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Andy Shaw
Andy Shaw has been a professional reviewer for 30 years, starting his career critiquing PC games and rapidly expanding his horizons into all types of computer hardware and software. Since then he’s worked for a broad selection of print magazines and websites, as a writer and editor, both on staff and as a freelancer. Nowadays he applies his well-honed critical eye to reviewing a wide range of products, from vacuum cleaners to printers.
- recommendedEcoFlow Blade: A futuristic robot lawn mower - at a price The EcoFlow Blade has some remarkable features and mows very effectively but it’s phenomenally expensive and falls short of perfection£2699
- Proscenic Floobot X1: Feature-packed but lacking finesse The Proscenic Floobot X1 review is an affordable robot vacuum but hard to recommend given the number of compromises it makes£349
- recommendedEpson EcoTank ET-2850: Print thousands of pages with no fuss Epson’s MFP produces decent-quality prints and costs peanuts to run£270
- Epson EcoTank ET-18100: Low-cost prints require compromises The Epson EcoTank ET-18100 can print thousands of pages between each refill, but has fewer features than its similarly-priced predecessor£700
- recommendedVacmaster EasyClean Carpet Spot Cleaner: Simple, effective A simple-to-use and effective addition to your arsenal of cleaning helpers, particularly if you have carpet prone to dirt and spillages£120
- Bosch Unlimited 7: Behind the times The Bosch Unlimited 7 gets many things right, but doesn’t keep pace with the latest cordless stick developments£400
- Dyson Gen5detect: A powerful and expensive vacuum Undoubtedly the best performing cordless stick vacuum cleaner ever, but not enough over the V15 Detect to justify the extra cost£850
- best buyWorx Landroid S400 WR184E: An upgrade to a classic A few tweaks to a tried and tested formula helps this small robot lawn mower continue to lead the way£699
- Gtech RLM50 review: A no-fuss mower that's short on extras The Gtech RLM50 will do a decent job trimming most of your lawn but costs a lot for what it offers£900
- Roidmi X300 review: Attractive but imperfect The Roidmi X300 is a powerful vacuum cleaner but it can’t compete with the Dyson V15 Detect for sheer versatility£599
- Ecovacs Deebot N10: A reliable and affordable robot vacuum The Ecovacs Deebot N10 has a great app and is an adept navigator but disappoints a bit in the spot cleaning and mopping departments£399
- recommendedYard Force EasyMow 260B review: Robot mowing for less money For the money, the Yard Force EasyMow 260B is a thoroughly competent robot lawnmower with a surprisingly good app£400
- recommendedLawnMaster VBRM16 review: An easy to use robot mower An affordable drop and mow robot that’s incredibly easy to use£349
- Canon Maxify G7050 review: A pricey yet cheap to run An office inkjet that costs a lot up front, but marries useful office features with spectacularly affordable ongoing running costs£600
- Lefant M1 review: Good cleaning, mediocre mapping A better vacuum cleaner than mop, and its mapping isn’t ready to tackle complicated floor plans£500