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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'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)
BlackBerry Key2: By default, the best keyboard phone around
Mobile phones

The BlackBerry Key2 struggles to make a case for a keyboard phone revival, despite some solid improvements

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£579 inc VAT, SIM free
Apple Watch Series 2 review: Apple's wearable gets cheaper
Smartwatches

A great update of the best smartwatch around: the Apple Watch is an exception fitness device

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£399
Kindle Voyage
Amazon Kindle Voyage review
eReaders

A great e-reader, but the Kindle Voyage has now been superseded by the excellent Kindle Oasis

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£169 inc VAT (Wi-Fi) - 3G model £229
JBL Charge 3 review: Loud, rugged and very portable
Speakers

Not for audiophiles, but a loud and rugged outdoor companion for everyone else

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£150 inc. VAT
Bose SoundLink Mini II front angle
Bose SoundLink Mini 2 review: A sound all-rounder
Bluetooth speakers

The Bose SoundLink Mini 2 is a worthwhile successor to the original

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£150 inc VAT