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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

Samsung Story Station 1TB review
External hard drives Internal hard drives

Samsung's Story Station is a fast, inexpensive and attractive 1TB USB hard disk.

£79 inc VAT
LiteOn iHAS 324 review
DVD/blu-ray drives

LiteOn's security-minded iHAS takes far too long to erase discs, and its write speeds are inconsistent.

£23 inc VAT
QNAP TS-439 Pro review
NAS drives

QNap's TS-439 Pro is a fast, feature-packed NAS, but make sure you need the level of features it offers before you pay its very high price.

£556 inc VAT
Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050 review
MP3 players

Sony's latest Walkman has some slick features, but most are poorly implemented.

£210 inc VAT
Memorex SingStand review
TVs

Memorex's SingStand isn't a true karaoke kit, but those of a musical persuasion might have fun with it.

£60 inc VAT
MYOB Accounting review
Software

Accounting is easy to use and has all the features you need to manage your business finances.

£173 inc VAT
Intuit QuickBooks Pro 2008 review
Software

QuickBooks Pro is elegant and streamlined, but is let down by its poor banking support.

£164 inc VAT
HP EliteBook 6930p review
Laptops

HP's EliteBook has good battery life, a comfortable keyboard and a long warranty, but it's expensive and has a tiny hard disk.

£910 inc VAT
Toshiba Tecra M10-10i review
Laptops

The Tecra is a well-designed laptop for business users; for everyone else, better value laptops are available.

£885 inc VAT
Asus U50VG review
Laptops

Not a terrible laptop when viewed on its own, but with no Blu-ray drive or decent gaming performance, the U50VG looks overpriced here.

£910 inc VAT