| Rank |
Category |
Top Products |
Aggregate score out of ten |
| GOLD |
Camcorders |
Canon HF10 |
9.24 |
| SILVER |
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Sony HDR-SR12 |
9.19 |
| BRONZE |
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Sony HDR-TG3E |
9.12 |
| Reviewers praise the Canon HF10 for its easy menu system and fantastic optical and digital zoom. Customers loved its light weight, battery life and all-round great usability. “Almost everything is superb on this camcorder, the image is amazing.” “Light, easy to use, great picture quality.”
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| GOLD |
Coffee-Makers |
Krups XN2100 Nespresso® Essenza |
9.55 |
| SILVER |
|
De’Longhi ESAM6600 Prima Donna |
9.40 |
| BRONZE |
|
Krups XN2001 Nespresso® Essenza |
9.33 |
| Reviewers judged the Krups stylish and easy to use and clean and praised its great tasting coffee. “Small and neat which makes it look fabulous in the kitchen…The coffee frother means you get a professional cup of coffee. The coffee itself is fabulous”. “I’m not a gadget person but I love this! The coffee tastes amazing and the aeroccino works a treat.” |
| GOLD |
Digital Cameras |
Nikon D300 Body Only |
9.43 |
| SILVER |
|
Sony CyberShot DSC-W300 |
9.41 |
| BRONZE |
|
Canon Powershot G10 |
9.33 |
| Reviewers praised the Nikon for its light sensitivity range, image quality, build quality and speed. Comments included: “The best image quality in digital, equalling that of Hasselblad.” “Focusing is faster and more accurate and battery life is greatly extended.” |
| GOLD |
Dishwashers |
Siemens SN26M290 |
9.33 |
| SILVER |
|
Miele G1142 |
9.25 |
| BRONZE |
|
Hotpoint FDD912 |
9.21 |
| Reviewers were particularly impressed with its cutlery tray, how quiet it is and how easy it is to load. “Lots of room and well-laid out. Almost silent when it’s operating. Easy to load and unload. A pleasure to use.” “Easy to load…and with a lot of flexibility as to where to put items with the tray spacers being adjustable…A whole range of cleaning cycles… Economical on water and electricity. Cleaning and drying excellent.”
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| GOLD |
Hi-fi systems |
Tesco Value MC-907 |
9.31 |
| SILVER |
|
Roberts Sound 43 |
9.27 |
| BRONZE |
|
Sony MHC-EC78PI |
9.16 |
| Reviewers praised the Tesco own-brand hi-fi for its sound quality and incredibly low price: “Bought this for my mum - she didn’t want any extra buttons”. “The sound is brilliant for such a small unit and for the price it really is value for money”. |
| GOLD |
Irons |
Philips GC8220 |
9.20 |
| SILVER |
|
Philips GC8261 |
9.07 |
| BRONZE |
|
Russell Hobbs Slipstream 13916 |
8.80 |
| Reviewers commented positively on the versatility of the winner’s steam function and the length of the flex. Comments included: “Best iron I’ve ever used.” “Irons like a dream.” “Has cut my ironing time in half.”
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| GOLD |
Kettles |
Breville JK144 |
9.47 |
| SILVER |
|
Hitachi KET2E |
9.26 |
| BRONZE |
|
Dualit 72400 |
9.00 |
| Reviewers commented on the stay-warm mode, the colourful illuminations and the quietness of the kettle when boiling. Comments included: “Super quiet fast boil.” “Looks great in the evening when lights are low”.
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| GOLD |
Laptops |
13 inch Aluminium Apple MacBook MB466B/A |
9.24 |
| SILVER |
|
Samsung NC10 |
9.14 |
| BRONZE |
|
Acer Aspire 6920G-6A3G25Bn |
9.00 |
| Customers loved how easy the 13 inch Macbook is to use, straight out of the box and lavished compliments on the typically high quality design of the laptop. “Product is simply flawless.” “Apple know how to make a sexy laptop” |
| GOLD |
Microwaves / combis |
Sharp R959SLM |
9.19 |
| SILVER |
|
Samsung MW872 |
9.04 |
| BRONZE |
|
Sharp R98STM |
9.00 |
| Reviewers commented on the winner’s Tardis-like proportions - compact on the outside and surprisingly capacious interior. Comments included: “Able to use a 12 bun tin on shelf or turntable.” “It has a large capacity for roasting a 10lb bird.”
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| GOLD |
Mobile phones |
Nokia 5220 XpressMusic |
8.86 |
| SILVER |
|
Samsung M150 |
8.85 |
| BRONZE |
|
Nokia E71 |
8.78 |
| Reviewers regularly described the winner as light, compact, easy to use and complimented it on its good battery life and nice design. “Small and compact. Does everything I need it to in a simple way.” “I love the design of the handset, especially the shape! The sound quality is really good and I love that I can use a memory card up to the size of 2GB.” “Has everything you need e.g. phone, camera, music player and radio and its all good and efficient and very easy to operate.” |
| GOLD |
MP3 players |
Sony NWZA816 |
9.32 |
| SILVER |
|
Sony NWZS639F |
9.27 |
| BRONZE |
|
Apple iPod Touch 8GB |
9.16 |
| Shoppers love the portability and price of this Walkman: “Great picture & sound quality. Awesome value for size & features. Comes with the BEST IN-EAR HEADPHONES I’VE EVER OWNED! Amazing bass response!” “This Mp3 is a well designed item. Its looks are good, it is featherlite in weight and its battery life is excellent at 30 hours. The video play back and screen resolution is fandaby dozy.”
