Desktops

By Alan Stevens Introduction Still very much the leader when it comes to printing, HP has something for everyone, from the home user to large corporates. The LaserJet Pro MFP M225dw measures 44 x 29 x 37cm (17 x 11 x 15-inches). It is aimed at small business buyers looking for a budget print/scan/copy solution.…

By Alan Stevens Introduction Still very much the leader when it comes to printing, HP has something for everyone, from the home user to large corporates. The LaserJet Pro MFP M225dw is aimed at small business buyers looking for a budget print/scan/copy solution. Despite a modest price tag of just £201 ex VAT ($305, AU$375),…

By Kevin Lee Introduction and design Thin gaming laptops, like the Origin EVO15-S and Digital Storm Triton, have made us rethink our expectations of high-performance machines. Thanks to more efficient parts, including Intel’s Haswell (and soon Broadwell-U) processors as well as Nvidia’s Maxwell GPUs, manufacturers don’t need to put rip-roaring components into a bulky notebook…

By Kevin Lee Introduction and design Thin gaming laptops, like the Origin EVO15-S and Digital Storm Triton, have made us rethink our expectations of high-performance machines. Thanks to more efficient parts, including Intel’s Haswell (and soon Broadwell-U) processors as well as Nvidia’s Maxwell GPUs, manufacturers don’t need to put rip-roaring components into a bulky notebook…

By Juan Martinez Introduction and design The best mobile workstations on the market combine incredible graphics rendering with top-notch processing speed and superior displays. Unfortunately, they also cost and weigh twice as much as most traditional consumer laptops. In other words: you’re paying top dollar for what’s under the hood and not for your ability…

By Juan Martinez Introduction and design The best mobile workstations on the market combine incredible graphics rendering with top-notch processing speed and superior displays. Unfortunately, they also cost and weigh twice as much as most traditional consumer laptops. In other words: you’re paying top dollar for what’s under the hood and not for your ability…

By Alan Stevens Introduction and Performance Unlike the unmanaged Netgear ProSafe XS708E we reviewed at the end of last year, the ProSafe S3300 is a family of much smarter switches with a clutch of additional management features and optional Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. S3300 switches also come with a lot more ports, including four…

By Alan Stevens Introduction and Performance Unlike the unmanaged Netgear ProSafe XS708E we reviewed at the end of last year, the ProSafe S3300 is a family of much smarter switches with a clutch of additional management features and optional Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. S3300 switches also come with a lot more ports, including four…

By Desire Athow Introduction and performance We’ve noticed a trend over the last 12 months or so – the cheapest laptop models for all the main vendors come from their business ranges. We saw it already with the Lenovo B50 series, the Toshiba Satellite Pro C50 and the Dell Inspiron 15 3531. HP is the…

By Desire Athow Introduction and performance We’ve noticed a trend over the last 12 months or so – the cheapest laptop models for all the main vendors come from their business ranges. We saw it already with the Lenovo B50 series, the Toshiba Satellite Pro C50 and the Dell Inspiron 15 3531. HP is the…

By Orestis Bastounis Introduction OCZ is a company whose history of flash storage products began a few years ago with the Vertex range of SSDs that were renowned for being affordable but not the best performers or most reliable. After a tumultuous last few years, the business is now in the capable hands of Toshiba,…

By Orestis Bastounis Introduction OCZ is a company whose history of flash storage products began a few years ago with the Vertex range of SSDs that were renowned for being affordable but not the best performers or most reliable. After a tumultuous last few years, the business is now in the capable hands of Toshiba,…

By Phil Iwaniuk The major selling point of SteelSeries’ new budget gaming headset, the Siberia RAW Prism, is colour. Over 16 million different colours, actually. Prism is the name of SteelSeries’ RGB colour customisation tech, used to change the hue of the illuminating rings around each earpiece. So, once you plug these cans in via…

By Phil Iwaniuk The major selling point of SteelSeries’ new budget gaming headset, the Siberia RAW Prism, is colour. Over 16 million different colours, actually. Prism is the name of SteelSeries’ RGB colour customisation tech, used to change the hue of the illuminating rings around each earpiece. So, once you plug these cans in via…

By Phil Iwaniuk If you’ve had the pleasure of trying out Kingston’s superlative HyperX Cloud headset and sampled its thunderous bass, you’d say its 53mm driver units were big enough to power any gaming audio kit. The industry, however, apparently disagrees. We’ve had Asus with its Strix Pro boasting 60mm drivers and now Turtle Beach…