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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 Victus (RTX 4050 15-fa1007na) review
HP Victus 15-fa100 review: Lots of style but less substance
Gaming laptops

A good-looking and cheap RTX 4050 gaming laptop but with a few compromises

£899 (inc VAT)
ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617XS) review - featured
Asus TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617XS) review
Gaming laptops

With an excellent 240Hz screen, good gaming performance and solid battery life, the TUF A16 is superb for the price

£1200 inc. VAT
HP Pavilion SE 14 open, on a table facing to the left
HP Pavilion SE 14 review: A fine, cheap everyday laptop
Laptops

The HP Pavilion SE 14 is an impressively competent budget laptop with few big weaknesses

£449 inc. VAT
LG UltraGear 27GR95QE OLED Gaming Monitor review
PC monitors

LG’s UltraGear 27GR95QE is a high-quality OLED monitor with excellent motion handling thanks to a 240Hz refresh rate and fast response time

£899 inc. VAT
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 from front at an angle in laptop mode
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2: Improved but still pricey
2-in-1 laptops

A Raptor Lake CPU, faster SSD, updated GPU, and card slot propels the clever flip-screen Surface Laptop Studio 2 from niche to mainstream

£3199 inc VAT
BenQ DesignVue PD2706UA review teaser
BenQ DesignVue PD2706UA review: High-end accuracy
PC monitors

With stellar colour accuracy, 4K clarity and a cunning articulated arm, the PD2706UA is superb value

£430 (inc VAT)
Acer Aspire 7 pictured at a slight angle, facing to the right
Acer Aspire 7 (A715-76G): Gaming aspiration on a budget
Laptops

A well-specified budget laptop with mild gaming capability that’s simply great value for money

£749 inc VAT
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 front, at an angle
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3: A price hike too far
Ultraportable laptops

Microsoft’s baby laptop continues to be a thing of quality and beauty, but the new model is a touch too expensive

£799 inc VAT (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
Chillblast Phantom16 review teaser
Chillblast Phantom 16 review: Mostly impressive
Gaming laptops

It may not use the latest generation CPU and GPU but the Chillblast Phantom 16 still packs a punch

£1699 (inc VAT)
Acer Nitro 17 review teaser
Acer Nitro 17: A perfectly balanced gaming laptop
Gaming laptops

Acer’s latest 17in Nitro has few faults worthy of mention and offers great value for money

£1350 (inc VAT)