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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

Buffalo MiniStation Air 2 review
External hard drives NAS drives

The MiniStation Air 2 is a good mobile NAS, although it’s a little expensive and file format compatibility needs work

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£87 inc VAT
Corsair Force LX 512GB
SSDs

The Force LX 512GB is a fast SSD at a reasonable price

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£181 inc VAT
Corsair Voyager Air 2 review
External hard drives NAS drives

Corsair Voyager Air 2 is a good-quality mobile NAS let down by half-finished apps

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£125 inc VAT
Western Digital Red 6TB review
NAS drives

A fast, huge capacity internal hard drive with a long warranty

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£208 inc VAT
Connected Data Transporter Sync review
NAS drives

Easy to set up remote access, but fiddly to use and slow

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£70 inc VAT
Toshiba SSD drive
Toshiba THNSNJ512GCSU review
SSDs

The THNSNJ512GCSU slower and more expensive than its rivals; there’s little reason to buy this SSD

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£272 inc VAT
Western Digital My Passport Pro 2TB main
Western Digital My Passport Pro 2TB
External hard drives

A cheaper but slower alternative to a Thunderbolt SSD

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£236 inc VAT
Qnap HS-210
Qnap HS-210 review
NAS drives

A sleek and quiet NAS, but expensive and slow

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£239 inc VAT
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB review
SSDs

OCZ is back, but its latest SSD is outclassed by the competition

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£130 inc VAT
Netgear ReadyNAS RN10200
Netgear ReadyNAS RN10200 review
NAS drives

A well-made and inexpensive RAID-capable NAS enclosure, but some flaws hold it back

Published :
£105 inc VAT