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James Archer
James is a technology journalist and editor, specialising in computing and gaming hardware. Besides Expert Reviews, he’s written for Rock Paper Shotgun, Computer Shopper, IT Pro, PC Gamer, TechRadar and Tom’s Guide, among others.
- Toshiba Canvio Premium 4TB review It has some nice extra features, but the Canvio Premium is barely faster than much cheaper alternatives£133
- best buyMSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC: Well-equipped and affordable Keenly priced and rammed with features, this is an excellent foundation for up-to-date Intel PCs£155
- best buyAdata XPG SX8200 Pro: A perfect ratio of power to price Not only is this one of the best-value NVMe SSDs around, it’s also one of the fastest£185
- Acer Nitro 50 review: Buy the Palicomp i5 Cosmos instead A competent desktop system with a high-end CPU and some handy extras, but better value is to be found elsewhere£1199
- recommendedCrucial P1 review: Great-value SSD storage Don't be fooled by its slow sequential speeds: in normal use, the P1 is an exceptional bargain£80
- best buyMSI GeForce RTX 2070 Armor 8G review At last, an Nvidia RTX GPU that combines big performance with a reasonable price£460
- best buyPalicomp AMD Abyss review: An all-rounder of the best sort Well-specced in almost every regard, this is a keenly balanced, do-anything PC with some standout storage£700
- Iiyama ProLite XUB2495WSU-B1: Buy the AOC X24P1 instead A fine office monitor, but there are alternatives with even better picture quality£221
- recommendedAdata XPG SX6000 Pro review This NVMe SSD shows the importance of keeping speeds up even when the price is, relatively speaking, low£106
- recommendedNvidia GeForce RTX 2060 review: Ray Tracing for less More expensive than the GTX 1060 but the RTX 2060 is temptingly powerful and a lot cheaper than its RTX stablemates£329
- recommendedThermaltake Floe Riing RGB 240 TT Premium review Despite some rough edges, strong performance and easy assembly make this a great CPU cooler£143
- best buyPC Specialist Official ESL Certified Gaming PC review Don't let its last-gen parts fool you: This is a perfectly capable PC and then some£1449
- Samsung 970 Evo 1TB review: Saved by the price tag A lower price saves this M.2 SSD, which isn’t as fast as expected, from a mediocre fate£310
- Kingston UV500 M.2: Good for security, but not speed On this slim M.2 drive, full-disk encryption is the consolation prize for underwhelming speeds£68
- recommendedIntel NUC Kit NUC8i7HVK review: Small wonder Intel's barebones mini-PC goes for gaming glory, with some unlikely help from AMD£853