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Alan Lu

Alan Lu is currently external communications manager at Vodafone UK and has a background in corporate communications and media writing. An alumnus of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), he has previously served as reviews editor for IT Pro and Computeractive.

Recent articles by Alan Lu

Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB
Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB review
Internal hard drives

The Barracuda LP's high price and disappointing performance means we can't recommend it.

£137 inc VAT
Crucial 128GB RealSSD C300 2.5in with Data Transfer Kit
Crucial 128GB RealSSD C300 2.5in with Data Transfer Kit review
Internal hard drives

The C300 is an incredibly fast SSD, but it's also expensive.

£254 inc VAT
Samsung SpinPoint EcoGreen F3 2TB
Samsung SpinPoint EcoGreen F3 2TB review
Internal hard drives

Generally fast performance and lots of storage at a reasonable price makes the F3 2TB a great value hard disk.

£90 inc VAT
Asus K52JC
Asus K52JC review
Laptops

The Asus K52JC is a well-equipped laptop, but it's overpriced at £700.

£700 inc VAT
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB review
Internal hard drives

It's incredibly fast at writing files, but slow read performance and a high price heavily detract from it.

£255 inc VAT
Sony Vaio VPC-EE2S1E/B
Sony Vaio VPC-EE2S1E/B review
Laptops

Sony's latest Vaio looks sleek, but it's not fast enough in everyday applications compared to other laptop, and it has unusually short battery life.

£653 inc VAT
Acer Aspire 5551
Acer Aspire 5551 review
Laptops

The Acer Aspire 5551 is an attractive laptop that's comfortable to use, but it's not especially fast and the screen is average.

£600 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 15in
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 15in review
Laptops

The ThinkPad Edge has good performance and battery life but a disappointing screen and smallish hard disk.

£662 inc VAT
Mesh Dynamo 16-RG
Mesh Dynamo 16-RG review
Laptops

The Mesh Dynamo is a powerful laptop, but there are better-value, better-designed alternatives available

£614 inc VAT
V-Moda Remix Remote
V-Moda Remix Remote review
Headphones

The Remix Remote earphones are effective at blocking out background noise, but they don't sound as balanced as we'd like.

£65 inc VAT