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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

Cowon E2 2GB
Cowon E2 2GB review
MP3 players

Cowon's E2 is a cheap MP3 player, but it's entirely outclassed by the competition.

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£30 inc VAT
Sony SRS-GD50ip 2.1 speaker system
Sony SRS-GD50iP 2.1 speaker system review
PC speakers

Sony’s SRS-GD50iP comes with some useful features and impressively compact satellites, but the unbalanced sound quality left us wanting more.

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£116 inc VAT
Advent A51BCSB09
Advent A51BCSB09 5.1 speaker system review
PC speakers

Advent's A51BCSB09 sound mediocre at best. Although cheap, better value surround sets are available.

Published :
£40 inc VAT
Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB
Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB review
Internal hard drives

Kingston's latest SSD is fast and comes with everything you need, but its comparatively low capacity and high price make it a poor choice for most laptop owners.

Published :
£254 inc VAT
Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus
Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus review
PC speakers

Although they look striking, Altec Lansing’s Expressionist Classic sounds unremarkable at best

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£80 inc VAT
Genius SW-N5.1 1000
Genius SW-N5.1 1000 review
PC speakers

Genius' SW-N5.1 1000 may be cheap but they're not cheerful.

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£35 inc VAT
Zyxel NSA210
Zyxel NSA210 review
NAS drives

Zyxel's NSA210 is a feature-packed and cheap NAS enclosure, but its sluggish performance counts against it.

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£88 inc VAT
Audio Technica ATH-AD500
Audio Technica ATH-AD500 review
Headphones

Audio Technica's ATH-AD500 feel very comfy and sound good, but not as good as the competition.

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£72 inc VAT
Teufel Concept E 200 speakers
Teufel Concept E 200 review
PC speakers

Teufel's Concept E 200 speakers may be expensive but they sound very classy.

Published :
£196 inc VAT
Postbox Email Client Compose
Postbox Email Client review
Software

Postbox is an excellent email program, but less demanding users will be satisfied with Thunderbird which is free.

Published :
£25 inc VAT