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| GOLD |
Printers |
Epson R2880 |
9.37 |
| SILVER |
|
Lexmark X4650 |
9.20 |
| BRONZE |
|
Canon Pixma MP610 |
9.17 |
| The Stylus Photo R2880 was a clear winner for customers who rated it highly for its high quality printing, easy to use software and great colour reproduction. “The picture quality is fantastic.” “It’s so quiet and smooth.”
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| GOLD |
Satellite Navigation |
TomTom XL GB |
9.15 |
| SILVER |
|
TomTom One V4 Europe 22 |
9.09 |
| BRONZE |
|
TomTom Go 730 Europe |
9.06 |
| Reviewers praised the compactness of the winning model, ease of use and the accuracy of its directions. “The Tom Tom is magic, I haven’t got lost yet.” “Easy to use. Quick to connect and plan or re-plan the route.”
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| GOLD |
Televisions |
Sony KDL46Z4500 |
9.33* |
| SILVER |
|
Sony KDL40Z4500 |
9.33* |
| BRONZE |
|
Toshiba 37XV503DB |
9.29 |
| The top TV offers hassle-free high quality images, with perfect marks for ease of use: “Totally stunning! Waited so long for the perfect TV to be made and it’s finally here. Looks the absolute biz even when not on. All in all a very happy customer and proud owner of this stunning set.” “Picture quality is fantastic, the best I have seen on ANY television.”
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| GOLD |
Vacuum cleaners |
Miele S5261 Cat and Dog |
9.42 |
| SILVER |
|
Numatic Hetty |
9.34 |
| BRONZE |
|
Sebo Automatic 9559GB X1.1 |
9.30 |
| Reviewers praise the winner’s great suction, its quietness and ease of use: “I’ve owned Dysons, Electrolux’s and Hoovers…this is the best of the lot. Highly recommended for the money!” “Excellent suction, and great for hard floors too. Variable suction means you’re not just blowing the dust around on the wooden floor. With four cats and three kids, I really needed a decent hoover, now I have one!”
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| GOLD |
Washing machines |
Miele W3922 |
9.46 |
| SILVER |
|
LG F1622GD |
9.42 |
| BRONZE |
|
Miele W4144 |
9.41 |
| Reviewers commented on the winner’s quietness and singled out its internal light and superb cleaning performance as outstanding features. “This washing machine is the best we have ever owned. It is extremely quiet with a good choice of programmes and very easy to use. The express programme is particularly useful - only 30 minutes from start to finish and gives a good result on most types of laundry - very eco-friendly!” “Very quiet. Easy to use with intuitive controls. Lots fo great features like calculating load weight and amount of detergent required.”
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| GOLD |
Cookers and Ovens |
Rangemaster Excel 110 DF |
9.33 |
| SILVER |
|
Rangemaster 110DF |
9.29 |
| BRONZE |
|
Bosch HBN13M551 |
9.27 |
| Review comments on the winner include: “Fantastically well made.” “A real cook’s cooker. The first thing people say when they walk into my new kitchen is “look at that cooker!”" “Best cooker we looked at from a very extensive list of cookers in our price range.”
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| GOLD |
Radios (inc clock radios) |
Pure ONE Classic |
9.16* |
| SILVER |
|
Roberts Gemini RD21 |
9.16* |
| BRONZE |
|
Roberts Gemini RD55 |
9.06 |
| A simple and classic design has propelled the Pure ONE to the top of the list: “I bought it as a Christmas gift for my technophobe septuagenarian mum and when testing it with her I was very happy to find that she could easily work it out for herself. It’s to replace her 1950’s ghetto blaster. I actually would like one for myself and really love the design of it - simple tasteful design and decent sound quality for the price.” “Excellent radio - bought for mother-in-law and she loves it. Simple enough to set up (for me!) and operate (for her!!). She says this DAB radio has opened up a whole new world of clarity for her listening choices. Loves it so much, she’s bought another for her cousin. Would highly recommend this item.”
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| GOLD |
Home Video |
Pioneer DV-410V |
9.38 |
| SILVER |
|
Samsung HT-BD2R |
9.31 |
| BRONZE |
|
Toshiba SD580E |
9.17 |
| Amazing image quality has shoppers blown away: “This DVD player does everything except the washing up. No matter what I put into the player, it recognizes it, and is simple and very easy to use. A great buy.” “Everything really! Great machine and does all it should and all i want! Great picture on my standard Sony flatscreen TV too.”
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| GOLD |
Miscellaneous Kitchen Appliances |
Dualit 20237 |
9.53 |
| SILVER |
|
Kenwood KM020 |
9.45 |
| BRONZE |
|
Kenwood KM010 |
9.31 |
| A toaster won the miscellaneous kitchen appliances section, narrowly beating a pair of Kenwood food processors. Reviewers praised the stylish design of the toaster, and the flexibility in settings to make the perfect slice of toast. “Simple, practical, stylish and with excellent build quality” |
| GOLD |
Fridges, Freezers and Fridge-Freezers |
Miele GT 316 ES |
9.60 |
| SILVER |
|
AEG-Electrolux Arctis 75320GA |
9.47 |
| BRONZE |
|
Bosch Exxcel GSD12V20 |
9.40 |
| The neat design, easy controls and exceptional performance of the Milele GT 316 ES made it the customer’s choice in the fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers category. This freezer also boasts an A** energy efficiency rating which has made it a favourite in shoppers eyes. “Extremely low energy consumption. Quality of build, ease of use and performance” |
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