K.G. Orphanides
Recent articles by K.G. Orphanides
Medion Akoya E6215 review
Laptops
Medion's Core i3 laptop is well built and has good battery life, but you can get more power for a similar price elsewhere.
D-Link DAP-1360 review
Home office Wireless routersAlthough the DAP-1360 is far more flexible than most wireless access points, it's let down by inconsistent wireless performance.
Mesh Edge 15-R review
LaptopsWith poor performance, average battery life and a limited selection of ports, the Edge 15-R can't compete with other £500 rivals.
Advent Sienna 500 review
LaptopsAdvent's Sienna 500 is a powerful laptop for the price, but a small hard disk and poor battery life layout prevent it winning an award.
Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 review
ScannersWhile most users prefer the flexibility of a flatbed, the S1300 is great if you want to easily scan and OCR larger documents, while its portability means you can use it anywhere.
Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly Touch Edition EV-006UK review
Laptops TabletsExcellent battery life, a great touchscreen and decent enough performance make this ultra-portable tablet great value.
Billion BiPAC P106N review
TechnologyThis HomePlug wireless access point with built-in 802.11n wireless has reasonable performance, but you can get adaptors with similar throughputs for a lot less.
TP-Link TD-W8950ND review
Home office Wireless routersAlthough it's one of the cheapest ADSL routers we've ever reviewed, the TD-W8950ND is easy to use and has decent performance.
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage review
Gaming SoftwareThe Dark Lineage proves its knowledge of the literature that inspired it, but fails to create a compelling story or gameplay experience of its own.
HP Pavilion dv6 – 2113sa review
LaptopsHP's DV6-2113sa is solidly built and comfortable to use, but its underpowered AMD Turion CPU compares badly to Core i5 laptops for the same price.