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James Archer
James is a technology journalist and editor, specialising in computing and gaming hardware. Besides Expert Reviews, he’s written for Rock Paper Shotgun, Computer Shopper, IT Pro, PC Gamer, TechRadar and Tom’s Guide, among others.
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Toshiba Canvio Premium 4TB review It has some nice extra features, but the Canvio Premium is barely faster than much cheaper alternatives£133James Archer
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best buyMSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC: Well-equipped and affordable Keenly priced and rammed with features, this is an excellent foundation for up-to-date Intel PCs£155James Archer
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best buyAdata XPG SX8200 Pro: A perfect ratio of power to price Not only is this one of the best-value NVMe SSDs around, it’s also one of the fastest£185James Archer
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Acer Nitro 50 review: Buy the Palicomp i5 Cosmos instead A competent desktop system with a high-end CPU and some handy extras, but better value is to be found elsewhere£1199James Archer
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recommendedCrucial P1 review: Great-value SSD storage Don't be fooled by its slow sequential speeds: in normal use, the P1 is an exceptional bargain£80James Archer
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best buyMSI GeForce RTX 2070 Armor 8G review At last, an Nvidia RTX GPU that combines big performance with a reasonable price£460James Archer
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best buyPalicomp AMD Abyss review: An all-rounder of the best sort Well-specced in almost every regard, this is a keenly balanced, do-anything PC with some standout storage£700James Archer
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Iiyama ProLite XUB2495WSU-B1: Buy the AOC X24P1 instead A fine office monitor, but there are alternatives with even better picture quality£221James Archer
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recommendedAdata XPG SX6000 Pro review This NVMe SSD shows the importance of keeping speeds up even when the price is, relatively speaking, low£106James Archer
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recommendedNvidia GeForce RTX 2060 review: Ray Tracing for less More expensive than the GTX 1060 but the RTX 2060 is temptingly powerful and a lot cheaper than its RTX stablemates£329James Archer
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recommendedThermaltake Floe Riing RGB 240 TT Premium review Despite some rough edges, strong performance and easy assembly make this a great CPU cooler£143James Archer
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best buyPC Specialist Official ESL Certified Gaming PC review Don't let its last-gen parts fool you: This is a perfectly capable PC and then some£1449James Archer
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Samsung 970 Evo 1TB review: Saved by the price tag A lower price saves this M.2 SSD, which isn’t as fast as expected, from a mediocre fate£310James Archer
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Kingston UV500 M.2: Good for security, but not speed On this slim M.2 drive, full-disk encryption is the consolation prize for underwhelming speeds£68James Archer
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recommendedIntel NUC Kit NUC8i7HVK review: Small wonder Intel's barebones mini-PC goes for gaming glory, with some unlikely help from AMD£853James Archer