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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

Asus Z87-A
Asus Z87-A review
Motherboards

Excellent performance and a wide range of ports and expansion slots make this a great Intel board for Haswell processors

£100 inc VAT
MSI Z87-G43
MSI Z87-G43 review
Motherboards

A superb LGA1150 motherboard for under £80 with great performance and plenty of expansion ports

£79 inc VAT
AOC myUltraSpeed G2460Pqu
AOC myUltraSpeed G2460Pqu review
PC monitors

Good for gaming, with great contrast, but colour accuracy is below average

£230 inc VAT
Asus X102BA
Asus X102BA review
Laptops Motherboards

This cheap, touchscreen laptop is infuriatingly slow and we don’t recommend it

£289 inc VAT
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 review
Gaming

Superb combat and deliciously gory action, but unwelcome stealth sections and uninspiring world design dampen this otherwise fine sequel

£27 inc VAT
Jazzpunk
Jazzpunk review
Gaming

A little expensive for such a short game, but Jazzpunk's brilliantly bizarre humour and off-the-wall ideas are worth the trip

£12 inc VAT
Gigabyte P35K
Gigabyte P35K review
Laptops

A super-powerful 15.6in gaming laptop with lots of ports and a comfortable keyboard

£1130 inc VAT
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze review
Gaming

A little rough around the edges, but this is a superb platformer with rock-hard level design and secrets galore

£33 inc VAT
BenQ GP10
BenQ GP10 review
Projectors

Has good image quality and range of connection ports, but limited 3D capability

£388 inc VAT
HannsG HT231HPB
HannsG HT231HPB review
PC monitors

This cheap touchscreen is easy to use and has excellent contrast levels

£187 inc VAT