Barry de la Rosa

Barry de la Rosa has written various articles on a range of topics covering everything from TVs to mobile phones.

  • Palm Pixi Plus
    Palm Pixi Plus review Smart design and the intuitive webOS interface are let down by awful battery life and a lack of decent apps, and at £30 per month it's also over-priced
  • CyberPower Infinity i5 Achillies XT
    CyberPower Infinity i5 Achillies XT review A fast gaming PC that can handle anything you can throw at it, the Achilles is let down by the poor AOC monitor, which has lacklustre image quality
    £779
  • Dell Latitude E6510
    Dell Latitude E6510 review Desktop performance, SSD storage, a Full HD display and numerous security and support options
    £2352
  • Samsung Wave GT-S8500
    Samsung Wave GT-S8500 review A snappy processor, gorgeous AMOLED screen and great build quality can't make up for the poor widget interface and lack of decent apps
    £299
  • HTC Tattoo
    HTC Tattoo review A snappy little Android phone with a decent camera and HTC's Sense software, it's overshadowed by Samsung's better-value Galaxy Portal
    £199
  • best buy
    APB
    APB: All Points Bulletin review
    £24
  • recommended
    Samsung I5700 Galaxy Portal
    Samsung I5700 Galaxy Portal review Despite a lower spec camera and less storage, the Galaxy Portal is a better smartphone than the original Galaxy, and is available free on a £20-per-month contract
    £247
  • Acer Aspire 5553G
    Acer Aspire 5553G review AMD's new mobile processor is a step up from its previous models, but still lags behind Intel in terms of performance
    £700
  • Vodafone 845
    Vodafone 845 review A great budget Android smartphone with limitless home screen customisation, the 845 has all the features of a more expensive smartphone - except a larger screen
  • Wired2Fire Fury VX5
    Wired2Fire Fury VX5 review With only a dual-core processor and small 19in display, the Fury VX5 isn't as good value as many other budget PCs.
    £500
  • Ginger 6 G6 ND450 Next Day PC
    Ginger 6 G6 ND450 Next Day PC review A very fast overclocked PC, but it's disappointing that it only has 32-bit Windows and a tiny display.
    £500
  • Viewsonic VX1932wm-LED
    Viewsonic VX1932wm-LED review The LED backlight might tick the 'cutting edge technology' box, but you can buy larger, higher-resolution and better-quality monitors for similar money.
    £113
  • recommended
    Viewsonic VPC190
    Viewsonic VPC190 review The slim VPC190 won't take up much room and is a great choice if you need a simple and cheap computer for web browsing and basic office tasks.
    £468
  • BenQ G920WL
    BenQ G920WL review The G920WL has good contrast, natural colours and a functional design, but the low resolution and two year warranty let it down
    £95
  • Palicomp Excalibur 630OC-19
    Palicomp Excalibur 630OC-19 review A dedicated graphics card makes the Excalibur great for playing games, but the 19in monitor is a little disappointing
    £499