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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.
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best buyLenovo Legion 5 AMD Advantage Edition: Budget gaming marvel AMD’s Radeon RX 6600M GPU and a Full HD display are the perfect budget gaming combo£999Alun Taylor
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best buyCreative T60 review: A feature-packed system Great sound, USB connectivity and a built-in DAC combined with a surprisingly low price make the T60s an easy recommendation£70Alun Taylor
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recommendedCherry MW 9100 review: A travel mouse of fine distinction A stylish and muscular travel mouse with a handy DPI selector and a surprisingly low price£38Alun Taylor
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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£1599Alun Taylor
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recommendedCherry G80-3000N RGB review: A classic reborn An office icon is reimagined for the 2022 home worker£69Alun Taylor
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best buyAsus ROG Strix Scar 17 review Intel’s new Alder Lake chips have rendered all 2021 gaming laptops obsolete overnight£2599Alun Taylor
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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£1049Alun Taylor
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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?£850Alun Taylor
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best buySteelSeries Prime Wireless review: The king of click The perfect fit for work or play – no other mouse does the basics better£129Alun Taylor
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recommendedLogitech MX Anywhere 3 review At home or on the move, the Logitech MX Anywhere is a compact marvel and a joy to use£90Alun Taylor
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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£1030Alun Taylor
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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£1139Alun Taylor
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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£3799Alun Taylor
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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£1300Alun Taylor
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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£800Alun Taylor