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.
ViewSonic VPD500 review
The VPD500 is an affordable portable video player with wide format support, but is let down by its fiddly controls and poor image quality.
iRiver E200 8GB review
Although its battery life is a little shorter than that of similarly priced players, the E200 is a classy portable audio and video player.
£89
Alan Lu
Archos 3 Vision 8GB review
The Archos Vision 3's fiddly control system, short battery life and poor screen let it down.
Sony Walkman NWZ-E443 review
The Walkman NWZ-E443's video support is poor, but its good audio quality, long battery life, good looks and low price make it a great buy.
£65
Alan Lu
Archos 2 8GB review
Archos 2 may be very cheap, but the poor screen, annoying controls and muffled sound make it impossible to recommend.
£36
Alan Lu
Dell Adamo Admire Onyx review
Dell's Adamo looks and feels like a classy ultra portable, but more practical laptops are available for less.
Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371-944G32N review
Acer's TravelMate Timeline is one of the best ultra-portable laptops we've seen thanks to its excellent battery life and performance.
£677
Alan Lu
Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly review
Packard Bell's Butterfly is a good ultra-portable with a bundled DVD drive, but Acer's TravelMate Timeline 8371 is even better.
£600
Alan Lu
Advent Altro review
Advent's Altro is impressively slender, but its small hard disk and incredibly slow processor mean it's impossible to recommend.
£600
Alan Lu
Lenovo IdeaPad U350 review
Lenovo's sleek and cheap IdeaPad U350 has a quality display and keyboard but is let down by creaky build quality and uninspiring battery life.
ViewSonic VPD500 review The VPD500 is an affordable portable video player with wide format support, but is let down by its fiddly controls and poor image quality.£103
iRiver E200 8GB review Although its battery life is a little shorter than that of similarly priced players, the E200 is a classy portable audio and video player.£89
Archos 3 Vision 8GB review The Archos Vision 3's fiddly control system, short battery life and poor screen let it down.£89
Sony Walkman NWZ-E443 review The Walkman NWZ-E443's video support is poor, but its good audio quality, long battery life, good looks and low price make it a great buy.£65
Archos 2 8GB review Archos 2 may be very cheap, but the poor screen, annoying controls and muffled sound make it impossible to recommend.£36
Dell Adamo Admire Onyx review Dell's Adamo looks and feels like a classy ultra portable, but more practical laptops are available for less.£1000
Freecom USB Memory 120GB review Freecom's USB Memory is very slim and small, but you pay a high price for its compactness.£80
QNAP TS-219P review It's a little expensive, but QNap's TS-219P is a feature-packed and fast NAS enclosure.£266
Eidos Batman: Arkham Asylum review A fun and immersive third-person combat game, whether you're a comic book fan or not.£24
Sennheiser MM 60 iPhone review A reasonably good set of headphones for smartphone users, but we'd expect better audio quality at this price.£47
JAYS s-JAYS review An excellent set of earphones, but its noise-isolation isn't quite as effective as other earphones we've heard.£48
Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371-944G32N review Acer's TravelMate Timeline is one of the best ultra-portable laptops we've seen thanks to its excellent battery life and performance.£677
Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly review Packard Bell's Butterfly is a good ultra-portable with a bundled DVD drive, but Acer's TravelMate Timeline 8371 is even better.£600
Advent Altro review Advent's Altro is impressively slender, but its small hard disk and incredibly slow processor mean it's impossible to recommend.£600
Lenovo IdeaPad U350 review Lenovo's sleek and cheap IdeaPad U350 has a quality display and keyboard but is let down by creaky build quality and uninspiring battery life.£523