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best noise-cancelling headphones

The best noise-cancelling headphones in 2020

By Dan Oliver, Beren Neale

Lifestyle Get the best noise-cancelling headphones whatever your budget.

best memory card for cameras

The best memory cards for your camera

By Gavin Stoker, Jon Stapley

Photography Your guide to the best memory cards.

Best headphones for video editing

The best headphones for video editing

By Matthew Bolton

Lifestyle Unbiased sound and excellent detail make these the best headphones for video editing, at a range of budgets.

drawing books

The 14 best drawing books

By Tammy Coron, ImagineFX staff

Art The best drawing books will teach you everything from figure drawing and cartoons to art theory.

best lightboxes

The very best lightboxes for tracing

By Tom May

buying guide Want a lightbox for tracing? Here are the best!

Best Apple Pencil Alternatives

Find the best Apple Pencil alternative in 2020

By Beren Neale

buying guide It's not all about the Apple Pencil.

best trackpads

The best trackpads in 2020

By Catherine Ellis

Hardware Trackpads with a touch of genius.

Best monitors for MacBook Pro

The best monitors for MacBook Pro in September 2020

By Matthew Bolton

Hardware Get the perfect dual-screen set up.

Best running headphones

The best running headphones in 2020

By Alex Hughes

Lifestyle Discover the best running headphones for a range of budgets.

The best USB sound cards

USB sound cards: 5 best buys

By Jim McCauley

Hardware Feeling let down by your computer's audio? Here are five great ways to get a sonic boost.

best art easel

The best art easels in 2020

By Rob Lunn

Art Discover the best art easel to suit your needs – whatever your budget, age or skill level.

best data recovery software

The best data recovery software: top file recovery solutions for creatives

By Tom May

Software File recovery solutions that really work.

The most powerful laptops in 2020

The most powerful laptops in 2020

By Orestis Bastounis, Matt Hanson

Tools Today's most powerful laptops can do amazing things. Here are the fastest laptops around.

Software for editing videos for YouTube: Premiere Rush

The best software for editing videos for YouTube

By Tom May

video editing The best software for editing videos for YouTube.

Best MacBook Pro cases

The best MacBook Pro cases in 2020

By Beren Neale

Hardware Get the best MacBook Pro cases whatever your budget.

Apple headphones: Billie Eilish wearing Beats Solo headphones

The best Apple headphones for 2020

By Tom May

Apple Apple headphones come in many forms. But which are best?

8K monitors

The best 5K and 8K monitors in 2020

By Dan Grabham

buying guide Everything you need to know about 8K monitors.

best USB-C monitors

The best USB-C monitors in 2020: top screens that can charge your laptop too

By Julia Sagar

buying guide Pair your MacBook or Windows laptop with a USB-C monitor.

Best portable monitors: AOC I1659FWUX

The best portable monitors in 2020

By Tom May

Hardware Add a second screen on the go, with the best portable monitors.

Best monitor arms: man adjusting monitor using Vari Dual monitor arm

The best monitor arms in 2020

By Tom May

Hardware Position your screen perfectly with the best monitor arms.