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• 04 July 2011

• Buying Advice: Buyers' guide: Video-editing software

  Video memories are evocative but, unless you set up a scene in advance, you’re unlikely to end up shooting exactly what you want. We outline what features you should consider when choosing an effective video-editing package

• Buying Advice: Buyers' guide: Super-zoom compact cameras

  With summer just about here, it’s a great time to dig out your digital camera and take advantage of the extra hours of sunlight to shoot some photos. A compact digital camera takes up little luggage space, and isn’t so heavy that it gets left in the hotel room rather than accompanying you on your expeditions. But what model should you buy?

• 01 July 2011

• Buying Advice: Are two separate memory modules better than one?

  A reader contacted us to ask whether it is better to have two separate modules of RAM, or a single 4GB module. Our Helproom expert offers some advice.

• 15 June 2011

• Buying Advice: Tablet buying guide: advice on specs and features

  From specs and OS to price and features, we take an in-depth look at which tablet PCs deserve your attention

• 13 June 2011

• Buying Advice: Buying advice: ultraportable laptops

  Life on the road can be a lonely business, although it doesn’t have to be. Ultraportable laptops can keep you connected on the move, without adding too much weight to your luggage.

• 09 June 2011

• Buying Advice: Buying advice: How to choose photo-editing software

  Photo-editing software can help you manage your images as well as tweaking or radically transforming them. We help you choose the right one

• 01 June 2011

• Buying Advice: Advice for customers of MESH Computers

  MESH Computers went into Administration on May 31 2011. Here's what to do if you are owed money, or are awaiting a PC, from MESH.

• 24 May 2011

• Buying Advice: Buying advice: How to choose a network printer

  Looking for a network printer? Here are the specs and features you need.

• 18 May 2011

• Buying Advice: Why you should choose an Android phone or tablet

  Google's mobile operating system has proven to be a big hit since it was launched back in 2008. However, there are a growing number of alternatives hitting the market, such as HP’s WebOS and the BlackBerry Tablet OS. And let's not forget Apple's iOS. So why choose an Android device?

• 12 May 2011

• Buying Advice: Chromebooks: UK buyer's guide

  Laptops from Samsung and Acer sporting Google's Chrome OS will hit UK store shelves on June 24, with prices starting at £349. If you're thinking about buying a Chromebook next month, here's a breakdown of everything you need to know.

• 14 April 2011

• Buying Advice: Smartphone buying guide: Windows vs Android

  Google Android is now the fastest-growing mobile platform, but Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is a compelling rival. Which kind of smartphone should you pick?

• 04 April 2011

• Buying Advice: Tablets buying guide: introducing your next portable PC

  Simple, portable, user-friendly, and affordable. Say hello to the device of the future: a computer and mobile phone rolled into one… the tablet.

• 28 March 2011

• Buying Advice: Displays buying advice

  Here's how to select the correct display for your needs.

• Buying Advice: Security software buying advice

  Computers, laptops and smartphones are powerful devices that now assume a huge responsibility in our lives. Here's how to choose security software to keep them safe.

• Buying Advice: Mobile phones buying advice

  Mobile phones can be divided into two categories: feature phones, which offer basic phone functionality and simple features such as Java games; and smartphones, which are in essence handheld call-making computers with internet access.

• Buying Advice: Storage buying advice: how to store your data

  We live in a world fuelled by data, and PCs and modern digital gadgets need to store their data somewhere. Data is stored inside a PC, laptop or similar device, and is often expanded with external storage for backups or simply to expand on internal capacity.

• 27 March 2011

• Buying Advice: Apple Mac buying guide

  A Mac is just another personal computer but call it a “PC” and you’ll get a lot of heat from Apple fans.

• 25 March 2011

• Buying Advice: Laptop buying advice

  Check out our laptop buying advice to get to grips with the specs

• Buying Advice: Graphics cards buying advice

  Updating the graphics card in your PC is one of the most effective and cost-effective upgrades you can undertake. But with some graphics cards costing upwards of £300 you need to make sure you shell out for the correct device. Here's our graphics card buying advice.

• Buying Advice: How to buy an Apple laptop: Mac laptop buying guide

  Mac laptops are hugely popular, Apple having swept up the best laptop brand in our PC Advisor 2011 Reader Awards. But there is plenty to consider if you are thinking about buying an Apple laptop. Here's our Mac laptops buying guide.

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