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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.

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HP Laserjet Pro M276nw
HP Laserjet Pro M276nw review
All-in-one printers Home office Printers

A smart-looking, easy-to-use MFP, but prints are slow and running costs are quite high

£274.49 inc VAT
Serif PagePlus X7 - Startup Assistant
Serif PagePlus X7
Software

A comprehensive and powerful desktop publishing package; PagePlus X7 improves on previous versions yet remains great value

£82 inc VAT
Brother MFC-9330CDW
Brother MFC-9330CDW review
All-in-one printers Home office Printers

A swift laser MFP that's particularly easy to use, although we wish its scans and colour prints were a little better

£285 inc VAT
HP Officejet 7110
HP Officejet 7110 review
Home office Inkjet printers Printers

Reasonable running costs make this is a decent office-based A3 printer, but its print quality should be better

£127.19 inc VAT
IRIS IRIScan Book 3 Executive
IRIS IRIScan Book 3 Executive review
Scanners

A useful and highly portable document scanner with good OCR software, but we're not convinced it needs Wi-Fi

£114 inc VAT
Canon Canoscan 9000F
Canon Canoscan 9000F review
Scanners

An excellent scanner for capturing art, transparencies, prints or other creative work in great detail

£166.49 inc VAT
Invoice Settings
Boox Online Accounting review
Software

Boox doesn’t feel as polished as Crunch, its slightly cheaper main rival, but it’s one to watch

£69.50 inc VAT
XARA Web Designer 9 Premium - Design Elements
Xara Web Designer 9 Premium review
Software

Great WYSIWYG editor, but it lacks good support for mobile websites

£89.99 inc VAT
Canon ImageFormula P-208
Canon ImageFormula P-208 review
Scanners

A compact and light portable scanner that comes with brilliant software; the P-208 is nearly perfect

£153.07 inc VAT
Canon Pixma MX455
Canon Pixma MX455 review
All-in-one printers Home office Printers

A competent and economical all-rounder for the home office, but it won't be hurried

£55.21 inc VAT