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Tenda W300D
Tenda W300D review
Home office Wireless routers

If you just need to get online at little cost, this budget ADSL modem router is exactly what you need

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Tenda W1800R
Tenda W1800R review
Home office Wireless routers

The cheapest 802.11ac router we’ve yet seen was also one of the most consistent performers in our challenging test environment

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£76 inc VAT
Billion BiPAC 7800DXL
Billion BiPAC 7800DXL review
Home office Wireless routers

A good general-purpose router that’s better suited to office and workplace use

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£143 inc VAT
AEG AG5012UK UltraPower
AEG AG5012UK UltraPower review
Vacuum cleaners

Wireless freedom is great, but low suction and capacity make it just for small flats

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£199 inc VAT
AEG UltraCaptic Animal
AEG UltraCaptic Animal review
Vacuum cleaners

Excellent suction with minimal power draw makes the UltraCaptic a fantastic all-round vacuum

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£240 inc VAT
Krups EA8258
Krups EA8258
Coffee machines

Acceptable espresso, but the poor frothing wand is useless for latte

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£407 inc VAT
D-Link DIR-868L
D-Link DIR-868L review
Home office Wireless routers

Confusing web interface and lower than expected range, but its 802.11ac performance is pretty good

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£105 inc VAT
Dualit Espress-auto 3-in-1 coffee machine
Dualit Espress-auto 3-in-1 coffee machine
Coffee machines

Great coffee from capsules, but we couldn't get decent espresso from ground coffee

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£200 inc VAT
Krups XP5620
Krups XP5620
Coffee machines

It's got lots of clever features, but we got better coffee from other machines

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£200 inc VAT
De'Longhi Motivo
De'Longhi Motivo
Coffee machines

It's incredibly cheap and the coffee's not terrible, but spend a little more and you'll get much better espresso

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£90 inc VAT