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Alun Taylor

Alun Taylor

Over the past two decades Alun has written on a freelance basis for many publications on subjects ranging from mobile phones, PCs and digital audio equipment to electric cars and industrial heritage. Prior to becoming a technology writer, he worked at Sony Music for 15 years frequently interfacing with the computer hardware and audio equipment sides of Sony Corporation and occasionally appearing on BBC Radio 4. A native of Scotland but an adopted Mancunian, Alun divides his time between writing, listening to live music and generally keeping the Expert Reviews flag flying north of Watford.

Recent articles by Alun Taylor

Alienware x14 (2022): Small but perfectly formed
Gaming laptops

The smallest model in the Alienware range is every bit as desirable as the biggest

£1949 inc VAT
Alienware x17 R2: Powerful, beautiful and very expensive
Gaming laptops

Stunning to look at and supremely powerful, if money is no object this is the best premium gaming laptop on the market

£3649 inc VAT
Lenovo Legion 5 AMD Advantage Edition: Budget gaming marvel
Gaming laptops

AMD’s Radeon RX 6600M GPU and a Full HD display are the perfect budget gaming combo

£999 inc VAT
Creative T60 review: A feature-packed system
Speakers

Great sound, USB connectivity and a built-in DAC combined with a surprisingly low price make the T60s an easy recommendation

£70 inc VAT
Cherry MW 9100 review: A travel mouse of fine distinction
Mice

A stylish and muscular travel mouse with a handy DPI selector and a surprisingly low price

£38 inc VAT; £81 with slimline keyboard
Huawei MateBook X Pro Review
Laptops

An outstanding new sound system and excellent 90Hz 3.1K display keep the MateBook X near the top of the class

£1599 (estimated) inc VAT
Cherry G80-3000N RGB review: A classic reborn
Keyboards

An office icon is reimagined for the 2022 home worker

£69 inc VAT
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 review
Gaming laptops

Intel’s new Alder Lake chips have rendered all 2021 gaming laptops obsolete overnight

£2599 inc VAT
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus review: A 3K do-it-all bargain
Laptops

The new Inspiron 16 Plus offers most of the XPS 15’s features and ability but at half the price

£1049 inc VAT
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022): A powerful, big-screen bargain
Laptops

Are a potent AMD processor and 144Hz 16.1in display enough to add real magic to this new Honor laptop?

£850 inc VAT