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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

Chillblast Fusion Vacuum Mini 3
Chillblast Fusion Vacuum Mini 3 review
PCs

A powerful and quiet media PC with a useful range of ports, but it's bigger than most mini PCs and very expensive

£1105 inc VAT
The Novelist
The Novelist review
Gaming

The stealth mechanics feel a little superficial at times, but this moving exploration of family life is decision-based gaming at its best

£12 inc VAT
Chillblast Fusion Brix
Chillblast Fusion Brix review
PCs

A tiny but mighty mini PC with good graphics performance, but it’s a bit expensive compared to the competition

£585 inc VAT
Octodad Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch review
Gaming

Short but sweet, this hilarious tale of an octopus posing as a human will have you grinning from ear to ear in no time

£12 inc VAT
Acer C720 Chromebook
Acer C720 Chromebook review
Chromebooks

Cheap, powerful and well made; this is Acer’s best Chromebook yet

£199 inc VAT
Zotac ZBox IQ01 Plus
Zotac ZBox IQ01 Plus review
PCs

This mini PC is powerful and easy to upgrade, giving you desktop PC power in a tiny chassis

£525 inc VAT
Lenovo Ideacentre Q190
Lenovo Ideacentre Q190 review
PCs

This tiny PC has plenty of ports and power for the price, but its lack of upgrade options make it less versatile than other ultra compact systems

£330 inc VAT
Scan 3XS NUC N16
Scan 3XS NUC N16 review
PCs

With its powerful hardware and large hard disk, this is a great-value mini PC that gets everything right

£599 inc VAT
Knytt Underground
Knytt Underground review
Gaming

This tranquil platformer has moments of brilliance, but we suspect it won't be enough to sustain most players

£8 inc VAT
Elmo BOXi-T350
Elmo BOXi-T350 review
Projectors

A good portable projector for home and office use, but it has a limited range of ports and is very noisy

£426 inc VAT