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Simon Handby

Simon Handby is a freelance journalist, writer and editor at Hackbash with over two decades of experience in the technology, automotive, and energy sectors. His work has been featured in IT Pro, PC Pro, and he has collaborated with notable clients such as BMW, Porsche and EDF. Simon’s creative and insightful content has earned him recognition, including the award-winning Toyota iQ launch hypermiling campaign.

Recent articles by Simon Handby

Front side view with paper, Officejet Pro 6830
HP Officejet Pro 6830 review
All-in-one printers Inkjet printers

The Officejet Pro 6830 has some strengths, but they're offset by too many frustrations

£84 inc VAT
Front side view, Maxify MB5350
Canon MAXIFY MB5350 review
All-in-one printers Inkjet printers

The MB5350 is the most convincing MAXIFY we've reviewed, but it's still not quite a winner

£180 inc VAT
Front left of the Brother MFC-J5320DW
Brother MFC-J5320DW review
All-in-one printers Inkjet printers

The MFC-J5320DW is a cheap way to tackle any print, scan, copy or fax job a small firm might need

£106 inc VAT
Front, side view, WorkForce Pro WF-5690DWF
Epson WorkForce Pro WF-5690DWF review
All-in-one printers Inkjet printers

The WorkForce Pro WF-5690DWF is a great office MFP, but at this price it isn't the one we'd choose

£342 inc VAT
View of the LiDE 220 mounted on its side
Canon CanoScan LiDE 220 review
Scanners

The CanoScan LiDE 220 is a good stand-alone A4 scanner, but you could get a decent MFP for similar money

£61 inc VAT
Front side view, Ricoh SP 3600DN
Ricoh SP 3600DN review
Laser printers

Fast and robust, with good print quality and low costs, Ricoh's SP 3600DN is a winner

£169 inc VAT
Front side view of the Dell E525w
Dell E525w review
All-in-one printers Laser printers

The results are good, but Dell's boxy E525w is more expensive to run than much of the colour laser competition

£263 inc VAT
Front side view of the PIXMA PRO-100S
Canon PIXMA PRO-100S review
Inkjet printers Photo printers

The PIXMA PRO-100S is a superb A3+ printer for pro and semi-pro photographers. For anyone else it's overkill

£360 inc VAT
Brother DCP-J4120DW
Brother DCP-J4120DW review
All-in-one printers Inkjet printers

The DCP-J4120DW is a compact and affordable way to print on A3 paper, but doing so is a faff

£80 inc VAT
HP officejet 5740
HP Officejet 5740 review
All-in-one printers Inkjet printers

The Officejet 5740 shows that looks alone don't make a good small office MFP

£79 inc VAT