This section is dedicated to hardware reviews, including things like desktops, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, cameras, gaming consoles, smart TVs and media appliances, printers, routers, and other gadgets, often tested over long periods and in real-life conditions. You will also find practical guides and tutorials on hardware security, hardware problems, data recovery, and more.
A few select, recommended articles are shown as thumbnail previews just underneath this paragraph. A full listing of published articles is available farther below.
A breath of SSD air for a 10-year-old (Linux) laptop
Updated June 21, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 4
Updated June 11, 2024
Samsung A54 long-term usage report 4
Updated April 26, 2024
Samsung A54 long-term usage report 3 - One UI 6.0, Android 14
Updated March 18, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 3
Updated March 13, 2024
Slimbook Titan report 2 - Shaping up nicely
Updated February 14, 2024
Samsung A54, three months later, second impression
Updated January 29, 2024
Samsung A54, one month later, fresh impressions
Updated January 5, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 2
Updated December 30, 2023
Samsung A54 phone review - Solid all-rounder with big flaws
Updated November 27, 2023
Dedoimedo reviews iPhone 13 Mini - 'Tis a lovely device
Updated October 26, 2023
Nokia X10 long-term usage report - early demise approaching
Updated October 24, 2023
Slimbook Titan, long-term usage report 1
Updated September 28, 2023
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 1
Updated September 16, 2023
Slimbook Pro2 battery replacement - It's alive, it's alive!
Updated August 17, 2023
The Slimbook Executive is here, and it's majestic
Updated July 10, 2023
The Slimbook is dead, long live the Slimbook
Updated June 27, 2023
Slimbook Pro2, Kubuntu 18.04 to 22.04 upgrade, changes, fun
Updated April 26, 2023
Slimbook Titan, Kubuntu, impressions a month later
Updated April 19, 2023
Slimbook Titan, Kubuntu, installation, hybrid graphics
Updated March 10, 2023
Updated March 6, 2023
Updated February 21, 2023
Nokia X10, Android 13 - Lots of improvements, broken QR codes
Updated January 17, 2023
Nokia 5.4 review - Newer, cheaper but not better
Updated January 4, 2022
Nokia X10 review - Big phone, decent spec, average camera
Updated December 8, 2021
Motorola Moto G6 - Three years later ...
Updated November 22, 2021
My 2009 LG laptop is running KDE neon
Updated September 27, 2021
My 2010 HP Pavilion laptop (also) running KDE neon
Updated September 8, 2021
Old Asus Vivobook & new KDE neon - Freshly fresh
Updated August 23, 2021
My IdeaPad Y50-70 now runs Linux, too - Nvidia, 4K, details
Updated July 12, 2021
Dedo does iPhone 11 - Review from a peasant curmudgeon
Updated March 24, 2021
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 - Windows and Linux experience a week later
Updated January 15, 2021
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 - New test laptop, very decent value
Updated January 8, 2021
Nokia 5.3 review - A surprisingly refined, fun smartphone
Updated December 28, 2020
ASUS mobo, Dell monitor, HDMI, no BIOS menu, white light on
Updated November 20, 2020
Motorola One Zoom & upgrade to Android 10
Updated October 5, 2020
Xerox B215 Wireless Laser multifunction printer review
Updated September 28, 2020
Raspberry Pi 4 - a viable mini desktop?
Updated June 12, 2020
Nostalgia struck! Aquaris E4.5 & Ubuntu Touch again
Updated June 6, 2020
Nokia 1.3 review - Does a 99-dollar smartphone make sense?
Updated June 3, 2020
Moto G4 & home screen black status bar icons all of a sudden
Updated May 17, 2020
Asus Vivobook - Long in the tooth, going strong
Updated March 25, 2020
Motorola One Zoom & Android - 28 days later
Updated February 24, 2020
Hard disk reliability study - 2005-2020
Updated February 19, 2020
New desktop & Windows 10 - See you in 2030?
Updated February 12, 2020
Motorola One Zoom - The Lumia is dead, long live One
Updated January 18, 2020
Tested: iPhone 6S & iOS 13 update
Updated November 30, 2019
Motorola Moto G6 review - Really cool
Updated March 8, 2019
The Slimbook Pro2 is here - Very, VERY nice
Updated September 7, 2018
Updated August 29, 2018
Installation workaround for read-only BIOS - GRUB2 ISO boot
Updated May 4, 2018
Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Phone - With Android
Updated February 23, 2018
Aquaris M10 tablet with Android - Road test
Updated January 29, 2018
HP Stream 7, Windows 10, accessibility and future
Updated January 19, 2018
Updated December 16, 2017
Installation workaround for read-only UEFI NVRAM
Updated December 13, 2017
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 - Old tablet, new times
Updated November 30, 2017
Aquaris M10 Ubuntu tablet - With Android
Updated November 26, 2017
My test laptop's NVRAM has gone read only
Updated October 11, 2017
Updated May 19, 2017
Motorola Moto G4 review - Extremely refined
Updated May 6, 2017
Asus eeePC + Xubuntu 16.04 - Engage!
