyle and your expectations, you must define why you are buying the set, for what use and then learn to identify the features which will make a difference to YOU.

Digital Camcorder Guide | Digital Camcorder Buyer's Guide

Which camcorder is right for you?
Smaller, lighter, easier to use, easier to edit, better picture and better sound, these are just some of the reasons why digital camcorders have come to dominate the home movie market in the last few years. Recording information digitally, whether it is on tape, DVD or hard disk (and all are used in various camcorders) means there is no loss of quality after repeated plays.

Buying guide: Men?s sportswear

How to choose your sportswear?
Textile technology has greatly evolved over these last years. Sportswear no longer has anything to do with what we used when we were young...