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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

Synology DS110j
Synology DS110j review
NAS drives

Synology's DS110j is an excellent value network storage enclosure with lots of handy features.

£111 inc VAT
Freecom Network Media Center 1TB
Freecom Network Media Center 1TB review
NAS drives

Freecom's Network Media Center isn't bad, but it lacks many features we'd expect to see in a NAS at this price.

£153 inc VAT
Acer Aspire easyStore H340-H
Acer Aspire easyStore H340-H review
NAS drives

Despite a couple of flaws, Acer's Aspire easyStore is a fast, easy to configure and good-value network storage device.

£450 inc VAT
Asus P5G41T-M LX2
Asus P5G41T-M LX2 review
Motherboards

Asus' P5G41T-M LX2 is cheap for a DDR3 microATX motherboard, but it has no HDMI output and there are better-value alternatives available.

£41 inc VAT
MSI G41TM-E43 LGA775 motherboard
MSI G41TM-E43 LGA775 motherboard review
Motherboards

MSI's G41TM-E43 is a good-value microATX motherboard with no serious flaws.

£43 inc VAT
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 socket AM3 motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 socket AM3 motherboard review
Motherboards

Gigabyte's GA-790XTA-UD4 has plenty of slots and all the latest connection technologies at a lower price than a comparable Intel LGA1156 motherboard.

£101 inc VAT
Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 socket AM3 motherboard
Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 socket AM3 motherboard review
Motherboards

Foxconn's A7DA-S 3.0 is a well-equipped motherboard but it isn't the best value at this price.

£88 inc VAT
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR LGA775 motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR LGA775 motherboard review
Motherboards

Gigabyte's GA-EP45T-UD3LR is a well-equipped, but expensive LGA775 motherboard.

£106 inc VAT
Asus P7H57D-V Evo motherboard
Asus P7H57D-V Evo LGA1156 motherboard review
Motherboards

Asus' P7H57D-V Evo is expensive, but it's packed full of features and is as future-proof as is currently possible.

£146 inc VAT
Biostar TH55B HD LGA1156 motherboard
Biostar TH55B HD LGA1156 motherboard review
Motherboards

A great-value microATX LGA1156 motherboard that's good for both low-cost PCs and media centre systems alike.

£68 inc VAT