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Katharine Byrne

When Katharine's not glued to her Wii U and 3DS, she's usually found darting between tiny smartphones and huge pieces of home cinema equipment.She’s tested everything from laptops and monitors to motherboards and projectors, but she currently specialises in smartphones, games and AV.

Recent articles by Katharine Byrne

Nokia Lumia 1320
Nokia Lumia 1320
Mobile phones

The camera isn't great, but this is a superb Windows phablet with excellent battery life

£281 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 15D
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 15D review
Laptops

This AMD-powered version of Lenovo's budget hybrid may be cheaper than the Intel model, but it's not as good value

£500 inc VAT
Secrets of Raetikon
Secrets of Raetikon review
Gaming

The game's structure feels a little flat at times, but this gorgeously realised world is well worth exploring

£7 inc VAT
HP Envy X2
HP Envy X2 review
Laptops Tablets

Too slow to be a laptop and too mediocre as a tablet, the only thing going for the Envy X2 is its long battery life

£699 inc VAT
Samsung Series 9 900X3D
Samsung Series 9 900X3D review
Ultraportable laptops

The price has been cut, but so has the quality - this laptop is a little underpowered and battery life isn't as good as we'd expect

£830 inc VAT
Acer Aspire S3-392G
Acer Aspire S3-392G review
Ultraportable laptops

A beautifully designed Ultrabook with powerful hardware and a discrete graphics chip

£900 inc VAT
Lenovo G580
Lenovo G580 review
Laptops

A competent budget laptop with a decent specification, but its touchpad can make navigating Windows a bind

£380 inc VAT
Scan 3XS Graphite LH145
Scan 3XS Graphite LH145 review
Laptops

The screen isn't great, but this is a powerful laptop with a great battery life and keyboard

£589 inc VAT
PC Specialist Cosmos II HD
PC Specialist Cosmos II HD review
Laptops

A super powerful graphics chip and a fast processor make this one of the most powerful laptops you'll find for £600

£599 inc VAT
BenQ GW2265HM
BenQ GW2265HM review
PC monitors

This simple budget monitor doesn't have the best colour accuracy, but its deep blacks and high contrast levels are great

£101 inc VAT