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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

Elgato Thunderbolt Drive+
Elgato Thunderbolt Drive+ review
External hard drives

A Thunderbolt SSD that’s blisteringly fast but eye-wateringly expensive

£760 inc VAT
LaCie Fuel 1TB
LaCie Fuel 1TB review
External hard drives

The Fuel works well, but the almost identical Seagate Wireless Plus is better value

£169 inc VAT
Freecom Toughdrive 256GB
Freecom Toughdrive 256GB review
External hard drives

A fast but expensive USB3 SSD

£269 inc VAT
D-LINK ShareCenter DNS-327L
D-LINK ShareCenter DNS-327L review
NAS drives

An inexpensive NAS enclosure, but it’s not without its flaws

£120 inc VAT
Western Digital My Cloud 2TB
Western Digital My Cloud 2TB review
NAS drives

Not many features, but it’s easy to set up remote access to your files

£114 inc VAT
Maxell Portable Wireless Hard Drive 500GB
Maxell Portable Wireless Hard Drive 500GB review
External hard drives

Not a bad wireless hard disk, but a little overpriced and not polished enough

£120 inc VAT
Buffalo LinkStation LS410D 2TB
Buffalo LinkStation LS410D 2TB review
NAS drives

Not a bad NAS, but not a great one either

£144 inc VAT
Batman: Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins review
Gaming

The Dark Knight returns, but doesn’t quite rise to the occasion

£27 inc VAT
Samsung 840 EVO SSD 750GB
Samsung 840 EVO SSD 750GB review
SSDs

A cracking SSD, both speed and huge capacity at a reasonable price

£395 inc VAT
Toshiba SSD Q Series 128GB
Toshiba SSD Q Series 128GB review
SSDs

Uneven performance makes this SSD a weak choice compared to the competition

£70 inc VAT