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Alun Taylor

Alun Taylor

Over the past two decades Alun has written on a freelance basis for many publications on subjects ranging from mobile phones, PCs and digital audio equipment to electric cars and industrial heritage. Prior to becoming a technology writer, he worked at Sony Music for 15 years frequently interfacing with the computer hardware and audio equipment sides of Sony Corporation and occasionally appearing on BBC Radio 4. A native of Scotland but an adopted Mancunian, Alun divides his time between writing, listening to live music and generally keeping the Expert Reviews flag flying north of Watford.

Recent articles by Alun Taylor

HP Omen 16 review: An affordable all-AMD gaming laptop
Gaming laptops

AMD's new entry-level gaming GPU goes head to head with Nvidia’s RTX3060

£1139 inc VAT
Acer Predator Helios 500 review: A gaming laptop behemoth
Gaming laptops

A laptop with desktop pretensions, the Helios 500 is massively powerful – and overclocking is on the cards, too

£3799 inc VAT
Acer Swift X review: Master of all trades
Laptops

The Acer Swift X has what it takes to satisfy gamers, creatives, home users and business types alike

£1300 inc VAT
MSI Prestige 14 Evo: A light and stylish business laptop
Laptops

MSI’s latest Prestige 14 notebook dispenses with Nvidia's discrete GPUs but gains Intel’s Evo certification

£800 inc VAT
HP Elite Folio review: A groundbreaking 2-in-1
2-in-1 laptops

HP reimagines the 2-in-1 hybrid and opts for Windows-on-ARM underpinnings

£1523 inc VAT
HP Envy 13 review: A small but perfectly formed laptop
Laptops

The new baby of the Envy family offers top value, performance and quality

£899 inc VAT
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14in Shadow Black review: One of the best
Laptops

The choice of premium 2-in-1 laptops just got more interesting

£1700 inc VAT
Medion Erazer Crawler E10 review: Affordable gaming
Gaming laptops

Not perfect but this is a power-packed gaming laptop at a very tempting price

£650 inc VAT
Acer Predator Triton 300SE review: A portable gaming beast
Laptops

A compact, affordable and powerful 14in gaming laptop

£1399 inc. VAT
Acer Swift 5 SF514-55T (2021) review: Slim, sleek, chic
Ultraportable laptops

A great laptop at a very reasonable price; Acer's 2021 Swift 5 is a winner

£999 inc VAT