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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

Mesh Edge 17 M870CL CS review
Laptops

Mesh's Edge 17 is an attractive laptop, but others here have better battery life, faster 3D performance and more responsive keyboards.

£650 inc VAT
HP Pavilion dv6-1240sa review
Laptops

HP's Pavilion dv6 isn't a bad laptop, but the tough competition means that you can get a better laptop for less money.

£699 inc VAT
Dell Studio 15 review
Laptops

Dell's Studio 15 is an excellent choice if you need a laptop powerful enough for gaming that also has a good battery life.

£680 inc VAT
Toshiba Satellite L500-11V review
Laptops

A comfortable laptop to use, but the screen looks slightly washed out and is disappointing, particularly at this price.

£500 inc VAT
Samsung R520 review
Laptops

A stunning laptop for the price, Samsung's R520 has everything you need. If you're on a tight budget, this is the model to buy.

£470 inc VAT
Imation Apollo Pro UX 1TB review
External hard drives

Imation's Apollo Pro is a fast and generally well-designed external hard disk, but it's too expensive.

£130 inc VAT
Monitor AirStream 10 review
Media streamers

Monitor's AirStream 10 is a sleek and generally well-designed network music player, but there are better-value models available.

£221 inc VAT
ViewSonic VPC100 review
Laptops PCs

A stylish-looking all-in-one nettop, but there are better-value models available.

£398 including VAT
Asus Rampage II GENE review
Motherboards PCs

This Core i7 board has plenty of features including a Creative X-Fi sound processor, but it's expensive.

£165 inc VAT
MSI X58M review
Motherboards PCs

With a relatively low price and blistering performance, the X58M is the ideal motherboard if you want to build a performance PC.

£124 inc VAT