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Katharine Byrne

@Byrneinator

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

Resident Evil Revelations review

Gaming

A streamlined horror that makes a refreshing change of pace from the rapidly decaying series

Published : 12 Jul 2013

£20 inc VAT

Scan Graphite 3XS LG15 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A very powerful gaming laptop, but its screen could be better

Published : 9 Jul 2013

£1114 inc VAT

AOC q2963Pm review

PC monitors

This ultra-wide display has excellent colour accuracy and a wide range of inputs, but contrast levels could be better

Published : 9 Jul 2013

£350 inc VAT

Toshiba Portégé R930-18L review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A good all-round business laptop, but it's far too expensive

Published : 8 Jul 2013

£1540 inc VAT

Sony VAIO Pro 13 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It may be the lightest Ultrabooks we've ever seen and have an impressive battery life, but its thin chassis compromises performance.

Published : 5 Jul 2013

£1079 inc VAT

Lenovo IdeaPad S405 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It’s very slim for a budget laptop, but it’s far too slow and the touchpad will drive you mad

Published : 4 Jul 2013

£348 inc VAT

Acer Aspire P3 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It’s much faster than other £500 Windows 8 tablets, but its temperamental keyboard cradle holds it back from being the very best

Published : 2 Jul 2013

£550 inc VAT

Gigabyte U2142 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Poor performance and a grainy display mean that this is an Ultrabook to avoid

Published : 1 Jul 2013

£829 inc VAT

Samsung Series 7 Ultra 740U3E review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A beautiful Full HD touchscreen display and dedicated graphics chip make this Ultrabook excellent value

Published : 25 Jun 2013

£898 inc VAT

LG 23ET83 review

PC monitors

Excellent design, but we were disappointed by its sub-par image quality

Published : 17 Jun 2013

£348 inc VAT

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