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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

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

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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
SteelSeries Prime Wireless review: The king of click
Mice

The perfect fit for work or play – no other mouse does the basics better

£129 inc VAT
Logitech MX Anywhere 3 review
Mice

At home or on the move, the Logitech MX Anywhere is a compact marvel and a joy to use

£90 inc VAT
Honor MagicBook 14 (2021) review: An honourable refresh
Laptops

Pricier and more powerful than last year's Honor MagicBook 14, but not the same killer value

£1030 inc VAT
HP Omen 16 review: An affordable all-AMD gaming laptop
Gaming laptops

AMD's new entry-level gaming GPU goes head to head with Nvidia’s RTX3060

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Acer Predator Helios 500 review: A gaming laptop behemoth
Gaming laptops

A laptop with desktop pretensions, the Helios 500 is massively powerful – and overclocking is on the cards, too

£3799 inc VAT
Acer Swift X review: Master of all trades
Laptops

The Acer Swift X has what it takes to satisfy gamers, creatives, home users and business types alike

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