How we review
Aggregator-style guides. Every factual claim should cite a source. A human editor approves the page.
Aggregator method
A guide collects what manufacturers, independent reviewers, buyers and security teams have already published, then turns that into a spec table, a checklist or a comparison in our own words.
Sources we use:
- Maker documentation and spec sheets
- Independent expert reviews
- Buyer ratings, with the shop and the date named
- Security advisories and official guidance
Hands-on testing is outside this method. A guide does not say "we tested" or describe office use we did not run. When a finding comes from someone else's test, the guide names them and links to it.
The selection, the tables, the checklists and the wording are our own editorial work. A person checks them before publication.
AI disclosure
Drafting may be assisted by AI tools. AI is not a source. It is not quoted as an authority, and it is not left to invent tests, prices or citations.
Robert Thomas edits each guide before it is published: checking the sources, correcting the text and approving the final page. The byline records that edit. A page with no human edit does not go live.
This disclosure lives on this page.
Prices
We do not type an Amazon price. Amazon prices change by shop, size and day, so a product box has a Check price on Amazon button that opens Amazon directly. The link carries our associate tag and rel="sponsored nofollow". It is not sent through a short redirect on this site.
Prices that are not on Amazon, for example a software plan, are written as figures and carry a line on the page: "Prices last checked:" followed by the date the figure was confirmed against the seller's own page. The build lists those pages for a Monday re-check. When a figure has changed, the guide is updated and the date moves with it.
US and UK
Readers are in the US and the UK. Where the advice differs, for example UK GDPR and US state privacy rules, or a plug type on a battery backup, the guide uses a clearly labelled block or a separate page.
Affiliate links on a page
A page that contains an affiliate link shows this notice before the first one:
We may earn a commission if you buy through links on this page. It never changes our verdicts. How we review.
The notice links back to this page. The funding statement, including Amazon Associates, is on the affiliate disclosure.
Corrections
If a source is wrong or a link has rotted, use the contact form. There is no public email address yet.