Christmas tech gift ideas 2026
Every gift here is one we'd buy ourselves. Pick a budget, or who it's for.
safe choice means it scored well against everything else of its kind we've reviewed. Prices change, so check the price and delivery date with the shop before you order.
Under £50
£50 to £100
- safe choiceYubico YubiKey 5C NFCThe YubiKey 5C NFC is for people who want one key that covers FIDO2 passkeys, smart card, OpenPGP and OTP.8.1/10about £60
- safe choiceYubico YubiKey 5 NFCThe Yubico YubiKey 5 NFC is for people who want one hardware key to cover FIDO2 passkeys plus older sign-in methods such as OTP, PIV smart card and OpenPGP.7.3/10about £54.40
- safe choiceCrucial P510 1TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSDThe Crucial P510 1TB suits buyers who want a PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 drive with high rated sequential speeds and low reported heat.6.9/10about £88.99
- safe choiceTP-Link Omada EAP723The Omada EAP723 is for buyers who want a Wi-Fi 7 access point managed through Omada tools.6.6/10about £84.97
- safe choiceTP-Link Archer BE3600The TP-Link Archer BE3600 is for people who want a Wi-Fi 7 router on a tight budget.6.5/10about £74.99
£100 to £250
- safe choiceRaspberry Pi 5 4GBThe Raspberry Pi 5 4GB is for homelabbers and developers who want a small Linux board with official OS support and a standard 40-pin GPIO header.7.9/10about £105.60
- safe choiceSanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD 1TBThe SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD 1TB is for people who carry large files between machines and want a durable, fast bus-powered drive.7.8/10about £155.99
- safe choiceASUS RT-BE92UThe ASUS RT-BE92U is a single tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router for buyers who want multi-gig wired ports and subscription-free security.7.4/10about £198.99
- safe choiceSanDisk Extreme Portable SSDThis is a portable USB-C SSD for people who carry large files between machines and want a rugged, password-protected drive.7.3/10about £149
- safe choiceUniFi U7 ProThe UniFi U7 Pro is a ceiling or wall access point for people who want tri-band Wi-Fi 7 and already run, or plan to run, UniFi Network.7.3/10about £180
- safe choiceWD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1TBThe SN850X 1TB without a heatsink is for buyers who want a fast PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 drive for a desktop or a PS5.7.1/10about £178.99
£250 and up
- safe choiceWD Red Pro 4TB WD4005FFBXThe WD Red Pro 4TB suits people building a multi-bay NAS or RAID array who want a drive rated for heavy workloads.7.9/10about £259.99
- safe choiceUGREEN NASync DXP4800GTThe DXP4800GT is a four-bay NAS for people who want 10GbE without adding a card.7.5/10about £529.99
- safe choiceSamsung 990 PRO 2TBThe Samsung 990 PRO 2TB is for people who want a fast PCIe 4.0 M.2 drive for a workstation, development machine or homelab host.7.4/10about £329
- safe choiceUGREEN NASync DXP2800 GTThe UGREEN NASync DXP2800 GT is a two-bay NAS for people who want fast networking and spare processing power in a small box.7.3/10about £389.99
- safe choiceUbiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway MaxThe UniFi Cloud Gateway Max is for people who want a compact router, firewall and IDS/IPS box running Ubiquiti's UniFi software.7.3/10about £272.40
- safe choiceUGREEN NASync DXP4800 ProThe UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Pro suits homelabbers and small teams who want four SATA bays, two M.2 slots and fast networking.7.3/10about £619.99
For gamers
Upgrades that make games look, load and feel better.
- safe choiceSamsung 990 PRO 2TBThe Samsung 990 PRO 2TB is for people who want a fast PCIe 4.0 M.2 drive for a workstation, development machine or homelab host.7.4/10about £329
- safe choiceWD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1TBThe SN850X 1TB without a heatsink is for buyers who want a fast PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 drive for a desktop or a PS5.7.1/10about £178.99
- safe choiceGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5080 GAMING OC 16GThis is a factory-overclocked RTX 5080 for buyers who want a quiet, well-cooled high-end card and have a case with room for it.6.9/10about £1,510
- safe choiceGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC 16GThe Gigabyte RX 9070 XT GAMING OC 16G suits gamers who want an AMD card with 16GB of video memory.6.7/10about £750
For working from home
A more comfortable, productive desk.
- safe choiceSanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD 1TBThe SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD 1TB is for people who carry large files between machines and want a durable, fast bus-powered drive.7.8/10about £155.99
- safe choiceSanDisk Extreme Portable SSDThis is a portable USB-C SSD for people who carry large files between machines and want a rugged, password-protected drive.7.3/10about £149
- safe choiceSamsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 (16-inch)The Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 16-inch is for developers and admins who want a large, sharp OLED screen and long battery life in a Windows laptop.6.9/10about £979
- safe choiceApple MacBook Air 13-inch M5The MacBook Air 13-inch M5 is for developers and sysadmins who work in macOS and want a light, silent laptop that lasts a full day away from a charger.6.6/10about £1,250.11
For tinkerers and learners
Small computers for coding, projects and home gadgets.
- safe choiceRaspberry Pi 5 4GBThe Raspberry Pi 5 4GB is for homelabbers and developers who want a small Linux board with official OS support and a standard 40-pin GPIO header.7.9/10about £105.60
- safe choiceGMKtec NucBox M5 Ultra AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U Mini PCThe NucBox M5 Ultra suits homelabbers who want an 8-core Ryzen 7 in a small box with two 2.5GbE ports.7.0/10about £289.99
- safe choiceRaspberry Pi 4 Model B 1GBThe Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 1GB is for beginners, tinkerers and homelabbers who want official Raspberry Pi OS support and an active community for light, low-memory jobs.7.0/10about £44.30
- safe choiceGEEKOM A5 2027 EditionThe GEEKOM A5 2027 Edition suits homelabbers and office users who want a quiet, low-power small desktop with an eight-core CPU.6.8/10about £469
For home network and server fans
Kit for people who run their own storage and network at home.
- safe choiceWD Red Pro 4TB WD4005FFBXThe WD Red Pro 4TB suits people building a multi-bay NAS or RAID array who want a drive rated for heavy workloads.7.9/10about £259.99
- safe choiceUGREEN NASync DXP4800GTThe DXP4800GT is a four-bay NAS for people who want 10GbE without adding a card.7.5/10about £529.99
- safe choiceASUS RT-BE92UThe ASUS RT-BE92U is a single tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router for buyers who want multi-gig wired ports and subscription-free security.7.4/10about £198.99
- safe choiceUGREEN NASync DXP2800 GTThe UGREEN NASync DXP2800 GT is a two-bay NAS for people who want fast networking and spare processing power in a small box.7.3/10about £389.99
For staying safe online
Protection for their accounts and home network.
- safe choiceYubico YubiKey 5C NFCThe YubiKey 5C NFC is for people who want one key that covers FIDO2 passkeys, smart card, OpenPGP and OTP.8.1/10about £60
- safe choiceASUS RT-BE92UThe ASUS RT-BE92U is a single tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router for buyers who want multi-gig wired ports and subscription-free security.7.4/10about £198.99
- safe choiceUbiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway MaxThe UniFi Cloud Gateway Max is for people who want a compact router, firewall and IDS/IPS box running Ubiquiti's UniFi software.7.3/10about £272.40
- safe choiceYubico YubiKey 5 NFCThe Yubico YubiKey 5 NFC is for people who want one hardware key to cover FIDO2 passkeys plus older sign-in methods such as OTP, PIV smart card and OpenPGP.7.3/10about £54.40
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