Barry de la Rosa
Recent articles by Barry de la Rosa
Mesh Edge17 Inspire CS review
Laptops
Poor build quality and a stingy helping of RAM undermine the Edge17's advantage in having a slightly larger screen, and the screen itself is patchy and dark.
iRiver Story eBook reader review
eReadersAn attractive and sturdy device, the Story has more open format support, but the keyboard is almost redundant and it's not as easy to use or as good value as Amazon's Kindle.
Samsung R620 review
LaptopsAlong with Samsung's great design and build quality, the R620 includes a Blu-ray drive – that's a great bargain
HP Pavillion dv7-3020ea review
LaptopsA classy, powerful laptop with a Blu-ray player and a large screen, it's let down by the poor backlight which results in dull colours.
Asus Eee PC 1005PE review
LaptopsThe 1005PE's new Atom N450 processor is certainly a clever bit of engineering, but gives no real benefit here compared to the previous generation of processors.
Toshiba Satellite L500-19Z review
LaptopsThe L500's screen is impressive and the numeric keypad's large keys would suit number-crunchers, but there are better value alternatives.
Cello iViewer C3298DVB-IP 32in LCD TV review
TVsThe first TV we've seen with built-in BBC iPlayer, but this can't make up for the poor picture quality, lack of audio output and crude controls.
Bookeen Cybook Opus review
eReadersA simple ereader with support for open formats, the Opus is light, easy to use and stylish, and our only concern is that it's too expensive.
NEC AccuSync AS191WM review
PC monitorsFantastic image quality and an incredibly bright backlight, but you can buy a large, Full HD monitor for less.
Sony Vaio CW1S1E/L review
LaptopsThe CW1S1E/L is a great-looking laptop, but it doesn't do enough to stand out at this price.