TCL 10 5G Review – A good attempt at competing with the OnePlus Nord
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TCL 10 5G Review – A good attempt at competing with the OnePlus Nord

The TCL 10 5G was announced all the way back at CES in January when the world was relatively normal. The TCL 10 Pro was later launched in May, which was a good phone but with a confusing specification for its price. Today, the TCL 10 5G is finally launched, the spec and pricing are…

Creative Aurvana Trio Wireless Earphones Review – Triple driver aptX HD & Low Latancy earphones that compete with 1MORE
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Creative Aurvana Trio Wireless Earphones Review – Triple driver aptX HD & Low Latancy earphones that compete with 1MORE

Creative launched the Aurvana Trio earphones back in 2018 offering high-end features such as a triple driver design and detachable MMCX at an affordable sub-£100 price point. With many phones now lacking a 3.5mm jack, it looks like Creative have given up on making them with no stock on either the Creative website or Amazon….

Creative BT-W3 Review Bluetooth Audio Transmitter for PS4. Switch & PC with aptX Low Latency and AptXHD
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Creative BT-W3 Review Bluetooth Audio Transmitter for PS4. Switch & PC with aptX Low Latency and AptXHD

If you wear a headset while gaming, wireless options are the way to go, avoiding long wires getting in your way. The problem is that some consoles, such as the Nintendo Switch, don’t natively support them. Then with Bluetooth, you introduce latency which can cause sounds to be out of sync with what is happening…

ASUS XG-C100C 10 Gbps Ethernet PCI-E Network Interface Card Review – Why so cheap?
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ASUS XG-C100C 10 Gbps Ethernet PCI-E Network Interface Card Review – Why so cheap?

The ASUS XG-C100C 10GbE nic has been around for a while now. Amazon had it for £99 back in 2017, the price hasn’t dropped much since then, you can pick it up for £80.99 currently, but at this price, it easily the cheapest 10Gbps Ethernet option on the market. If you don’t mind using used…

SecureDrive SecureUSB BT Hardware Encrypted USB Flash Drive Review – Bluetooth controlled FIPS 140-2 Level 3 USB
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SecureDrive SecureUSB BT Hardware Encrypted USB Flash Drive Review – Bluetooth controlled FIPS 140-2 Level 3 USB

SecureDrive by SECUREDATA is a well-established company offering secure hardware encrypted data storage. In a world of increasing cybercrime and ransomware, GDPR, leaks, and government spying, it has never been more important to keep our data safe. Encrypting data has been around for years, but for it to be effective within a company, it needs…

TerraMaster F4-422 10GbE 4-Bay NAS Review – An excellent affordable 10GbE 4-bay NAS
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TerraMaster F4-422 10GbE 4-Bay NAS Review – An excellent affordable 10GbE 4-bay NAS

TerraMaster has quickly established themselves as a popular NAS brand providing an affordable alternative to the market leader Synology and outclassing many other brands in terms of features/performance/price.  In particular, for home and SOHO users, these NAS drives provide excellent value for money, and the new TerraMaster F4-422 is one of the most advanced none-enterprise…

UGREEN TWS HiTune TWS Wireless Earbuds Review – Another affordable pair of TWS earphones
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UGREEN TWS HiTune TWS Wireless Earbuds Review – Another affordable pair of TWS earphones

The last review of my current back long of TWS earphones. All have them have been affordable earphones with options including Tribit FlyBuds 1, Realme Buds Air Neo, EarFun Air and TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92. Features and Specification There are a few notable specs for a pair of earphones at this price. The Qualcomm QCC3020 chipset…

TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92 Review – Surprisingly good Airpod alternatives
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TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92 Review – Surprisingly good Airpod alternatives

I am not a big fan of the open fit Apple AirPod design, but my partner hates silicon tipped earphones, so I can appreciate the need for the two designs. TaoTronics are the latest company to adopt this design, the earphones themselves are not complete clones, they have a slightly unusual look to them with…

EarFun Air True Wireless Earbuds Review – IPX7 rating with a superb battery makes a decent set of fitness orientated earphones – TW200
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EarFun Air True Wireless Earbuds Review – IPX7 rating with a superb battery makes a decent set of fitness orientated earphones – TW200

In the past few weeks, I have been inundated with new affordable true wireless earbuds to review. The ErarFun Air is the first pair up for review, I have already previously reviewed the EarFun True Wireless Earbuds finding them to be a decent option for the price your pay The new EarFun Air are priced…

Realme X50 Review – Unrivalved at this price and a superb alternative to the OnePlus Nord
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Realme X50 Review – Unrivalved at this price and a superb alternative to the OnePlus Nord

A few days ago the Realme X50 was launched and I have been using this as my main phone for the past week or so. As usual with Realme it offers exceptional value for money when it comes to the hardware specs, it is the cheapest 5G phone in the UK market, and the Snapdragon…

Huawei MatePad 10.4 Review – The best affordable Android tablet (even without Google) – Currently just £199.99
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Huawei MatePad 10.4 Review – The best affordable Android tablet (even without Google) – Currently just £199.99

The MatePad is the latest mid-range tablet from Huawei, providing a more wallet-friendly experience to the MatePad Pro which costs almost double. Similar to other recent Huawei releases, this no longer features any services by Google. Instead, you rely on Huawei Mobile Services. While I have found this can be problematic at times on a…

Edifier R1850DB Active Bookshelf Studio Speakers Review
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Edifier R1850DB Active Bookshelf Studio Speakers Review

Edifier appears to have become one of the dominant brands on Amazon for speakers in recent years. Offering well-specced speakers at an affordable price point, as I write this, they are listed 9 times out of 15 on the first page of Amazon for active bookshelf speakers. Pricing ranges from just £89.99 for the R1280T,…