Barry de la Rosa
Recent articles by Barry de la Rosa
LG BD370 review
Blu-ray players DVD/blu-ray drives TVs
The BD370 has great format support, is reasonably quick and has all the features of more expensive players. It wins our Budget Buy award.
Vodafone Vodafone 360 review
Mobile phones
Despite great hardware and contact aggregation, the H1's LiMo operating system doesn't have the application support of its rivals.
Samsung HT-BD1252 review
DVD/blu-ray drives Home cinema systems TVsA budget home cinema kit, the HT-BD1252's tinny speakers don't impress, and it has limited features.
iRiver Story 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.
MSI Wind U210 review
LaptopsThe new Wind is well designed, and its AMD processor is quick in some applications, but its short battery life lets it down.
Amazon Kindle 2 review
eReaders Mobile phonesKindle ties you into Amazon's proprietary format, but the hardware is good and you can buy books from practically anywhere.
Toshiba Satellite T130-11H review
Laptops Ultraportable laptopsLight and slim, but large enough for a decent keyboard, the T130 has the battery life of a netbook and far better single-application performance.
Motorola Dext review
Mobile phonesA large, heavy phone with a full QWERTY keyboard, the Dext isn't as slick as HTC's Hero.
Acer Ferrari One review
LaptopsA bright screen and better performance than most netbooks, but the Ferrari styling won't suit everyone.
Samsung N510 review
LaptopsIts 720p-capable screen and Ion chipset are welcome, but its battery life is poor compared to the N120.