Computer Act!ve - UK (2022-01-19)

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RATING

★★★★★

£6 50 fromAmazonwww.snipca.com/ 40488

LenovoYogaTab13

Thishas an enormousscreen
foratablet –13i nche sacross
thediagonal, arran gedina
16:10aspectratio.This putsa
strain on the1350x2160-pixel
somewhatsot he text appears
blocky if youlookclosel y.

Howeve r, with ascree nthis

big, youdon’t really need to

getthatclose.

The designiss lightly

unus ual, with aridge on the

back alongits side, lettingyou

layitfl at on asurface,though

it me ansit’scomfortableto

holdlikeaclipboard.Italso

hasafold-o ut standfor

proppingitu p. It’s agreat

tablet forthose that want

something larger fora

decent pric e.

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What’sthe be st small, cheap laser printer?

WHATSHOULDIBUY? We solveyourbuyingdilemmas

Q

Ineedto buyaninexpensive

smalllaser printer foraholiday

flatbut Iamoverwhelmedby

thechoice. Canyouhelp?

CarolynSmith

A

Laserprinterstendtoproduce

good-qua lity printsregardless

of theirprice, so ther e’slittle

poin tinb uyinganexpensive model.

Mono printersare cheaperthan

colou rones, so youcould simply opt

forthe cheapest youcan find.

Alternatively, if youplan to useit

extensively,you should seriously consider

therunning costs(thenumberofp ages

youcan print from areplacement toner

cartridge divide dbyits price).

Beca useyou want it foraholidayflat,

we’reguessing usewill be sporadic,so

therunning costsare probably less

impo rtantthanits price.

Therefore,we’dsuggest lookingfor a

lower-pric ed option. The Brother

HL-L2310D(pictured )is– at thetime

of writi ng –available f romArgos

for£90 (www.snipca.com/40562).

The modelgarnersplenty of positive

customerreviews,while Brothe rhas a

good reputationfor customerservice.

Printscost2.5p perpage, whichis

pretty reasonable foralaserprinter at

this pric e.

£5 99 fromAmazonwww.snipca.com/ 40487

LenovoTabP11 Pro

Unlikethe othertablets
reviewedhere, this comes
with adetac hablekeyboard
that turns it into aviable
laptop ,should you
want to do someserious
work on it.
It also come swithbotha

stylus andakeyboardcover in

thebox,soithas allthe ba sic

extras covered.

It lagged be hind the

SamsungGalaxyTab S7 in

ourbenchma rk tests, while

thescreenisn’t quiteas

good.While it’s also an

OLED pane lwithperfect

contrast,itc an’t go quite

as bright.

If you’re lookingfor a

tablet princi pallytoc arry

out work on,however,

this all-in-onepackage

can’tbeb eaten.

RATING

★★★★★

RATING

★★★★★

Youdon’t have to sp end
hundreds of pounds to geta
decent t ablet. Amazon’s range
of Fire tablets offersterrific
valuefor money, but our
favouriteisthe 8inFireHD8,
whichcosts just £80.
The screen isn’tbrilliantand

hasarelatively lowresolut ion

of 1280x800 pixels –meaning

youcan seethe jagged edgeson

text without lookingtoo hard.

It also fell behind rivals in our

performance tests, though it’s

still good enoughforweb

browsing,watching videos

andbasic gaming. However,

its less demandinghardware

help ed thebattery lifelast

over 20 hoursino ur video-

playbacktest. It uses Amazon’s

ownapp store notGooglePlay,

but itstill offersmostofthe

apps you’ll ever need.

£80fromAmazonwww.snipca.com/40484

AmazonFireHD8

January–1February 2022