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Darien Graham-Smith

A lifelong technology enthusiast, Darien is a regular contributor to both Expert Reviews and PC Pro magazine, specialising in wireless networking, internet security and other technical topics. He also contributes to and produces the weekly PC Pro podcast, and has made occasional appearances on BBC News and Open University programming. In his spare time he dabbles in audio production, and plays guitar, bass and drums with the enthusiasm of a committed amateur.

Recent articles by Darien Graham-Smith

Best workstation PC 2018: The most powerful desktop hardware
PC systems PCs

Which workstation should you spend your hard-earned cash on in 2018?

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PC Specialist Vulcan X 02 review
PC Specialist Vulcan X 02 review: A seriously powerful PC
PCs

The Vulcan delivers performance we’re not used to at this price, thanks to AMD's amazing Ryzen chips

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£999 inc VAT
Synology DS216j review: The sub-£150 2-bay NAS device to buy
NAS drives

For those who don’t want to pay for bells and whistles, this cost-effective little box covers all the basics

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£143 inc VAT
Intel Coffee Lake review: Can Intel hit back at AMD?
CPUs

Intel's latest chips are faster and have more cores than ever before, but can they match AMD's Ryzen processors for value?

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Sony Xperia Touch review: Innovative but premature
Technology

The Sony Xperia Touch is novel, innovative, and a lot of fun. But it's slightly premature...

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£1400 inc VAT
Protect your privacy with Iolo System Mechanic
Software

Worried about Windows 10 leaking your personal information? Here's how to stop it from snooping on you

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Free up wasted disk space with Iolo System Mechanic
Software

If you're running out of storage, here's a quick and effective way to recover space by removing unneeded files

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Norton Security 2016 review: Effective, but not the best
Internet security Software

A highly effective suite that has a light impact on performance – but it’s also light on extras

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£18 inc VAT (one year, one PC)
Trend Micro Internet Security 2017 review
Internet security Software

Highly effective protection, combined with a decent set of features – but the price is out of line with its rivals

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£35 inc VAT (one year, one PC)
AVG Internet Security review: Great value security
Internet security Software

It might marginally slow down your browser, but this respectable suite is great value if you need to protect lots of devices

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£15 inc VAT (one year, one PC)