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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

TP-Link Touch P5
TP-Link Touch P5 review
Home office Wireless routers

A router with a touchscreen, but it’s more of a gimmick than a lifesaver

£130 inc VAT
TP-Link Archer VR900
TP-Link Archer VR900 review
Home office Wireless routers

A good buy for fibre customers with 802.11ac kit, but watch out if you have older 802.11n-only gear

£125 inc VAT
Synology Router RT1900ac
Synology Router RT1900ac review
Home office Wireless routers

An easy to set up router with lots of advanced features, but performance is patchy

£115 inc VAT
Canary All in One Smart Home Security Camera
Canary All-in-One Smart Home Security Camera review
Security cameras

A slickly designed security camera, but comes with some hidden costs

£160 inc VAT
Devolo Home Control Starter Pack
Devolo Home Control Starter Pack review
Home appliances Technology

Not quite as smart as it should be, but this home automation kit has real promise

£200 inc VAT
Western Digital Black2 Dual Drive
Western Digital Black2 Dual Drive review
Internal hard drives

The Western Digital Black2 is a clever combination of a hard disk and SSD all in a single 2.5in form factor

£238 inc VAT
Intel SSD 730 Series 240GB
Intel SSD 730 Series review
SSDs

The Intel 730 Series SSD has strong performance but is expensive

£149 inc VAT (240GB)
Sandisk Extreme Pro SSD review
SSDs

The Extreme Pro is a fast SSD, but its small file performance could be better

£221 inc VAT
samsung 850 pro 256gb ssd
Samsung 850 Pro SSD review - 3D V-NAND is here
SSDs

The 850 Pro’s large file performance is blisteringly fast, but its small file performance is relatively disappointing

£140 inc VAT
PKparis K1
Technology

A tiny USB flash drive but the PKparis K1 has comparatively slow performance

£37 inc VAT