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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

Lacie 2big NAS bays protruding
LaCie 2big NAS review
NAS drives

Superb user interface and plenty of extra features make this a great entry-level NAS

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£249 inc VAT
Asustor AS-202TE NAS
Asustor AS-202TE review
NAS drives

The Asustor AS-202TE is a powerful and fast two-bay NAS, with a well-stocked app store and HDMI video output

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£183 inc VAT
Chillblast Defiant Mini 2
Chillblast Defiant 2 Mini review
Laptops

The Defiant 2 Mini's attractively small chassis houses mid-range gaming power at a reasonable price

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£899 inc VAT
Fujitsu Stylistic
Fujitsu Stylistic Q584
Laptops Tablets Ultraportable laptops

A decent enterprise tablet, but it’s expensive and not rugged enough for our liking

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£1198 inc VAT (tablet and keyboard dock only)
Toshiba Satellite S50T B-10H
Toshiba SATELLITE S50T-B-10H review
Laptops

The S50T-B-10H is a decent enough laptop, but poor screen lets it down

Published :
£750 inc VAT
HP Envy x360 review - Hands on
Laptops

A bendy 15.6-inch laptop with an innovative touchpad

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Asus PB287Q Review
PC monitors

The Asus PB287Q isn't cheap, but this Ultra HD monitor is great if you want a very high-resolution monitor for gaming

Published :
£570 inc VAT
Asus X550LDV-XO552H review
Laptops

Good graphics and processor speed, but screen quality could be better on the Asus X550LDV-XO552

Published :
£666 inc VAT
AOC i2473Pwy front
AOC i2473PWY
PC monitors

The AOC i2473PWY is a good-quality monitor with built-in speakers and Miracast technology, but it needs more HDMI ports

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£199 inc VAT
Samsung UE40H6400
40" Samsung H6400 Series 6 Smart 3D Full HD LED TV
TVs

The Samsung UE40H6400 has good image quality for the price and all the Smart TV you need

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£549 inc VAT for 40in model