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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

Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H review

Motherboards

Excellent value, great performance and tons of expansion make this a brilliant FM2 motherboard

Published : 2 Mar 2013

£60 inc VAT

Google Chromebook Pixel review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

With its beautiful retina display, this would be a serious MacBook rival if it wasn’t for Chrome OS

Published : 28 Feb 2013

£1049 inc VAT

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 review

Motherboards

Loads of USB ports and PCI-E slots make this a fantastic AM3+ motherboard a must-buy for gamers.

Published : 27 Feb 2013

£120 inc VAT

Wacom Intuos 5 Touch Tablet review

Tablets

An excellent professional graphics tablet, but its rubbery touch controls make it difficult to use

Published : 17 Feb 2013

£273 inc VAT

Acer Aspire S7 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Looks great, but it has poor keyboard and battery life

Published : 13 Feb 2013

£985 inc VAT

Iiyama Prolite E2481HS review

PC monitors

A good-looking budget monitor, but it needs a colour calibrator to help it reach its full potential

Published : 12 Feb 2013

£152 inc VAT

Asus MX279H review

PC monitors

We’d prefer a higher maximum resolution, but this is a beautifully designed monitor with great image quality

Published : 11 Feb 2013

£287 inc VAT

Toshiba Satellite U920t-108 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Excellent design, but it has poor viewing angles and only adequate performance

Published : 8 Feb 2013

£897 inc VAT

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 review

Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Its keyboard could be better, but its excellent screen and long battery life elevate it above its rivals

Published : 7 Feb 2013

£1000 inc VAT

Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS review

PC monitors

This IPS panel has poor viewing angles but excellent image quality

Published : 5 Feb 2013

£133 inc VAT

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