GIGABYTE’S NEW BRAND AIMS FOR MAXIMUM EVERYTHING The Aorus brand name has been around for approximately seven years, but few people know that this is actually an off-shoot of Gigabyte. We’ve been reminded time and again by Gigabyte to not associate the two brands, yet 2016 sees the two merge. Aorus is now the prime … Read more
ASRock Z270 Gaming K6 Review – We’re jumping from the most expensive board in the roundup to the most affordable, in the form of ASRock’s Z270 Gaming K6. As the name indicates, it’s still based on the best chipset in the 200 series, the Z270, yet ASRock has managed to bring the price down to a level … Read more
http://hddscan.com What you need: Windows Vista, 7, 8.1 or 10 Of all the problems that could affect your PC, hard-drive failure is one of the most terrifying. Your hard drive is where everything is stored – your programs, files and even Windows itself – so if its health is starting to deteriorate, you may … Read more
Zotac Magnus ER51060 review – This is a barebones PC, meaning that it has some of the components pre-installed (it’s not just a ease), but leaves others for you to add. Barebones can be a budget option, but not in this ease: the Magnus ER51060 comes with an AMD Ryzen 5 1400 processor and a GeForce … Read more
Andy Shaw tests an external SSD drive that you can use with your PC, tablet and phone It’s difficult to predict how much storage space you need on a mobile device – too little and you’re constantly having to shuffle apps and data around to make room for new things. But not everyone can justify … Read more
Mark checks out an amazingly cheap 4K TV No, that isn’t a typo on the price, this 4K TV really is £210. We’ve even found it on sale with free delivery from one particular UK online retailer. My first thought was that, surely, this is too good to be true – and in many respects … Read more
SINCE LAUNCHING IN 2015, the Samsung UE48JS8500 has enjoyed a hefty price cut. It’s the entry-level set in Samsung’s premium SUHD series, so you get a quantum-dot display instead of regular LCD as well as High Dynamic Range (HDR) support, giving it some much-needed future proofing for the influx of 4K HDR content – including … Read more
Post-plasma pre-OLED Panasonic delivers a premium 65-inch UHD LED-LCD TV—and hey, you can carry it around with you… The very first 65-inch TV that I ever saw was from Panasonic. It was displaying its massive, bright picture at the same event at which Panasonic was launching Blu-ray. The size of it, back then, was astonishing. … Read more
John Archer enjoys an OLED TV offering beefier picture specs for Less money PRODUCT: 55in 4K OLED TV with Ambilight POSITION: Philips’ second OLED TV at the top of the brand’s range PEERS: LG OLED55B7; Sony KD-55A1; Panasonic 55EZ952 Philips’ debut OLED TV, the 55POS901, was a bit of a belter. It combined OLED’s traditional contrast, … Read more
In need of a networked document scanner for the office? Look no further Brother’s range of document scanners make for some interesting reading. There are portable document scanners, large professional scanners, high speed scanners and middle-ground office document scanners. Each has its own unique set of specifications, with the ADS-2400N falling into the mid entry … Read more
Epson Expression Home XP-432 Review – A small all-in-one printer From a distance, the XP-432 looks much like any other inkjet printer/scanner/copier. Then you realise you’re not seeing it from a distance – it’s just very small. That makes it an attractive option for a crowded desk. As with Epson’s other budget printers, the color … Read more
Medion Erazer x5361 G review – Life would be much simpler if every PC came with one big processor to do all the work. In reality, tasks are divided between the main processor (CPU) – normally an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 or AMD Ryzen – and a graphics processor (GPU). Both consist of hundreds of … Read more