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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.

Recent articles by Andy Shaw

Dyson Omni-glide: A specialist in hard floor cleaning
Vacuum cleaners

The Dyson Omni-glide is a completely new Dyson design, specifically aimed at small apartments with hard floor throughout

£399 inc VAT
Bissell Multireach Active 21V review: Lean and clean
Vacuum cleaners

The Bissell Multreach Active 21V has a good balance of features for the price, and performed well in our tough cleaning tests

£179 inc VAT
Dyson V11 Outsize: Dyson’s biggest cordless yet
Vacuum cleaners

The Outsize model in Dyson’s V11 range lives up to its name with a bigger cleaning head and more space to hold dust and dirt

£650 inc VAT
Canon Pixma G7050: Tons of features for a high price
Printers

A feature-packed printer that’s pricey to buy but cheap to run

£370 inc VAT
HP Neverstop Laser 1202nw: Super cheap to run
Printers

A stupendously cheap laser printer to run, the Neverstop Laser 1202nw uses refillable tanks to save you cash

£260 inc VAT
Epson EcoTank ET-2750: Great value prints from a quality MFP
Printers

A well-balanced ink tank MFP that offers high quality and low running costs

£260 inc VAT
Canon Pixma G3501: Low on costs, lower on features
All-in-one printers

An affordable printer with hefty ink tanks that keep printing costs low but it can’t do double-sided printing

£200 inc VAT
Lexmark MC3426adw: Fast, feature-packed, expensive
Printers

Rapid prints combine with all the features you need from a small office printer but print costs are too high

£380 inc VAT
HP Envy Pro 6432 review
Printers

A feature-packed and affordable inkjet but costs per page are high if you don’t take out a subscription to HP’s Instant Ink

£99 inc VAT
HP OfficeJet 6950 review: A workhorse inkjet for big jobs
All-in-one printers

A big, sturdy, multifunctional printer, but its wealth of features are marred by disappointing prints and scans

£100 inc VAT