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Katharine Byrne

When Katharine's not glued to her Wii U and 3DS, she's usually found darting between tiny smartphones and huge pieces of home cinema equipment.She’s tested everything from laptops and monitors to motherboards and projectors, but she currently specialises in smartphones, games and AV.

Recent articles by Katharine Byrne

Wonderful 101 box art
The Wonderful 101 review
Gaming

It won't be for everyone, but this is easily one of the best and most inventive games on Wii U

£33 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A highly capable tablet that runs the full version of Windows 8, but it's far too expensive

£1325 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 review
Tablets

A slimline business tablet, but we weren't fans of its sluggish performance

£452 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad U410 Touch
Lenovo IdeaPad U410 Touch review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A beautifully made Ultrabook with powerful dedicated graphics, but its screen could be better

£715 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch
Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch review
Laptops

A powerful general-purpose laptop with good gaming performance, but its screen could be better

£775 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad Y580
Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 review
Laptops

A great gaming laptop, but its touchpad could be better

£1022 inc VAT
Archos 80 Titanium
Archos 80 Titanium review
Tablets

This 4:3 Android tablet has excellent build quality, but its battery life and performance are fairly average

£130 inc VAT
MSI GE60
MSI GE60 review
Laptops

This stylish gaming laptop provides high average frame rates in games and is as powerful as a desktop PC

£1150 inc VAT
Versus TouchTab 10.1
Versus TouchTab 10.1 review
Tablets

Exceptional build quality, a wide range of ports and a great screen for an excellent price

£170 inc VAT
HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15 Sleekbook
HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15 Sleekbook review
Laptops

A likeable touchscreen laptop, but we've seen other budget touchscreen laptops with better battery life and performance

£427 inc VAT