Computer Shopper is the essential monthly magazine that allows you to stay abreast of the latest news and releases in the world of technology. With more reviews, hands-on guides and features than any other tech monthly, you’ll be better informed by reading Computer Shopper.
Computer Shopper
WELCOME PAGE
Letters • If music tracks had a limit of three minutes, as proposed by Mel Croucher, we might never have heard Stairway to Heaven. One reader thinks that’s a bad thing
Croucher’s last stand • With our personal data under constant threat and companies finding ever more intrusive ways of selling us stuff, Mel Croucher issues a final rallying cry to the masses
UNDER DEVELOPMENT Questionable methods • David Robinson despairs of some of his clients’ ideas. And to make matters worse, he’s also started to question the motive behind some of these terrible schemes
MACBITER Wasting away • After a lifetime spent hunched over his computer, a morose MacBiter belatedly realises that all his efforts have amounted to diddly-squat
Don’t hack back • If you’ve been the victim of a cyberattack you might feel like exacting revenge on the perpetrators, but it wouldn’t be a wise move – even if it may soon be legal
Running up that hill • Poor mobile phone reception? There’s an app for that. But Kay Ewbank prefers to keep fit by climbing the nearest hill and waving her phone in the air to get a decent signal
RANTS & RAVES • The much-loved feature where our writers let off steam and (occasionally) found something to wax lyrical about. Here are some of our favourites
In the beginning… • In an article written to celebrate Shopper’s 20th anniversary in 2008, Felix Dennis recounted how he launched the biggest and best tech magazine the UK has ever seen
SO LONG SHOPPER THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES • Computer Shopper writers past and present reminisce on the origins and evolution of Shopper, and how they came to be on the magazine in the first place
RAZER BLADE Stealth 13 (2020)
HONOR MagicBook Pro
ACER Chromebook 714
BENQ Mobiuz EX2710
ALIENWARE AW2521HF
CRUCIAL P5
SONY WH-1000XM4
LG Sound Bar GX
MOTOROLA Moto G9 Play
SONY ZV-1
OCULUS Quest 2
APPLE Watch Series 6
Choosing a… PC system
Choosing a… Laptop
Choosing a… NAS device
Choosing an… Intel motherboard
Choosing a… Custom PC spec
Choosing a… Display
Choosing a… Laser printer
Choosing a… Wireless router
Choosing a… Smart thermostat
Choosing a… Smartphone
Choosing a… Tablet
Choosing a… TV
Choosing a… Bluetooth speaker
Choosing a… Media streamer
Choosing a… Compact system camera
Choosing a… Wearable
Free software guide • It’s easy to access your free software. Just go to www.shopperdownload.co.uk/395 and register with the code printed on the spine of the magazine cover
Resources
How we test • Find out how well products perform with the help of Computer Shopper’s comprehensive tests
BUILD YOUR DREAMPC FROM SCRATCH • Building your own PC gets you the exact specs and build you want, with a completely custom finish. In this guide, David Ludlow shows you how to build a computer for any purpose
CHOOSE YOUR OWN PC
PREPARE THE CASE
PREPARE THE MOTHER BOARD FOR FITTING
INSTALL THE MAIN COMPONENTS
HOW TO FIT THE MOTHERBOARD AND CPU COOLER
FITTING TRADITIONAL STORAGE
HOW TO FIT INTERNAL CABLES
HOW TO FIT THE PSU AND CABLES
HOW TO FITA GRAPHICS CARD
PUT YOUR CASE BACK TOGETHER AND POWER ON YOUR PC
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