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Michael Passingham

Michael Passingham is a senior researcher at Which?. He holds a Master’s degree in Railway Studies from the University of York, with a career including roles at Time Inc. UK and Expert Reviews.

Recent articles by Michael Passingham

PC Specialist Optimus V Exige review
Laptops

An amazing-value desktop replacement laptop with a big SSD and great performance, but the chassis is ugly

£799 inc VAT
Toshiba S50-B-14P review
Laptops

A great-value portable laptop with a good screen and dedicated graphics, but it feels very fragile

£615 inc VAT
Asus N551JK review
Laptops

With a powerful processor, dedicated graphics and a Full HD screen, the Asus N551JK is a brilliant laptop

£582 inc VAT
Philips Brilliance 288P6LJEB/00 4K monitor review
PC monitors

The Philips Brilliance 288P6 is a competent Ultra HD monitor, but it isn't a huge improvement over its similarly priced rivals

£440 inc VAT
Toshiba Satellite CL10-B review
Ultraportable laptops

The Toshiba Satellite CL10-B is a decent budget laptop with generous free OneDrive storage, but it's cramped and not particularly pretty

£200 inc VAT
AOC G2770PQU review
PC monitors

The AOC G2770PQU is a perfectly good 144Hz gaming monitor, but it's slightly too expensive

£292 inc VAT
AOC G2460PG G-Sync monitor review
PC monitors

The AOC G2460PG is a brilliant monitor, but its built-in G-Sync, while impressive, is far too expensive and ultimately superfluous

£330 inc VAT
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Standard review
Internet security

Trend Micro achieves excellent malware protection scores but is let down by a clunky user interface and paranoid software

£201 ex VAT (six users, one year)
McAfee SaaS Enpoint Protection review
Internet security

Decent back-end software let down by worst-in-class malware protection scores makes McAfee SaaS hard to recommend

£114 ex VAT (six licences, one year)
Sophos Anti-Virus Business review
Internet security

Sophos Anti-Virus Business is easy to use and has a fantastic back-end interface, but its protection scores are left slightly wanting

£161 ex VAT (six users, one year)