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Barry de la Rosa

Barry de la Rosa has written various articles on a range of topics covering everything from TVs to mobile phones.

Recent articles by Barry de la Rosa

BenQ EW2420
BenQ EW2420 review
PC monitors

The EW2420 has a VA TFT panel with a glossy finish, and stunning still image quality, but moving images suffer from ghosting.

£157 inc VAT
Asus VG236
Asus VG236H review
PC monitors

We enjoyed 3D gaming on this monitor, but it’s very expensive and not compatible with the key standard for 3D imaging – HDMI 1.4a.

£370 inc VAT
AOC F22+
AOC F22+ review
PC monitors

A decent budget monitor, but despite offering fine control of image quality, the dull CCFL backlight and poor contrast detract

£100 inc VAT
HP Envy 14-1050ea
HP Envy 14-1050ea review
Laptops

A well-built, powerful and portable laptop. It's a little heavier than we'd like, but battery life is good

£1000 inc VAT
Acer Aspire 7741
Acer Aspire 7741 review
Laptops

A large screen, great image quality and decent performance makes this laptop excellent value

£500 inc VAT
MSI FX600
MSI FX600 review
Laptops

Blu-ray usually means paying a premium, but MSI may have found the right balance between performance and cost with the new FX600

£650 inc VAT
D-Link MyPocket 3G HSDPA Router DIR-457
D-Link MyPocket 3G HSDPA Router DIR-457 review
Wireless routers

Although it has a decent set of features, the MyPocket is far more expensive than the competition, and we can't recommend it.

£143 inc VAT
Motorola Flipout
Motorola Flipout review
Mobile phones

The clever design means you get a great QWERTY keyboard in a tiny package, but the screen isn't great and its price doesn't match its size.

£216 inc VAT
Microsoft Arc Touch
Microsoft Arc Touch review
Mice

It's a stylish present for the geek that has everything, but it's not the most comfortable mouse we've used.

£41 inc VAT
Asus N73Jn
Asus N73Jn review
Laptops

With an elegant design, solid performance and an array of useful expansion ports, the N73Jn is an attractive choice, but it can't quite match Acer's 8943G for value

£997 inc VAT