Alan Lu is currently external communications manager at Vodafone UK and has a background in corporate communications and media writing. An alumnus of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), he has previously served as reviews editor for IT Pro and Computeractive.
Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 1TB review
The Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 is a fast USB3 hard disk, but it's pricier than the competition and a touch slow at writing small files.
Creative ZiiSound D5 review
The Creative ZiiSound D5 wireless iPod dock is easy to set up but its sound quality is disappointing, especially at such an eye-watering price.
Toshiba Satellite Pro T130-15F review
Toshiba's Satellite Pro is a good ultra-portable laptop with excellent battery life, but is let down by a poorly-designed touchpad.
Sony Vaio Y Series (Y11M1E/S) review
It's a little expensive, but the Sony Vaio Y11M1E/S is an excellent, well-equipped ultra-portable laptop with stunning battery life.
£628
Alan Lu
Gigabyte Booktop M1305C review
The docking station and integrated optical drive make this a decent desktop replacement you can take everywhere, but it's relatively expensive and has only 2GB of RAM
Thecus N2200 2TB review
Thecus' N2200 is a reasonably good NAS, but some of its features need refinement and it's too expensive at this price.
£387
Alan Lu
Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 1.5TB review
The 1.5TB Quattro looks great, performs well and has a variety of interfaces, but 2TB disks are available for only a few pounds more.
£137
Alan Lu
Iomega iConnect review
The Iomega iConnect is cheap and has some useful features, but unless you're on a strict budget or have very light file sharing needs its poor performance isn't worth putting up with.
Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 1TB review The Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 is a fast USB3 hard disk, but it's pricier than the competition and a touch slow at writing small files.£118
Promise SmartStor NS4600 review The SmartStor NS4600 is a good value, fast and well-equipped RAID-capable NAS.£339
Creative ZiiSound D5 review The Creative ZiiSound D5 wireless iPod dock is easy to set up but its sound quality is disappointing, especially at such an eye-watering price.£280
Western Digital My Passport Elite 500GB review Western Digital's My Passport is a slender and quick portable hard disk, but there are better-value disks available.£78
Medion Akoya P7220 D review The Akoya P7220 D is a powerful PC at an impressively low price, though it's not suitable for playing games.£557
Toshiba Satellite Pro T130-15F review Toshiba's Satellite Pro is a good ultra-portable laptop with excellent battery life, but is let down by a poorly-designed touchpad.£681
Sony Vaio Y Series (Y11M1E/S) review It's a little expensive, but the Sony Vaio Y11M1E/S is an excellent, well-equipped ultra-portable laptop with stunning battery life.£628
Gigabyte Booktop M1305C review The docking station and integrated optical drive make this a decent desktop replacement you can take everywhere, but it's relatively expensive and has only 2GB of RAM£869
Lindy USB 2.0 & eSATA Docking & Cloning Station review Not for everyone, but if you often need to access or make copies of external disks this is essential.£50
Thecus N2200 2TB review Thecus' N2200 is a reasonably good NAS, but some of its features need refinement and it's too expensive at this price.£387
Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 1.5TB review The 1.5TB Quattro looks great, performs well and has a variety of interfaces, but 2TB disks are available for only a few pounds more.£137
Iomega iConnect review The Iomega iConnect is cheap and has some useful features, but unless you're on a strict budget or have very light file sharing needs its poor performance isn't worth putting up with.£63
Cooler Master Hyper TX 3 review It's a brilliant choice if you're on a tight budget, but for a little more money you can buy a better model.£14
Creative Inspire S2 Wireless review Creative's wireless speakers sound reasonably good, but are pricy and only seem to work with the supplied adaptor.£100