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Jonathan Bray

Head of reviews at Expert Reviews, Jon has been testing and writing about products since before most of you were born (well, only if you were born after 1996). In that time he’s tested and reviewed hundreds of laptops, PCs, smartphones, vacuum cleaners, coffee machines, doorbells, cameras and more.

He’s worked on websites since the early days of tech, writing game reviews for AOL and hardware reviews for PC Pro, Computer Buyer and other print publications. He’s also had work published in Trusted Reviews, Computing Which? and The Observer. And yet, even after so many years in the industry, there’s still nothing more he loves than getting to grips with a new product and putting it through its paces.

Recent articles by Jonathan Bray

Samsung Q900R review: 'Eyes on' with Samsung’s monster 8K TV
TVs

Samsung unveils a range of 8K TVs at IFA 2018 complete with fancy AI image upscaling

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Acer Swift 5 15in: A skinny laptop that weighs 990g
Laptops

Acer launches the new Swift 5 – a well-equipped 15in laptop weighing less than 1kg

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Canon EOS 750D review: How does it compare to the EOS 200D?
DSLRs

Responsive live view performance and consistent all-round quality makes the Canon 750D a safe bet

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£617 inc VAT
Canon EOS 1300D front
Canon EOS 1300D review: Doesn't quite cut the mustard
DSLRs

Keenly priced, but the Canon 1300D doesn’t do enough to fend off strong competition

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£370 inc VAT (as of 6th of May)
Affinity Designer for iPad review: Illustrator on your iPad
Photo editing

Affinity Designer packs all the creative power of a desktop vector drawing tool into a humble tablet app at a frankly unbelievable price

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£20 inc VAT
Samsung's Galaxy Home smart speaker unveiled
Smart speakers

The Samsung Galaxy Home has the Apple HomePod in its sights with a “powerful” sound and Bixby-driven voice-driven smart features

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15-inch Apple MacBook Pro: The most powerful MacBook ever
Laptops

A stupendously powerful laptop, the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro is the most powerful laptop Apple has ever produced

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£6209 inc VAT
Canon EOS 100D
Canon EOS 100D: A great, entry-level DSLR
Cameras DSLRs

A good and compact Canon SLR, but at current prices it's overshadowed by its 700D sibling

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£369 inc VAT
HP Envy x2: The power of a smartphone in a laptop
2-in-1 laptops

The HP Envy x2 is a great laptop with impressive battery life but it can’t serve as your only work tool

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£999
Smarter FridgeCam: Make your fridge (slightly) less dumb
Technology

Turns your dumb chiller into a smarter one but is Smarter’s in-fridge snapper worth the cash?

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£150 inc VAT (£99 when purchased with a new fridge from Currys)