Our initial review of the Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi was glowing, as it sported a mighty feature set and an imposing PCB crammed with even more goodies than previous generations. However, it still won’t leave you with much change from £ so can it still justify that price in the face of cheaper competition? Its triple-stacked array of M.2 … Read more
DAVE MITCHELL As businesses increasingly transition to remote working, Brother’s A4 Mini Business series of inkjet MFPs aims to provide home workers with all the print, scan, copy and fax features they’d expect in the workplace in a compact, home-office-friendly format. We tested the MFC-J4540DWXL All-In-Box model; despite the low price of just £ exc … Read more
Zidoo arrives in network audio from a different angle to most. Ed Selley finds the Neo Alpha springs a few surprises. Read our Zidoo Neo Alpha Review. As a relatively young product category, network audio players have enjoyed a fair amount of flux in their design as manufacturers have experimented to see what proves popular. At first … Read more
As its predecessor has now been recalled, the Gigabyte Z690I Aorus Ultra Plus is now the company’s flagship Z690 board for mini PCs. It gets off to a good start price-wise, costing nearly £ less than the Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi and comes in both DDR4 and DDR5 flavors. INTEL Z690 MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte … Read more
Overclocking Intel’s 12th-gen CPUs doesn’t always yield decent gains, particularly at the high end, so if you plan on running one at stock speed, you don’t need to fork out for a Z690 motherboard. The Gigabyte B660I Aorus Pro DDR4 costs significantly less than its Z690 siblings, and it uses DDR4 memory, cutting down the … Read more
While those with deep pockets might be tempted by the Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Impact if their case could squeeze a longer mini-DTX motherboard into its innards, the Asus ROG Strix X570-I Gaming is your best bet for a premium motherboard that sticks within the 170 x 170mm confines of mini-ITX. Despite its age, you still won’t see much change from £ if … Read more
With a £ price reduction since we first reviewed it a while ago, the Asus ROG Strix B550-I Gaming is now even more attractive, especially as it’s now £ cheaper than its X570 sibling too. This board give you an 8+2 power phase design and the same aesthetics as the Asus ROG Strix X570-I Gaming, but there’s no snazzy RGB lighting and … Read more
Of all the video-editing software we’ve reviewed over the years, CyberLink’s PowerDirector has the best mix of simplicity and power. When you first start, you’ll probably only use a limited but very handy set of basic tools. Then, as you get to grips with the software, you’ll uncover some very dynamic options that lie deeper … Read more
If you cast your mind back to Issue 617 and the last HP multifunction printer we reviewed, you may recall the appearance of the HP OfficeJet 8012e. This new Envy Inspire 7920e looks remarkably similar, with the one obvious difference being the beige trim, which makes it look less like business equipment and more like … Read more
While NZXT has been dipping its toes into the pools of peripherals and motherboards recently, it’s better known for its cases and its ATX line-up has just received a refresh recently with a trio of new models. The range caters for three different markets, with the two cheaper models offering high-airflow or closed-panel designs, while the top-end model offers all-glass panels, … Read more
We awarded the original Microsoft Surface Laptop Go four stars and a Recommended award back in Issue 596. Two years and one pandemic later and Microsoft has now launched its sequel, predictably named the Surface Laptop Go 2. For anyone not familiar with the original, this is Microsoft’s most affordable Windows laptop, which starts at … Read more
This is the latest model in a long line of Lenovo Android tablets, following on from a former Buy It! favourite of ours, the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro. However, this new tablet will be judged against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8, which – as you’ll see on page 30 – has been our favourite Android tablet … Read more