Michael Passingham

Michael Passingham is a senior researcher at Which?. He holds a Master’s degree in Railway Studies from the University of York, with a career including roles at Time Inc. UK and Expert Reviews.

  • HP Slatebook (2014) review The HP Slatebook is a gorgeous, cheap and light laptop, but its Android operating system forces a lot of compromises
    £330
    Michael Passingham
  • HP ProBook 450 G2 review The HP ProBook 450 G2 Windows 7 laptop does all the basics for a reasonable price, but it needs a higher resolution screen
    £499
    Michael Passingham
  • Acer Aspire V5-123 review It's cheap, but you'll need a calendar rather than a stopwatch to measure the performance of this laptop's processor
    £317
    Michael Passingham
  • Acer Aspire E3-111 review A cheap but cheerful 11.6in netbook, the Acer Aspire E3-111 can handle the basics without a fuss
    £230
    Michael Passingham
  • Lenovo N20p Chromebook review The Lenovo N20p is a cheap and flexible Chromebook with great battery life, but the keyboard is a letdown
    £200
    Michael Passingham
  • recommended
    Chillblast Akira 14in Gaming Laptop review The Chillblast Akira is a great value laptop with good entry-level gaming performance
    £600
    Michael Passingham
  • recommended
    Asus Transformer Book Flip TP300LA review The Asus Transformer Book Flip TP300LA is a foldable touch screen laptop with a great chassis and excellent performance for the money
    £450
    Michael Passingham
  • recommended
    Dell Inspiron 13 7000 review Dell is on to a winner with the thin and light Inspiron 13 7000 hybrid laptop, although it's quite expensive
    £649
    Michael Passingham
  • best buy
    Asus Transformer Book T200TA review A competent tablet and an effective laptop, the Transformer Book T200TA is a great-value budget laptop
    £350
    Michael Passingham
  • DinoPC Raging Lizard V3 review A good monitor and fair gaming performance, but you can get better systems than the DinoPC Raging Lizard for the same money
    £699
    Michael Passingham
  • Yoyotech Warbird A10 review The Yoyotech Warbird A10 comes with a terrific IPS monitor, but we were left cold by below-average processing performance
    £700
    Michael Passingham
  • recommended
    Palicomp i5 Devil Blaster review Incredibly fast, the Palicomp i5 Devil Blaster has overclocked processing grunt and a graphics card to match, but we wish it had an SSD
    £699
    Michael Passingham
  • Cooler Master CM Storm Mech The CM Storm Mech is distinctively styled, but this expensive gaming keyboard is only for the most hardcore of players
    £138
    Michael Passingham
  • Renault Twingo 2014 viewed from the front
    Renault Twingo (2014) review - hands on We get behind the wheel of Renault's new rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive city car
    Michael Passingham
  • recommended
    Gamdias Zeus review Incredibly expensive but superbly built and very customisable, the Gamdias Zeus is a terrific gaming mouse
    £77
    Michael Passingham