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Alun Taylor
Over the past two decades Alun has written on a freelance basis for many publications on subjects ranging from mobile phones, PCs and digital audio equipment to electric cars and industrial heritage. Prior to becoming a technology writer, he worked at Sony Music for 15 years frequently interfacing with the computer hardware and audio equipment sides of Sony Corporation and occasionally appearing on BBC Radio 4. A native of Scotland but an adopted Mancunian, Alun divides his time between writing, listening to live music and generally keeping the Expert Reviews flag flying north of Watford.
- Huawei MateBook X Pro Review An outstanding new sound system and excellent 90Hz 3.1K display keep the MateBook X near the top of the class£1599
- recommendedCherry G80-3000N RGB review: A classic reborn An office icon is reimagined for the 2022 home worker£69
- best buyAsus ROG Strix Scar 17 review Intel’s new Alder Lake chips have rendered all 2021 gaming laptops obsolete overnight£2599
- best buyDell Inspiron 16 Plus review: A 3K do-it-all bargain The new Inspiron 16 Plus offers most of the XPS 15’s features and ability but at half the price£1049
- Honor MagicBook 16 (2022): A powerful, big-screen bargain Are a potent AMD processor and 144Hz 16.1in display enough to add real magic to this new Honor laptop?£850
- best buySteelSeries Prime Wireless review: The king of click The perfect fit for work or play – no other mouse does the basics better£129
- recommendedLogitech MX Anywhere 3 review At home or on the move, the Logitech MX Anywhere is a compact marvel and a joy to use£90
- Honor MagicBook 14 (2021) review: An honourable refresh Pricier and more powerful than last year's Honor MagicBook 14, but not the same killer value£1030
- recommendedHP Omen 16 review: An affordable all-AMD gaming laptop AMD's new entry-level gaming GPU goes head to head with Nvidia’s RTX3060£1139
- recommendedAcer Predator Helios 500 review: A gaming laptop behemoth A laptop with desktop pretensions, the Helios 500 is massively powerful – and overclocking is on the cards, too£3799
- recommendedAcer Swift X review: Master of all trades The Acer Swift X has what it takes to satisfy gamers, creatives, home users and business types alike£1300
- MSI Prestige 14 Evo: A light and stylish business laptop MSI’s latest Prestige 14 notebook dispenses with Nvidia's discrete GPUs but gains Intel’s Evo certification£800
- recommendedHP Elite Folio review: A groundbreaking 2-in-1 HP reimagines the 2-in-1 hybrid and opts for Windows-on-ARM underpinnings£1523
- recommendedHP Envy 13 review: A small but perfectly formed laptop The new baby of the Envy family offers top value, performance and quality£899
- recommendedLenovo Yoga 9i 14in Shadow Black review: One of the best The choice of premium 2-in-1 laptops just got more interesting£1700