Buying guides

Four categories so far. We would rather cover a handful of things properly than list everything badly.

• Power

  Portable power stations

  Capacity, continuous output and surge headroom — and why the third number is the one that strands people during an outage.

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• Home

  Robot vacuums

  Navigation, brush design and maintenance load matter far more than the Pa figure on the box.

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• Office

  Standing desks

  How to predict wobble from the frame spec before the desk arrives.

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• Air

  Air purifiers

  Reading CADR honestly, sizing for your actual room, and budgeting for filters.

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