James Archer
Recent articles by James Archer
WD Blue SN500 review: Excellence, without the price tag
SSDs
Newly upgraded to NVMe, the cheap Blue SN500 will make you cheerful
Toshiba Canvio Premium 4TB review
External hard drives
It has some nice extra features, but the Canvio Premium is barely faster than much cheaper alternatives
MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC: Well-equipped and affordable
MotherboardsKeenly priced and rammed with features, this is an excellent foundation for up-to-date Intel PCs
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro: A perfect ratio of power to price
SSDsNot only is this one of the best-value NVMe SSDs around, it’s also one of the fastest
Acer Nitro 50 review: Buy the Palicomp i5 Cosmos instead
PCsA competent desktop system with a high-end CPU and some handy extras, but better value is to be found elsewhere
Crucial P1 review: Great-value SSD storage
SSDsDon't be fooled by its slow sequential speeds: in normal use, the P1 is an exceptional bargain
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Armor 8G review
Graphics cardsAt last, an Nvidia RTX GPU that combines big performance with a reasonable price
Palicomp AMD Abyss review: An all-rounder of the best sort
PCsWell-specced in almost every regard, this is a keenly balanced, do-anything PC with some standout storage
Iiyama ProLite XUB2495WSU-B1: Buy the AOC X24P1 instead
PC monitorsA fine office monitor, but there are alternatives with even better picture quality
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro review
SSDsThis NVMe SSD shows the importance of keeping speeds up even when the price is, relatively speaking, low