Updated May 3, 2017
Microsoft Lumia 950 - The Last of the Mohicans
Updated April 12, 2017
Hard disk failure recovery - This is how you do it
Updated March 27, 2017
Nextbase 101 HD in-car dash cam review
Updated January 16, 2017
Ubuntu tablet, Oct 2016 - We need more!
Updated October 8, 2016
Ubuntu Phone, Sep 2016 - Vorsprung durch Touch
Updated September 19, 2016
Lumia 640 LTE & WP10 review - Very decent
Updated July 15, 2016
Ubuntu Phone used by 60+ year olds
Updated June 4, 2016
BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu tablet - Convergence in action
Updated May 19, 2016
BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet - The heat is on
Updated April 29, 2016
Amazon Fire TV Stick review - Half the price half the joy?
Updated April 22, 2016
Unixstickers sent me a package!
Updated February 13, 2016
Ubuntu Phone is getting better
Updated November 20, 2015
HP Stream 7 - To Windows 10 and back
Updated October 21, 2015
Using iPhone 6, six months down the road
Updated October 17, 2015
Samsung Galaxy S5 review - I wanna hate, but I cannot
Updated September 23, 2015
Asus eeePC still boldly marches on - with Xubuntu 14.04
Updated September 19, 2015
Android, iOS, Windows Phone - Which one is the best?
Updated August 14, 2015
Amazon Fire TV - They promised me milk and honey
Updated August 11, 2015
CubieBoard review - A six-sided nope
Updated July 9, 2015
HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet review
Updated June 6, 2015
A close encounter of the iPhone 6 kind
Updated June 5, 2015
Updated June 1, 2015
Microsoft Lumia 535 review - Once again, nice
Updated May 29, 2015
BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Phone review
Updated May 4, 2015
Introducing my new Linux test laptop: Lenovo G50
Updated March 28, 2015
Updated March 14, 2015
Google Chromecast quick review
Updated February 13, 2015
Make Android look like Ubuntu Phone
Updated January 14, 2015
Make Android look like Windows Phone
Updated January 12, 2015
Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70 UHD 4K review - Amazing
Updated December 12, 2014
GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition review
Updated November 29, 2014
I tried DD-WRT for the first time ever!
Updated October 3, 2014
Nokia E6 versus Samsung S5 quick camera test
Updated September 22, 2014
Unusual uses for Samsung Galaxy S4
Updated September 17, 2014
Updated August 22, 2014
Rikomagic MK802IV review - Tiny but strong
Updated May 16, 2014
So I bought and tested a Raspberry Pi
Updated March 21, 2014
Dumb user, Smart TV - LG 42LN570 review
Updated March 12, 2014
DVR-027 dashboard camera review
Updated January 29, 2014
Reviving an (almost) ten-year-old laptop with Linux
Updated December 18, 2013
How to protect your Gmail on Android devices
Updated December 14, 2013
Updated December 6, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note, half a year later
Updated November 20, 2013
Airdroid - Manage Android wirelessly
Updated November 4, 2013
And now we review Samsung Galaxy S4
Updated October 19, 2013
Nokia Lumia 520 review - Quite lovely
Updated October 12, 2013
Rejuvenating a four-year-old laptop - with Linux
Updated October 9, 2013
Asus VivoBook review - Decent value overall
Updated September 29, 2013
Updated September 16, 2013
Updated May 18, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 review - A surprise
Updated May 17, 2013
If Google Glass can do this ...
Updated May 8, 2013
Dedoimedo reviews OpenPandora - Chapter one!
Updated April 13, 2013
Xubuntu Pangolin on Asus eeePC
Updated March 11, 2013
Dedoimedo Ubuntu smartphone contest!
Updated March 4, 2013
Enough with the UEFI drama already
Updated February 20, 2013
The ultimate smartphone flowchart
Updated December 22, 2012
My first encounter with a real smartphone
Updated August 29, 2012
My new test box - and how it wasn't
Updated July 11, 2012
Updated April 16, 2012
What to do when giving away an old computer
Updated April 14, 2012
The computer is dead, long live the computer
Updated October 14, 2011
Updated June 3, 2011
Updated September 6, 2010
How to remove hidden Virtual CD (VCD) partitions on your Western Digital external disks
Updated July 3, 2010
Updated June 9, 2010
Updated July 23, 2009
Updated July 30, 2008