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Darien Graham-Smith
A lifelong technology enthusiast, Darien is a regular contributor to both Expert Reviews and PC Pro magazine, specialising in wireless networking, internet security and other technical topics. He also contributes to and produces the weekly PC Pro podcast, and has made occasional appearances on BBC News and Open University programming. In his spare time he dabbles in audio production, and plays guitar, bass and drums with the enthusiasm of a committed amateur.
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Canon Pixma MG4250 review: A versatile all-in-one inkjet An attractive and versatile all-in-one printer, with a wide range of features you wouldn’t expect at this price£58Darien Graham-Smith -
Best workstation PC 2018: The most powerful desktop hardware Which workstation should you spend your hard-earned cash on in 2018?Darien Graham-Smith -
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PC Specialist Vulcan X 02 review: A seriously powerful PC The Vulcan delivers performance we’re not used to at this price, thanks to AMD's amazing Ryzen chips£999Darien Graham-Smith -
best buy
Synology DS216j review: The sub-£150 2-bay NAS device to buy For those who don’t want to pay for bells and whistles, this cost-effective little box covers all the basics£143Darien Graham-Smith -
Intel Coffee Lake review: Can Intel hit back at AMD? Intel's latest chips are faster and have more cores than ever before, but can they match AMD's Ryzen processors for value?Darien Graham-Smith -
Sony Xperia Touch review: Innovative but premature The Sony Xperia Touch is novel, innovative, and a lot of fun. But it's slightly premature...£1400Darien Graham-Smith -
Protect your privacy with Iolo System Mechanic Worried about Windows 10 leaking your personal information? Here's how to stop it from snooping on youDarien Graham-Smith -
Free up wasted disk space with Iolo System Mechanic If you're running out of storage, here's a quick and effective way to recover space by removing unneeded filesDarien Graham-Smith -
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Norton Security 2016 review: Effective, but not the best A highly effective suite that has a light impact on performance – but it’s also light on extras£18Darien Graham-Smith -
Trend Micro Internet Security 2017 review Highly effective protection, combined with a decent set of features – but the price is out of line with its rivals£35Darien Graham-Smith -
AVG Internet Security review: Great value security It might marginally slow down your browser, but this respectable suite is great value if you need to protect lots of devices£15Darien Graham-Smith -
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Bitdefender Internet Security 2017: Zero-hassle security Silent protection remains a strong selling-point, but we preferred the cleaner interface of last year’s suite£25Darien Graham-Smith -
best buy
Kaspersky Internet Security 2017 review: The one to beat Little has changed since last year, but that’s no bad thing – and a built-in VPN only sweetens the deal£30Darien Graham-Smith -
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 OC review: The GTX 1080 alternative This great big graphics card isn’t cheap, but it brings smooth 4K gaming, a cracking cooler design and amazing power efficiency£434Darien Graham-Smith -
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 review: The 4K gaming heavyweight The GPU king of this generation: the GTX 1080 combines incredible 4K gaming speed with fantastic power efficiency – but it’s expensive£677Darien Graham-Smith