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Alan Lu

Alan Lu is currently external communications manager at Vodafone UK and has a background in corporate communications and media writing. An alumnus of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), he has previously served as reviews editor for IT Pro and Computeractive.

Recent articles by Alan Lu

Philips SHQ3000
Philips SHQ3000 review
Headphones

Unless you're a fitness enthusiast, or just tend to get dirty quite often, the Philips SHQ3000 earphones are of limited appeal.

£30 inc VAT
Sony Vaio VPCJ11M1E/B
Sony Vaio J11 series (VPCJ11M1E/B) review
PCs

Sony's latest all-in-one PC looks great and is well-specified, but unless you must have a touchscreen there are better-value alternatives.

£823 inc VAT
PowerA Universal Remote Case for iPhone
PowerA Universal Remote Case for iPhone review
TVs

Its a clever idea, but it won't be replacing your current remotes unless you live alone.

£40 inc VAT
LaCie Rugged USB 3.0
LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 review
External hard drives

It's expensive, but its USB3 connection makes the latest LaCie Rugged the fastest portable hard disk we've ever seen.

£140 inc VAT
Apple iPad 3G 64GB
Apple iPad 3G 64GB review
Tablets

The iPad can be both delightful and frustrating to use at the same time.

£699 inc VAT
Western DigitalMy Book 3.0 2TB
Western Digital My Book 3.0 2TB review
External hard drives

Western Digital's USB3 2TB My Book hard disk doesn't come with software, but its huge capacity and good performance make it an excellent buy

£149 inc VAT
Lindy USB 3.0 Drive Enclosure for 3.5
Lindy USB 3.0 3.5in Hard Drive Enclosure review
PCs

Lindy's USB3 enclosure of 3.5in disks is the best we've seen thanks to its easy assembly and fast performance.

£50 inc VAT
Buffalo 2 Port USB 3.0 Express Interface Card
Buffalo 2 Port USB 3.0 Express Interface Card review
Technology

It’s the best USB3 ExpressCard adaptor we’ve seen, but it’s not as fast as the ports on PC motherboards.

£29 inc VAT
Iomega eGo Portable 500GB
Iomega eGo Portable 500GB
External hard drives

The Iomega eGo Portable is a great USB2 portable disk – it's reasonably priced and it looks and feels great too.

£68 inc VAT
Seagate Freeagent Desk 1.5TB
Seagate Freeagent Desk 1.5TB review
External hard drives

Good-looking, relatively speedy and with decent backup software, this is a good-value 1.5TB disk.

£102 inc VAT