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.
Samsung SpinPoint EcoGreen F2 1.5TB review The SpinPoint's uneven performance means it's only worth buying if you need lots of storage but your budget can't quite stretch to a 2TB model.
£70
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB review We're not convinced the inconsistent speed improvements of this SATA III hard disk are worth its high price, even if you have a SATA III capable motherboard.
Buffalo Dualie review The Dualie is a neat product, but if you're not fussy about tidiness you can save money by buying a USB disk and iPod dock.
£151
Intel X25-V SSD 40GB review Intel's bargain priced SSD is a false economy. Spend a little more and get a lot more elsewhere.
£90
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB The Momentus XT works surprisingly well, but its performance benefits will only apply in certain circumstances and it's expensive too.
£103
Plextor PX-B940SA review Plextor's latest Blu-ray writer isn't as fast or as cheap at the competition, so it's not great value.
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB review Although it's not flawless, the 1TB SpinPoint F3's generally fast performance and low price make it a great value hard disk.
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB review The 64GB V+'s consistently quick performance and reasonable price make it a good value SSD and perfect as a boot drive.
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB review Relatively slow small files performance counts against the Caviar Blue 1TB, leaving little reason to buy it unless you don't care about this or can find it cheaper.
Apple iPod Shuffle 2GB (4th generation) review The newest iPod Shuffle isn't without its charms, but there are better value MP3 players available, even at this low price.£39
Samsung SpinPoint EcoGreen F2 1.5TB review The SpinPoint's uneven performance means it's only worth buying if you need lots of storage but your budget can't quite stretch to a 2TB model.£70
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB review We're not convinced the inconsistent speed improvements of this SATA III hard disk are worth its high price, even if you have a SATA III capable motherboard.£51
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB review It might save you a bit of power, but its inconsistent performance makes it a hard disk that's worth avoiding.£49
Freecom Mobile Drive CLS 250GB review The Mobile Drive CLS and its accompanying dock are a neat idea, but it's unacceptably expensive.£69
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB review The Deskstar may be cheap, but its inconsistent performance and short warranty means it's poor value.£45
Buffalo Dualie review The Dualie is a neat product, but if you're not fussy about tidiness you can save money by buying a USB disk and iPod dock.£151
Intel X25-V SSD 40GB review Intel's bargain priced SSD is a false economy. Spend a little more and get a lot more elsewhere.£90
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB The Momentus XT works surprisingly well, but its performance benefits will only apply in certain circumstances and it's expensive too.£103
Plextor PX-B940SA review Plextor's latest Blu-ray writer isn't as fast or as cheap at the competition, so it's not great value.£170
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB review Although it's not flawless, the 1TB SpinPoint F3's generally fast performance and low price make it a great value hard disk.£47
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB review The 64GB V+'s consistently quick performance and reasonable price make it a good value SSD and perfect as a boot drive.£125
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB review The 2TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is fast and has lots of storage. It can be easily and cheaply upgraded to USB3 too.£115
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB review Relatively slow small files performance counts against the Caviar Blue 1TB, leaving little reason to buy it unless you don't care about this or can find it cheaper.£54