Barry de la Rosa

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

  • best buy
    Toshiba Regza 42XV635DB
    Toshiba Regza 42XV635DB review A plain-looking case and low price belie the 42XV635DB's great image and sound quality. Plus, the EPG is one of the best we've seen.
    £620
  • acer liquid
    Acer Liquid review A well-built phone with a fast processor and good battery life, but as it's based on Android 1.6 and lacks social aggregation software, it just misses out on an award.
    £314
  • Viewsonic ViewBook 130
    Viewsonic ViewBook 130 review A thin and elegant ultra-portable, it's let down by poor performance and short battery life.
    £468
  • PC Nextday Zoostorm 89-2411
    PC Nextday Zoostorm 89-2411 While it has no major flaws, the 89-2411 is a little underspecified. Its battery life is short and it's not the most attractive, either.
    £669
  • Panasonic Viera TX-P42V10B
    Panasonic Viera TX-P42V10B review Packed with features, the TX-P42V10B has decent image quality, but not good enough to justify its higher price and power consumption.
    £981
  • LG 42SL9000
    LG 42SL9000 review An ideal TV for wall-mounting, but disappointing image quality considering the claimed contrast ratio and LED backlighting
    £934
  • recommended
    Mesh Edge15 Gamer CS
    Mesh Edge15 Gamer CS review Despite a uninspiring case and an imperfect keyboard, the Edge15's performance makes it a superb deal for mobile gamers on a budget.
    £699
  • Acer Aspire 5739G
    Acer Aspire 5739G review An expensive, but otherwise good all-round laptop. The 5739G has great build quality, a funky design and even a decent set of speakers.
    £672
  • LG InTouch Max GW620
    LG InTouch Max GW620 review A good first effort from LG, but the GW620 is already out of date thanks to Android 1.5,
    £270
  • Sony Vaio VPC-EB1S0E/WI
    Sony Vaio VPC-EB1S0E/WI review A gorgeous design and a fast, new processor make the EB1S0E stand out, but the screen isn't as good as it could be.
    £614
  • Mesh Edge17 Inspire CS
    Mesh Edge17 Inspire CS review Poor build quality and a stingy helping of RAM undermine the Edge17's advantage in having a slightly larger screen, and the screen itself is patchy and dark.
    £499
  • iRiver Story
    iRiver Story eBook reader review An attractive and sturdy device, the Story has more open format support, but the keyboard is almost redundant and it's not as easy to use or as good value as Amazon's Kindle.
  • best buy
    Samsung R620
    Samsung R620 review Along with Samsung's great design and build quality, the R620 includes a Blu-ray drive – that's a great bargain
    £645
  • HP Pavillion dv7-3020ea
    HP Pavillion dv7-3020ea review A classy, powerful laptop with a Blu-ray player and a large screen, it's let down by the poor backlight which results in dull colours.
    £1000
  • Asus Eee PC 1005PE
    Asus Eee PC 1005PE review The 1005PE's new Atom N450 processor is certainly a clever bit of engineering, but gives no real benefit here compared to the previous generation of processors.
    £264