Buying guideLaptop Stands
How To Choose A Laptop Stand: The Decisions Before The Product
The decisions behind a laptop stand, with the fixed-height Rain Design mStand used as the worked example. It is the only stand this catalogue covers.
Buying guide
Buying guides
Buying guides teach the evaluation itself. If you can tell the difference between two switches, two sensor types or two connectivity standards, you can choose well without any particular brand, and you will recognise a bad recommendation when you see one.
7 published pages
What a buying guide covers
- The specifications that change the outcome, and roughly how much they matter.
- The trade-offs that specifications tables hide, such as software support or long-term availability.
- A decision process you can apply to any product in the category.
- Links to the products we have actually reviewed, so the guidance connects to real data.
Published buying guides
Buying guidePortable Storage
How To Choose A Portable SSD: Capacity, Interface And Portability
The decisions behind a portable SSD, with the Samsung T7 as the worked example. It is the only drive this catalogue currently covers.
Buying guideMicrophones
How To Choose A USB Microphone: Element, Pattern And Connection
The element type decides how a microphone behaves in a room, so it comes first. The recorded Blue Yeti and Shure MV7 are used as worked examples.
Buying guideWebcams
How To Choose A Webcam: Resolution, Focus And Control
A webcam is chosen on resolution, focus, control and mounting. The recorded Brio 4K and Elgato Facecam are used here as worked examples, not as a ranking.
Buying guideMice
How To Choose An Ergonomic Mouse: The Decisions In Order
Choosing an ergonomic mouse is a sequence of decisions, not a spec sheet. Here is the order to make them, with the recorded mice used as worked examples.
Buying guideKeyboards
How to choose a mechanical keyboard
A category guide that explains what each keyboard decision actually costs you, without recommending a specific product.
Buying guideUSB-C Hubs and Docks
USB-C hub buying guide
Explains why port counts mislead, how power delivery is reduced by dock draw, and when Thunderbolt is worth the price.