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Michael Passingham

Michael Passingham is a senior researcher at Which?. He holds a Master’s degree in Railway Studies from the University of York, with a career including roles at Time Inc. UK and Expert Reviews.

Recent articles by Michael Passingham

HP Envy x360 review - Hands on
Laptops

A bendy 15.6-inch laptop with an innovative touchpad

Asus PB287Q Review
PC monitors

The Asus PB287Q isn't cheap, but this Ultra HD monitor is great if you want a very high-resolution monitor for gaming

£570 inc VAT
Asus X550LDV-XO552H review
Laptops

Good graphics and processor speed, but screen quality could be better on the Asus X550LDV-XO552

£666 inc VAT
AOC i2473Pwy front
AOC i2473PWY
PC monitors

The AOC i2473PWY is a good-quality monitor with built-in speakers and Miracast technology, but it needs more HDMI ports

£199 inc VAT
Samsung UE40H6400
40" Samsung H6400 Series 6 Smart 3D Full HD LED TV
TVs

The Samsung UE40H6400 has good image quality for the price and all the Smart TV you need

£549 inc VAT for 40in model
Dell XPS 15
Dell Precision M3800
Laptops

Good for processor and graphics-intensive tasks, but its touchpad and issues with display scaling spoils it

£1955 inc VAT
AOC U2868PQU
AOC U2868PQU
PC monitors

The best budget Ultra HD monitor we've seen, with excellent image quality and many inputs

£500 inc VAT
Synology DS415play
Synology DS415play
NAS drives

It's expensive, but this 4-bay NAS is quick and will transcode media on the fly

£398 inc VAT
Gigabyte Aorus X7 v2
Aorus X7 v2
Laptops

This stratospherically powerful and remarkably thin SLI gaming laptop is unsurprisingly hot and loud

£1749 inc VAT
Mozyhome desktop
MozyHome
Cloud storage

Limited storage space, but the free sync service and excellent backup software are a bonus

£5 per month for 50GB