Alan Lu is currently external communications manager at Vodafone UK and has a background in corporate communications and media writing. An alumnus of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), he has previously served as reviews editor for IT Pro and Computeractive.
Dell Studio XPS 16 review Dell's Studio XPS 16 looks attractive and has some desirable features, but its spongy keyboard is a disappointment.
Mesh Edge 15 M870R CS review Mesh's Edge 15 has great performance, and the Blu-ray drive is great for entertainment. It's fantastic value and wins our Best Buy award.
£800
Lenovo ThinkPad R500 review Lenovo's ThinkPad R500 has surprisingly long battery life, but it otherwise failed to live up to our expectations, and is also expensive.
£760
Toshiba Satellite L550-113 review An impressive laptop with a high-resolution screen, comfortable keyboard and good 3D performance, but battery life isn't great.
£700
Mesh Edge 17 M870CL CS review Mesh's Edge 17 is an attractive laptop, but others here have better battery life, faster 3D performance and more responsive keyboards.
£650
HP Pavilion dv6-1240sa review HP's Pavilion dv6 isn't a bad laptop, but the tough competition means that you can get a better laptop for less money.
Dell Studio 15 review Dell's Studio 15 is an excellent choice if you need a laptop powerful enough for gaming that also has a good battery life.
£680
Toshiba Satellite L500-11V review A comfortable laptop to use, but the screen looks slightly washed out and is disappointing, particularly at this price.
Samsung R520 review A stunning laptop for the price, Samsung's R520 has everything you need. If you're on a tight budget, this is the model to buy.
£470
Imation Apollo Pro UX 1TB review Imation's Apollo Pro is a fast and generally well-designed external hard disk, but it's too expensive.
£130
Monitor AirStream 10 review Monitor's AirStream 10 is a sleek and generally well-designed network music player, but there are better-value models available.
£221
ViewSonic VPC100 review A stylish-looking all-in-one nettop, but there are better-value models available.
£398
Asus Rampage II GENE review This Core i7 board has plenty of features including a Creative X-Fi sound processor, but it's expensive.
£165
MSI X58M review With a relatively low price and blistering performance, the X58M is the ideal motherboard if you want to build a performance PC.
£124
Foxconn G45M-S review With mediocre performance and few PCI and PCI-E slots, this motherboard has nothing to make it stand out from the crowd.
Dell Studio XPS 16 review Dell's Studio XPS 16 looks attractive and has some desirable features, but its spongy keyboard is a disappointment.£849
Mesh Edge 15 M870R CS review Mesh's Edge 15 has great performance, and the Blu-ray drive is great for entertainment. It's fantastic value and wins our Best Buy award.£800
Lenovo ThinkPad R500 review Lenovo's ThinkPad R500 has surprisingly long battery life, but it otherwise failed to live up to our expectations, and is also expensive.£760
Toshiba Satellite L550-113 review An impressive laptop with a high-resolution screen, comfortable keyboard and good 3D performance, but battery life isn't great.£700
Mesh Edge 17 M870CL CS review Mesh's Edge 17 is an attractive laptop, but others here have better battery life, faster 3D performance and more responsive keyboards.£650
HP Pavilion dv6-1240sa review HP's Pavilion dv6 isn't a bad laptop, but the tough competition means that you can get a better laptop for less money.£699
Dell Studio 15 review Dell's Studio 15 is an excellent choice if you need a laptop powerful enough for gaming that also has a good battery life.£680
Toshiba Satellite L500-11V review A comfortable laptop to use, but the screen looks slightly washed out and is disappointing, particularly at this price.£500
Samsung R520 review A stunning laptop for the price, Samsung's R520 has everything you need. If you're on a tight budget, this is the model to buy.£470
Imation Apollo Pro UX 1TB review Imation's Apollo Pro is a fast and generally well-designed external hard disk, but it's too expensive.£130
Monitor AirStream 10 review Monitor's AirStream 10 is a sleek and generally well-designed network music player, but there are better-value models available.£221
ViewSonic VPC100 review A stylish-looking all-in-one nettop, but there are better-value models available.£398
Asus Rampage II GENE review This Core i7 board has plenty of features including a Creative X-Fi sound processor, but it's expensive.£165
MSI X58M review With a relatively low price and blistering performance, the X58M is the ideal motherboard if you want to build a performance PC.£124
Foxconn G45M-S review With mediocre performance and few PCI and PCI-E slots, this motherboard has nothing to make it stand out from the crowd.£65